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Falls Preparative Meeting 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 meeting for worship for Friends in the Falls area was established around 1680. In 1683, the meeting became part of Falls Monthly Meeting. Falls Preparative Meeting was established around 1720. At the time of the Hicksite Separation of 1827, two preparative meetings were formed. The Hicksite preparative meeting was discontinued in 1890. The Orthodox preparative meeting was discontinued in 1907
Records of Falls Preparative Meeting, 1680-1890, as follows: pre-Separation men's minutes, 1765-1827; Hicksite men's minutes, 1827-1890; Orthodox women's minutes, 1873-1880; pre-Separation and Hicksite account books.
Deposit
Organization
- Falls Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends)
- Falls Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1827-1890)
- Falls Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1827-1907)
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
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Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.
- Use Restrictions
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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
Minute books of the pre-Separation men's meeting as follows: 1765-1767, 1767-1771, 1771-1777, 1777-1779, 1779-1782, 1782-1786, 1786-1790, 1790-1798, 1798-1801, 1801-1805, 1805-1808, 1808-1815, 1815-1821
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore: No Film
- Haverford: No Film
13 v. in case (1.5 linear ft.)
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Pre-Separation
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Minutes of the men's meeting as follows: 1822-1842, 1853-1860, 1860-1869, 1869-1876, 1876-1890. Volume for 1822-1842 includes pre-Separation men's meeting minutes, 1822-1827
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore: No Film
- Haverford: No Film
5 v. (1.5 linear ft.)
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Pre-Separation/Hicksite
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore: No Film
- Haverford: No Film
1 volume in folder
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Orthodox
Physical LocationHaverford College Quaker and Special Collections
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore: No Film
- Haverford: No Film
Loose materials from this volume are in a folder: HC.PhM.F380.02.001a
Physical Description1 volume in folder
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Pre-Separation/Hicksite
Physical LocationHaverford College Quaker and Special Collections
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore: No Film
- Haverford: No Film
1 volume in folder
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Hicksite
Physical LocationHaverford College Quaker and Special Collections