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Joint Committee of the Religious Society of Friends records

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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
MC.950.104
Repository:
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Extent:
0.44 linear ft.
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Joint Committee of the Religious Society of Friends records (HC.MC.950.104), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.
Date:
1929-1949 (inclusive)
Creator:
Hastings, Faith O., Lippincott, Horace Mather, 1877-1967, and Taylor, Francis Richards
Form:
Correspondence, minutes (administrative records), and Reports
Abstract:
This collection contains materials relating to the work of the Joint Committee of the Religious Society of Friends, including minutes, correspondence, and reports.

The Joint Committee of the Religious Society of Friends was founded in 1939, primarily suggested by Abington Quarterly Meeting. Members were nominated by their Quarterly Meetings. The goal of the committee was to spread Quakerism in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and to start new worship groups and meetings.

This collection contains materials relating to the committee's work, including minutes, correspondence, and reports.

Unknown.

Processed by Mary A. Crauderueff; completed March, 2016.

More committee materials are located at Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, RG2/Ph/A25 5.10

Organization
Subject

Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
Mary A. Crauderueff
Finding Aid Date
March, 2016
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Collection Inventory

Abington Quarterly Meeting Correspondence, 1929-1939. 1 folders.
Box 22 Folder 1
Scope and Contents

This folder contains loose correspondence, and a handwritten notebook from the Quarterly Meeting Council, including reports, draft minutes, and other notes.

Physical Description

1 folders

Physical Description

4 folders

Minutes, 1939-1943.
Box 22 Folder 2
Minutes, 1944-1945.
Box 22 Folder 3
Minutes, 1946-1947.
Box 22 Folder 4
Minutes, 1948-1949.
Box 22 Folder 5

Physical Description

2 folders

Correspondence, 1939-1941.
Box 22 Folder 6
Correspondence, 1942-1949.
Box 22 Folder 7
Correspondence about Lawrence Miller, secretary, 1947-1949. 1 folders.
Box 22 Folder 8
Scope and Contents

This folder contains correspondence about the process of deciding and hiring a secretary hired by the committee, Lawrence Miller, and his wife, Ruth Passmore.

Physical Description

1 folders

Reports, 1940-1943. 1 folders.
Box 23 Folder 1
Scope and Contents

This folder contains reports from the committee, including extra documentation about meeting attendence.

Physical Description

1 folders

Forms and Reports, 1945-1946. 1 folders.
Box 23 Folder 2
Physical Description

1 folders

United Meetings, 1941-1949. 1 folders.
Box 23 Folder 3
Scope and Contents

This folder including minutes, reports, and related materials on United Quaker meetings.

Physical Description

1 folders

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