Friends Instructional Association Records

Friends Instruction Association was organized in 1873 by Philadelphia Quaker women as A Mothers Meeting. Originally part of the Penn Sewing School, the group incorporated in 1876 as Friends Instruction Association, and Philadelphia Monthly Meeting provided a meeting space in the Race Street meeting house. Its purpose was to provide poor women regardless of race, religion or nationality with the life skills to improve their condition and to furnish them with clothing.

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Friends Instruction Association treasurer's account book
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Friends Instruction Association treasurer's account book
Description:
Financial account book for the Friends Instruction Association kept by Dr. Fanny L. Uhler, treasurer of the organization, recording both donations and expenditures. Also contains several loose papers which are mostly receipts for fabrics and sewing supplies.
Date:
1876-1894
Collection:
Friends Instructional Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Friends Instruction Association report of funds
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Friends Instruction Association report of funds
Description:
A report of funds paid to individual persons, specifically those used to purchase cloth for garments. Also includes brief correspondence from someone resigning from the organization, as well as an inquiry by the treasurer, Fanny Uhler, as to whether their report is thorough enough for the superintendent.
Date:
1877-1880
Collection:
Friends Instructional Association Records, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Friends Instruction Association annual reports, minutes, and financial statements
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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
Friends Instruction Association record books
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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
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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
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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