Papers, 1913-1947 (inclusive), 1934 (bulk).

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Papers, 1913-1947 (inclusive), 1934 (bulk).

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Papers, 1913-1947, consisting of correspondence relating to the administration of the Friends' Home, including its charter, by-laws, reports and list of committees and to Edmunds' architectural practice, n.d., 1920-1947; receipts; legal papers; photographs of children at Friends' Home Camp, (Gilbertsville, Pa.), 1933; 35 floor plans of Philadelphia public school buildings for Edmunds' book: No.1-3 by James C. Sydney ; No. 4012, 14-15, 17-34 by Lewis H. Esler; No. 13 by Edwin Forrest Durant; No. 16 by John Stewart and No. 108 by George S. Bethell.

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Friends' Home for Children (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Friends' Home for Children (later also known as "Friendly Acres") was established in 1881 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Hicksite Quakers. A residential facility for orphans and other children in need, it was intended to provide a homelike environment rather than the institutional setting more typical of the era. The Home first was located on Germantown Avenue. In 1885, it was moved to Aspen Street. In 1947 the Home relocated to Secane, a suburb of Philadelphia, where...

Esler, Lewis H.

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Sydney, James C., d.1881.

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Edmunds, Franklin D. (Franklin Davenport), 1874-1948.

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Franklin Davenport Edmunds received his undergraduate degree in architechture from the University of Pennsylvania in 1897. He worked as an architect both independently and for the Philadelphia Board of Pulic Education. In 1913, he wrote and published the multi-volume work: "The Public School Buildings of the City of Philadelphia. While quite politically active in the Borough of Millbourne, Pa., Edmunds also belonged to many clubs and boards with architechtural, historical and Quaker concerns in ...

Durang, Edwin Forrest, 1829-1911

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Stewart, John Lawrence.

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Ballston (Saratoga Co.), N.Y. resident. From the description of Papers, 1778-1794. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38247245 ...

Bethell, George

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