An Inventory of the The Harned (Moylan, Pa.) Records, 1931-1996
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Records, 1931-1996
The Harned (Moylan, Pa.)
Biographical History for: Records, 1931-1996
BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE Phebe Harned was born October 12, 1841, and died May 3, 1927, and her sister, Katherine S. Harned, was born December 17, 1848, and died November 16, 193 1. The Harned sisters were Orthodox Friends and lived in Springfield Township, Delaware County, PA. The Harned, a non-profit boarding home for elderly men and women, was established through bequests from Katherine S. and Phebe Harned. A trust fund was initiated upon the death of Katherine Harned in 1931. In their wills, the Harned sister called for the appointment of a committee under the oversight of Chester (later Media) Monthly Meeting. They intended for the Home to be established in their home in Springfield, PA, but allowed for the Committee to have full authority to build or change locations. In February 1938, the Harned Committee, or Board of Directors, was appointed by Chester Monthly Meeting. In April 1940, subcommittees were established, including Advisory and Finance Committee, Admission Committee, and House and Grounds Committee. The first residents moved in during the fall of 1940. It was decided in 1943 that the Committee would buy the “Stellwagen property” in Moylan, PA, and the move was made in 1944. The Harned was a very small, home-like facility with only eleven residents at full capacity. It was closed in June 1994 due to financial difficulties. The Harned Trust was continued, with income going to three established Quaker retirement homes: Barclay/Friends Hall, Stapeley Hall, and the Estaugh group in NJ (Medford Leas, etc.).
SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS Records of the Harned, 1931- 1996, including legal papers, financial records, correspondence, information regarding guests and historical material.
The Harned (Moylan, Pa.) -- History
Old age homes -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County
Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County
Quakers -- Old age homes -- Pennsylvania
Quakers -- Church work with the aged
Quakers -- Social services.
Moylan (Pa.) -- Old homes
Delaware County -- Quakers
Pennsylvania -- Quakers -- Charities
Nonprofit corporations -- Pennsylvania -- Quakers
Philanthropists -- Quaker
Charities -- Quaker
series
Ser. 1 Historical Material, 1923-1994
Wills of Katherine and Phebe Harned
Includes bequests for the foundation of the Harned.
Information and correspondence related to the laying down of the Harned
Creation of Information and correspondence related to the laying down of the Harned
Time of Creation of Information and correspondence related to the laying down of the Harned
Pamphlets and newspaper clippings regarding the Harned
Also includes map with directions.
Rough drafts for information pamphlets and applications to the Harned
Material related to the preparation for the Jubilee, the Harned's 50th anniversary celebration
Photos removed and filed in PA 73
Miscellaneous papers
Records of Chester Monthly Meeting minutes regarding the foundation of the Harned; copies of the minutes of the Harned Committee regarding the Harned Trust and the discussion as to the location of the Harned.
Includes the 1991-2 Reports of the Director, the 1987 Census of Service Industries, lists of Harned Committee members, 1985, 1988, 1991-2, information pamphlets and promotional correspondence, newspaper articles related to members of the Harned community, job descriptions, 1988, census information, 1990, obituaries about and writings by Harned residents, and the 1991 Pennsylvania Bulletin of Personal Home Care regulations.
Ser. 2 Harned Committee Minutes and Reports, 1937-1996
Minutes and Papers
Also includes the 1940-2 Annual Reports of the Harned Committee
Also includes the 1943-5 and 1947-9 Annual Reports of the Harned Committee, the 1946 Annual Report of the Treasurer, miscellaneous financial papers, and correspondence.
Also includes the 1950-1 and 1953-6 Annual Reports of the Harned Committee, and the 1950-6 Annual Reports of the Treasurer.
Also includes the 1957-9 and 1961-3 Annual Reports of the Treasurer, the 1957, 1959 and 1962 Annual Reports of the Harned Committee, and excerpts from the will of Phebe Harned.
Also includes the 1963-4 and 1966 Annual Reports of the Harned Committee, and the 1964-9 Annual Reports of the Treasurer
Also includes the 1974 and 1976 Annual Reports of the Harned Committee, the 1968, 1970, 1972 and 1976 Annual Reports of the Treasurer, miscellaneous financial papers, and correspondence
Also includes contracts and advertisements, correspondence, the 1977 and 1979 Annual Reports, monthly income and expenses and other financial papers, 4/1978-8/1982, and poetry.
Also includes the 1983 Annual Report, monthly income and expenses and other financial papers, 11-12/1981 and 11/1982-12/1987, and correspondence. Photos photocopied and originals filed in PA 73.
Also includes sketch of floor plans, 12/1986
Minutes and Papers. [rough]
Also includes monthly income and expenses, 12/1986-12/1988 (incomplete), correspondence, 1987, and the 1986 annual report.
Also includes monthly income and expenses and other financial papers, 1/1988-12/1990, correspondence, Jeanes Fund application, 1988, and information about the Harned and the Harned Committee.
Also includes monthly income and expenses and other financial information, 1987 and 1/1988-1/1989, and correspondence, 1988.
Also includes monthly income and expenses and other financial information, 3/1989-4/1990, the 1988-89 Annual Report and correspondence, 1989-90.
Harned Committee minutes
Also includes reports, financial papers, and correspondence.
Annual Report
Also includes Friends Boarding Homes Committee Minutes, 10/1991, and the Annual Treasurer's report, 1990.
Ser. 3 Financial Records, 1927-1993
Trust accounts according to the wills of Phebe and Katherine Harned
Guest's Boarding accounts?. Restricted.
Arranged alphabetically.
Guests' boarding accounts Restricted.
Also includes lists of contributions made in memory of guests, n.d. Loose papers removed, see folder 24.
Loose papers removed from book of guests' boarding accounts
Includes contributions made in memory of guests, n.d.
Guests' monthly boarding accounts Restricted
Guests Boarding accounts and room rental information Restricted.
General Ledger Restricted.
Subdivided into categories of expenses
Harned House Accounts (weekly) 1957-1987
Harned House Account
Original folder titled “Harned House Reports.” (monthly)
Harned House Account Restricted.
Also includes payroll information.
Loose papers removed (see folder 38).
Loose papers removed (see folder 41).
Combined House and Harned Accounts (monthly), 1983-1986
Combined House and Harned Accounts
Removed from folder 33.
Monthly income and expenses, 1985-1993
Monthly income and expenses
Monthly income and expenses (summary)
Removed from folder 34.
Monthly income and expenses (summary).
Also includes proposed monthly budget and savings account summaries, 5-12/1990.
Also includes proposed monthly budget, 1-8/1991, and comparison of projected budgets, 1987-91
Monthly income and expenses (summary). Restricted.
Also includes landscaping contract (copy), 1992, proposed monthly budget, 11/1991-1/1993, and W-3 tax form, 1992.
Monthly income and expenses (summary)Restricted.
Also includes record of the Harned's use of the Jeanes Grant, 1993, correspondence regarding employee tax deductions, 1993, and payroll record, 11-12/1993.
Treasurer's Report
Also includes bank statements of the Harned trust, 1963-5, and miscellaneous correspondence
Also includes proposed budget, 11/1992-2/1993, and letter sent to Media Monthly Meeting, 1992
Proposed monthly budgets
List of uses of the Jeanes Grant
Check stubs, 1960-1993
Many stubs are restricted access.
Check stubs Restricted
Check stubs Restricted.
"Harned House Reports,” 1957-63, were removed and filed separately. (see folder 28)
Payroll records, 1979-1988
Payroll records Restricted.
Also includes wages and tax records for 1980.
Creation of Payroll records Restricted.
Time of Creation of Payroll records Restricted.
Payroll recordsRestricted.
Tax returns Restricted
Creation of Tax returns Restricted
Time of Creation of Tax returns Restricted
Paid bills, 1958-1963
Paid bills
Creation of Paid bills
Time of Creation of Paid bills
Originally in folder with paid bills from 1958
Miscellaneous financial documents and related correspondence
Includes Harned trust fund statements and related correspondence, budgets, reports of the treasurer, and more.
Miscellaneous financial information, Restricted
Includes Employee's Withholding Exemption Certificate, 1958-72, salary information for the W-2, 1974, employer's quarterly report of employment and total wages, 1974-5, and account of monthly income, expenses and distribution, 1-12/1974. Also includes miscellaneous financial documents 1/1991-4/1996--See Harned Committee Minutes, 1/1991-4/1996, folders 96, 97
Ser. 4 Admission information and Guest Records, 1947-1986, n.d.
Applications, additional forms and correspondence of residents
Allen, Alice. Restricted.
Bacon, Edith. Restricted
Douty, Mary. Restricted
Glaeser, Marion. Restricted
Roulike, Alberta. Restricted
Seymour, Melanie. Restricted
Stephens, Lucie L. Restricted
File of residents and emergency information
Alphabetized
File of residents and emergency info
Not alphabetized. Also includes miscellaneous business cards, contracts and advertisements.
Ser. 5 Miscellaneous documents, 1938-1992
Cards, poems and stories for and by members of the Harned community
The original folder was marked “The Harned Chronicle”.
“The History of our Grandfather Clock,” written by Lee Seremba
Miscellaneous property papers
Includes information regarding alterations made to the Harned facilities, and related contracts, correspondence and receipts.
Includes information regarding alterations made to the Harned facilities, and related contracts, correspondence and receipts. Also includes blueprints, 7/1962, the 1961 and 1963 Annual Reports of the Treasurer, and fire safety information, 1962.
Miscellaneous papers Restricted.
Includes 1974 Annual Report, letters regarding employment, and sewer regulations, and correspondence with the architect.
Information regarding other boarding homes in the area
Work schedules and dining table arrangements
Job descriptions and related correspondence
Friends Boarding Home Committee Papers
Includes information and application packets for each home, minutes of 10/1986 and 4/1987, the 12/1986 Newsletter of the Friends Committee on Aging, a FCA Boarding Home Survey of the local homes, 1985-6, and a list of Friends retirement facilities in the U.S., 11/1986.
Friends Service for the Aging Papers
Creation of Friends Service for the Aging Papers
Time of Creation of Friends Service for the Aging Papers
Includes FSA Staff Directory, Minutes and Reports, FSA Directory of Member Facilities (Southeast PA, NJ), notes and information on the Harned, and 3-4mo/1991 monthly income and expenses of the Harned.
Includes FSA Directory of Member Facilities, minutes, reports and announcements.
Includes FSA Staff Directory, 1992, a `Study to assist FSA in deciding whether or not to increase the services they provide to inquirers,' 12/1993, FSA's three-year Strategic Plan, 1/1994, minutes and announcements, 1993-1994.
Publications of interest and standards for the Harned
Includes Media MM Directory, Fall 1992, a series of articles from The Christian Century on “the Church and Older People,” 1955, information from the Health and Welfare Council and the Retirement Research and Welfare Association, information on tax exemption, 1958-9, fire safety regulations for building standards, 1968, and articles on the leadership in the black community by the North City Congress, 1968.
Fire Safety information and related correspondence
Also includes bank statements for the Harned Trust, 5/1955 and 5/1959.
Building standards and estimates, and related correspondence
Sketches and blueprints of the Harned, 1959-1981, n.d.
Sketch done of the Harned
Creation of Sketch done of the Harned
Time of Creation of Sketch done of the Harned
Blueprints (approved) of the Main Building and Annex
Architectural drawings (2) and landscape designs (1)
Blueprints of the Harned
Includes related correspondence, 4/1991
Harned kitchen stencil design
Rough blueprints of plans for the Harned kitchen