%eadnotat; ]> 4044homo An Inventory of the Home for the Moral Reform of Destitute Colored Children Records, 1859-1907 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2001 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Home for the Moral Reform of Destitute Colored Children Records, 1859-1907 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College 2001 Descriptive Summary Records, 1859-1907 RG 4/044 Home for the Moral Reform of Destitute Colored Children 1 box Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. 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.

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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 BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

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).

 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

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).

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Gift of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1975

 Access

Access is through microfilm (FHL film Org-H).

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 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.

 Additional forms available SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

Also available in microfilm: Film Org-H

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:

Home for the Moral Reform of Destitute Colored Children Afro-Americans -- Services for -- Pennsylvania Afro-Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Afro-American children -- Education -- Pennsylvania Afro-American children -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Children -- Institutional care -- Pennsylvania Education -- Pennsylvania Quakers -- Charities -- Records Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Education Quakers -- Societies, etc. Quakers -- Charitable and social work Poor -- Services for Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Charitable and social work Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Education -- Schools Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Population Elements -- Afro-American Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Quakers -- Charities -- Records Nonprofit corporations -- Quakers -- Philadelphia Charities -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Afro-Americans -- Services for -- Pennsylvania Afro-American children -- Education -- Pennsylvania Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Societies, etc. -- Charities Pennsylvania -- Charitable and Social work The ShelterHome for the Moral Reform of Destitute Colored ChildrenAssociation for the Care of Colored Orphans DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

 Board of Managers, 1859-1907. Minutes1859-1907 1