Records, 1800-1921.

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Records, 1800-1921.

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The bulk of the records are for the Society's asylum, purchased in 1807. They contain: minutes of the Board of Managers, 1800-1916; minutes of the annual meetings of the Society, 1837-1916, including accounts of work done and letters from former Magdalens; minutes of the weekly Visiting Committee, 1878-1912, including personal information on the inmates and conditions at the home; Matron's diaries of daily events at the home, 1829-1834, 1878-1917; ledger, 1832-1878; account books, 1871-1921; register of admissions and discharges, 1836-1917, including personal data and some follow-up reports concerning the women after their departure.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Magdalen Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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This society was a private charitable organization founded in 1800 by a group of Philadelphia men under the presidency of Bishop William White of the Protestant Episcopal Church and continuously governed by men until 1916. Its original purpose was to rescue women "fallen from a condition of innocence and virtue," but in 1849, the Managers, at the urging of George Williams, began to consider ways to expand the role of the Society to include educating the girls and women for jobs. Not until after ...

Williams, George, 1766-1850.

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White-Williams Foundation.

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White, William, 1748-1836

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William White was the first Protestant Episcopal bishop of Philadelphia. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1828. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155887043 Chaplain of the Continental Congress, 1777-1789; chaplain of the U.S. Senate; bishop of Pennsylvania in 1788; influential in formation of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S. From the description of Autograph of Bishop White, n.d. (University of Virginia). World...