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Summary
SHORT HISTORY OF THE GROUP
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Restrictions
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MATERIALS
Administrative Information
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS Ser. 1 Committees on Education and Libraries (Hicksite) 1833-1847
Ser. 2 Committee on Education (Hicksite) 1873-1950
Ser. 3 Committee on Education (Orthodox) 1843-1950
Ser. 4 Committee on Education 1935-1973
Ser. 5 Loan Committees and Financial Records 1874-1985
Ser. 6 Printed Material 1833-1875
Haverford College Quaker Collection
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and Haverford College
Library Quaker Collection
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Summary
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| Creator: |
Philadelphia
Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Education Committee.
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Records |
| Dates: |
1833-1976 |
| Abstract: |
An Education Committee was appointed by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) in 1833 to survey the state of education within
its limits. Hicksites and Orthodox Friends named a sucession of bodies on education and libraries until the 1870's when both
branches formed more permanent committees. In 1950, the Hicksites joined with the Orthodox to merge their respective groups
into a Joint Committee on Education, before the actual reunification of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in 1955. Records include
minutes, Executive Committee minutes, and Extension Committee minutes. Also includes records of the Mary Jeanes Loan Committee
and the Anne P. Townsend Fund.
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| Quantity: |
9 linear ft. |
| Repositories: |
Haverford College Library Quaker Collection and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College |
| Location: |
For current information on the
location of materials, please consult the Libraries' online catalog:
http://tripod.brynmawr.edu |
SHORT HISTORY OF THE GROUP
The Committee on Education of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends acts primarily as an advisory
and consultative body. It has various funds at its disposal for use in assisting Friends schools and individual Quakers in
the Yearly Meeting. The first Education Committee was appointed by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) in 1833 to survey
the state of schools and of education within its limits; this Committee was laid down in 1837. Likewise, the Orthodox Yearly
Meeting named a similar group in 1842; this standing committee was discontinued in 1847. In 1843, the Hicksites appointed
a Standing Committee in to encourage the establishment of libraries and to support education; this body was released in 1864.
The Hicksites appointed a new joint Committee on Education and Schools in 1872, to encourage the further establishment of
Friends' schools and Quaker education. In 1950, this body, renamed the Committee on Education since 1896, joined with its
Orthodox counterpart, which had been reformed in 1875, to merge into a Joint Committee on Education, before the actual reunification
of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in 1955. In 1974, the work of this committee was placed under the oversight of the Coordinating
Committee for Section 1 (CC-1), for the Education/Care of Members. An Education Standing Committee replaced the Coordinating
Committee in 1998.
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Includes minutes, Executive Committee minutes, Extension or Field Committee minutes, financial records, and the Education
Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Also includes records of the Anne P. Townsend
Fund
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Access
The Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records Committee restricts access to certain materials with implications for personal privacy.
Details available in repository.
Use Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories. All
requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be
submitted to the individual Committee or its successor. Permission for
publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s)
of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by
reader.
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SEARCHING IN OUR ON-LINE CATALOGUE FOR RELATED
MATERIALS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in
TRIPOD, the joint on-line catalog of Haverford and Swarthmore
Colleges. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Subjects:
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Education Committee -- Archives.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Education Committee (1833-1837) -- Archive.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Education Committee (1872-1950) -- Archives.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Mary Jeanes Loan Committee -- Archives.
Society of Friends --
Pennsylvania.
Society of Friends -- New
Jersey.
Society of Friends -- Delaware.
Society of Friends -- Maryland.
Society of Friends -- Education.
Education -- Finance.
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Accession information
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Note to Researchers: These records may
only be consulted at either Haverford (HV) or
Swarthmore (SW), and are not available through
inter-Library loan. To request materials on-site, please make sure to use the
correct call numbers for the Library in which you wish to use the records:
Ser. 1 Committees on Education and Libraries (Hicksite), 1833-1847
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Title/Date(s):
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Joint Committee on the Subject of Education, 1833-1837 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
1 volume |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/501 |
Also known as the Committee on the Religious Concern for the Right Education of Friends
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Name:
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Women's Yearly Meeting Committee on Education and Libraries, 1843-1847 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
1 linear ft. |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Minutes, 1843; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/502.
Gift of Alice L. Miller, 1973
Contributions, books purchased and distributed, 1843-1844; Desc.: 1 volume in folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/502.
Reports, 1843-1847; Desc.: 1 box; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/502.
Includes reports on meeting libraries, including lists of books
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Committee Papers, 1833-1836 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
9 folders in 1 box |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
"Interrogatories" sent to Monthly and Preparative Meetings, 1833; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Printed interrogatories and related preliminary drafts, summaries of replies, correspondence, etc.
Answers to "Interrogatories", 1833 & n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Answers to 2nd Request, 1833-1835 & n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
2nd Request to Local Meetings, 1833; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Printed communication and related preliminary drafts, summary of results, correspondence, etc.
Drafts of various reports to local meetings and related correspondence, 1833-1836; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Lists of Committee members, 1833-1835 & n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Minutes, 1833, 1835, & n.d., 1833; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Plans, recommendations, and related correspondence, 1835 & n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Sub-Committee to obtain information on manual labor in Literary Institutions, related correspondence, and other papers, 1833-1835 & n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
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Ser. 2 Committee on Education (Hicksite), 1873-1950
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Name:
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Minutes, 1873-1948 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
7 volumes |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Minutes, 1873-1877; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Minutes, 1877-1886; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Also includes Advisory Committee minutes, 1880-1886.
Minutes, 1886-1895; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Also includes Advisory Committee minutes, 1886-1888.
Minutes, 1895-1900; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Also includes Samuel Jeanes Fund accounts, 1895-1900.
Minutes, 1900-1922; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Minutes, 1922-1936; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Minutes, 1931-1934; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Minutes, 1936-1948; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
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Name:
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Executive Committee, 1873-1950 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
4 volumes |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Minutes, 1873-1874; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Minutes, 1924-1938; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Minutes, 1938-1950; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Minutes, 1929-1931; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
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Title/Date(s):
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Committee on the Extension of Education, 1927-1930 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
1 folder |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/501 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Field Committee of the Committee on Education, 1938-1946 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
1 volume |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/501 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Name:
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Libraries Committee, 1896-1912 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
2 volumes |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Minutes, 1896-1903; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/503.
Minutes, 1903-1912; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/503.
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Normal Department, 1897-1899 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
1 volume |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Minutes, 1897-1899; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/504.
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Committee on Education material sent to Principals of Elementary Schools, 1935-1943 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
1 folder |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/501 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Name:
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Miscellaneous records, 1890-1933 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
12 folders in 1 box |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Correspondence and reports, 1890-1923; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Includes statistical reports of attendance, visitation reports, etc.
Minutes and reports, 1912-1918 & n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Includes loose minutes, lists of committee members, reports, etc.
Minutes and reports, 1918-1921; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Minutes and reports, 1925-1931; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Minutes and reports, 1931-1933; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Joint Conference on Education, 1924-1931; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Higher Education, 1926-1930; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Extension of Education (Anna P. Broomell), 1928-1930; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Extension of Education (Paul M. Pearson), 1927-1929; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Field Committee and Exhibits, 1922-1926; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Loan Books, 1924-1928; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Plan of Work of The Committee on Education, ca.1915; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1917-1938 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
1 folder |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/501 |
Includes general correspondence, Executive Committee correspondence, and subject correspondence; the latter includes information
on Field conferences, adult education, the Joint Council on Education, scholarships, and periodicals subscriptions.
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Miscellaneous records, 1937-1943 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
1
folder
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| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/501 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Ser. 3 Committee on Education (Orthodox), 1843-1950
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Name:
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Education Committee, 1843-1847 & 1875-1921 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Size: |
4 volumes |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Minutes, 1843-1847; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: O; Repos.: HV; Loc.: 1250/E.4.7..
Minutes, 1875-1899; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: O; Repos.: HV; Loc.: 1250/E.4.11..
Minutes, 1899-1914; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: O; Repos.: HV; Loc.: 1250/E.4.8..
Minutes, 1914-1921; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: O; Repos.: HV; Loc.: 1250/E.4.9..
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Superintendant's Advisory Subcommittee, 1907-1908 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Size: |
1 volume |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Minute book, 1907-1908; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: O; Repos.: HV; Loc.: 1250/E.4.5..
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Ser. 4 Committee on Education, 1935-1973
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Title/Date(s):
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Minutes, 1947-1973 |
| Affiliation: |
H/U |
| Size: |
1 volume |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/501 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Teachers' Retirement Fund Trustees Minute Book, 1935-1956 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Size: |
1 volume |
| Repository: |
HV |
| Location: |
1250/E.4.5. |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Ser. 5 Loan Committees and Financial Records, 1874-1985
The Estate of Samuel Jeanes gave $2000,000 to the Hicksite Yearly Meeting in 1895. The following year, the Committee on Education
and the Disposition of the Income of Samuel Jeanes' Fund was appointed.
In 1899, the sum of $30,000 was donated from the estate of Mary Jeanes to the Hicksites for "educational purposes." This was
established as a separate fund, placed at the disposal of the Committee on Education and Disposition of the Samuel Jeanes'
Fund. The proceeds of the fund were used to grant loans without interest to young Friends for the purposes of education.
Anne P. Townsend grants are awarded to students that are pursuing an education in domestic, industrial, or practical arts.
Account books and financial records which contain entries after 1929 have restricted access.
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Title/Date(s):
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Finance Committee Minutes, 1874-1877 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
1 volume |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/501 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Western QM Account Book, 1903-1917 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Size: |
1 volume |
| Repository: |
HV |
| Location: |
1250/E.4.10. |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Name:
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Mary Jeanes Fund, 1900-1939 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
3 volumes |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Minutes, 1900-1923; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Includes returns, 1900-1920.
Minutes, 1924-1939; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Minutes, 1939-1956; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
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Name:
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Account Books and Financial Records, 1895-1985 |
| Affiliation: |
H/U |
| Size: |
3 linear ft. |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Pledges of Borrowers from S. Jeanes Fund, 1898-1914; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Loans Granted, 1896-1961; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Account Book, 1931-1969; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Mary Jeanes Fund: Individual account summaries
Account Book, 1946-1974; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Mary Jeanes Fund: Receipts and Disbursements, chronological
Account Book, 1936-1968; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: H/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Mary Jeanes Fund: Four-year balance sheets
Miscellaneous financial records, 1896-1968; Desc.: 1 box; Affil.: H/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Mary Jeanes Fund; includes Anne P. Townsend Fund
Receipt Books, 1973-1985; Desc.: 1 box; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Mary Jeanes Fund; includes Anne P. Townsend Fund
Education Committee Loan Account Book, 1896-1931; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Order (receipt) book (S. Jeanes Fund), 1919-1930; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Treasurers' Account with the Committee, 1895-1918; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Records of Loans Transferred from the Mary Jeanes Loan Committee to the Finance Committee, 1900-1968; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Order (receipt) book (M. Jeanes Fund), 1920-1931; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Order (receipt) book (S. Jeanes Fund), 1917-1931; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Contracts and Loan Records (M. Jeanes Fund), 1926-1937; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Account book (returns), 1924-1927; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Anne P. Townsend Fund Account book, 1923-1927; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Account book, 1897-1924; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Account book (copy), 1896-1928; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Account book, 1896-1928; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Account book, 1896-1935; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Account book, 1900-1927; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Account book, 1935-1940; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Account book, 1940-1943; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
Checks and Vouchers for the S. Jeanes Fund, M. Jeanes Fund, and & Anne P. Townsend Fund, 1927-1945; Desc.: 2 boxes; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
General Account Book, 1971-1981; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/501.
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Ser. 6 Printed Material, 1833-1875
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Title/Date(s):
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Account of the Yearly Meeting, 1833-1835 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
1 volume |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/501 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Address to Parents, Teachers, and Committees on Friends Schools, 1875 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
1 volume |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/501 |
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