%eadnotat; ]> 4030frho An Inventory of the Friends Housing, Inc., Records, 1966-1975 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2000 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000 ENG Friends Housing, Inc., Records, 1966-1975 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. ca. 1987 Descriptive Summary Records, 1966-1975 RG 4/030 1 box; 0.25 linear feet Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. This collection contains the records, 1966-1975, of Friends Housing, Inc., a non-profit Quaker organization founded in 1966 to aid in the rehabilitation of low income housing in the Mantua section of Philadelphia, Pa. The records include minutes and reports, correspondence, and related papers.

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399

Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728

 BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

Friends Housing, Inc., was formed as an independent non-profit corporation in 1966 in response to a petition signed by 100 residents of the Mantua neighborhood in Philadelphia and the concern of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Social Concerns Committee. The Corporation was primarily involved in fund-raising for the rehabilitation of vacant and vandalized properties for low income families. David S. Richie, a Quaker who organized the Weekend Workcamp program of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, served as president of the board of directors. The Board included representatives from the community and members of the Mantua Belmont Joint Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

This collection contains the records from 1966-1975 of Friends Housing, Inc., a non-profit Quaker organization founded in 1966 to aid in the rehabilitation of low income housing in the Mantua section of Philadelphia, Pa. The records include minutes and reports, correspondence, and related papers.

The collection is organized into three series. The series are:

Minutes and reports Correspondence Miscellaneous papers

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Gift of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Meeting for Social Concerns), 1985

Gift of Mary Frances James, 1987

 Access

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Friends Housing, Inc., Records, RG 4/030, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

 Related Material

RG2 Meeting for Social Concerns. Friends Mantua Belmont Joint Committee (Workcamps).

 SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:

Friends Housing, Inc. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Social Concerns Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Quakers -- Poor -- Housing Quakers -- Charities -- Records Nonprofit corporation -- Philadelphia Poor -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Housing -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends Mantua (Philadelphia, Pa.) Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Housing DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

 Ser. 1. Minutes and reports Minutes and reports (with gaps) 1966-1975 1 Ser. 2. Correspondence Correspondence1966-19731 Ser. 3. Miscellaneous papers Miscellaneous1968-19741