Susan Wharton scrapbook, 1894-1900

A scrapbook, ostensibly kept by Susan Wharton, whose name appears on the first page. The scrapbook includes clippings and programs pertaining to various charity activities, especially in the Philadelphia area, as well as clippings of national scope regarding settlement houses, tenements, unemploymen...

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Collection:Family Service of Philadelphia records (#1961)
Date:1894-01-01/1900-12-31
Dimensions:28 x 34 cm
Location:910 Clinton St Philadelphia, PA
Box Number:Box 139
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/12586
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Summary: A scrapbook, ostensibly kept by Susan Wharton, whose name appears on the first page. The scrapbook includes clippings and programs pertaining to various charity activities, especially in the Philadelphia area, as well as clippings of national scope regarding settlement houses, tenements, unemployment, race relations, and other social issues. There are tickets to lectures, leaflets for cooperative farms and coal clubs, and articles from various journals. There is a handwritten index at the front of the volume.
Some of the pages are encapsulated.