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Magdalen Society of Philadelphia ledger, 1871-1893

The Magdalen Society of Philadelphia was founded in 1800 by concerned citizens and members of the Quaker, Episcopal, and Presbyterian clergies in order to provide asylum for prostitutes and "wayward" women. The ledgers maintained from 1832 to 1919 track the Society's financial developm...

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Main Author: Magdalen Society of Philadelphia (Creator)
Collection:Magdalen Society of Philadelphia Records (#2016)
Date:1871-02-01/1893-03-04
Dimensions:23.5 x 35.0 cm
Extent:290 pages
Location:N 21st and Race St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
Call Number:2016
Volume Number:Volume 13
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Subjects and Genres:
House of the Good Shepherd (Philadelphia, Pa.)
House of Refuge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Magdalen Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)
White, William, 1748-1836
Charities > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
Children > Institutional care
Evangelicalism
Institutional care
Juvenile delinquency
Poor women
Prostitution
Women > Institutional care
Records (Documents)
Manuscripts
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title Magdalen Society of Philadelphia ledger, 1871-1893
spellingShingle Magdalen Society of Philadelphia ledger, 1871-1893
Magdalen Society of Philadelphia
House of the Good Shepherd (Philadelphia, Pa.)
House of Refuge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Magdalen Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)
White, William, 1748-1836
Charities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Children--Institutional care
Evangelicalism
Institutional care
Juvenile delinquency
Poor women
Prostitution
Women--Institutional care
Records (Documents)
title_sort Magdalen Society of Philadelphia ledger, 1871-1893
title_txt_mv Magdalen Society of Philadelphia ledger, 1871-1893
date_txt_mv 1871-02-01/1893-03-04
year_str_mv 1871
creator_txt_mv Magdalen Society of Philadelphia (Creator)
author Magdalen Society of Philadelphia
author_facet Magdalen Society of Philadelphia
author_role Creator
author_sort Magdalen Society of Philadelphia
genre Manuscripts
extent_txt_mv 290 pages
dimensions_txt_mv 23.5 x 35.0 cm
description The Magdalen Society of Philadelphia was founded in 1800 by concerned citizens and members of the Quaker, Episcopal, and Presbyterian clergies in order to provide asylum for prostitutes and "wayward" women. The ledgers maintained from 1832 to 1919 track the Society's financial development. They show investments, accounts balances, salaries, grocery and maintenance expenditures, etc.
raw_location_txt_mv N 21st and Race St Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
language English
subject_txt_mv LCSH: House of the Good Shepherd (Philadelphia, Pa.)
LCSH: House of Refuge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
LCSH: Magdalen Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)
LCSH: White, William, 1748-1836
LCSH: Charities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
LCSH: Children--Institutional care
LCSH: Evangelicalism
LCSH: Institutional care
LCSH: Juvenile delinquency
LCSH: Poor women
LCSH: Prostitution
LCSH: Women--Institutional care
LCSH: Records (Documents)
topic House of the Good Shepherd (Philadelphia, Pa.)
House of Refuge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Magdalen Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)
White, William, 1748-1836
Charities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Children--Institutional care
Evangelicalism
Institutional care
Juvenile delinquency
Poor women
Prostitution
Women--Institutional care
Records (Documents)
rights_statement_txt_mv 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 for further information.
collection Magdalen Society of Philadelphia Records
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callnumber-first 2016
callnumber-sort 2016
callnumber-raw 2016
callnumber-search 2016
volume_number_str Volume 13
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score 13.0720825

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