The Girls’ Friendly Society (GFS) is an international, religious organization for girls and young women from the ages of 7-21 of any race, religion, or nationality. Affiliated with the Episcopal Church as a parish-based program that began to help young women workers in early industrial America, the GFS evolved into an organization to provide opportunities to girls through service to others, worship, study, and recreation. Holdings cover the period 1860–2010, but the bulk of the documentation relates to the years 1916–1998. The archive includes minutes and reports, administrative records, publications, ephemera and photographs. The Archives serves as the official repository for the GFS.
