Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society scrapbook of correspondence regarding admission, 1854-1866

Item

Title

Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society scrapbook of correspondence regarding admission, 1854-1866

Description

This scrapbook is constructed primarily of letters of recommendation for admission to the Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society. The letters describe the history, character, and current living situation of the applicant, and typically include signatures of multiple references. Note to researchers: this volume is extremely unwieldy due to glued material, and much of the correspondence pasted therein is inaccessible.

Identifier

16402

Type

text

Creator

Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia

Date Created

1854-07-05 - 1866-12-12

Format

Manuscript

Is Part Of

Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society/Ralston House Records (3099)

Spatial Coverage

Philadelphia (Pa.) | 18th St and Cherry St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Subject

Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society of Philadelphia (Pa.) | Philadelphia (Pa.) | Ralston, Sarah | Charities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia | Institutional care | Older people--Housing | Older people--Institutional care | Women--Institutional care | Correspondence | Scrapbooks

Extent

800 pages

Language

eng

Rights

Rights assessment is your responsibility. This material is made available for noncommercial educational scholarly and/or charitable purposes. For other uses or for more information please contact The Historical Society of Pennsylvania’s Rights and Reproductions department at rnr@hsp.org.

Item sets

Indigent Widows' and Single Women's Society records