New York Female Association Records

Established to give relief to sick poor non-Friends, the New York Female Association first provided aid to sufferers of Yellow Fever. In 1800, following a proposal to open free schools for poor children who lacked other means of obtaining an education, the NYFA opened New York's first public school for female students.

This collection consists primarily of minutes and financial records. In its early years, the Committee met often, concerning itself with the affairs of its public schools. Common entries consist of lists of the numbers of attenders at a particular school and a judgement of the teacher. 

New York Female Association records
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New York Female Association Minutes
Title:
New York Female Association Minutes
Description:
Lists the annual members, managers, and officers of the New York Female Association. Contains abstracted meeting minutes and annual reports. Includes some financial records of the Association in account with Catharine Murray.
Date:
1798-1845
Collection:
New York Female Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
New York Female Association Treasurer's book
Title:
New York Female Association Treasurer's book
Description:
Details the financial records of the New York Female Association.
Date:
1866-1890
Collection:
New York Female Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
New York Female Association Subscription book for Free School
Title:
New York Female Association Subscription book for Free School
Description:
Details the subscribers for the support of a Free School under the care of the New York Female Association and their financial contributions. Includes a partial list of members. The book contains records starting from both the front and the back.
Date:
1803-1842
Collection:
New York Female Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
New York Female Association record of contributions
Title:
New York Female Association record of contributions
Description:
Records the receipt of money, usually from the treasurer or the Murray fund. Inserts are glued on top of each other; some writing is obscured.
Date:
1892-1944
Collection:
New York Female Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Letter to H. Collins
Title:
Letter to H. Collins
Description:
Fragment. Discusses the early history of the New York Female Association (circa 1800). Author's name is illegible.
Date:
1857-04-15
Collection:
New York Female Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Brief history of the New York Female Association
Title:
Brief history of the New York Female Association
Description:
Gives a brief overview of the history of the New York Female Association to highlight the institution's impact.
Date:
1981
Collection:
New York Female Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
New York Female Association Treasurer's book
Title:
New York Female Association Treasurer's book
Description:
Lists the expenses, incomes, and holdings of the New York Female Association, as kept by its treasurer Elizabeth W. Taber. Includes a minute discussing the Murray Fund.
Date:
1885-1915
Collection:
New York Female Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
New York Female Association annual reports
Title:
New York Female Association annual reports
Description:
Annual reports from 1821 and 1824. Describes the activities and goals of the Association.
Date:
1821-1824
Collection:
New York Female Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
New York Female Association Minutes with loose enclosures
Title:
New York Female Association Minutes with loose enclosures
Description:
Contains meeting minutes of the New York Female Association. Includes many loose enclosures. The enclosures are primarily financial records, but also include rules and by-laws. The following page numbers were blank: 10, 12, 42, 44, 46, 60, 72, 74, 98, 138.
Date:
1906-1982
Collection:
New York Female Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
New York Female Association School Committee Minutes
Title:
New York Female Association School Committee Minutes
Description:
Contains meeting minutes of the school committee of the New York Female Association. There is some water damage.
Date:
1837-1840
Collection:
New York Female Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
New York Female Association School Committee Minutes
Title:
New York Female Association School Committee Minutes
Description:
Details meeting minutes of the school committee for the Sewing School and lists the rules and responsibilities of the committee.
Date:
1815-1818
Collection:
New York Female Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
New York Female Association Accounts and Minutes
Title:
New York Female Association Accounts and Minutes
Description:
Contains both financial records and meeting minutes of the New York Female Association.
Date:
1855-1905
Collection:
New York Female Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
New York Female Association Treasurer's Book
Title:
New York Female Association Treasurer's Book
Description:
Details financial records of the New York Female Association. The text on page 62 has been pasted over.
Date:
1824-1854
Collection:
New York Female Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
New York Female Association Minutes and Chatham St. School minutes, 1805-1818
Title:
New York Female Association Minutes and Chatham St. School minutes, 1805-1818
Description:
Contains minutes of the Trustees of Chatham St. School. Details rules for the schools of the New York Female Association.
Date:
1805-1818
Collection:
New York Female Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College