Amelia J. Allen Diary

 

1876-1879

 

SCRC 307

 

Allen, Amelia J., 1856-1935

 

0.1 linear feet (1 folder)

 

Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries

 

Materials in English.

 

 

Amelia J. Allen was born in Philadelphia in 1856. She was the daughter of Lewis Marks Allen and Miriam Arnold and sister of Fannie Allen. Amelia taught in the Philadelphia Public Schools and the Hebrew Sunday School Society. From 1887 to 1912, she was the superintendent of the Northern Hebrew Sunday School (later Rebecca Gratz School) at 938 Marshall Street. She was the Supervising Principal for the Daniel Webster Combined Secondary and Primary School (later William Henry Harrison School) at 11th and Thompson Streets until her retirement. Amelia was one of the founding members of the Young Women’s Union (later Neighborhood Centre) and the women's branch of th Young Men’s Hebrew Association. Amelia died July 15, 1935.

 

Leather bound diary kept by Amelia J. Allen between January 1, 1876 and January 1, 1879. Amelia’s diary chronicles her thoughts and observations during her early twenties and provide insight into her social interactions, her experiences working as a teacher in Philadelphia, her relationships with members of her family (including her sister, Fannie, who were both in search of a suitable husband), as well as her numerous visits to the 1876 Centennial Exhibition. In addition to diary entries describing her visits to the fair, Amelia also recorded a list of dates she attended the Centennial. Also included in the back of the diary are lists of books she read during the years 1876 and 1877.

 

 

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Collection is open for research.

 

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[Description and date of item], Amelia J. Allen Diary, SCRC 307, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

Fannie Allen Diary, SCRC 306, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

 

 

Donated by Edwin Wolf in 1989. Collection previously administered by the Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center, acquired by Temple in June 2009.

 

Collection processed and finding aid prepared in November 2017 by Jessica M. Lydon, Associate Archivist.  

 

 

The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in Temple University’s electronic catalog:

 

Allen, Amelia J., 1856-1935

 

Hebrew Sunday School Society of Philadelphia (Pa.)

 

Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Jewish teachers

Jews -- United States -- Diaries

 

Philadelphia (Pa.)

 

Diaries

Manuscripts