%eadnotat; ]> 4031inai An Inventory of the Friends' Indian Aid Association of Philadelphia Records, 1869-1875 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding 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. 2000 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Friends Indian Aid Association of Philadelphia Records, 1869-1875 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. ca. 1961 Descriptive Summary Records, 1869-1875 RG 4/031 Friends Indian Aid Association of Philadelphia 1 box ; .25 linear ft. 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. Friends' Indian Aid Association of Philadelphia was an organization of Hicksite Quakers in Philadelphia founded in 1869 to solicit donations of money and goods to distribute to the Indian tribes in Nebraska assigned to the care of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) during the period of Grant's peace policy. The collection includes reports and minutes, financial reports, correspondence, and lists of goods.

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399

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 BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

The Friends' Indian Aid Association was organized in 1869 by members of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite). The stated objective was to solicit voluntary donations of money and goods to distribute to the Indian tribes assigned to the care of the Yearly Meeting.

Many of its members were also members of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) Indian Committee. Mary Jeanes was the first President of the Indian Aid Association, and Emily H. Atkinson was appointed Treasurer. When the latter resigned in the 12mo 1869, John Saunders assumed the position. The Association continued to supply food, clothing, sanitary stores, books, etc., donated by individuals and meetings until at least 1876.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

Printed and hand-written documents, correspondence and financial records of the Friends' Indian Aid Association of Philadelphia.

The collection is organized in to 6 series. The series are:

Correspondence Lists of Goods Reports and Minutes Treasurer's Reports Bills and Receipts Printed Documents

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Unknown

 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' Indian Aid Association of Philadelphia Records, RG 4/031, 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:

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Joint Committee on Indian Affairs (1869-1892)Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Joint Committee on Indian Affairs (1869-1892) Friends' Indian Aid Association of Philadelphia Society of Friends -- Nebraska Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Quakers -- Charities Church work with the poor -- Society of Friends Church work with Indians -- Society of Friends Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1869-1934 Indians of North America -- Missions Quakers -- Social Service -- United States DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

 Ser. 1. Correspondence, 1869-1975

This series consists of letters to the committee listing gifts of clothing, seeds, etc., letters from Indian children thanking them for these gifts and other miscellaneous correspondence, all arranged chronologically.

 Correspondence 1869-1975 1 Ser. 2. Lists of Goods, 1869-1974

This series consists of lists of goods sent to the Indian, Agencies by the Indian Aid Association, of goods sent to the Association by individuals and other Indian Aid Associations, and a list of winter garments on hand in the Indian Agencies. Many of these lists are undated; the rest are arranged chronologically.

 Lists of Goods 1869-1974 1 Ser. 3. Reports and Minutes, 1869-1975

This series consists of Reports to the Central Committee of the Indian Aid Associations and extracts from the minutes of the Indian Aid Association of Philadelphia, arranged chronologically.

 Reports and Minutes 1869-1975 1 Ser. 4. Treasurer's Reports, 1869-1975

This series consists of the reports of John Saunders as Treasurer of the Association, listing gifts and expenditures of the Association. The reports are arranged chronologically.

 Treasurer's Reports 1869-1975 1 Ser. 5. Bills and Receipts, 1869-1975

This series consists of bills and receipts for goods arranged chronologically.

 Bills and Receipts 1869-1975 1 Ser. 6. Printed Documents, 1870-1876

This series consists of the Annual Reports of the Friends Indian Aid Association and a report from the Committee on Indian Affairs of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting calling for the formation of a Central Committee of the Indian Aid Associations of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. The documents are arranged chronologically.

 Printed Documents 1870-1876 1