Germantown Historical Society/ Historic Germantown - Pamphlet Boxes African-American History Collection

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The collection includes various annual reports, programs, letters, financial information, newspaper clippings, and ephemera documenting the history of the African American community in Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood and vicinity, from circa 1868-1939, and the roles of women in the following organizations. Includes materials associated with the Union Mission for Colored People, the Industrial School for Colored Women, and the Colored Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans Home.
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Correspondence and finances of the School of Colored Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans
Correspondence and finances of the School of Colored Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans
Education equalization, Charity organization, Social service, African Americans--Housing
Financial information and correspondence (both handwritten and published), of and associated with the School of Colored Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans.
Report of the Officers and Teachers of the Union Mission for Colored People
Report of the Officers and Teachers of the Union Mission for Colored People
Charity organization, Quaker women, Social service
Report of the Officers and Teachers of the Union Mission for Colored People, January 13, 1895. Includes discussion of work by the Mission, outreach, programs, etc. Includes list of officers and teachers. Is published on single 11.5 x 3.25" slip of paper, folded in half to create four pages (two leaves).
Second Annual Report of the Industrial Home for Colored Women
Second Annual Report of the Industrial Home for Colored Women
Charity organization, Social service, African Americans--Housing
2nd Annual Report of the Industrial Home for Colored Women, presented at the meeting of the board of directors and managers held October 3, 1905." The Industrial Home was located at 30 East Armat Street, Germantown. Soft covers, 6 pp including front and back cover. Staples used for binding. 6.25 x 9.25".