%eadnotat; ]> 4089bbur An Inventory of the Friends Boarding Home of the Burlington Quarterly Meeting Records, 1898-1985 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staffEncoding 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. 1999 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Friends Boarding Home of the Burlington Quarterly Meeting Records, 1898-1985 POD, assisted by EL Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1999 Descriptive Summary Records, 1898-1985 RG 4/089 Friends Boarding Home of the Burlington Quarterly Meeting 6 boxes; 3 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. The Friends Boarding House in Trenton, New Jersey, was established in 1898 by the Burlington Quarterly Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite). Its purpose was to provide an inexpensive, permanent home for aging Quakers and others. The Friends Boarding House in Trenton, New Jersey was laid down by the Quarterly Meeting in 1985. This collection contains the records of the Friends Boarding Home, established by the Burlington Quarter. It includes Board minutes, financial records, and miscellaneous 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

The Friends Boarding House in Trenton, New Jersey, was established in 1898 by the Burlington Quarterly Meeting, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite). Its purpose was to provide an inexpensive, permanent home for aging Quakers and others. The House provided a room, meals, and a safe, friendly environment for elderly who did not require medical care at a very low cost. The number of residents averaged between ten and twenty residents. It was under the care of a Housing Committee appointed by the Burlington Quarterly Meeting and also had a Board of Managers. Friends Boarding House in Trenton, New Jersey was laid down by the Quarterly Meeting in 1985.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

This collection contains the records of the Friends Boarding Home, established by the Burlington Quarter. It includes Board minutes, financial records, and miscellaneous papers.

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into four series:

Charter and By-laws Minutes Financial Miscellaneous ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Trenton Monthly Meeting, 1996

 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 Boarding Home of the Burlington Quarterly Meeting, RG 4/089, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 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 Boarding Home of the Burlington Quarterly Meeting -- History Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite: 1827-1955) -- Burlington Quarterly Meeting Philadelphia Yearly Meting of the Religious Society of Friends -- Burlington Quarterly Meeting Society of Friends -- New Jersey -- Trenton Church work with the aged -- Society of Friends Old age homes -- New Jersey Quakers -- New Jersey--Trenton Quakers -- Charities Quakers -- Church work with the aged Quaker -- Old age homes Old age homes -- Society of Friends Nonprofit corporations -- New Jersey New Jersey -- Quakers Trenton (N.J.) -- Old age homes -- Quaker Trenton (N.J.) -- Quakers Society of Friends -- Church work with the aged DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

 Ser. 1 Charter, By-laws, Licensing Charter, Bylaws, Rules 1 Licensing correspondence with NJ Bureau of Rooming & Boarding House Standards 1 Ser. 2 Minutes, 1916-1973 Board of Managers minutes, 1916-1961 Board of Managers Quarterly Meeting 1916-1930 1 Board of Managers Quarterly Meeting 1931-1961 1

The meeting became an annual meeting after 1949.

 Papers Removed from Board of Managers 1931-1961 1 Household Committee minutes, 1931-1961 Household Committee Monthly Meeting 1915-1923 1 Household Committee Monthly Meeting 1923-1929 1 Papers Removed from Household Committee 1923-1929 1 Household Committee Monthly Meeting 1929-1936 2 Household Committee Monthly Meeting 1936-1945 2 Household Committee Monthly Meeting 1945-1953 2 Household Committee Monthly Meeting 1953-1961 3

After this point, the Household Committee Monthly Meeting became the Boardof Managers Monthly Meeting.

 Papers Removed from Household Committee Monthly Meeting 1952-1956 3 Papers Removed from Household Committee Monthly Meeting 1957-1961 3 Board of Managers minutes, 1953-1973 Board of Managers Monthly Meeting1953-1961 3 Board of Managers Monthly Meeting 1962-1965, 1972-1973 3 Ser. 3 Financial, 1954-1985 Account Ledgers, 1954-1968 Account Ledger 1954-1955 3 Account Ledger 1956-1961 3 Account Ledger 1962-1968 4 Petty Cash Record 1969-1974 4 Petty Cash Record 1975-1980 4 Payroll Check Stubs 1968-1970 4 Payroll Check stubs 1972-1973 4 Individual Payroll Records 1974-1984 5 Record of Room and Board Received 1970-1981 5 Taxation and Unemployment Benefit Papers 1970-1981 5 Papers on the Sale of the Home 1981-1985 5 Papers on the Sale of Items in the Home 1979-1982 5 Papers on the State Purchase of Home Land 1969-1970 5 President's Papers, 1956-1981 President's Papers- Resident, Employee & Misc. Data 1973-1974 6 President's Papers-Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1967-1975 6 President's Papers-H. Satterwaite Papers 1970-1975 6 President's Papers-State of NJ correspondence 1970-1981 6 President's Papers-Treasurer's Reports 1956-1975 6 President's Papers-Miscellaneous 1972-1975, n.d. 6 Daily Financial Diary 1973 6 Ser. 4 Miscellaneous, 1937-1983 Papers, articles and correspondence about robbery of home 1981-1982 6 Notices on the Closing of Home, employee recommendations 1981 6 Misc. Papers: Will, newspaper clipping, Employee Search 1937-1983 6