Germantown Historical Society/ Historic Germantown - Pamphlet Boxes Welfare History Collection

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The Welfare History Collection documents the roles and importance of several welfare organizations formerly located in and/ or associated with the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia spanning the years circa 1881-1921. The records include annual reports, charters, and by-laws of the Americanization Committee of Germantown, the Pauline Temporary Home, the Germantown Door of Hope, the Florence Crittenton Home, and the Philadelphia Home for Incurables. The materials document the roles that women had in these organizations, and by extension, in the larger community.
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Annual Reports of the Germantown Door of Hope and the Florence Crittenton Home
Charity organization, Working class--Housing, Quaker women, Services for women
Two annual reports, one each from the Germantown Door of Hope and the Florence Crittenton Home. The Germantown Door of Hope merged with the Florence Crittenton Home in 1904. Includes an 1894 report from the former, and one from 1904, from the latter.
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Charter, By-laws, and 5th Annual Report of the Pauline Temporary Home
Charity organization, Working class--Housing, Quaker women, Services for women
Charter and bylaws of the Pauline Temporary Home, including nine articles of incorporation. Also includes 5th annual report, 1885.
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Report of the Americanization Committee of Germantown From May Nineteen Twenty to March Nineteen Twenty-One
Charity organization, Immigration
Annual report of the Americanization Committee of Germantown. The report includes a statement of income and expenditures, May 1920 to March 14th, 1921.
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Seventh Annual Report of the Philadelphia Home for Incurables
Charity organization, Working class--Housing, Quaker women, Services for women
Annual report documenting the "goings on" of the Home for Incurables. in 1883. Includes "Donation Day" description, finances, physician's report, and discussion of new admissions.
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