%eadnotat; ]> 4053noas An Inventory of the The Northern Association of the City and County of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of Poor Women Records, 1841-1929 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 The Northern Association of the City and County of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of Poor Women Records, 1841-1929 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2001 Descriptive Summary Records, 1841-1929 RG 4/053 The Northern Association of the City and County of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of Poor Women. 2 boxes ; 1 linear foot 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. This Hicksite Quaker women's charity was organized in 1844 and incorporated in 1856. Its mission was to provide employment in sewing for poor women. Lucretia Mott served as president until 1866. The Association went out of existence in 1926. The collection contains legal documents, financial records, membership list (1849-1872), reports, correspondence, and related papers.

Repository:

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BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

This Hicksite Quaker women's charity was organized in 1844 and incorporated in 1856. Its mission was to provide employment in sewing for poor women. The Association rented rooms to which women came to sew. Some women who were unable to leave their homes did sewing at home. In 1849 the Association purchased a house to be used as a store and workroom. The Association was incorporated in 1856, and Lucretia Mott served as president until 1866.

A survey made in 1918 by the Bureau for Social Research, Seybert Institution, indicated that the Association was not using its funds to the best advantage. All the women who were aided by the Association found it necessary to supplement their income in some other way.

In 1926 the Association dissolved, and its assets were distributed among five other charitable organizations.

SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

The collection contains legal documents, financial records, membership list (1849-1872), reports, correspondence, and related papers.

The collection is organized into series. The series are:

Constitution Legal documents Reports Correspondence Financial Records

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Gift of Hannah B. Pettit, 1928

Access

Collection is open for research.

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], The Northern Association of the City and County of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of Poor Women, RG 4/ 053, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Related Material

Annual Reports, SG1

SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

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:

Charities -- Pennsylvania Poor -- Services for -- Pennsylvania Poor Women -- Services for -- Pennsylvania Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Quakers -- Societies, etc. Quakers -- Charities -- Records Sewing -- Pennsylvania Women -- Pennsylvania Women -- Employment -- Pennsylvania Women, Quaker -- Pennsylvania -- Societies and clubs Women in charitable work -- Pennsylvania Pennsylvania -- Charitable and social work Pennsylvania -- Societies, etc. -- Charities Nonprofit corporations -- Quakers -- Philadelphia (Pa.) Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Charitable and social work Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Societies, etc. -- Women Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Societies, etc. -- Charities Northern Association of the City and County of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of Poor Women DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

Ser. 1. Constitution, 1849-1856 & n.d. Constitution 1849-1856 & n.d. 1

Includes amendments, 1856, and an undated draft.

By-laws 1867 1

As revised

Ser. 2. Legal documents, 1841-1926 Deeds, mortgages, titles, wills, and searches 1841-1902, 1926 1

1926 documents pertain to distribution of assets. Arranged chronologically.

Ser. 3. Reports, 1849, 1893-1906, 1918 Draft of 5th annual report 1849 1 Monthly financial reports 1893-1906 1

Prepared by the Matron of the House of Industry for the Treasurer of the Association. Arranged chronologically.

Report by the Bureau for Social Research, Seybert Institution 1918 1 Ser. 4. Correspondence, 1883-1929 Correspondence 1883-1918, 1925-1929 2

Letters before 1920 cover financial affairs, ground rents, etc. 1925-1929 correspondence concerns dissolution of the Association and disposition of its assets. Arranged chronologically.

Ser. 5. Financial records, 1863-1926 Treasurer's book 1905-1926 2 Bank books 1892-1894, 1918-1926 2 Accounts of stock 1884-1895 2

Contains yearly inventories of the stock (nightgowns, aprons, wool, etc.) in the House of Industry

Property records, 1863-1911 Miscellaneous property records1863, 1883-1911, 19262 Rents received from and expenses for property at 1705 Willington Street1883-18952 Taxes, insurance etc. for property at 702 Green Street1896-19112