%eadnotat; ]> 4056pese An Inventory of the Penn Sewing School Records, 1868-1906 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. 1957 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Penn Sewing School Records, 1868-1906 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1957 Descriptive Summary Records, 1868-1906 RG 4/056 Penn Sewing School 1 box; 0.5 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. Penn Sewing School was founded in 1868 as the Friends Sewing School. The name was changed in 1871 and classes suspended in 1899. The collection contains minute books (1876-1906), charter, history, printed report, and other papers.

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399

Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728

BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

Penn Sewing School was founded in 1868 as the Friends Sewing School. The name was changed in 1871 and classes suspended in 1899.

Known first as the “Friends Sewing School,” Penn Sewing School was organized with the help of Dillwyn Parrish and William C. Biddle by two young Quaker women, Annie Caley and Augusta Taber. Friends of Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) held at Fifteenth and Race Streets granted the use of a room, and the children were gathered from the neighborhood. The first four teachers were Augusta Taber, Mary Biddle (later Wood), Sallie Cooper, and Annie Caley (later Dorland). The first class was held February 29, 1868. Seventy-nine girls attend the School in the first year, including both black and white children. In the season 1874-1875, 260 children were enrolled. In 1871 the name “Penn Sewing School” was adopted, and the institution was incorporated. In 1873 a meeting for mothers was started. This grew and was incorporated in 1877 as the “Friends Instruction Association.” Penn Sewing School continued until 1898 and Friends Instruction Association until 1881.

SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

The collection contains minute books (1876-1906), charter, history, printed report, and other papers.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into five series:

History Charters and trusts Reports Minutes Miscellaneous ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Unknown, before 1957

Found in FHL manuscript room in 1957.

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], Penn Sewing School Records, RG 4/056, 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:

Sewing schools -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Pennsylvania -- Education -- Schools Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Education -- Schools Friends Sewing School (Philadelphia, Pa.) Friends Instruction Association (Philadelphia, Pa.) Penn Sewing School Quakers -- Philadelphia Quakers -- Social life and customs Quaker, women -- Charities Quaker -- Charities -- Records Charities -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Nonprofit corporations -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

Ser. 1. History, 1868-1888 History 1868-1888 1 Ser. 2. Charters and trusts, 1871-1875 Charters and trusts 1871-1875 1 Ser. 3. Reports, 1894-1895 Printed reports - gives officers, report of work for the year, subscriptions and by-laws. 1894-1895 1 Ser. 4. Minutes, 1876-1906 Minutes 1876-1894, 1894-1906 2 bound volumes 1 Ser. 5. Miscellaneous, 1876-1894 Miscellaneous papers from minute books and Rule book for Women's sewing group. 1876-1894 1