Pennsylvania Seamen's Friend Society records

The Pennsylvania Seamen's Friend Society was incorporated 1846 to promote "social and moral improvement" of sailors. The society has been affiliated with the Seamen's Church Institute since 1920. The Society maintained the Sailors' Home until 1930 where seamen could receive...

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Main Author: Pennsylvania Seamen's Friend Society (Philadelphia, Pa.) (Creator)
Collection:Pennsylvania Seamen's Friend Society Records
Collection Number:1915
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Physical Description: 2.0 Linear feet 2 linear feet, 3 boxes, 4 volumes
Summary: The Pennsylvania Seamen's Friend Society was incorporated 1846 to promote "social and moral improvement" of sailors. The society has been affiliated with the Seamen's Church Institute since 1920. The Society maintained the Sailors' Home until 1930 where seamen could receive lodging, financial aid, and spiritual guidance. Much of the reform efforts centered on temperance. These papers concern primarily the Sailors' Home. Included here are the superintendent's reports on activities at the home, receipted bills and financial statements, correspondence relating to fund raising activities in churches throughout the state, and scrapbooks.