Alliance Française de Philadelphie records

The Alliance Française de Philadelphie was founded in 1903 by Professor P. F. Giroud, with additional help from Mrs. Alexander J. Cassatt, Mrs. Robert Coleman Drayton, and Mrs. Sidney W. Keith. The group's first official meeting was in March 1902, and the Alliance Française de Philadelphie was...

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Corporate Author: Alliance Francaise de Philadelphie (Creator)
Collection:Alliance Française De Philadelphie Records
Collection Number:3165
Format: Manuscript
Language:French
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Online Access:Link to finding aid
Physical Description: 4.8 Linear feet ; 13 boxes
Access: Box 9, which contains files on scholarships given by the Alliance, are closed to research for 75 years from the latest creation date listed on each folder. Individual opening dates are listed in the collection inventory and on each folder. The rest of the collection is open for research.
Summary: The Alliance Française de Philadelphie was founded in 1903 by Professor P. F. Giroud, with additional help from Mrs. Alexander J. Cassatt, Mrs. Robert Coleman Drayton, and Mrs. Sidney W. Keith. The group's first official meeting was in March 1902, and the Alliance Française de Philadelphie was formally chartered in 1908. Its goal then was to teach and preserve French language and culture. Today the Alliance flourishes in the spirit of its original mission by sponsoring social and cultural events and offering French language courses. The collection contains correspondence, minutes, membership data, bulletins, programs, bylaws, journals, uncataloged photographs, scrapbooks and related materials.