Search results

Log in for more access

[
]
Searching as Anonymous (not verified)
457 items [showing 401 - 420]

Pages

Dr. William Henry Prince letter
Title:
Dr. William Henry Prince letter
Description:
Fragment. Discusses a plan he wishes to enact concerning social welfare; mentions paupers and Contrabands (the term used for slaves who escaped to Union lines during the Civil War). Says "I know well that Mrs. Gibbons and her family and friends can do more than any others to help me on, if we come to the Contraband business." Discusses the appointment of a "Central Board for State Charities" to supervise charitable institutions.
Date:
1860-1865
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to the Commissioners of Charities and Corrections
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to the Commissioners of Charities and Corrections
Description:
Response to the commissioners asking if the Women's Prison Association and Isaac T. Hopper Home allows Jews or Catholics as trustees or managers. Writes that the Home was founded on Quaker principles and is therefore open to people of all religions.
Date:
1867-06-28
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Rosine Association Semi-annual managers' report
Title:
Rosine Association Semi-annual managers' report
Description:
Semi-annual report of the Rosine Association, a house for the reformation, employment and instruction of women, who had led immoral lives.
Date:
1851-10-09
Collection:
Mira Sharpless Townsend Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
William R. George letter to Emily Howland
Title:
William R. George letter to Emily Howland
Description:
Written on the letterhead of the George Junior Republic Association. Thanks Howland for donating to the Junior Republic and discusses the organization's activities. Notes that, because of the draft, most of the current "citizens" were girls, including many of the "government" leaders.
Date:
1917-08-02
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
American Relief Administration food plan
Title:
American Relief Administration food plan
Description:
American Relief Administration European Children's Fund plan for food distribution to children in Austria.
Date:
1919-11-24
Collection:
Beulah Hurley Waring papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
"How Others are Helping" pamphlet
Title:
"How Others are Helping" pamphlet
Description:
A brief account of how men, women, and children are coping with the Russian Famine. Friends' Relief Committee pamphlet that lists actions taken by charitable Anglophone groups to aid victims of famine in Russia, and encourages charitable donations of clothing, food, and other supplies. All place names listed are anonymized.
Date:
1922
Collection:
Beulah Hurley Waring papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Aimwell School history and reflection
Title:
Aimwell School history and reflection
Description:
Written by Hannah C. Reeve. In depth reflections on the positive work of the Aimwell School Association over the past 123 years.
Date:
1919
Collection:
Aimwell School records, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
"Who gives himself with his gift, feeds three - Himself, his hungering neighbor and me" essay
Title:
"Who gives himself with his gift, his hungering neighbor and me" essay
Description:
Written while Waring was in Russia as a relief worker; likely dated 1922. Contrasts conditions in the U.S. with those in the famine areas of Russia, emphasizing the material wasted in the former. Cites Christian values as a reason for charitable giving.
Date:
1921 - 1922
Collection:
Beulah Hurley Waring papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Paxton Hibben letter to Emily Howland
Title:
Paxton Hibben letter to Emily Howland
Description:
Written on behalf of the American Committee for Relief of Russian Children. Thanks Howland for donating to the cause and solicits further donations.
Date:
1926-12-29
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Joshua Phillips letter to Women's Prison Association and Isaac T. Hopper Home
Title:
Joshua Phillips letter to Women's Prison Association and Isaac T. Hopper Home
Description:
Written on "Department of Public Charities and Correction" stationery. Response to request for relief. On behalf of the Commissioners of Public Charities, asks if "Jews or Catholics are eligible as Trustees or Managers" of the Women's Prison Association and Isaac T. Hopper Home.
Date:
1867-06-26
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Mary Ellen Richmond letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Mary Ellen Richmond letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Written by charity director Mary Ellen Richmond. Thanks White for making a criticism directly to Richmond.
Date:
1901-02-19
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Philadelphia Society for Organizing Charity letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Philadelphia Society for Organizing Charity letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Written by agent Grace Love. Tells White about African American schools in Rome, Georgia, and informs her that a man named Jones who had solicited money in connection to them was probably "an impostor." Asks for more details about a school in Sumter, South Carolina, to help research it. See also mc1166_11_04_17.
Date:
1904-10-17
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Philadelphia Society for Organizing Charity letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Philadelphia Society for Organizing Charity letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Discusses a man named James Kirk, calling him a "chronic beggar" and accusing him of being "a fraud who aims to live upon the kindnesses of charitably inclined people."
Date:
1901-02-18
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Christian Carl Carstens letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Christian Carl Carstens letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Written by assistant secretary Christian Carl Carstens. Discusses the case of the Maguire family, whose children had been begging in the street.
Date:
1903-05-11
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Philadelphia Society for Organizing Charity letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Philadelphia Society for Organizing Charity letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Asks for money to offset debts the Society incurred through the relief of the poor. Signed by Abel Smith.
Date:
1894-05-25
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Philadelphia Society for Organizing Charity letter fragment to Rebecca White
Title:
Philadelphia Society for Organizing Charity letter fragment to Rebecca White
Description:
Responds to inquiries about Mrs. Maggie Fogerty, discussing her and her husband's economic conditions and saying that she had given the Society "a number of statements that have been proven false."
Date:
1901-04-05
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Susanna Parrish Wharton letter to Rebecca White
Title:
Susanna Parrish Wharton letter to Rebecca White
Description:
Written by Quaker philanthropist Susanna P. Wharton, treasurer of the Star Kitchen. Brief form letter requesting continued support for the Kitchen.
Date:
1898-03-01
Collection:
Rebecca White papers, In Her Own Right, Haverford College
Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Title:
Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Description:
Advertisement for Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. This is one of two cards in the collection for this society. The cards are identical except for the area below the line on the back of the card. Because of this difference the cards are somewhat different shapes.
Date:
1867
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Title:
Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Description:
Advertisement for Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. This is one of two cards in the collection for this society. The cards are identical except for the area below the line on the back of the card. Because of this difference the cards are somewhat different shapes.
Date:
1867
Collection:
Early Advertising Collection
Map of Soup Houses
Title:
Map of Soup Houses
Description:
A map and list of soup houses in Philadelphia. A portion of the text is cut off.
Date:
1853 - 1900
Collection:
Female Society of Philadelphia for the Relief and Employment of the Poor, In Her Own Right, Haverford College

Pages