Friends Neighborhood Guild Records, 1903-2015, bulk 1903-2004
Collection ID
Acc. 1008
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Description
Collection Summary
Title
Friends Neighborhood Guild Records
Dates
1903-2015, bulk 1903-2004
Collection ID
Acc. 1008
Creator
Friends Neighborhood Guild
Quantity
19 linear feet (24 boxes)
Repository
Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries
Language
Materials in English
Detailed Collection Information
Historical Note
The Friends Neighborhood Guild social settlement was founded by Quakers in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia in 1879; its mission, “...to serve and respond to the needs of the people in its community, particularly those people who are less able to help themselves,” (FNG, p.3). Throughout its more-than-hundred-year history, this mission has guided the Guild’s programs, which have evolved to meet its ever-changing constituents’ needs. At different times, its work has focused on education, Americanization, recreation, housing, community organization and other areas of social need.
The Friends Neighborhood Guild was established in 1879 as the Friends Mission No. 1. It was started by a group of Hicksite Quakers who were concerned over the large numbers of impoverished European immigrants crowding into the neighborhood at the time and, according to the Quakers, living with “no refining influences,” (FNG, p.9). The Mission initially organized as a school that taught “bible and deportment” as well as sewing. When the Mission officially opened its doors in January, 1880, there were fifty-three scholars.
In 1899, its expanding program necessitated a move to larger facilities at 151 Fairmount Avenue, as well as a name change to Friends Neighborhood Guild. By 1901, the Guild’s programs included: kindergarten; manual training; savings fund (bank); Evening Department, which kept children off the streets, offering readings and recreation to eight to sixteen year-olds; sewing school; and First Day School. The Guild sponsored “Reward of Merit Trips” to the Zoological Gardens, Atlantic City and other fun destinations, which rewarded children and adults for their good behavior. There was also a yearly scholarship awarded to a student attending the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Philanthropy, who used the Guild as their practice field. The Guild eventually established a “Fuel Savings Society,” a “Flower, Fruit and Ice Mission,” a dental clinic and a general health program. The health program proved especially important in 1919 during the influenza epidemic. Until 1903, when the Guild hired its first full-time superintendent, Emily Wilbur, all of the above-mentioned programs were staffed by volunteers. The Guild responded to the Great Depression of the 1930s in a couple of ways. Among other things, it opened earlier and closed later, offering opportunity for recreation or simply a place for people to go. Together with the American Friends’ Service Committee, the Guild established the Philadelphia Work Camp in 1934, which among other projects renovated one of the Guild’s buildings and refurbished a neighborhood playground. During World War II, the Guild shifted its focus from a “Boys’ House” to a family center. The arts and the elderly were also given considerably more attention. In fact, the Guild partnered with the Philadelphia Center for Older People, and refurbished a house for that agency at 921 N. Sixth Street.
After World War II, the Guild’s program focus shifted towards vocational guidance; counseling; student aid, in particular the provision of scholarships for leadership; crime prevention, especially the establishment of Franklin House, a halfway house for youths recently discharged from correction with no place else to go; and health programs, including a well baby clinic, dental clinic, free chest x-ray program, sex education and venereal disease prevention/awareness programs.
In the 1950s, an overall concern for the deteriorating inner city and poor housing became central to the Guild’s mission. In 1952, the Bedford Street Mission, which taught self-help home and furniture refurbishing, affiliated with the Guild and moved into the basement of a Guild-owned building at 735 Fairmount Avenue. Around the same time, the Guild helped organize a large scale urban renewal effort in the Poplar section of the neighborhood, which was selected by the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority. On a private level, the Guild partnered with the American Friends Service Committee and established a housing co-operative. They acquired a row of dilapidated houses to convert into apartment units, and hired architect Oscar Stonorov (already well known for his design for the public housing units called the Carl Mackley Houses) to design the project. The laborers used to actually complete the construction were the future tenants of the apartments. Shortly after the completion of the cooperative apartments, the Guild embarked on the construction of Guild House, an apartment building for the elderly. This building, which was built on Spring Garden Street and completed in 1966, was a modern apartment house with ninety-one units, an elevator, community room and other useful amenities.
In the 1960s, the Guild, which was still entirely governed by Quakers, was faced with backlash from the community who wished for a greater say in the administration and programming of the settlement. Members of the Black Panthers held sit-ins at Board Meetings and held a conference at the Guild headquarters. As a result, eventually, the Guild created a parallel Community Board, which worked in conjunction with the existing board. This proved a poor solution to the problem, forcing the organization to change its by-laws in order to establish a new board comprised equally of both Quakers and community members.
All of the activity spurred by the Black Power movement instigated a change in the focus of the Guild’s programs towards community organization, and it began to take leadership roles in organizing the community to solve the problems facing the neighborhood. For example, when the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Reading Railroad wanted to construct a tunnel connecting the commuter lines that ran right through the neighborhood, the Guild instituted the “Stop the Tunnel Committee.”
By the 1970s, the Guild’s programs and/or affiliations had expanded to include: Association for the Improvement of the Richard Allen Homes, Crime Prevention and Protection Service, Consumer Protection Program, Welfare Rights Organization, Stoddart-Fleisher Academic Alternative Program, Health Center, Neighborhood Youth Corps, summer camps, welfare reform and others. The National Federation of Settlements selected the Guild to act as one of five pilot programs of the Preparing Teenagers for Parenthood, which was designed to help young people make good decisions about sex and was a successful program. In 1979, The Guild opened Guild House West, which was another housing facility built for the elderly.
In the 1980s, the Guild was selected by the Greater Philadelphia Federation of Settlements to run the following programs: Services to Children In Their Own Homes and Day Treatment Program for Adjudicated Youth. In addition, it continued to run camp for music, art and reading; after school programs, which included art, dancing, ceramics; sewing and drama. According to their website, in 2007, Friends Neighborhood Guild offered or was affiliated with the following programs: adult education, after school enrichment program, community learning center, food pantry, neighborhood Energy Center, Philadelphia Freedom School, and a truancy prevention program.
Bibliography: “A Century Plus of Service, 1879-1989,” [Box 6, Folder 44], Friends Neighborhood Guild records, Accession 1008, Temple University Urban Archives.
Description of Collection
The Friends Neighborhood Guild records dates from 1903 to 2004, with the bulk of materials dating from the second half of the twentieth-century. The records evidence the social programs and activities of the Guild, as well as its relationships with other agencies, such as the Greater Philadelphia Federation of Settlements, Philadelphia Housing Authority, and the United Way. In addition to general administrative records and meeting minutes, there is a nice collection of candid snapshots of Guild activities and scrapbooks that document Guild work from the 1950s to 1960s. Researchers interested in the history of settlement houses and social welfare programs, or in the history of the Northern Liberties/Kensington neighborhoods of Philadelphia during the twentieth century would find this collection useful. This collection includes preserved versions of the organization’s website, available through Archive-It.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 7 series as follows:
Series 1: Administrative Records, 1903-2003, bulk 1960-2002
Subseries 1.1: Meeting Minutes, 1967-2002
Subseries 1.2: Correspondence 1989-2002
Subseries 1.3: Agreements and Proposals for Services, 1990-1996
Subseries 1.4: Financial Records, 1933-2003
Subseries 1.5: Grants and Other Funding, 1987-2000
Subseries 1.6: Memoranda, 1985-1997
Subseries 1.7: Personnel Records, 1971-1999
Subseries 1.8: Long-Range and Other Strategic Planning Studies, 1961-1994
Subseries 1.9: Publications, 1903-2002
Subseries 1.10: Retirement Plan Records, 1946-1991
Subseries 1.11: Subject Files, 1952-2003
Series 2: Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1945-2000
Subseries 2.1: Snapshots, 1945-2000
Subseries 2.2: Portraits, 1950-1984
Subseries 2.3: Color Slides, 1980 and undated
Subseries 2.4: Scrapbooks, 1950-1961
Series 3: Affiliated Agencies, 1985-1997
Subseries 3.1: Greater Philadelphia Federation of Settlements, 1985-1997
Subseries 3.2: Pennsylvania Abolition Society, 1955-1967
Subseries 3.3: Philadelphia Housing Authority, 1990-1996
Series 4: Programs, 1951-2004
Series 5: Audio/Visual Materials, 1995-1998 and undated
Series 6: Client Take-In Files (CLOSED TO RESEARCHERS), circa 1990-2000
Series 7: Website versions in Archive-It, 2008-2015
The first series of this collection, “Administrative Records,” which dates primarily from 1960 to 2002, is divided into eleven subseries: “Meeting Minutes,” “Correspondence,” “Agreements and proposals for services,” “Financial Records,” “Grants and other Funding,” “Memoranda,” “Personnel Records,” “Planning Studies,” “Publications,” “Retirement Plan Records” and “Subject Files.”
The first subseries, “Meeting Minutes,” contains minutes and related records for meetings of the Board of Directors, numerous committees and special projects or programs. The files are arranged alphabetically by name of the committee or program, with Board of Directors’ meetings filed first. The Board minutes encompass the bulk of the subseries, which spans from 1967 to 2002.
The second subseries, “Correspondence,” contains incoming and outgoing correspondence of Friends Neighborhood Guild from 1989 to 2002. First, researchers will find a few files containing general correspondence. Next, there is one file of correspondence belonging to Philip Fazah, an employee of the Guild. Following that, are files of correspondence regarding specific topics, such as the annual appeal, the Board of Directors, the Richard Allen Council, and the United Way. The correspondence also includes some examples of bulk mailing letters sent by Friends Neighborhood Guild on a variety of topics from 1991 to 1997.
The third subseries, “Agreements and proposals,” contains agreements and proposals related to the contracting of Friends Neighborhood Guild services. There are proposals for grants and program development. The subseries is arranged alphabetically by record type and dates from from 1990 to 1996. The fourth subseries, “Financial Records,” documents Friends Neighborhood Guild’s financial activity from 1933 to 2003. The subseries is arranged alphabetically by record type, with budget, journal, and payroll records from 1987 to 1996 representing the bulk of material. There are also year-end financial statements from 1980 to 2001, filed under the headings Audit report and/or Financial statements.
The fifth subseries, “Grants and other funding,” houses records related to obtaining funding from major grant agencies such as Pew Charitable Trusts, Hunt Manufacturing Company and the Philadelphia Mayor’s Office, as well as more grassroots donor appeal campaigns. The files are arranged alphabetically by either the title of the funded project or the funding agency, with other files mixed in that are filed by document type. Major programs represented include “From Soup to Nuts,” a nutrition program, the Leadership Development and Training program, and the Summer Arts Enrichment Program.
The sixth subseries, “Memoranda,” contains memoranda put out or received by the Board of Directors and various offices and committees from 1985 to 1997. The memoranda are arranged by subject and/or recipient. Memoranda to the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Financing Committee, Housing Committee, Nominating Committee, Program Committee and Resource and Development Committee are all included in this subseries. “Personnel records,” the seventh subseries dates from 1971 to 1999. Researchers will find lists of Board members and a file related to a Board retreat in 1996. In addition, there are employee contracts and descriptions of positions. There are also a series of blank human resources forms. There are personnel files for individual employees, which are restricted and filed at the end of the subseries. It is arranged alphabetically by document type.
The eighth subseries, “Long-range and other strategic planning studies,” contains records related to long-term planning of the Friends Neighborhood Guild. The studies, among other things, analyze the need for and success of Guild services and programs. There is data related to the surrounding neighborhood, long-range planning, and the Friends Neighborhood Guild’s “Three-year plan” from 1986. It is arranged by the subject of each study, and spans from 1961 to 1994.
The ninth subseries, “Publications,” contains published material produced by Friends Neighborhood Guild. It is arranged alphabetically by type or name of publication, and includes Annual Reports, and issues of the “Friends Neighborhood Guild Reporter,” and“The Neighbor.” The subseries also contains a booklet on the history of Friends Neighborhood Guild from 1903.
The tenth subseries, “Retirement Plan Records,” contains documents related to Friends Neighborhood Guild’s employee retirement plans from 1946 to 1991. There are a few files related to one of the Guild’s earliest pension plans, followed by a group of correspondence and related records pertaining to a later plan offered by National Health and Welfare. Following these files are alphabetically arranged subject files pertaining to a later plan offered by Mutual of America. The subseries also contains records related to payroll from 1990. The eleventh subseries, “Subject Files,” contains records of numerous Guild activities and organizations with which Friends Neighborhood Guild was involved. The subseries is arranged alphabetically, and includes material on Friends Neighborhood Guild’s Annual Day celebration, Freedom School, and youth services. Of note are files documenting protests of the placement of a new drug rehabilitation center in the neighborhood in 1990, maps of the surrounding area, and Wister School Committee information. The subseries spans from 1952 to 2003. Researchers are advised to peruse the folder list for additional details.
The second series, “Photographs and Scrapbooks,” contains photographs, negatives, color slides and scrapbooks that document the activities, programs and company environment of Friends Neighborhood Guild. The series is divided into two subseries: “Photographs” and “Scrapbooks.” The “Photographs” subseries is grouped by type of visual image, of which there are three: snapshots, portraits and color slides. Snapshots offer candid photographs of activities and programs, while portraits are posed photographs of Friends Neighborhood Guild staff, participants in events and activities, and influential people related to the organization. Similarly, color slides also depict events in the life of the organization. The groups of images are each arranged in loose alphabetical order by event name, personal name and /or subject. Newspaper clippings, photographs and records relating to programs of Friends Neighborhood Guild make up the “Scrapbooks” subseries. The images date from 1945 to 2000, with the bulk of the materials dating between the 1960s and 1990s.
“Affiliated Agencies,” the third series, consists of records relating to Philadelphia region social service organizations that either collaborated with Friends Neighborhood Guild, or contributed to its programs. Three subseries are included in this series: “Greater Philadelphia Federation of Settlements,” “Pennsylvania Abolition Society” and “Philadelphia Housing Authority.” The “Greater Philadelphia Federation of Settlements” subseries is arranged alphabetically and contains contracts, financial records, funding requests and other documents regarding the settlement organization. The records date from 1985 to 1997. “Pennsylvania Abolition Society,” the second subseries, contains primarily correspondence and scholarship information, and is arranged alphabetically. The third subseries, “Philadelphia Housing Authority,” holds records concerning the Ludlow area, the Richard Allen Homes housing project, and testimonies regarding public housing developments in Philadelphia. Arranged alphabetically, the records date from 1990 to 1996.
The fourth series, “Programs,” contains records of various programs administered by the Friends Neighborhood Guild or of which they were affiliated. Major programs represented include the Bedford Homes Workshop, Friends Rehabilitation Program, and the United Way, which was a direct financial sponsor for many of the projects and programs originating from Friends Neighborhood Guild. Records are arranged alphabetically and date from 1951 to 2004. However, the bulk of documents date from 1980 to the early 2000s.
The series “Audio/Visual materials,” consists primarily of public service announcements, and tapes regarding topics such as the Gingrich Plan of 1995, children and youth. The series is predominantly VHS tapes; however there are a few cassette tapes and some LP records.
Series 7, Website versions in Archive-It, contains preserved versions of the Friends Neighborhood Guild’s website. To access these sites, see the Temple University Special Collections Urban Archives Archive-It web page: https://www.archive-it.org/collections/4487.
Patron Information
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Temple University’s online library catalog: http://diamond.temple.edu/record=b5541482~S30
Research Access
Collection is open for research. Payroll records in Subseries 1.4, donor receipts in Subseries 1.5, personnel employee records in Subseries 1.7, certain retirement plan records in Subseries 1.1.0, and client take-in files in Series 6 are closed to researchers. Contact the Special Collections Research Center for more information.
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.
Technical Access
Original audiovisual materials, as well as preservation and duplicating masters, may not be played. Researchers must consult use copies, or if none exist must pay for a use copy. Certain digital files may also be inaccessible. Please contact the Special Collections Research Center for more information.
Accruals
Additions to this collection are expected. Websites are captured using Archive-It periodically, and the latest additions may not yet be included in this finding aid. For information on material–physical and digital, including captured websites–that may have been added since the last finding aid update, please contact the Special Collections Research Center.
Publication and Copyright Information
The Friends Neighborhood Guild Records are the physical property 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], Friends Neighborhood Guild Records, Accession 1008, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Related Material
Friends Neighborhood Guild Records, SCRC 19, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Donated by the Friends Neighborhood Guild in 2004.
Processing Information
Finding aid prepared by Megan Good, Forrest Wright, and Courtney Smerz, December 10, 2010. The creation of the electronic guide for this collection was made possible through generous funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources’ “Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives” Project.
This collection was minimally processed in 2009-2011, as part of an experimental project conducted under the auspices of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries to help eliminate processing backlog in Philadelphia repositories. A minimally processed collection is one processed at a less intensive rate than traditionally thought necessary to make a collection ready for use by researchers. When citing sources from this collection, researchers are advised to defer to folder titles provided in the finding aid rather than those provided on the physical folder.
Employing processing strategies outlined in Mark Greene's and Dennis Meissner's 2005 article, More Product, Less Process: Revamping Traditional Processing Approaches to Deal With Late 20th-Century Collections, the project team tested the limits of minimal processing on collections of all types and ages, in 23 Philadelphia area repositories. A primary goal of the project, the team processed at an average rate of 2-3 hours per linear foot of records, a fraction of the time ordinarily reserved for the arrangement and description of collections. Among other time saving strategies, the project team did not extensively review the content of the collections, replace acidic folders or complete any preservation work.
Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards in July 2015. Finding aid updated with captured website information in July 2016.
Index Terms
The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in Temple University’s electronic catalog:
Corporate Names:
Friends Neighborhood Guild
Friends’ Mission No. 1 (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Society of Friends
Subjects:
Community centers
Community development
Community organization
Housing – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia
Public housing
Social settlements
Urban renewal
Places:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Material Types:
Administrative records
Case files
Clippings
Correspondence
Financial records
Minutes
Photographs
Web sites
Inventory
Series 1: Administrative Records, 1903-2003, bulk 1960-2002
The first series of this collection, “Administrative Records,” which dates primarily from 1960 to 2002, is divided into eleven subseries: “Meeting Minutes,” “Correspondence,” “Agreements and proposals for services,” “Financial Records,” “Grants and other Funding,” “Memoranda,” “Personnel Records,” “Planning Studies,” “Publications,” “Retirement Plan Records” and “Subject Files.”
Subseries 1.1: Meeting Minutes, 1967-2002
The first subseries, “Meeting Minutes,” contains minutes and related records for meetings of the Board of Directors, numerous committees and special projects or programs. The files are arranged alphabetically by name of the committee or program, with Board of Directors’ meetings filed first. The Board minutes encompass the bulk of the subseries, which spans from 1967 to 2002.
1 2 Board of Directors' meeting agenda 1967
1 3 Board of Directors' meeting minutes 1986-1989
1 4 Board of Directors' agenda, meeting minutes and staff reports 1990
1 5 Board of Directors' agenda, meeting minutes and staff reports November 10, 1993, June 12, 1996
1 6 Board of Directors' agenda, meeting minutes and staff reports 1996
1 7 Board of Directors' agenda, meeting minutes and staff reports 1997-1998
1 8 Board of Directors' meeting minutes 1997, 2001
1 9 Board of Directors' meeting minutes and memoranda regarding amendment to by-laws January 8, 1997
1 10 Board of Directors' meeting minutes May 15, 2002
1 11 Board of Directors' absence forms undated
1 12 Executive Committee agenda October 16, 1996
1 13 Finance Committee meeting minutes and memoranda 1996-1997
1 14 Management team meeting and memoranda 1998-2000
1 15 Neighborhood Advisory Subcommittee agenda July 23, 1977
1 16 Penn Town meeting notes, 2000.
1 17 Personnel Committee meeting material 1973
1 18 Planning Committee minutes 1980-1997
1 19 Program Planning Committee minutes and memoranda 1993
1 20 Program Planning Committee minutes and memoranda 1993
1 21 Program Planning Committee minutes, guidelines and description of goals 1994-1995
1 22 Resource Development Committee minutes September 17, 1992
Subseries 1.2: Correspondence 1989-2002
The second subseries, “Correspondence,” contains incoming and outgoing correspondence of Friends Neighborhood Guild from 1989 to 2002. First, researchers will find a few files containing general correspondence. Next, there is one file of correspondence belonging to Philip Fazah, an employee of the Guild. Following that, are files of correspondence regarding specific topics, such as the annual appeal, the Board of Directors, the Richard Allen Council, and the United Way. The correspondence also includes some examples of bulk mailing letters sent by Friends Neighborhood Guild on a variety of topics from 1991 to 1997.
1 23 General correspondence 1991
1 24 General correspondence 1991
1 25 General correspondence and memoranda March-November 1994
1 26 General correspondence, facsimiles and memoranda 1995-1996
1 27 General correspondence from Friends Neighborhood Guild 1990
1 28 Correspondence of Philip Fazah 1991-1997
1 29 Correspondence regarding 35th Anniversary of the Puerto Rican Week Festival 1997 July 15
1 30 Correspondence regarding Annual Appeal September 24, 1992
1 31 Correspondence regarding board member nominations and reviews 1991-1992
1 32 Correspondence regarding board member resignations April 9, March 15, 1992
2 1 Correspondence regarding board operations April, August 1993
2 2 Correspondence regarding contributions 1991-1992, June 1997
2 3 Correspondence regarding contributions 1991-1992, June 1997
2 4 Correspondence regarding contributions of Annual Community Festival 1992, 1995-1996
2 5 Correspondence regarding contributions, thank-yous 1990-1997
2 6 Correspondence regarding contributions, thank-yous 1990-1997
2 7 Correspondence regarding contributions, thank-yous 1990-1997
2 8 Correspondence regarding contributions, thank-yous 1990-1997
2 9 Correspondence regarding contributions, thank-yous 1990-1997
2 10 Correspondence regarding contributions, thank-yous 1990-1997
2 11 Correspondence regarding Councilman Clarke for Bill no. 020284 June 5, 2002
2 12 Correspondence regarding donations 1996-1997
2 13 Correspondence regarding donations 1996-1997
2 14 Correspondence regarding donations 1996-1997
2 15 Correspondence regarding the Grandom Institute, thank-yous 1993, 1994, 1996
2 16 Correspondence regarding job openings 1994
2 17 Correspondence regarding Richard Allen resident council proposals and planning 1992
2 18 Correspondence regarding United Way donations July 1997
2 19 Correspondence regarding United Way donor option, thank-yous 1996
2 20 Donor request form mailing 1989
2 21 Letters of concern from Felecia Coward (Executive Director) 1998
2 22 Mailing list, computer print-out October 1989
2 23 Membership mailing donation form letters and check copies of member contributions 1989
Subseries 1.3: Agreements and Proposals for Services, 1990-1996
The third subseries, “Agreements and proposals,” contains agreements and proposals related to the contracting of Friends Neighborhood Guild services. There are proposals for grants and program development. The subseries is arranged alphabetically by record type and dates from from 1990 to 1996. The fourth subseries, “Financial Records,” documents Friends Neighborhood Guild’s financial activity from 1933 to 2003. The subseries is arranged alphabetically by record type, with budget, journal, and payroll records from 1987 to 1996 representing the bulk of material. There are also year-end financial statements from 1980 to 2001, filed under the headings Audit report and/or Financial statements.
2 24 Agreement and proposal between Energy Coordinating Agency and Friends Neighborhood Guild 1995-1996
2 25 Agreement between City of Philadelphia Office of Emergency Shelter and Services and Friends Neighborhood Guild June 20, 1996
2 26 Agreement between Karen Smith and Friends Neighborhood Guild December 22, 1995
2 27 Agreement for the Philadelphia Target Cities Treatment Improvement Project November 8, 1995
2 28 Formal complaint and petition to intervene in the investigation into electric power competition, Docket no. 1-00940032 October 26, 1995
2 29 Grant approval for Leadership Development and Training Program December 11, 1992
2 30 Proposals for After-School Enrichment program to the Mayor's Office of Community Services January 1993
2 31 Proposal for employment and training pilot program to the Mayor's Office of Community Services February 9, 1990
2 32 Proposal for Housing Counseling Program to City of Philadelphia Office of Housing and Community Development 1992, 1995
2 33 Proposal for Leadership Development and Training Program 1992 September 4
2 34 Proposal for Leadership Development and Training Project and final grant reports 1990-1991
2 35 Proposal for Summer Camp Project for Children to the William Penn Foundation February 1991
2 36 Proposal for Youth and Family Achievement Project to the Pew Charitable Trusts September 1995
2 37 Proposal for Youth Empowerment and Prevention Project to the Pew Charitable Trusts undated
2 38 Proposal request support for Neighborhood Empowerment Initiative 1994 December 12
Subseries 1.4: Financial Records, 1933-2003
3 1 Auditor's Report and financial statements of Friends Neighborhood Guild and Friends Guild Housing, Inc. 2001
3 2 Bank accounts/investments, escrow account and bank statements 1981
3 3 Bank statements/investments, interest statements and various funds 1978-1980
3 4 Bank statements/investment capital and investment certificate 1982
3 5 Budgets and quarterly/monthly reports submitted to the Community Chest 1933-1944
3 6 Budgets and quarterly/monthly reports submitted to the Community Chest 1933-1944
3 7 Budgets and quarterly/monthly reports submitted to the Community Chest 1933-1944
3 8 Budgets and quarterly/monthly reports submitted to the Community Chest 1944-1956
3 9 Budgets and quarterly/monthly reports submitted to the Community Chest 1944-1956
3 10 Budgets and quarterly/monthly reports submitted to the Community Chest 1944-1956
3 11 Budgets (revised) 1983-1984
3 12 Budgets (revised) 1983-1984
3 13 Budget 1989-1990
3 14 Budget and United Fund material 1992-1993
3 15 Budget 1995-1996
3 16 Check receipt books 1980s
3 17 Financial statements for Friends Neighborhood Guild and Friends Guild Housing, Inc. 1980-1999
3 18 Financial statements for Friends Neighborhood Guild and Friends Guild Housing, Inc. 1980-1999
3 19 Financial statements for Friends Neighborhood Guild and Friends Guild Housing, Inc. 1980-1999
3 20 Financial statements for Friends Neighborhood Guild and Friends Guild Housing, Inc. 1980-1999
3 21 Financial statements for Friends Neighborhood Guild and Friends Guild Housing, Inc. 1980-1999
3 22 Financial journal 1984-1985
4 1 Financial journal 1985-1986
4 2 Ludlow Social Services Center budget material 1977-1982
4 3 Management advisory letter financial report 1996-1997
4 4 Management advisory letter financial report 1996-1997
4 5 Neighborhood Services Review Committee budget proposal 1983
4 6 Payroll, Labor distribution (RESTRICTED) 1995-1996
4 7 Payroll, Labor distribution (RESTRICTED) 1995-1996
4 8 Payroll, Labor distribution (RESTRICTED) 1995-1996
4 9 Payroll records (RESTRICTED) 1987
4 10 Payroll records (RESTRICTED) 1991-1992
4 11 Proposed budget for fiscal year 2003-2004, 2003
4 12 Personal Report for the Professional Secretary 1987-1988
19-20 Receipts for donations (index card files) 1957-1977, 1984-1985 [Oversized]
4 13 Security deposit and trust April 1980
4 14 Securities 1981
4 15 Tax coupon book 1989-1991
Subseries 1.5: Grants and Other Funding, 1987-2000
The fifth subseries, “Grants and other funding,” houses records related to obtaining funding from major grant agencies such as Pew Charitable Trusts, Hunt Manufacturing Company and the Philadelphia Mayor’s Office, as well as more grassroots donor appeal campaigns. The files are arranged alphabetically by either the title of the funded project or the funding agency, with other files mixed in that are filed by document type. Major programs represented include “From Soup to Nuts,” a nutrition program, the Leadership Development and Training program, and the Summer Arts Enrichment Program.
4 16 After-School Enrichment Program application and application kit to the Support Community Outreach Project (SCOP) of City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services 1995
4 17 After-School Enrichment Program proposal September 13, 1993
4 18 Contract awards 1991-1993
4 19 Contribution receipts 1996-1997
4 20-21 Donor receipts (RESTRICTED) 1987
4 20-21 Donor receipts (RESTRICTED) 1987
4 22 Donor receipt for New Garden monthly meeting of Friends (RESTRICTED) 2000.
4 23 "From Soup to Nuts" Community-wide Health and Nutrition Program 1993 June.
4 24 Hunt Manufacturing Company Foundation guidelines for applications, after 1982.
4 25 Leadership Development and Training Program proposal and press release 1990.
4 26 Leadership Development and Training Program proposal narratives 1994
4 27 Leadership Development and Training Program proposal narratives 1994
4 28 Mayor's Office of Community Services request for proposals 1989 December.
4 29 Neighborhood Assistance and Community Organizing component of Neighborhood Empowerment Initiative July 29, 1994
4 30 The Neighborhood Energy Center, undated.
4 31 The Pew Charitable Trusts recent grants September 1996
4 32 Philanthropic organizations list undated.
4 33 Program to Serve Vulnerable Adults proposal to the Pew Charitable Trusts June –July 1994
5 1 Randolph Street Housing Project ribbon cutting ceremony February 16, 1990
5 2 Richard Allens Homes Project proposal request, grant approval and second-year report 1987-1990
5 3 Summer Arts Enrichment Program "We Are the Wild" proposal February 1995
5 4 Summer Camp Enrichment Program proposal, agreement, guidelines and final report 1994-1996
5 5 Water Conservation Treatment Program contract 1993-1995
5 6 Youth and Families Achievement Project proposal to the Pew Charitable Trusts September 25, 1995
Subseries 1.6: Memoranda, 1985-1997
The sixth subseries, “Memoranda,” contains memoranda put out or received by the Board of Directors and various offices and committees from 1985 to 1997. The memoranda are arranged by subject and/or recipient. Memoranda to the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Financing Committee, Housing Committee, Nominating Committee, Program Committee and Resource and Development Committee are all included in this subseries. “Personnel records,” the seventh subseries dates from 1971 to 1999. Researchers will find lists of Board members and a file related to a Board retreat in 1996. In addition, there are employee contracts and descriptions of positions. There are also a series of blank human resources forms. There are personnel files for individual employees, which are restricted and filed at the end of the subseries. It is arranged alphabetically by document type.
5 7 Memoranda regarding Agreement for Securing Children in their Own Homes between Greater Philadelphia Federation of Settlement and Friends Neighborhood Guild 1985
5 8 Memoranda regarding changes to employee benefits and vouchers 1996-1997
5 9 Memoranda regarding filing from Felecia Coward April 1, 1997
5 10 Memoranda regarding Office of Housing and Community Development October 15, 1991
5 11 Memoranda to Board of Directors December 7, 1992, March 19, 1993
5 12 Memoranda to Board of Directors regarding proposal for Self-Help Housing Project 1947
5 13 Memoranda to Executive Committee April 17, 1991, November, and May 20, 1992
5 14 Memoranda to Finance Committee July 3, November 22, 1991
5 15 Memoranda to Housing Committee March 12, 1992
5 16 Memoranda to Nominating Committee October 1, 1992
5 17 Memoranda to Program Committee October 25, 1991
5 18 Memoranda to Resource and Development Committee August 26-October 11, 1991
Subseries 1.7: Personnel Records, 1971-1999
5 19 Board of Directors list January 1992 - March 1995
5 20 Board of Directors retreat 1996
5 21 Employee compensation drafts 1983-1984
5 22 Employee contracts 1982-1985
5 23 Employee contracts 1982-1985
5 24 Fax referral for community organizer position October 1996
5 25 Forms, board members undated
5 26 Forms, criminal background check requests undated
5 27 Forms, employee absence undated
5 28 Forms, employee disclosure statement undated
5 29 Forms, employee warning undated
5 30 Forms, monthly expenses undated
5 31 Forms, performance evaluation undated
5 32 Forms, personnel profile undated
5 33 Forms, reference undated
5 34 Forms, salary advance undated
5 35 Insurance binder, 2003
5 36 Legal claimant testimony of Edith Governatore vs. Friends Neighborhood Guild March 11, 1994, June 21, 1994
5 37 Operations manual for staff 1971
5 38 Projected pay periods 1975-1976
5 39 Staff sign-in sheets 1988-1992
5 40 Staff sign-in sheets 1988-1992
5 41 Staff sign-in sheets 1988-1992
6 1-5 Staff sign-in sheets 1992-1993, 1996-1999
6 6 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 7 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 8 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 9 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 10 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 11 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 12 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 13 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 14 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 15 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 16 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 17 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 18 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 19 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 20 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 21 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 22 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 23 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 24 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 25 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 26 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 27 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
6 28 Personnel employee files (RESTRICTED) undated
Subseries 1.8: Long-Range and Other Strategic Planning Studies, 1961-1994
The eighth subseries, “Long-range and other strategic planning studies,” contains records related to long-term planning of the Friends Neighborhood Guild. The studies, among other things, analyze the need for and success of Guild services and programs. There is data related to the surrounding neighborhood, long-range planning, and the Friends Neighborhood Guild’s “Three-year plan” from 1986. It is arranged by the subject of each study, and spans from 1961 to 1994.
The ninth subseries, “Publications,” contains published material produced by Friends Neighborhood Guild. It is arranged alphabetically by type or name of publication, and includes Annual Reports, and issues of the “Friends Neighborhood Guild Reporter,” and“The Neighbor.” The subseries also contains a booklet on the history of Friends Neighborhood Guild from 1903.
The tenth subseries, “Retirement Plan Records,” contains documents related to Friends Neighborhood Guild’s employee retirement plans from 1946 to 1991. There are a few files related to one of the Guild’s earliest pension plans, followed by a group of correspondence and related records pertaining to a later plan offered by National Health and Welfare. Following these files are alphabetically arranged subject files pertaining to a later plan offered by Mutual of America. The subseries also contains records related to payroll from 1990. The eleventh subseries, “Subject Files,” contains records of numerous Guild activities and organizations with which Friends Neighborhood Guild was involved. The subseries is arranged alphabetically, and includes material on Friends Neighborhood Guild’s Annual Day celebration, Freedom School, and youth services. Of note are files documenting protests of the placement of a new drug rehabilitation center in the neighborhood in 1990, maps of the surrounding area, and Wister School Committee information. The subseries spans from 1952 to 2003. Researchers are advised to peruse the folder list for additional details.
6 29 Agency self-study report and materials 1977-1982
6 30 Agency self-study report and materials 1977-1982
6 31 Data gathering of neighborhood 1990-1994
6 32 Data gathering material from Grant Thornton undated
6 33 Data gathering material from Grant Thornton undated
6 34 Five-year review: A Study of the Agencies Work in Consideration of Needs and Priorities of the Future 1961-1966
6 35 Long-range plan, draft 1981
6 36 Long-range planning of staff and board 1992
6 37 Long-range Planning Task Force 1991-1994
6 38 Management review 1986
6 39 Three-year plan 1994-1997
Subseries 1.9: Publications, 1903-2002
6 40 Annual reports, published 1981-1984
6 41 Annual reports, published 1988-1994
6 42 Annual report, published and related material 1985-1986
6 43 Annual report, published and preparation materials 1988-1989
6 44 Booklet on the history of Friends Neighborhood Guild 1903
6 45 "Citizen's Participation: A Private Agency's Response" 1970
7 1 "Everyone is Deserving: A Toolkit on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) reauthorization and welfare reform" September 30, 2002
24 Friends Neighborhood Guild Daily News Reporter, printer's plate March 1, 1955 [Oversized].
7 2 Friends Neighborhood Guild Reporter November 1998
7 3 Newsletter, with photographs 1990.
7 4 "The Neighbor" newsletter issues and related material 1973-1974
7 5 "The Neighbor" newsletter issues 1974-1976
Subseries 1.10: Retirement Plan Records, 1946-1991
7 6 Early retirement plan records 1946-1959
7 7 Early retirement plan records 1946-1959
7 8 Early retirement plan records 1946-1959
7 9 Early retirement plan records 1946-1959
7 10 General correspondence and other records 1958-1969
7 11 General correspondence and other records 1958-1969
17 1 General correspondence and other records (RESTRICTED)(Mold) 1968-1969. [Oversized]
17 2 General correspondence and other records (RESTRICTED)(Mold) 1968-1969. [Oversized]
17 3 General correspondence and other records (RESTRICTED)(Mold) 1968-1969. [Oversized]
7 12 General correspondence from National Health & Welfare Retirement Association 1966
7 13 General correspondence and other records, including individuals' retirement fund statements (RESTRICTED) 1978-1981
7 14 General correspondence 1981
7 15 General correspondence, reports and other records 1983-1990
7 16 "A Retirement Plan Study for Friends Neighborhood Guild" 1989
7 17 Actuarial report 1989
7 18 Birth certificates and forms of identification (photocopies) undated
7 19 Board of Directors resolution for pension plan January 9, 1991
7 20 Contract with National Health & Welfare Retirement Association 1975
7 21 Contract for Tax Deferred Annuity Plan 1984/1985
7 22 Employer's Handbook 1970
7 23 Friends Guild Rehabilitation Program, Inc. employee list (RESTRICTED) 1984
7 24 General information 1984-1989
7 25 General information about program undated
7 26 Group life insurance 1989
7 27 Insurance certificate 1976
7 28 List of employees credited service 1989
7 29 Payment options and forms (blank) 1985
7 30 Plan Administrator's Guide to ERISA 1980
7 31 Premium and long-term disability 1975
7 32 Reports, monthly statements (not for individuals) 1969-1970
7 33 Reports, quarterly and tax deferred annuity plan 1986-1987
7 34 Reports, quarterly 1988-1989
7 35 Reports, pension fund 1988
7 36 Reports, gross wage and tax balancing 1990
7 37 Reports, payroll processing 1990
7 38 Reports, return resolution 1990
7 39 Reports, tax jurisdiction totals 1990
7 40 Tax Deferred Annuity Plan 1989
7 41 Retirement fund statements for individual employees and other records (RESTRICTED) circa 1965-1977, 1983-1986
7 42 Retirement fund statements for individual employees and other records (RESTRICTED) circa 1965-1977, 1983-1986
7 43 Retirement fund statements for individual employees and other records (RESTRICTED) circa 1965-1977, 1983-1986
7 44 Retirement fund statements for individual employees and other records (RESTRICTED) circa 1965-1977, 1983-1986
7 45 Retirement fund statements for individual employees and other records (RESTRICTED) circa 1965-1977, 1983-1986
7 46 Retirement fund statements for individual employees and other records (RESTRICTED) circa 1965-1977, 1983-1986
Subseries 1.11: Subject Files, 1952-2003
8 1 Adult education schedule 2000
8 2 Advisory Committee report, with contributions from Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce 1992
8 3 After-school standards material 1999-2000
8 4 Annual Community Day planning materials, financial statements and report 1991.
8 5 Annual Day Festival materials 1996-1997
8 6 Annual Day Festival posters 1981, 1982
8 7 Application to support community outreach project 1996
8 8 Appraisal of Southeast corner of 4th and Greene Streets, and 534 North 4th Street 1957.
8 9 Articles of incorporation 1988
8 10 Award ceremony and dinner dance 1994
8 11 Brochures, flyers and ephemera 1996
8 12 Cambridge and Harrison Plaza administrative material 1992-1993
8 13 Citizen's Collaborative to Reform Public Housing Task Force final report 1990, 1993
8 14 Civic engagement material 1997-1998
8 15 Community Awards Ceremony and Dinner Dance program and invitation 1994
8 16 Contracts with clients (blank) undated.
8 17 Drug rehabilitation center protest notices 1990
8 18 Eastern North Philadelphia Housing Consortium 1992
8 19 Eighth and Brown Housing Corporation employee and loan material 1952
8 20 Estate of Robert J. Wright 1959
8 21 The Family Center at Ludlow School, A Community Development Plan for the Ludlow Neighborhood of North Philadelphia, presented to Friends Neighborhood Guild December 6, 1993
8 22 Fiduciary Corporation of Philadelphia yearly Meeting of Friends 1987-1989, 1993
8 23 Freedom School of Friends Neighborhood Guild closing program 2002
8 24 Freedom School of Friends Neighborhood Guild informational packet with brochures, after 1989
8 25 Friends Neighborhood Guild library creation 2001
8 26 Friends Self-Help Housing informational pamphlets 1967
8 27 General announcements 1996
8 28 Goals for youth services 1973.
8 29 Greater Philadelphia Federation of Settlements Award presented to Friends Neighborhood Guild for staff development 1994
8 30 Group activity schedule forms undated.
8 31 "Guidelines for Working With Hispanics" by Catalina Herrerias undated.
8 32 Guild House West articles and by-laws 1985, 1987
8 33 Home Ownership for People Everywhere (HOPE) from United States Department of Housing and Urban Development material 1994-1996
8 34 Housing Authority of Delaware Valley annual meeting material 1988
8 35 Housing Committee activities in Poplar area, draft 1956
8 36 Informational guides on housekeeping and community services 1962
8 37 Information pamphlets regarding Friends Neighborhood Guild 1989-2003
8 38 Kwanzaa celebration pamphlet undated
8 39 The Latin Swing Band entertainment information and photograph undated
8 40 Ludlow Social Services Center retreat itinerary 1996
8 41 Map of East Poplar neighborhood undated
8 42 Maps of Friends Neighborhood Guild area undated
8 43 Membership statistical charts undated
8 44 Mission statement, draft 2003
8 45 Neighborhood Transformation Initiative bill hearing material 2002
8 46 Newsletters submission forms undated
8 47 Non-profit board report November 1995
8 48 North Philadelphia service needs assessment and maps 1993-1994
8 49 Officer selection cords 1997
8 50 Pennsylvania Abolition Society scholarship 1956
8 51 The Pennsylvania Prison Society 1994
8 52 Permission slips undated
8 53 "People in Partnership II" feasibility study 1978
8 54 The Philadelphia Foundation 1995, 1997
8 55 Philadelphia Self-Help Housing Project oral history interview of Polly Cannon, number 305 February 19, 1991
8 56 Philadelphia yearly Meeting of Friends Fiduciary Corporation 1997
8 57 Plans for Friends Neighborhood Guild Centennial celebration 1978
8 58 Program list 1994
8 59 Public relations materials and information undated
8 60 Questionnaires for Friends Neighborhood Guild 1996
8 61 Racism in Friends Neighborhood Guild discussion 2003
8 62 Rental applications and lease forms undated
8 63 Resource and Development Committee fundraising strategies 1991-1992
8 64 Russell F. Floyd consultant material 1994-1995
8 65 Security Online security system 1995
8 66 Strategic considerations for social change undated
8 67 Temple University School of Social Administration field placement agreement 1996
8 68 The Organization of Positive Youth (TOPY) undated
8 69 Vehicle use requests 1990
8 70 Wister community meetings material 1994
8 71 Wister School Committee concept development 1994
8 72 Wister School Committee site control 1994
8 73 Youth services and opportunity descriptions 1988-2000
8 74 Youth services and related materials 1997-2000
8 75 Miscellaneous unidentified documents 1994, undated
Series 2: Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1945-2000
The second series, “Photographs and Scrapbooks,” contains photographs, negatives, color slides and scrapbooks that document the activities, programs and company environment of Friends Neighborhood Guild. The series is divided into two subseries: “Photographs” and “Scrapbooks.” The “Photographs” subseries is grouped by type of visual image, of which there are three: snapshots, portraits and color slides. Snapshots offer candid photographs of activities and programs, while portraits are posed photographs of Friends Neighborhood Guild staff, participants in events and activities, and influential people related to the organization. Similarly, color slides also depict events in the life of the organization. The groups of images are each arranged in loose alphabetical order by event name, personal name and /or subject. Newspaper clippings, photographs and records relating to programs of Friends Neighborhood Guild make up the “Scrapbooks” subseries. The images date from 1945 to 2000, with the bulk of the materials dating between the 1960s and 1990s.
Subseries 2.1: Snapshots, 1945-2000
9 1 100th Anniversary celebration (negatives) 1980
9 2 Annual Community Day/Fair/Festival 1978, 1980, 1997, undated
9 3 Annual Community Day/Fair/Festival 1978, 1980, 1997, undated
9 4 Annual Community Day/Fair/Festival 1978, 1980, 1997, undated
9 5 Annual Community Day/Fair/Festival 1978, 1980, 1997, undated
18 1 Arts and crafts undated. [Oversized]
9 6 Ballet dance class undated
9 7 Board retreat 1996-1997
9 8 Boys athletic teams, especially basketball 1945, undated
18 2 Children playing undated. [Oversized]
9 9 Christmas party undated
9 10 Claire McCarthy dinner undated
18 3 Classroom settings undated. [Oversized]
9 11 Community entertainment, possibly for Annual Community Day (negatives) undated
9 12 Community workshop 1984
9 13 Conference for the Hispanic Woman workshop November 1981
9 14 Dedication of Guild House West (negatives) April 1982
9 15 Dental clinic undated
9 16 Franklin House (negatives) undated
9 17 Freedom School undated
9 18 Friend's Co-op: Before and After (oversize negative) undated
9 19 Friends Neighborhood Guild main building 1984
9 20 Guild House, during and after construction 1966, undated
9 21 Guild House East and West sewing and exercise classes 1984
9 22 Guild House West exterior undated
9 23 Jimenez, Nazario receiving check for Hispanic Scholarship Foundation 1966
9 24 Leadership Development and Training Program undated
9 25 Ludlow Service Center activities, women's support group and intake 1984
9 26 Painting class undated
9 27 Painting mural 1998 or after
9 28 Philadelphia 2000
9 29 Playground activities undated
9 30 Prevention Program for Teens activities undated
9 31 Protest demonstration undated
9 32 Senior citizen transportation and grocery shopping services 1980
9 33 Social event held at German Society of Philadelphia undated
9 34 Summer Career Exploration Program undated
9 35 Summer Day Care, Summer Day Camp at Friends Select School and unidentified man undated
9 36 Voter education and talent show 1983, 1984
9 37 Well Baby Clinic 1955
9 38 Miscellaneous unidentified photographs undated
9 39 Unidentified image of men working on dilapidated house undated
9 40 Unidentified people 1970s
18 4 Unidentified photographs undated
18 Unidentified subjects undated. [Oversized]
9 41 Unidentified social event (negatives) undated
9 42 Unidentified subjects (negatives) undated
Subseries 2.2: Portraits, 1950-1984
9 43 Francis Bosworth undated
9 44 Boy Scouts undated
9 45 Children dressed up for Halloween 1984
9 46 City of Philadelphia City Council citation award and staff with certificates undated
16 Framed portrait of Anna Walker Ely undated. [Oversized]
9 48 Anna Meno, posed in her apartment on Buttonwood Street 1961
Subseries 2.3: Color Slides, 1980 and undated
9 49 Annual Day 1980
9 50 Unidentified subjects undated
9 51 Unidentified woman and couple undated
9 52 Unidentified various slides undated
Subseries 2.4: Scrapbooks, 1950-1961
21 Scrapbooks 1950-1951 [Oversized]
16 Scrapbooks 1954-1955 [Oversized]
22 Scrapbooks 1960-1961 [Oversized]
Series 3: Affiliated Agencies, 1985-1997
“Affiliated Agencies,” the third series, consists of records relating to Philadelphia region social service organizations that either collaborated with Friends Neighborhood Guild, or contributed to its programs. Three subseries are included in this series: “Greater Philadelphia Federation of Settlements,” “Pennsylvania Abolition Society” and “Philadelphia Housing Authority.” The “Greater Philadelphia Federation of Settlements” subseries is arranged alphabetically and contains contracts, financial records, funding requests and other documents regarding the settlement organization. The records date from 1985 to 1997. “Pennsylvania Abolition Society,” the second subseries, contains primarily correspondence and scholarship information, and is arranged alphabetically. The third subseries, “Philadelphia Housing Authority,” holds records concerning the Ludlow area, the Richard Allen Homes housing project, and testimonies regarding public housing developments in Philadelphia. Arranged alphabetically, the records date from 1990 to 1996.
Subseries 3.1: Greater Philadelphia Federation of Settlements, 1985-1997
9 53 "A Short History of the Greater Philadelphia Federation of Settlements" 1985
9 54 Contracts 1993
9 55 Contract agreements 1994
9 56 Department of Human Services contract review 1996
9 57 Directory of Settlement Houses 1993
9 58 Financial information for audit 199
9 59 Funding report from Fairmount Capital Advisors 1997.
9 60 Funding request from the William Penn Foundation 1996
9 61 History and description of the Greater Philadelphia Federation of Settlements 1985-1995
9 62 Meeting minutes and other affiliated records 1996
9 63 Membership agreement with the United Way 1990
9 64 Organizational project with the William Penn Foundation 1996
9 65 PAC Leadership Team meeting, includes proposal for Mayors Children and Families Cabinet 1996
9 66 Political education group 1996
9 67 Request for funding of the United Way 1994
9 68 Scholarship application forms undated
10 1 Service offerings 1995-1996
10 2 Survey of member agencies' Executive Directors and Board Presidents 1993
10 3 Miscellaneous 1996
Subseries 3.2: Pennsylvania Abolition Society, 1955-1967
10 4 Correspondence and financial reports 1955-1967
10 5 Correspondence, minutes, and other records 1963-1967
10 6 Correspondence regarding scholarship for Earl Wilson 1958-1966
10 7 Scholarship applications 1957-1961
10 8 Scholarship Committee 1955-1967
10 9 Scholarship Committee, Laing High School in South Carolina 1956-1966
Subseries 3.3: Philadelphia Housing Authority, 1990-1996
10 10 Comprehensive grant program, submission for funding 1993
10 11 Demolition of eight high-rise buildings information 1992.
10 12 Information on Philadelphia Housing Authority services 1991-1992
10 13 Lease agreement forms 1991-1992
10 14 Ludlow area meeting minutes 1991
10 15 Ludlow scattered site plans and proposals 1991-1993
10 16 Mailing from Elton Jolly (Special Master) on goals of new leadership 1992
10 17 Objectives for after-school projects 1991
10 18 Press newspaper clippings 1991-1992
10 19 Randolph Street 1996
10 20 Regular meeting agenda and operations figures September 25, 1991
10 21 Repairs steps and guidelines 1990
10 22 Richard Allen Homes audit report for Tenant Council 1991
10 23 Richard Allen Homes Resident Council correspondence regarding tenant service funds 1991
10 24 Richard Allen Homes project for health screenings 1991
10 25 Richard Allen replacement housing plan 1992
10 26 Testimony for the National Commission on Severely Distressed Public Housing October 21, 1991
10 27 Testimony on the state of public housing in Philadelphia, by Nellie Reynolds 1991
10 28 Testimony of State Representative C. Thomas regarding Philadelphia Housing Authority 1993
10 29 Violations of tenants' rights notices issued for 515 West Girard Avenue 1991
Series 4: Programs, 1951-2004
The fourth series, “Programs,” contains records of various programs administered by the Friends Neighborhood Guild or of which they were affiliated. Major programs represented include the Bedford Homes Workshop, Friends Rehabilitation Program, and the United Way, which was a direct financial sponsor for many of the projects and programs originating from Friends Neighborhood Guild. Records are arranged alphabetically and date from 1951 to 2004. However, the bulk of documents date from 1980 to the early 2000s.
11 1 Bedford Home Workshop minutes, correspondence, notes and other records 1951-1971
11 2 Bedford Home Workshop minutes, correspondence, notes and other records 1951-1971
11 3 Bedford Home Workshop minutes and other records related to management 1953-1956
11 4 Bedford Home Workshop receipts and invoices 1968-1970
11 5 Bedford Street Mission financial records and savings accounts circa 1972-1982
11 6 Delinquency program report 1999
11 7 Leadership development program material 1991, 1993, undated
11 8 Leadership development program material 1991, 1993, undated
11 9 Project REACH memoranda 1999
11 10 Summer Camp Enrichment Program grant approval 2001
11 11 Welfare to Work survey 2000
11 12 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Board resolution request October 16, 2002, January 14-January 21, 2004
11 13 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Budget and modified comparative income statement 2003-2004
11 14 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Commitments and loans requiring board approval undated
11 15 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Correspondence, general (email) 2002
11 16 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Correspondence regarding 4200 Mitchell Street HUD firm commitment June 2001
11 17 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Correspondence regarding board meetings December 6, 2001, March 1, July 30, August 19, 2002, August-September 2003
11 18 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Correspondence regarding Executive Director resignation (email) September-October 2002
11 19 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Correspondence regarding Friends Rehabilitation Program board members (email) August 2, November 3, December 2, 2002 January 27, 2003
11 20 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Correspondence regarding PresbyHomes and Pensdale Construction April 2004
11 21 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Correspondence regarding proposed by-laws and Paramount Realty Advisors July 28, 2003, March 14, 2004
11 22 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Goals and objectives undated
11 23 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Memoranda to board members November 2000, June, August 2001, June 2002, February 2003
11 24 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Memoranda to Social Service Committee June, September, November 2001, June 2002
11 25 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Minutes, Board of Directors annual meeting June 23, 1999
11 26 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Minutes, Board of Directors monthly meeting June, August, September, 1999
11 27 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Minutes, Board of Directors monthly meeting, September 2000
11 28 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Minutes, Board of Directors monthly meeting January, March-June, September 2001
11 29 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Minutes, Board of Directors monthly meeting January, June, December 2002
11 30 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Minutes, Board of Directors monthly meeting February, April, June, September, November, December 2003
11 31 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Minutes, Board of Directors monthly meeting January 2004
11 32 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Minutes, Executive Director Search Committee January 14, 2002, January 9, January 22, 2003
11 33 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Minutes, Executive Committee meeting February 13, 2003
11 34 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Minutes, North Philadelphia Health System Community Advisory Council September 16, 2003
11 35 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Minutes, Property Committee meeting October-December, 2001
11 36 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Minutes, Social Service Committee meeting October 24, 2001, 2002-2003
11 37 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Proposal between Friends Rehabilitation Program and Community Ventures for Marshall Street Site 1999
11 38 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Report, Board of Directors from James Wilcox July, November 2001, February, March 2002
11 39 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Reports, Development Department, Finance Department and Property Management January 2004
11 40 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Report, Executive Directors July 2003
11 41 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Report, Monthly property July 2001
11 42 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Report, Summary of Operations 2001-2002
11 43 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Resume of Jim Miller after 2001
11 44 Friends Rehabilitation Program: Tenant Selection Plan undated
12 1 United Way: Allocations report 1991-1992
12 2 United Way: Budget and Friends Neighborhood Guild request for funds 1988-1993, 1995
12 3 United Way: Budget and Friends Neighborhood Guild request for funds 1988-1993, 1995
12 4 United Way: Budget and Friends Neighborhood Guild request for funds 1988-1993, 1995
12 5 United Way: Budget and Friends Neighborhood Guild request for funds 1988-1993, 1995
12 6 United Way: Budget and Friends Neighborhood Guild request for funds 1988-1993, 1995
12 7 United Way: Budget submissions 1994-1996
12 8 United Way: Budget submissions 1994-1996
12 9 United Way: Budget submissions 1994-1996
12 10 United Way: Campaign minutes 1996
12 11 United Way: Correspondence, general 1992, 1995-1996
12 12 United Way: Fiscal report 1996-1997
12 13 United Way: Fiscal report 1996-1997
12 14 United Way: Funding materials 1983-1985
12 15 United Way: Funding materials 1983-1985
12 16 United Way: Fundraising packet 1987
12 17 United Way: Membership agreement 1992
12 18 United Way: Receipts, notes and other financial related papers 1986-1989
12 19 United Way: Report, year-end 1994, 1995
12 20 United Way: Report forms, year-end fiscal 1996-1997
12 21 United Way: Requests for funding 1986, 1988-1992, 1994, 1996
12 22 United Way: Requests for funding 1986, 1988-1992, 1994, 1996
12 23 United Way: Requests for funding 1986, 1988-1992, 1994, 1996
12 24 United Way: Requests for funding 1986, 1988-1992, 1994, 1996
12 25 United Way: Requests for funding 1986, 1988-1992, 1994, 1996
12 26 United Way: Requests for funding 1986, 1988-1992, 1994, 1996
12 27 United Way: Requests for funding 1986, 1988-1992, 1994, 1996
12 28 United Way: Requests for funding 1986, 1988-1992, 1994, 1996
12 29 United Way: Requests for funding 1986, 1988-1992, 1994, 1996
12 30 United Way: Requests for funding 1986, 1988-1992, 1994, 1996
12 31 United Way: Request for funding and review of membership agreement 1996
12 32 United Way: Strategic planning suggestions undated
12 33 United Way: Miscellaneous documents 1997
Series 5: Audio/Visual Materials, 1995-1998 and undated
The series “Audio/Visual materials,” consists primarily of public service announcements, and tapes regarding topics such as the Gingrich Plan of 1995, children and youth. The series is predominantly VHS tapes; however there are a few cassette tapes and some LP records.
13 VHS tape: National Briefing on the Gringrich Plan, Session I: The Gringrich Plan 1995
13 VHS tape: National Briefing on the Gringrich Plan, Session II: What Americans Know About and Support in the Gringrich Plan 1995
13 VHS tape: National Briefing on the Gringrich Plan, Session III: Key Messages and Themes Policy Wonkisms and Buzzwords to Avoid 1995
13 VHS tape: National Briefing on the Gringrich Plan, Session IV: Briefing on Affirmative Action 1995
13 VHS tape: National Briefing on the Gringrich Plan, Session V: How We Win: Back Home Strategies for Protecting the Federal Safety Net for Children, the Poor, Families, and Average Americans 1995
13 VHS tape: National Briefing on the Gringrich Plan, Session I: The Gringrich Plan 1995
13 VHS tape: The Door: Generations at Risk undated
13 VHS tape: The Door's Program for Young People with Physical Disabilities undated
13 VHS tape: The Door: "PSA" Spots Generation at Risk-ABC Weekend Style-CBS Evening undated
13 VHS tape: "Children in Need" Committee on Economic Development undated
13 VHS tape: United Way Campaign Film X2 1997
13 VHS tape: Pew Charitable Fund Welfare Reform Implementation Meeting, Parts I and II (2 tapes) undated
13 VHS tape: AFL/CIO 400 Sales video 1996
13 VHS tape: Invest Learning Partnership for Family Independence 1997
13 VHS tape: Invest Learning Pointe Coupee-The School of Hope 1997
13 VHS tape: Haley Farm Homecoming Speeches Celebrating our Children's Past: A Tribute to John Hope Franklin undated
13 VHS tape: Haley Farm Homecoming Speeches: Our Children's Present and Future: Non Market Values undated
13 Cassette tapes undated
23 Exhibit placards undated
23 Movie posters 1998
13 Long-playing (LP) record undated
Series 6: Client Take-In Files (CLOSED TO RESEARCHERS), circa 1990-2000
14 Client Take-In Files circa 1990-2000
15 Client Take-In Files circa 1990-2000
Series 7: Website versions in Archive-It, 2008-2015
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