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Centre Monthly Meeting (1995- ) 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]

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 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

A seasonal meeting for worship at Centre was established in 1687 by Newark [Kennett] Monthly Meeting. The first Center Monthly Meeting was established in 1807 by Western Quarterly Meeting out of Kennett Monthly Meeting. The Orthodox monthly meeting was merged into Kennett Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) in 1831. Center Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) changed its name to Hockessin Monthly Meeting in 1955.

In the 1980s a weekly meeting for worship was again held at the Centre meeting house. The following decade Centre became a preparative meeting under Hockessin Meeting. In 1995, Centre was established as a monthly meeting for a second time by Western Quarter.

The name of this meeting is often spelled "Center."

Records include: membership records, minutes, financial records, and miscellaneous, 1995-present. Also includes minutes of the Centre Preparative Meeting and Centre Meeting Committee of Hockessin Monthly Meeting, 1969-1995. Digital meeting minutes, committee reports, membership statistics, burial ground policy, and financial records, 2009-2023.

Deposit

Organization
Subject
Place

Publisher
Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Date
2011
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy. Digital files are accessible to TriCollege accounts or on-campus users.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

Collection Inventory

RG2/Ph/C413 2.1. Membership letters, 2000-2002.
Box 3
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/C413 2.2. Membership Records/Contacts, 2007.
Box 3
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

RG2/Ph/C413. Membership statistics (digital), 2011.
Scope and Contents

Membership Statistics image is embedded in the 2012-01 Meeting for Business minutes .doc

Physical Description

1 doc file

RG2/Ph/C413. Recorder's Reports (digital), 2015-2021.
Physical Description

4 pdf files

Material Specific Details

United

Biographical / Historical

Official minutes of proceedings kept for all Quaker business meetings.

RG2/Ph/C413 1.1. Minutes, 1969-1977.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Minutes of the Centre Meeting Committee

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/C413 1.2. Minutes, 1979-1981.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Rough loose minutes of the Business Meeting, gaps

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/C413 1.3. Minutes, 1987-1989.
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Minutes of the Centre Preparative Meeting Meeting for Business and the Centre Meeting Committee

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/C413 1.4-1.21. Minutes, 1989-2006.
Box 2 Box 1
Scope and Contents

Also includes minutes of the Centre Preparative Meeting and of the Centre Meeting for Worship for Business. Volumes as follows: 1.4 1989,1.5 1990, 1.6 1991, 1.7 1992, 1.8 1993, 1.9 1994, 1.10 1995, 1.11 1996, 1.12 1997, 1.13 1998, 1.14 1999, 1.15 2000, 1.16 2001, 1.17 2002, 1.18 2003, 1.19 2004, 1.20 2005, 1.21 2006.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

18 folders

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/C413 1.22-1.24. Minutes, 2007-2009.
Box 5
Scope and Contents

Volumes as follows: 1.22 2007, 1.23 2008, 1.24 2009.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

3 folders

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

RG2/Ph/C413 1.25-1.27. Minutes, 2016-2020.
Box 5
Physical Description

3 folders

RG2/Ph/C413. Minutes (digital), 2009-2021.
Scope and Contents

Not comprehensive

Physical Description

104 files

RG2/Ph/C413. Minutes (digital), 2022-2023.
Physical Description

19 PDF files

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/C413 3.1. Treasurer's Reports, 1978-1980.
Box 3
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/C413 3.2. Treasurer's Reports, 1995-2006.
Box 3
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/C413 3.3. Corporation Minutes, 2006.
Box 3
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/C413. Corporation records (digital), 2022-2023.
Physical Description

3 files

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/C413 3.4. Trustees Minutes, 1997-2000.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/C413 3.5. Audited financial statements, 1998-1999.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/C413 3.6. Value appraisal for Centre Friends' Meeting Buildings, 1998.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/C413 3.7. Centre Meeting Consultant Reports, 1999.
Scope and Contents

Includes Podmaniczky, Whiteside, and Ortega Reports

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/C413 3.8. Treasurer's Report, 2003-2009.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

RG2/Ph/C413. Budgets and expenses (digital), 2012-2015.
Physical Description

3 pdf reports and 2 xls spreadsheets

RG2/Ph/C413. Auditor's report (digital), 2015.
Physical Description

pdf file

RG2/Ph/C413. Centre Meeting Burial Ground Policy (digital), 2016.
Physical Description

1 doc file

RG2/Ph/C413 4.4. Annual Corporation Meeting Minutes, 2005-2008.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

RG2/Ph/C413. Annual Corporation Meeting minutes (digital), 2009, 2011-2017, 2019, 2021.
Scope and Contents

Generally a single file of minutes per year's annual Corporation Meeting. Some years include attachments related to budget, agenda, Recorder's reports, and committee reports.

Physical Description

18 files

RG2/Ph/C413. Contributions Committee report (digital), 2015.
Physical Description

2 pdf files

RG2/Ph/C413 4.1. Long-Range Planning Committee, 1989-1992.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/C413. Nominations Committee Called Meeting minutes (digital), 2015.
Physical Description

1 pdf file

RG2/Ph/C413. Oversight Committee records (digital), 2013-2021.
Scope and Contents

Includes annual reports (with gaps), guidance for contractors, and a blank application for grant funding for CMM members.

Physical Description

4 pdf files, 1 doc file

RG2/Ph/C413 4.2. Peace and Concerns, 2007.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

RG2/Ph/C413. Peace and Social Concerns records (digital), 2014-2015.
Scope and Contents

Includes the 2015 report and a 2014 Traveling Minute related to the Peace Committee's work with the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP).

Physical Description

2 pdf files

RG2/Ph/C413. Religious Education Committee records (digital), 2014-2015.
Scope and Contents

Includes minutes of a 2014 Called Meeting on children's religious education and a report of the 2014-2015 curriculum.

Physical Description

2 pdf files

RG2/Ph/C413. Clearness Report on Religious Education Committee (digital), 2015.
Physical Description

1 .emlx text file

RG2/Ph/C413 4.3. Miscellaneous Committee Reports, 2005-2009.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

RG2/Ph/C413 5.1. Recording Clerk's Notes, 2006.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/C413 5.2. Meeting History.
Scope and Contents

History notes from Suzanne West

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/C413 5.3. Miscellaneous Records, 1997-2002.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/C413 5.4. Miscellaneous Records, 1991-1993.
Scope and Contents

Records from Marie and John Pittenger

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/C413 5.5. Correspondence, 2006-2009.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

RG2/Ph/C413 5.6-5.7. Recording Clerk's Notebook, 2007-2008.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

2 vol.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

RG2/Ph/C413 5.8. Recording Clerk's Notes, 2009.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

RG2/Ph/C413 5.9. Recording Clerk's Notebook, 2009.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

RG2/Ph/C413 5.10. Newsletter Announcements, n.d.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

RG2/Ph/C413 5.11. Reports and Miscellaneous Documents, 2005-2009.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the Library:

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

RG2/Ph/C413. Centre Monthly Meeting handbook (digital), 2013.
Scope and Contents

From the introduction: "The Handbook is meant to be an evolving document that describes the Meeting's current understanding of how best to apply the guidance contained in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's Faith and Practice to our local situation."

Physical Description

1 pdf

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