William Morris Maier papers

The collection includes materials from many different philanthropic organizations with which William Morris Maier served, especially those he served as treasurer for. Each organization comprises its own series, with subseries for correspondence, reports and publications, minutes, and financial papers.

Series I contains materials from the Ludwick Institute. Correspondence is mostly between the Institute and organizations it funded. These include the Zoological Society of Philadelphia, Thomas Edison High School, the School District of Philadelphia, the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, and WHYY Channel 12. There is also correspondence regarding investments with the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company and the Fidelity Bank, and business correspondence with other members of the Institute, including George Vaux. There are reports and publications both from the Ludwick Institute and from its beneficiary organizations. There is a near-complete set of minutes from Annual Meetings and other meetings between 1953 and 1978. The financial records are extensive, and include investment reports, tax materials, checks, and other materials.

Series II contains materials from the Friends Freedmen’s Association of Philadelphia. The bulk of the material in this series is correspondence. There are letters to and from beneficiary institutions, including Penn Community Services, Earlham College, Bryn Mawr College, Haverford College, Howard University, and Fisk University, as well as to and from individual scholarship recipients and members of the Friends Freedmen’s Association. Individual correspondents include Harvey Henry, J. Robert James, and Samuel Evans. There are reports and publications both from the Friends Freedmen’s Association and from its beneficiary institutions, including materials from the Christiansburg Institute. There are minutes from the Annual Meeting of the Board, 1951-1978. The financial records are extensive, and include investment reports, tax materials, checks, and other materials.

Series III contains materials from the Richard Humphreys Foundation. Materials include correspondence, reports, and minutes, as well as financial records, especially relating to Cheyney State College.

Series IV contains materials from Cheyney State College, for which William Morris Maier served on the Board of Trustees. There is a subseries of correspondence, including a letter from president John F. Kennedy. The subseries of reports and publications includes programs from College events, newspaper articles, and materials related to the election of LeRoy Banks Allen as president of the college in 1965. The subseries of minutes includes minutes from meetings of the Board of Trustees.

Series V contains materials from the Emlen Institution, including correspondence, reports, minutes, and financial records. The correspondence includes a letter detailing the history of the Institution.

Series VI contains materials from the Friends Fiduciary Corporation. There is business correspondence, including that relating to representatives chosen by monthly meetings. The reports and publications include by-laws and policies, annual reports, and materials related to the merger of the Friends Fiduciary Corporation and the Trustees of PYM. There are minutes from various meetings. Financial materials include investment reports and tax materials.

Series VII contains materials from the Trustees of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. There is a small amount of correspondence, and the bulk of the material consists of monthly and annual financial reports.

Series VIII contains materials from the Representative Meeting of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. There is a small amount of correspondence. Reports and publications come from various sub-committees, including the Committee on Social Concerns, Arch Street Building Committee, and different Ad Hoc committees, as well as materials pertaining to the Meeting's addressing of specific concerns, including Pennsylvania House of Representatives bills. The Minutes also come from sub-committee meetings as well as the regular Representative Meetings, and also include materials distributed to be discussed at each meeting.

Series IX contains materials from other Quaker organizations. These are the American Friends Service Committee, the Chace Fund Committee, Haverford Monthly Meeting, the Friends Institute, the Friends Shelter for Girls, Friends World Committee, and Haverford College.

Series X contains materials from other charitable organizations. These are the Permanent Shelter for Colored Orphans, the Commission to Study the Organization of Peace, the Community Health and Civic Association, the Delaware Valley Settlement Alliance, Diversified Community Services, the Hampton Association of Philadelphia, University Settlements, and the Western Soup Society.