Collection search - Girls' Friendly Society fonds [textual record (microform)]

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Girls' Friendly Society fonds [textual record (microform)]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1880-1955.

Reference:

R3408-0-5-E, MG28-I349

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

100070

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Girls' Friendly Society fonds
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Fonds includes:

4 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1880-1955.

Place of creation:

England

Extent:

30 microfilm reels : negative and positive.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of microfilmed papers relating to the activities of the Girls' Friendly Society in England and Canada as well as material on the immigration of young women to Canada: minute books, 1884-1955, 3 microfilm reels; correspondence, 1881-1954, 3 reels; emigration registers, 1907-1927, 5 reels; printed material, 1883-1950, 19 reels. This material is located on microfilm reels A-1188 to A-1217.

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Girls' Friendly Society

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Girls' Friendly Society : The Girls' Friendly Society, established in 1875 by five English women, organized constructive activities for girls and women employed in domestic service, business and factories. The society encouraged its members to emigrate to the British colonies. The society also attempted to organize branches in Canada, Newfoundland and other parts of the British Empire/Commonwealth.

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Textual records (Electronic) Finding aid 1316 contains a detailed essay on the society and its structure as well as a microfilm shelf list containing volume numbers, file titles and description, outside dates and microfilm reel numbers. MSS1316 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002652.pdf

Textual records (Electronic) The Microfilm Shelf List for the A microfilm reels provides a listing of the content of each of these microfilm reels. MSS2001 (90: Open)

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General note:

Received in 1978.
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Associations, institutions, etc. - Great Britain, 1880-1955

Canada - Emigration and immigration - Great Britain, 1880-1955

Great Britain - Emigration and immigration - Canada, 1880-1955

Great Britain - Emigration and immigration - Newfoundland, 1880-1955

Newfoundland - Emigration and immigration - Great Britain, 1880-1955
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Private

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MG28-I349
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Textual records: microform

[Consultation90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 1316] 110

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Finding aid box [FA 2001] 527--530

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Microfilm reel A-1188--A-1217

[Consultation 90 Open]

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