Historical Society of Frankford
The Historical Society of Frankford is a historical society and museum is a 501(c)3 corporation located in
The society was organized in 1905, and chartered in 1920, for the purpose of promoting historical study, especially the social history and traditions of Frankford and vicinity. Purchases are made with the general society fund; outright gifts only are acceptable. The society is housed in a 2+1⁄2-story, fireproof, stone, brick, and steel building, constructed in 1930. Space of manuscripts is adequate.
Holdings
The materials relate entirely to the Frankford section of Philadelphia and include: Deeds, leases, grants, releases, etc., 1681-1887; aldermen's court dockets, accounts, and school records, 1824-1925; account books of various business enterprises, including the Oxford-Provident Building and Loan Association, the earliest in the United States, 1831-1863; fire companies, 1793-1871; Philanthropic Society and Lyceum records; Civil War records; historical sketches; genealogical material relating to local families; and miscellaneous personal and business correspondence.
There are 250 volumes, plus 1,000 pieces, all of which are arranged: Deeds, alphabetically by name of grantor, and chronologically thereunder; general material, alphabetically by name of author, and chronologically thereunder. Accessions are cataloged, and 1,250 card (three by five) catalog the pieces.
Material is available to accredited researchers upon application to the secretary or other officer of the society." — Papers Read Before the Society, III, No. 5 (1937), Smedley Caroline W.[1]
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Publications
- Frankford (Images of America) Frankford (Images of America)
- Brian H. Harris (2005). Frankford (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0-7385-3786-1.
References
- ^ "Guide to depositories of manuscript collections in Pennsylvania". Harrisburg, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of public instruction, Pennsylvania Historical commission. 1939.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20080819145605/http://www.northeasttimes.com/2004/0624/antiques.html Northeast Times