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The Union Benevolent Association was founded in 1831 in order to assist the suffering poor of Philadelphia during an unusually harsh winter. The Association soon began offering social services, including counseling and material aid, to families all around the city, regardless of race, religion, or...
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| Collection: | Union Benevolent Association Records |
| Collection Number: | 1784 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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9.25 Linear feet 9.25 linear feet, 16 boxes, 29 volumes |
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The Union Benevolent Association was founded in 1831 in order to assist the suffering poor of Philadelphia during an unusually harsh winter. The Association soon began offering social services, including counseling and material aid, to families all around the city, regardless of race, religion, or nationality. Assistance was provided in the form of money, food, clothing, and medicine. The Association also helped many people find employment and encouraged parents to send their children to school.
Records of the Union Benevolent Association include minutes, financial records, correspondence, lists of people assisted, case files, and printed materials.
The records include: minutes, 1831-1967; minutes of the Ladies Branch, 1832-1845; reports, 1937-1941; miscellaneous items; and incoming with some outgoing correspondence, 1908, 1921-1950. Among the correspondents are the Welfare Federation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Department of Welfare, Social Security Board, and the American Red Cross. The financial accounts include: cash journals, 1876-1892, 1894-1920, 1933-1949; receipt book, 1876-1891; ledger, 1933-1940; budgets, 1923-1935; and miscellaneous accounts, including records of legacies and trusts. |