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In 1893, Eliza Sproat Turner (1826-1903) a progressive women’s activist helped create the New Century Trust as the incorporated body of her own organization, the New Century Guild for Working Women, which she founded in 1882. Over several decades, the trust oversaw and provided financial support fo...
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| Collection: | New Century Trust Records |
| Collection Number: | 3097 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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| 245 | 1 | |a New Century Trust records |f circa 1854-2004 | |
| 300 | |a 50.1 Linear feet |f 104 boxes, 73 volumes, 3 flat files | ||
| 520 | |a In 1893, Eliza Sproat Turner (1826-1903) a progressive women’s activist helped create the New Century Trust as the incorporated body of her own organization, the New Century Guild for Working Women, which she founded in 1882. Over several decades, the trust oversaw and provided financial support for guild’s activities for women in the workforce, such as evening classes and lectures. For many women, the guild provided a haven away from the stresses of work, a place where they could obtain low-cost meals, sleeping accommodations, and even emergency financial assistance. In 1887, the guild began publishing a newspaper written by and for members, the Journal of Women’s Work; it offered event calendars, advice columns, short stories, and poems. It also eventually formed its own library, gymnasium, and a variety of internal committees on which the members could serve. In 1895, the guild shortened its moniker to The New Century Guild and also became a member of the Federation of Women’s Clubs of Pennsylvania. The records of the New Century Trust include their own and mostly those of the New Century Guild, and its predecessor, New Century Working Women’s Guild. Spanning from the late 1800s to the early 2000s are board and committee meeting minutes and minute books, administrative files, membership materials including members’ information cards, financial records, bills, receipts, invoices, photographs, artifacts, clippings, and miscellaneous ephemera. Unaccessioned additions (as of 2/14/11) to the collection consist of copies of the New Century Guild’s newsletter The New Century Journal, 1998-2002; mixed minutes and correspondence that appears to be from the files of former president Livia Sparagna, 2000-2001; treasurer’s reports and other financial papers, 1990-1994; and a folder of material concerning the Medical College of Pennsylvania/Gimbel Philadelphia Award, 1992. Linear feet and number of boxes have been updated to include these additions. | ||
| 540 | 1 | |a Restrictions. Personnel files in Boxes 21-23 are restricted for 75 years from creation dates. All records dated 1998-2004 are closed to researchers for 10 years, except with permission of NCT president. | |
| 541 | 1 | |a Gift of the New Century Guild. Gift of the New Century Trust.; 1987, 2007 acquired | |
| 555 | |a Finding Aid Available Online: | ||
| 852 | |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |b New Century Trust Records |l 3097 | ||
| 856 | 4 | 2 | |y Link to finding aid |u http://hsp.org/sites/default/files/legacy_files/migrated/findingaid3097nct.pdf |