Records, 1831-1967.

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Records, 1831-1967.

The Association's records contain material on many periods of economic depression, including the Great Depression, 1929-1939. They also reveal the gradual evolution of theories and practice of social welfare. The records contain the minutes of the Association, 1831-1967; minutes of the Ladies Branch, 1832-1845; reports, 1937-1941; miscellaneous items; and incoming with some outgoing correspondence, 1908, 1921-1950. Among the correspondents are the Welfare Federation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Department of Welfare, Social Security Board, and the American Red Cross. The financial accounts include: cash journals, 1876-1892, 1894-1920, 1933-1949; receipt book, 1876-1891; ledger, 1933-1940; budgets, 1923-1935; and miscellaneous accounts, including records of legacies and trusts. There are also some records of Southwark Soup Society, Philadelphia, organized in 1805: constitution and by-laws; minutes, 1855-1949; ledger, 1887-1949; and a few miscellaneous papers.

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Southwark Soup Society.

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Union Benevolent Association

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The Union Benevolent Association was a private relief agency founded in Philadelphia in 1831 by a group of philanthopists opposed to the then existing almshouse sysyem of relief. From the description of Records, 1831-1967. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122624752 ...

American Red Cross

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On December 2, 1905, Mrs. Tunis G. Bergen brought together a group of Brooklyn residents at the Barnard Club House on Remsen Street to form New York City's first borough-based Red Cross organization. With an initial membership roster of 300, the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Red Cross embarked on its first major campaign to aid victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, collecting over $100,000 and thousands of articles of clothing to contribute to the relief effort. From this point on, th...

Social Security Board.

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Pennsylvania. Department of Welfare

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Welfare Federation of Philadelphia.

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