Records, 1844-1965.

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Records, 1844-1965.

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The bulk of the records are the minutes for Friends' Central School, including the Joint Committee, 1844-1921; Executive Committee, 1921-1944; Visiting Committee, 1851-1904; and Board of Trustees, 1926-1951. Also in the collection are the minutes, 1891-1899, of the Executive Committee for Friends' Central School System, an association organized to coordinate the curriculum of Friends' schools in the Philadelphia area, and also some miscellaneous papers including letters from William Wharton, Jr., and published materials.

5 boxes ; 2.5 linear feet.

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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SNAC Resource ID: 7476907

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Friends' Central School System. Executive Committee.

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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 ...

Friends' Central School System.

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Wharton, William, 1830-1907

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W. D. Wharton (1840-1907) and his brother, John E. Wharton (1835-1916), were raised in Guilford County, N.C. During most of the Civil War, both men served in the Company K, 5th North Carolina Cavalry Regiment (later called the 63rd North Carolina Troops). After the war, W. D. Wharton appears to have returned to Guilford County, N.C., and married Mary Eliza Wharton (1840-1873). John E. Wharton moved to Texas and became a member of the faculty at Austin College in Sherman, Tex. From th...