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Home for the Moral Reform of Destitute Colored Children

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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081

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Call Number:
RG4.044
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
0.21 linear ft. (1 box)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item or series here], Home for the Moral Reform of Destitute Colored Children Records, 1859-1907, RG 4/ 044, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Date:
1859-1907 (inclusive)
Creator:
Home for the Moral Reform of Destitute Colored Children (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Abstract:
The Home for the Moral Reform of Destitute Colored Children, an Orthodox Quaker charity which provided shelter and education for black children, was organized in 1854 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Home was incorporated in 1860. By the end of the 19th century, the organization's primary function was providing financial support for other educational and shelter programs for black youths, including The Shelter (Association for the Care of Colored Orphans). This bound volume contains the minutes of the Board of Managers of the Home for the Moral Reform of Destitute Colored Children, 1859-1907, with a gap from 1860-1899.

The Home for the Moral Reform of Destitute Colored Children, an Orthodox Quaker charity which provided shelter and education for black children, was organized in 1854 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Home was incorporated in 1860. By the end of the 19th century, the organization's primary function was providing financial support for other educational and shelter programs for black youths, including The Shelter (Association for the Care of Colored Orphans).

This bound volume contains the minutes of the Board of Managers of the Home for the Moral Reform of Destitute Colored Children, 1859-1907 (gap from 1860-1899).

Gift of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1975

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Publisher
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Author
FHL staff
Finding Aid Date
2001
Sponsor
Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
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Collection Inventory

Minutes, 1859-1907.
Box 1

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