Arch Street Business Men's Association Records
Collection ID
URB 48
Related Subjects
Collecting Areas
Description
Collection Summary
Title
Arch Street Business Men's Association Records
Dates
1922-1975
Collection ID
URB 48
Creator
Arch Street Business Men's Association
Quantity
9 boxes
Repository
Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries
Language
Materials in English
Detailed Collection Information
Historical Note
The Arch Street Business Men's Association was founded in 1922 for the encouragement and protection of local businesses and “to be active and watchful for the protection of the territory” bordering on Arch Street from river to river. The Association engaged in numerous activities concerned with improving local trade relations, lobbying for civic improvements and dealing with problems relating to traffic and street lights. Other activities included advocating for historic markers and landmarks, social events, speakers, and a variety of cultural activities. In response to some of the most acute problems in the area, the Association became active in redevelopment plans, especially in the Chinatown area.
Description of Collection
The records of the Arch Street Business Men's Association document the major activities of the group from 1941 to 1975. Specifically, the meeting minutes offer a window of into the issues and concerns of a small, localized merchants' association in an area of rapid social change.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 3 series as follows:
Series 1: Administration, 1922-1975
Series 2: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1922-1975
Series 3: Finances and Membership, 1944-1975
Series 1: Administration, 1922-1975, contains minutes of monthly meetings. The minutes include some relevant documents concerning issues discussed at the meetings. This series also includes the newsletter, which was produced monthly between 1948 and 1968.
Series 2: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1922-1975, contains general correspondence, which comprises a significant portion of this series, and covers the Association's relations with city government and other outside groups, especially in the 1940s and 1950s. The subject files, mainly from the 1950s, highlight several of the Association's civic activities, but also include some social events.
Series 3: Finances and Membership, 1944-1975, documents the membership of the Association and reflects the change in the Arch Street business community. It also includes financial reports and documents covering the period 1948 to 1975.
Patron Information
Research Access
Collection is open for research.
Collections Stored Off-Site
This collection may be housed off-site at the Library Depository, and require up to two business days to retrieve. Please review the finding aid and be prepared to identify specific materials to be retrieved. Contact the Special Collections Research Center in advance of your visit, so that materials may be relocated to the reading room for research.
Publication and Copyright Information
The Arch Street Business Men's Association Records are in custody of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Arch Street Business Men's Association Records, URB 48, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Deposited by Connie Bell, Secretary of the Arch Street Business Men's Association, July 1981. Accession 466.
Processing Information
Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards in May 2015.
Index Terms
The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in Temple University’s electronic catalog:
Corporate Names:
Arch Street Business Men's Association
Subjects:
Commerce -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Community development -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Community organization -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Neighborhood planning -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Places:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Material Types:
Administrative records
Articles of incorporation
Bylaws (administrative records)
Correspondence
Financial records
Manuscripts
Membership lists
Minutes
Inventory
Series 1: Administration, 1922-1975
Series 1 contains minutes of monthly meetings. The minutes include some relevant documents concerning issues discussed at the meetings. This series also includes the newsletter, which was produced monthly between 1948 and 1968.
1 1 Charter and By-Laws 1922, 1952-1953
1 2 Minutes 1941-1953
1 3 Minutes 1941-1953
1 4 Minutes 1941-1953
1 5 Minutes 1941-1953
1 6 Minutes 1941-1953
1 7 Minutes 1941-1953
1 8 Minutes 1941-1953
1 9 Minutes 1941-1953
2 10 Minutes 1954-1961
2 11 Minutes 1954-1961
2 12 Minutes 1954-1961
2 13 Minutes 1954-1961
2 14 Minutes 1954-1961
2 15 Minutes 1954-1961
2 16 Minutes 1954-1961
2 17 Minutes 1954-1961
3 18 Minutes 1962-1975
3 19 Minutes 1962-1975
3 20 Minutes 1962-1975
3 21 Minutes 1962-1975
3 22 Minutes 1962-1975
3 23 Newsletter 1948-1968
3 24 Newsletter 1948-1968
3 25 Newsletter 1948-1968
3 26 Newsletter 1948-1968
3 27 Newsletter 1948-1968
3 28 Newsletter 1948-1968
Series 2: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1922-1975.
Series 2 contains general correspondence, which comprises a significant portion of this series, and covers the Association's relations with city government and other outside groups, especially in the 1940s and 1950s. The subject files, mainly from the 1950s, highlight several of the Association's civic activities, but also include some social events.
4 1 General Correspondence 1944-1964
4 2 General Correspondence 1944-1964
4 3 General Correspondence 1944-1964
4 4 General Correspondence 1944-1964
4 5 General Correspondence 1944-1964
4 6 General Correspondence 1944-1964
4 7 General Correspondence 1944-1964
4 8 General Correspondence 1944-1964
5 9 General Correspondence 1957-1975
5 10 General Correspondence 1957-1975
5 11 General Correspondence 1957-1975
5 12 Annual Banquet 1952-1962
5 13 Annual Banquet 1952-1962
5 14 Annual Banquet 1952-1962
5 15 Annual Banquet 1952-1962
5 16 Biographies 1947-1961
5 17 Christmas Party 1960-1961
5 18 Citizen Award Luncheon 1962
5 19 City Budget 1956-1957
6 20 Civil Defense Bulletin 1950-1951
6 21 Greater Philadelphia Movement 1954-1955
6 22 Guests 1954-1960
6 23 Liquor License Applications 1953-1959
6 24 Mercantile Tax 1952-1953
6 25 Metropolitan Hospital 1950
6 26 Past Presidents' Luncheon 1953
6 27 Penn Center Plan 1952
6 28 Pennsylvania Sales Tax 1952-1953
6 29 Pennsylvania Week 1952-1954
6 30 Picnic 1952-1956
6 31 Postal Permit 1951
6 32 Special Luncheon 1956
6 33 Traffic Problems 1952-1953
6 34 Zoning and Traffic 1957
Series 3: Finances and Membership, 1944-1975
Series 3 documents the membership of the Association and reflects the change in the Arch Street business community. It also includes financial reports and documents covering the period 1948 to 1975.
7 1 Dues 1964-1968
7 2 Financial Papers 1948-1949
7 3 Financial Reports 1952-1975
7 4 Financial Reports 1952-1975
7 5 Financial Reports 1952-1975
7 6 Financial Reports 1952-1975
7 7 Almanac Changes 1958-1975
7 8 Almanac Changes 1958-1975
7 9 Almanac Changes 1958-1975
8 10 Membership Applications 1945-1950
8 11 Membership Applications 1945-1950
8 12 Membership Applications, A-Z 1950s
8 13 Membership Applications, A-Z 1950s
8 14 Membership Applications, A-Z 1950s
8 15 Membership Applications, A-Z 1950s
8 16 Membership Applications, A-Z 1950s
8 17 Membership Cancellations 1963-1967
8 18 Membership Drive 1962
9 19 Membership Lists 1947-1970
9 20 New Members 1950-1975
9 21 New Members 1950-1975
9 22 New Members 1950-1975
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