Series 3: Marshall and Porter Streets, Neighborhood Centre South, 1946-1966

          Subseries 3.1: Administrative Records, 1946-1966

          Subseries 3.2: Programming, 1946-1965

          Subseries 3.3: Publicity, 1949-1960

          Subseries 3.4: Reports, 1949-1965

          Subseries 3.5: Statistics, 1948-1959

 

 

Series 3 contains information about the activities of the Neighborhood Centre’s southern branch, the South Philadelphia Community Centre, later renamed Neighborhood Centre South. The records in this series are consistent in scope and content with those found in Series 2. This series is arranged in five subseries. 

 

Subseries 3.1 is arranged alphabetically by type of record and consists primarily of committee meeting minutes and correspondence with limited financial records and membership information.  

 

102          1          Annual meeting          1958

102          2          Committees, Board of Directors          1948-1950, 1954-1960

102          3          Committees, Adults Committee          1950, 1955 and 1960

102          4          Committees, Advisory Council          1958, 1964-1966

102          5          Committees, Athletic Committee          1955-1956, undated

102          6          Committees, Community Center          1948-1949

102          7          Committees, Extension Committee          1950, 1952

102          8          Committees, Membership Committee          undated

102          9          Committees, South Committee          1949-1960

102          10          Committees, Staff          1949-1950, 1956-1959, 1963

102          11          Committees, Steering Committee          1951

102          12          Committees, Tool Committee          1957

102          13          Committees, Youth Committee          1952

102          14          Committees, Miscellaneous          1950-1952, 1954-1957, 1960

102          15          Correspondence, staff          1946-1966, undated

102          16          Correspondence, staff          1949-1952

102          17          Financial records          1948-1954

102          18          Financial records          1955-1966, undated

102          19          Maintenance, building, and equipment correspondence and contracts          1949-1965

102          20        Membership reports          1948-1965, undated

 

 

Subseries 3.2 is arranged alphabetically by type and name of club and contains program materials for social and activity clubs organized for adults, children, and teens.

 

102          21          Adult activities, Enjoyment Club          1955-1960

102          23          Adult activities, general          1950-1965, undated

102          22          Adult activities, Men's Social Club          1957-1959, undated

103          1          Athletics, banquet          1953, 1955

103          2          Athletics, banquet          1956

103          3          Athletics, banquet          1958

103          4          Athletics, banquet          1959-1961

103          5          Athletics, basketball          1951-1958, undated

103          6          Holidays, Chanukah          1949-1965, undated

103          7          Holidays, Passover and Purim          1950-1960, undated

103          8          Holidays, Neighborhood Centre South color slides and glass plate negative          circa 1958

103          9          Mass activity reports          1959

103          10          Miscellaneous program flyers and event schedules          1949-1965, undated

103          11          Scouting troops, Boy Scouts          1948-1959, undated

103          12          Scouting troops, Brownies          1952-1953

103          13          Scouting troops, Cub Scouts          1950-1959, undated

103          14          Scouting troops, general          1948, 1951, 1953, 1956, undated

103          15          South Philadelphia Community Center Project          1948-1949

103          8          United Hebrew Schools and Yeshivas          1946-1950

103          9          United Hebrew Schools and Yeshivas          1951-1953

103          10          United Hebrew Schools and Yeshivas          1954-1957

103          11          United Hebrew Schools and Yeshivas          1957-1960, undated

104          1          Youth activities and clubs          1949-1959

104          2          Youth activities and clubs          1960-1961, undated

 

Subseries 3.3 is arranged alphabetically by type of record and contains newspaper clippings, newsletters produced by the Centre and some of its clubs, and press releases.  

 

104          3          Newsletters, Adult Tidings          1956-1958

104          4          Newsletters, At the Centre          1954-1955, 1957

104          5          Newsletters, Centre Chatter          1950-1951

104          6          Newsletters, Centre News          1952-1954

104          7          Newsletters, Junior Gazette          undated

104          8          Newsletters, miscellaneous          1950-1951, 1958, 1960, undated

104          9          Newspaper clippings          1949, 1951

104          10          Press releases          1949-1960, undated

                                 

 

Subseries 3.4 is arranged alphabetically by type of report and contains departmental and composite reports detailing the progress and administrative activities of the southern branch.

 

104          11          Administrative and departmental monthly reports          1949-1954

104          12          Administrative and departmental monthly reports          1955-1958

104          13          Administrative and departmental monthly reports          1959

104          14          Administrative and departmental monthly reports          1960-1965, undated

104          15          Daily composite reports          1949, January-April, 1952

105          1          Daily composite reports          May-December, 1952

105          2          Daily composite reports          January-May, 1953

105          3          Weekly composite reports          1953-1954

105          4          Weekly composite reports          1955-1959

                                                  

 

Subseries 3.5 is arranged alphabetically by type and contains statistical reports on programs, activities, and Centre membership prepared for the Centre’s administration and the Health and Welfare Council.  

 

105          5          Attendance and membership          1948-1951

105          6          Attendance and membership          1952-1955

105          7          Attendance and membership          1956-1959

105          8          Attendance and membership, Marshall and Porter and Neighborhood Centre Combined          1949-1953

105          9          Health and Welfare Council, Recreation, Informal Education and Group Work Services          1949-1951

106          1          Health and Welfare Council, Recreation, Informal Education and Group Work Services          1952-1954

106          2          Health and Welfare Council, Recreation, Informal Education and Group Work Services          1955-1957

106          3          Health and Welfare Council, Recreation, Informal Education and Group Work Services, Neighborhood Centre and SPCC branches          1949-1951

106          4          Health and Welfare Council, Recreation, Informal Education and Group Work Services, Neighborhood Centre and SPCC branches          1952-1953, 1955