Insurance Society of Philadelphia records
Creation: 1899-1961Abstract
Insurance Society of Philadelphia provided a forum for persons engaged in the fire insurance business. The records consist of two series culled from the society's library: vertical files and scrapbooks. The records document various aspects of the insurance industry, the society and its members.
Dates
- Creation: 1899-1961
Creator
- Insurance Society of Philadelphia (Organization)
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet
Historical Note
Insurance Society of Philadelphia provided a forum for persons engaged in the fire insurance business. It was organized in October 1901, as the Fire Insurance Society of Philadelphia at the suggestion of Houston Dunn (1876-1947). It was incorporated in December 1909; and renamed the Insurance Society of Philadelphia in 1925. The society maintained a library and meeting room and held a series of monthly meetings at which one of the members would deliver an address upon some aspect of fire insurance or fire prevention. The society also held annual banquets.
Scope and Content
The records consist of two series culled from the society's library, vertical files and scrapbooks. The records document various aspects of the insurance industry, the society and its members.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Insurance Society of Philadelphia records
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
