Friends' Freedmen's Association
Organization of Philadelphia Quakers founded 1863 as Friends' Association of Philadelphia and Its Vicinity, for the Relief of Colored Freedmen; purpose was to provide relief and education to freed slaves during and after the Civil War; name changed ca. 1873.
From the description of Records, 1863-1978. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 26626033
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Society of Friends African American charities collection, 1770-1945 [microform]. | Cheyney University, L. P. Hill Library | |
| referencedIn | Hall, Childress. Christiansburg Industrial Institute Farm, Montgomery County, Virginia, surveyed for Friends' Freedmen's Association of Philadelphia 1938 / surveyed by Childress Hall. | Haverford College Library | |
| referencedIn | Vaux, George, 1908-1996. Family papers, 1885-1995. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College | |
| creatorOf | Friends' Freedmen's Association. Records, 1863-1978. | Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College |
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| associatedWith | Bryn Mawr College. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Christiansburg Industrial Institute. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Earlham College. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Friends' Association of Philadelphia and Vicinity, for the Relief of Colored Freedmen. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Guilford College. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hall, Childress. | person |
| associatedWith | Haverford College. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Vaux, George, 1908-1996. | person |
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Active 1978
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