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Baltimore Preparative Meeting for the Western District Records

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Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Baltimore Preparative Meeting for the Western District began in 1807, with the establishment of a second monthly meeting in Baltimore. In 1828, the Orthodox established Baltimore Preparative Meeting for the Eastern and Western Districts. The Hicksite preparative meeting was laid down in 1915.

Records of Baltimore Preparative Meeting for the Western District, 1813-1915. Includes men's and joint minutes 1813-1915, women's minutes 1846-84, financial and property records 1877-1909.

Divided into series: 1.Men's and Joint Minutes; 2.Women's Minutes; 3.Financial and Property Records.

Deposit, Baltimore Yearly Meeting.

Publisher
Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Date
2005
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.

Use Restrictions

Information on reproduction policies available in the Library.

Collection Inventory

RG2/B/B356 1.1. Minutes, 1813-1822.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B23
  1. Haverford:B8B
Physical Description

1 vol.; 20 cm

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/B/B356 1.2. Minutes, 1823-1843.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B46
Physical Description

1 vol.; 20.5 cm

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation/Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/B/B356 1.3. Minutes, 1843-1875.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B46
Physical Description

1 vol.; 21.5 cm

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

HC.BM.B356.01.001. Minutes, 1856-1873.
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collection

RG2/B/B356 1.4. Minutes, 1875-1902.
Scope and Contents

Cover: "B.P.M.W.D." Note: 1st mo 1894, Joint sessions began

Physical Description

1 vol.; 23 cm

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/B/B356 1.5. Minutes (rough), 1884-1894.
Scope and Contents

Rough draft.

Physical Description

1 vol.; 21.5 cm

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/B/B356 1.6. Minutes, 1902-1915.
Scope and Contents

"Baltimore Preparative Meeting for the Western District, 1902."

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B46
Physical Description

1 vol.; 23 cm

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

HC.BM.B356.02.001. Minutes, 1824-1854.
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.B356.02.002. Minutes, 1854-1873.
Box 40
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

RG2/B/B356 2.1. Minutes, 1846-1864.
Scope and Contents

"Minutes and Procedings [sic] of Baltimore Preparative Meeting of Women Friends for the Western District 7th Month 1846, Monthly Meeting the fifh day after the first second day in the month."

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B46
Physical Description

1 vol.; 21 cm

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/B/B356 2.2. Minutes, 1864-1878.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B46
Physical Description

1 vol.; 20 cm

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/B/B356 2.3. Minutes, 1878-1884.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B46
Physical Description

1 vol.; 21.5 cm

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/B/B356 3.1. Treasurer's book, 1829-1877.
Scope and Contents

Includes list of treasurers, 1828-1873.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B47
Physical Description

1 vol.; 24.5 cm

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/B/B356 3.2. Treasurer's book, 1877-1909.
Scope and Contents

Cover: "Treasurer BPMWD."

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-B49
Physical Description

1 vol.; 28.5 cm

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

HC.BM.B356.03.001. Minutes, 1829-1846.
Box 59
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.B356.03.002. Minutes, 1877-1895.
Box 40
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.B356.03.003. Minutes, 1895-1905.
Box 40
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.B356.03.004. Minutes, 1906-1918.
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.BM.B356.03.005. Minutes, 1919-1930.
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

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