Ludwick Institute

'''Ludwick Institute''', originally the '''Philadelphia Society for the Free Instruction of Indigent Boys''', was an educational organization in Philadelphia that established public school for economically disadvantaged children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d4MVAAAAIAAJ&dq=Philadelphia+Society+for+Free+Instruction+of+Indigent+Boys%2C&pg=PA359|title=A Brief History of Education: A History of the Practice and Progress and Organization of Education|first=Ellwood P.|last=Cubberley|date=October 28, 1922|publisher=Houghton Mifflin|via=Google Books}}</ref> Established in 1799 for boys, it was chartered in 1801 by the Philadelphia Society for the Establishment and Support of Charity Schools.<ref name=doc>{{Cite web|url=https://discover.hsp.org/Record/ead-1783/Description#tabnav|title=Ludwick Institute records 1801-1973|website=discover.hsp.org}}</ref> It became co-educational in 1811.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/hcmc-1256|title=Collection: William Morris Maier papers | Archives & Manuscripts|website=archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu}}</ref> In 1872 it was named for its benefactor, [[Christopher Ludwick]]. It ceased operations in 1890 with the advent of public schools in Philadelphia but continued to sponsor lectures.<ref name=doc/>

==Further reading== *''The Ludwick Institute, 1799-1947; With a Biographical Sketch of Christopher Ludwick'' Ludwick Institute, Philadelphia (1947) edited by Ruth Douglas Keener *''The Constitution of the Philadelphia Society for the Establishment and Support of Charity Schools'' Ludwick Institute, Philadelphia (1840)

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[[Category:1799 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:1872 disestablishments in the United States]]