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Government of the Edwin Forrest Home : history with list of officers and directors from its beginning : the will of Edwin Forrest and act of incorporation.

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection AC9 N4816 931g
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Edwin Forrest Home (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania) PU
American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania) PU
Contributor:
Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872.
Edwin Forrest Home (Philadelphia, Pa.).
Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872--Homes and haunts--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Forrest, Edwin.
Forrest, Edwin, 1806-1872--Will.
Will.
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Physical Description:
2 unnumbered pages, 29 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 19 cm
Other Title:
Edwin Forrest Home
Place of Publication:
Philadelphia : Edwin Forrest Home, 4849 Parkside Avenue (Top of Belmont Drive), 1931.
Contents:
List of officers of Edwin Forrest Home
List of former managers of Edwin Forrest Home
Present managers of the home
History
The last will and testament of Edwin Forrest
An act to incorporate the Edwin Forrest Home
By-laws of the corporation
Agreement to be made by incoming guests of the home.
Notes:
With half-title.
"The Edwin Forrest Home, created under the will of the great actor, began to function, not in the residence in which he died, 1346 North Broad Street, but in the mansion on his Springbrook estate in the extreme northern section of the City of Philadelphia": p. 4.
Blue paper wrapped lettered in black on front cover. Tied with blue cord.
Local Notes:
Culture Class Collection copy has facsimile available for public viewing
OCLC:
8340143

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