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Harrisburg Monthly 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

From 1928 to 1934 an independent meeting for worship known as the Harrisburg Society of Friends was active in central Pennsylvania. The meeting was revived in 1940, and sought the care of the Philadelphia Quarterly Meetings (Hicksite & Orthodox). Harrisburg Monthly Meeting was established as a United monthly meeting under the two Philadelphia Quarterly Meetings in 1941. The monthly meeting was transferred to Caln Quarterly Meeting in 1957 and is currently active.

Records include minutes of the Harrisburg Society of Friends and Harrisburg Monthly Meeting, 1928-1934 and since 1941; an account book, 1909-1960; membership lists for 1955 and 1957; and miscellaneous records, including Clerk's files, 1989-1993, records of the Building Renovation Committee, 1993-1997, and Bequest Committee records, 1986-1989.

Deposit

Additional correspondence (1940-41) concerning the re-establishment of the Harrisburg Meeting may be found in the records of the American Friends Fellowship Conference (RG4/004) at the Friends Historical Library.

Organization
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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.

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

Scope and Contents

Minutes of Harrisburg Monthly Meeting and its predecessors, 1928-1934, 1941-1965, and 1973-2001.

RG2/Ph/H365 1.1-1.5. Minutes, 1928-1934 & 1941-1965.
Scope and Contents

Volumes include: 1.1 1928-34/1941-45, 1.2 1946-50, 1.3 1951-55, 1.4 1956-60, and 1.5 1961-65.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s)

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph254
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

5 v. ; 29 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: I/United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 1.6. Minutes and Newsletters, 1973-2004 (gaps).
Scope and Contents

The meeting's minutes are distributed with its newsletter, Friendly Notes. Minutes are divided into folders: 7mo15 1973-1987, 2mo1989-11mo 1991, 1mo 1992-11mo 1994, 12mo 1994-10mo 1997, 11mo 1997-10mo 1999, 11mo 1999-1mo 2001, and 3mo 2002-11mo 2004. Minutes and newsletters for 1988 are missing.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

1 box

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 2.1. Account book, 1909-1960.
Scope and Contents

Treasurer's record book, 1909-1960. Includes independent and United meeting records.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s)

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph254
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v. ; 25 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: I/United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 3.1. Bequest Committee, 1986-1989.
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

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

5 folders

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

RG2/Ph/H365 3.1. Records, 1993-1996.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 3.1. Records, 1996.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 3.1. Records, 1996-1997.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 3.1. Meeting House Fund, 1993-1995.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 3.1. Architect's Plans, 1995.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

12 folders

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

RG2/Ph/H365 3.1. Carlisle Meeting,, 1989-1993.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 3.1. Bequests, 1989-1993.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 3.1. Meeting House Use, 1989-1993.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 3.1. Queries, 1989-1993.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 3.1. Peace Committee, 1989-1993.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 3.1. Betty Perkins, 1989-1993.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 3.1. Reno Friends Meeting, 1989-1993.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 3.1. Worship and Ministry, 1989-1993.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 3.1. Correspondence, 1989-1993.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 3.1. Guilford College, 1989-1993.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 3.1. First Day School, 1989-1993.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 3.1. Finance, 1989-1993.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Scope and Contents

Name of publication changed to Friendly Notes in 7th month 1975.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
RG2/Ph/H365 4.1. Newsletter of the Harrisburg Monthly Meeting, 1955-1970.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 4.2. Friendly Notes, 1971-1978.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 4.3. Friendly Notes, 1979-1981.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/H365 4.4. Friendly Notes, 2002-2004.
Physical Description

1 box

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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