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Girl's Friendly Society Minute Book

00-1992-73-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-1992-73-0

Scope and Contents

Girl's Friendly Society Minute Book, 1992-73-0, is a soft-covered bound book in which were written the minutes of the Girl's Friendly Society of St. Michael's Church in Litchfield.  The minutes are for the years 1922 to 1924 and record meetings, reports on holiday parties and other events alone and with other Girl's Friendly Society groups in Litchfield County.  One of the secretaries of the society was the donor, Florence Mayer Hunt. The Girls' Friendly Society (also known by their program name GFS Platform, or just GFS) is a philanthropic society that empowers girls and young women, encouraging them to develop their full potential through programs that provide training, confidence building, and other educational opportunities. Established by a group of Anglicans in England in 1875[1] to address, through Christian values, the problems of working-class out-of-wedlock pregnancies,[2] as well as other problems of working class girls, it soon grew into a support organization for unmarried girls and young women who wished to better themselves.

Dates

  • created: 1922-1924
  • Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1991

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Biographical or Historical Information

The Girls' Friendly Society (also known by their program name GFS Platform, or just GFS) is a philanthropic society that empowers girls and young women, encouraging them to develop their full potential through programs that provide training, confidence building, and other educational opportunities. Established by a group of Anglicans in England in 1875[1] to address, through Christian values, the problems of working-class out-of-wedlock pregnancies,[2] as well as other problems of working class girls, it soon grew into a support organization for unmarried girls and young women who wished to better themselves.

Note written by

Extent

1.00 folders

1.00 folders

Language of Materials

English

Source of Acquisition

Mrs. Fernie (Florence ) Hunt

Method of Acquisition

Gift

Existence and Location of Originals

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Related Materials

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Title
Girl's Friendly Society Minute Book
Author
Kathy Craughwell-Varda
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository

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