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Founded in 1901 and incorporated in 1909, the Fire Insurance Society of Philadelphia initially provided a forum for its members and offered them a broad spectrum of professional and social services, including a professional library, courses in insurance practices and even a restaurant. Monthly meeti...
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| Collection: | Insurance Society of Philadelphia Records |
| Collection Number: | 1824 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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8.0 Linear feet 8 linear feet, 6 boxes, 27 volumes |
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Founded in 1901 and incorporated in 1909, the Fire Insurance Society of Philadelphia initially provided a forum for its members and offered them a broad spectrum of professional and social services, including a professional library, courses in insurance practices and even a restaurant. Monthly meetings addressed various aspects of fire insurance and prevention. The Society also held annual banquets. In 1925, the Society was renamed the Insurance Society of Philadelphia. In the sixties and seventies, the Society concentrated on its educational programs.
Records include minutes, 1904-1964; general account books, 1911-1957; restaurant account books, 1918-1933, 1947-1949; correspondence, 1943-1973; payroll, membership and miscellaneous records; photographs, 1893-1958; posters, signs, menus and a map of Pennsylvania anthracite collieries, 1859. |