Friends' Central School

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Friends' Central School was founded in Philadelphia as a Quaker secondary school by a joint committee of three Hicksite monthly meetings.

It was first located at 4th and Cherry Streets. In 1857, it was moved to 15th and Race Sts., and in 1925, it was moved to its present location in Overbrook, Pa. The current academic program includes grades K-12.

From the description of Records, 1844-1965. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 42799586

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creatorOf	Friends' Central School. Records, 1844-1965.	Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
referencedIn	Green Street Monthly Meeting of Friends (Philadelphia, Pa.). School Committee. Reports, 1843-1851 & n.d.	Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
referencedIn	Miscellaneous property and committee records, 1782-1904.	Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
referencedIn	Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Hicksite). Conference to Consider a Plan of Co-operation records, 1912.	Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
referencedIn	Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Hicksite). Special Committee to Develop a Plan of Settlement. Records, 1945.	Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
referencedIn	Papers, 1890-1996	Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn	Robeson and Paul. Letterbook, 1807-1813.	Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn	Shoemaker, Annie. Tributes, 1891, 1897.	Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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associatedWith	Anne Murray Morgan, 1925-
associatedWith	Friends' Central School System.
associatedWith	Friends' Central School System. Executive Committee.
associatedWith	Green Street Monthly Meeting of Friends (Philadelphia, Pa.). School Committee.
associatedWith	Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Hicksite)
associatedWith	Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Hicksite). Special Committee to Develop a Plan of Settlement.
associatedWith	Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia held at Spruce Street (Hicksite : 1833-1903)
associatedWith	Robeson and Paul.
associatedWith	Shoemaker, Annie.
associatedWith	Wharton, William, 1830-1907.