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Report of the Penn Sewing School of Philadelphia for 1894-1895
Title:
Report of the Penn Sewing School of Philadelphia for 1894-1895
Description:
Annual report including a list of officers, treasury report, a list of subscribers, and the by-laws of the school.
Date:
1894-1895
Collection:
Penn Sewing School Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Friends Instruction Association annual reports, minutes, and financial statements
Title:
Friends Instruction Association annual reports, and financial statements
Description:
Collection of documents from the Friends Instruction Association, including the Third Annual Report (1878-79), the Fourth Annual Report (1879-80), a book of meeting minutes (1878-1891), and a collection of papers kept by treasurers Rebecca B. Comly and Anna S. Troth detailing financial transactions. Includes lists of officers and board members, a mission statement for the group, and a page that appears to be a contract for taking care of "colored orphans."
Date:
1879-1891
Collection:
Friends Instructional Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Penn Sewing School Minute Book
Title:
Penn Sewing School Minute Book
Description:
Minutes from the meetings of the Penn Sewing School. Those present included both officers and teachers. Also contains two letters from G. Herbert Jenkins, an attorney, to Sarah M. Livezey, Secretary of the Association, regarding some legal affairs; a scap of paper with some accounting; and a printed Christmas poem.
Date:
1894-1906
Collection:
Penn Sewing School Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Penn Sewing School teachers Minute Book
Title:
Penn Sewing School teachers Minute Book
Description:
Minutes from the meetings of Penn Sewing School teachers from 1876-1884. Includes discussions of resignations and appointments, possible future changes as to how students are selected, and a breakdown of funds and expenses.
Date:
1876-1884
Collection:
Penn Sewing School Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Friends Instruction Association record books
Title:
Friends Instruction Association record books
Description:
Books containing a record of names of women participating in the program along with the amounts of fabric and type used. The second item is a book that keeps track of the women and what they have sewn so far.
Date:
1873-1878
Collection:
Friends Instructional Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Friends Instruction Association Charter, by-laws, annual report, and minutes
Title:
Friends Instruction Association Charter, and minutes
Description:
Collection of documents from the Friends Instruction Association, including the original handwritten Charter from 1876, printed Charter and By-Laws, printed Second Annual Report (1877-78), and book of meeting minutes from 1875-1887. The minute book also contains a loose paper with some accounting notes and two letters written to Elizabeth H. Bunting, secretary of the Association, regarding donations made by the Association to other charity organizations.
Date:
1876-1887
Collection:
Friends Instructional Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Friends Instruction Association Mother's Meetings account book
Title:
Friends Instruction Association Mother's Meetings account book
Description:
Book containing the names of the women in the program, along with the amount that they paid for their fabric. The first page outlines ""the object of the Mother's Meetings, "" which notes that the women are charged half the cost of their materials in order to ""encourage independence.""
Date:
1873-1875
Collection:
Friends Instructional Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College