Family papers, 1885-1995.

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Family papers, 1885-1995.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53319402

Contains papers from all three George Vauxes, spanning a little more than a century, from the 1890s to the 1990s. Includes documents from the Richard Humphreys Foundation and its Institute for Colored Youth mostly relating to fundraising and the facility's move from Philadelphia to the Cheney site. The collection also includes records of the Emlen Institution, Friends Freedmens Association, and the Welcome Society, as well as a small number of family papers and research relative to Quakers in Barbados and Tortola.

3 boxes ; 1.5 linear ft.

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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SNAC Resource ID: 7667014

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Institute for Colored Youth (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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The Institute for Colored Youth was founded in 1837 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It became the first high school for African-Americans in the United States, although there were schools that admitted African Americans preceding it. At the time, public policy and certain statutory provisions prohibited the education of blacks in various parts of the nation and slavery was entrenched across the south. It was followed by two other black institutions— Lincoln University in Pennsylvan...

Vaux family.

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Vaux, George, 1863-1927

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Richard Humphreys Foundation

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Foundation created as the result of a bequest of Richard Humphreys (1750-1832), who left funds for the establishment of a school for blacks in Philadelphia; school was founded as Institute for Colored Youth and a group of Quakers called the Association, and after 1842, the Corporation, oversaw the execution of Humphreys' wishes; actual management of the school was performed by a board of managers which reported to the Corporation; with successive name changes of the school, the Coproration was k...

Vaux, George, 1908-1996.

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The Vaux family was a prominent Philadelphia Quaker family active in a number of charitable concerns, particularly as relate to the education of African-Americans. This collection includes papers from three generations with the same name: George Vaux (1832-1915), George Vaux (1863-1927), and George Vaux (1908-1996). From the description of Family papers, 1885-1995. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 53319402 ...

Vaux, George, 1832-1915

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Welcome Society of Pennsylvania

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Friends' Freedmen's Association

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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 ...