Public Baths Association of Philadelphia records

The Public Baths Association of Philadelphia was a private charitable organization in 1895 to provide inexpensive bathing and laundry facilities to "the self-respecting poor" in working-class neighborhoods of Philadelphia. The Association, distinct from the City Baths which were swimming...

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Corporate Author: Public Baths Association of Philadelphia (Creator)
Collection:Public Baths Association of Philadelphia Records
Collection Number:1999
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Online Access:Link to finding aid
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041 0 |a eng 
099 |a 1999 
110 2 |a Public Baths Association of Philadelphia  |e creator 
245 1 |a Public Baths Association of Philadelphia records  |f 1890-1950 
300 |a 1.0 Linear feet  |f 1 box, 4 volumes, 1 flat file 
520 |a The Public Baths Association of Philadelphia was a private charitable organization in 1895 to provide inexpensive bathing and laundry facilities to "the self-respecting poor" in working-class neighborhoods of Philadelphia. The Association, distinct from the City Baths which were swimming pools open only during the summer months, opened its first bath house in 1898, its fifth in 1928. The association functioned until 1946. The papers consist of: trustee minutes, 1902-1950; scrap books, 1898-1944, of newspapers clippings, fund-raising letters, and other records on the association's real property, 1890-1944. 
541 1 |a Gift Stephen R. Newman.; 1972 acquired 
555 |a Finding Aid Available Online:  
650 7 |a Charitable Organizations--Philadelphia.  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Health and hygiene  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Public baths  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Public Baths Association of Philadelphia Records  |l 1999 
856 4 2 |y Link to finding aid  |u http://hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/findingaid1999publicbaths.pdf