Subject| • | Abolition, emancipation, freedom |
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| | • | Banks and banking -- United States -- History -- 19th century. |
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| | • | Carpenters -- Labor unions -- United States. |
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| | • | Culture, community, organizations |
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| | • | Guilds -- United States. |
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| | • | Horticulture |
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| | • | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs |
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| | • | Quakers |
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| | • | Race, race relations, racism |
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| | • | Reconstruction |
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| | • | Religion, religious organizations |
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| | • | Science -- United States -- 19th century. |
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| | • | Slaves, slavery, slave trade |
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| | • | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform |
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| | • | Social problems. |
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| | • | Steam-engines. |
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| | • | Titantic (Steamship) |
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| | • | World War I |
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| | • | World War II |
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| | 2 | Author: | Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia Records, 1683-1983
| | | | Dates: | 1683-1983 | | | | Abstract: | The Carpenter's Company Collection is a potentially rich source for those interested in Philadelphia history and early trade unions. The Carpenters' Company was one of the most prominent trade associations in colonial Philadelphia and the early national period. The collection includes official minutes of the Carpenter's Company for nearly all of early America. These volumes capture the inner workings of one of the most prominent business institutions in the city. The minute books capture a wide range of company business, including establishing prices for the public, member procedures, and public relations. The collection also includes the minutes of the Friendship Company from its founding in 1769 – 1775 and their accounts from 1769-1799.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.974.811.C22.a | | | | Extent: | 18 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Philadelphia History | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Institutional Records | Miscellaneous | | | | Subjects: | Carpenters -- Labor unions -- United States. | Guilds -- United States. | |
| 3 | Author: | Wyck Association | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Wyck Association Collection
| | | | Dates: | 1663-1972 | | | | Abstract: | The Wyck Collection is a massive collection that touches upon a number of early American themes. MOLE contains an extensive inventory of the collection. There are also binders with the collection that contain item level descriptions of the contents. The collection is particularly notable for its family correspondence, business records, and information on the operations of some Philadelphia institutions, such as the Academy of Natural Sciences.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.Ms.Coll.52 | | | | Extent: | 151.5 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Early National Politics | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Marriage and Family Life | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | Science and technology | Trade | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Family Correspondence | Institutional Records | Miscellaneous | | | | Subjects: | Abolition, emancipation, freedom | Agriculture | Culture, community, organizations | Home economics -- United States -- Accounting | Horticulture | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs | Quakers | Race, race relations, racism | Reconstruction | Religion, religious organizations | Slaves, slavery, slave trade | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform | Social problems. | |
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