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Lansdowne 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

Lansdowne Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) was established in 1901 by Concord Quarterly Meeting out of Darby Monthly Meeting. Lansdowne Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) was established in 1904 by Concord Quarterly Meeting out of Chester Monthly Meeting (Orthodox). In 1951, the Hicksite and Orthodox monthly meetings merged to form a united monthly meeting. In 1955, Lansdowne Monthly Meeting became part of the newly-formed Chester Quarterly Meeting. Lansdowne Monthly Meeting is currently an active monthly meeting.

Records of the united monthly meeting and its predecessors, the Hicksite and Orthodox monthly meetings, since 1898. Included are: Minutes of the united meeting since 1951; minutes of the Hicksite meeting, 1901-1951 and minutes of the Orthodox meeting, 1904-1951; marriage and membership records; minutes of the Orthodox women's meeting, 1904-1915; minutes of Worship and Ministry and its predecessors; First Day School meeting minutes; financial, property, and committee records. Digital records include a mix of digitized and born-digital meeting for business minutes (2000-2022).

Deposit

Additional financial records transferred from Smedley Family Papers in 2019.

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

RG2/Ph/L32 3.1. Marriage records, 1906-28.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 3.2. Marriage records, 1906-50.
General

See also: Membership, 1904-1953.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 3.3. Marriage records, 1930-42.
General

Photostatic copies.

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: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 3.17. Marriage records, 2001-2003.
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/L32 3.4. Abstract of marriage certificates, 1942-1996.
General

Abstract created from photostatic copies of wedding certificates, which were not retained. Abstract includes spouse names, date, ceremony location, and approval.

Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 3.5. Membership, 1901-51.
Scope and Contents

Includes list of those invited to Lansdowne Monthly Meeting 40th reunion celebration.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph280 (to 1947)
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 vol.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 3.6. Membership, 1904-56.
Scope and Contents

Includes births, deaths, marriages, removals, disownments, and resignations. Indexed.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 3.7. Membership cards, 1955-1960.
Scope and Contents

Index cards each with name, address, and occupation of member.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

1 packet

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 3.8. Miscellaneous membership Records, 1906-93.
Scope and Contents

Includes a printed list of members, 1906; papers on clearness for marriage, 1960-72 & 1960-83, membership applications, 1980-93; correspondence on removals, 1975-92; released members, 1987-93; memorials, 1988-89; and a poem by Edwin Palmer on the reunion of Lansdowne meeting, 1951.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

7 folders in box

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite/United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 3.9. Membership, 1918-59.
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous membership papers, including membership applications, removals, resignations, etc.

General

Stored in box with miscellaneous marriage papers.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

4 folders

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite/United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 3.20. Membership applications, 1960-78.
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/L32 3.11. Miscellaneous, 1953-58.
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/L32 3.12. Resignations releases, 1960-74.
General

In box with removals, 1957-82.

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/L32 3.14. Releases, 1963-86.
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/L32 3.13. Removals issued, 1957-82.
General

In box with releases and resignations, 1960-1984.

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/L32 3.15. Meeting Membership Records, 1951-2004.
Scope and Contents

Individual sheets for past members. Arranged alphabetically: A-B, C-F, G-I, J-L, M-N, O-R, S-Y.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

7 folders (in 1 box)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 3.16. Recorders' Reports, 1951-1953.
Scope and Contents

Reports on membership to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

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/L32 1.1-1.5. Minutes, 1901-1951.
Scope and Contents

Minutes of the Hicksite branch of Lansdowne Monthly Meeting, 1901-51. Includes volumes: 1901-14, 1914-27, 1927-37, 1937-46, 1947-51.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph280 (1901-14, 1914-27, 1927-37, 1947-51)
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph281 (1937-46)
  3. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

5 vols.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 1.6-1.11. Minutes, 1904-1951.
Scope and Contents

Minutes of the Orthodox branch of Lansdowne Monthly Meeting, 1904-1951. Volumes include: 1904-14, 1914-16, 1916-23, 1924-31, 1932-39, 1939-45, 1946-51.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph283 (1904-14, 1914-16, 1916-23, 1924-31, 1932-39, 1939-45)
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph284 (1946-51)
  3. Haverford: Film 61 (1904-14, 1914-16, 1916-23, 1924-31, 1932-39, 1939-45)
  4. Haverford: Film 62 (1946-51)
Physical Description

6 vols.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 1.12-1.14. Minutes, 1951-1959.
Scope and Contents

Minutes of the United meeting, 1951-54, 1954-57, 1957-59.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph281
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

3 vols.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 1.15-1.25. Minutes, 1960-1999.
Scope and Contents

Minutes, 1960-62, 1962-64, 1965-67, 1968-70, 1971-73, 1974-78, 1978-82, 1982-88, 1989-93, 1994-99.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph694 (1960-62, 1962-64, 1965-67, 1968-70, 1971-73)
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph732 (1974-78, 1978-82, 1982-88, 1989-93)
  3. Haverford: Film 189 (1960-62, 1962-64, 1965-67, 1968-70, 1971-73)
  4. Haverford: Film 190 (1974-78, 1978-82, 1982-88, 1989-93)
Physical Description

10 vol.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32. Minutes (digital), 2000-2021.
Scope and Contents

PDF files (a mix of digitized and born digital) of monthly meetings for business. Most, but not all, include copies of the committee reports and other material discussed during the business meeting. Foldered by fiscal year (August-June) with occasional gaps; file also includes the occasional Called Meeting for Business (6 total).

Physical Description

187 PDF files in 21 folders

RG2/Ph/L32. Minutes (digital), 2021-2022.
Scope and Contents

Born-digital minutes, including attached reports, for September 2021 through June 2022. Also includes minutes from two Called Meetings for Business requested by the Accessibility Task Group.

Physical Description

11 PDF/A files

RG2/Ph/L32. Minutes (digital), 2022-2023.
Physical Description

9 PDF files

RG2/Ph/L32 2.1. Minutes, 1904-15.
Scope and Contents

Includes membership list, 1904, at front of book.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph284
  2. Haverford: Film 62
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 4.1-4.10. Minutes, 1905-1986.
Scope and Contents

Minutes of the Meeting on Worship and Ministry and its Orthodox predecessors, 1905-30, 1930-42, 1942-50, 1950-51, 1951-60, 1960-64, 1965-72, 1973-75, 1975-79, 1982-86. Minutes, 1942-50 and 1950-51, include joint meetings with Ministry & Counsel (Hicksite). Name changed to Worship & Ministry beginning 6mo 6 1954.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

8 v. + 2 folders

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox/United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 4.11. Minutes, 1922-47, 1947-51.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

1 vol. + 1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 4.13. Papers, 1954-59.
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/L32 4.14. Annual reports, 1980-96.
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/L32 4.15. Travelling minutes, 1951-56.
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/L32. Threshing session minutes (digital), 2021.
Physical Description

1 PDF (in a larger directory of meeting for business minutes)

RG2/Ph/L32 5.1. Minutes, 1941-49.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.2. Minutes, 1986-96.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.4. Account book, 1949-1968.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.5-5.9. Wills Bequests Records, 1965-91.
Scope and Contents

Includes: Bacon Bequest, 1965-91, Elizabeth Maris Emery Bequest, 1972, Louise T. Kirk Bequest, 1977-78, Elizabeth Meader Bequest, 1984, and the Way Bequest, 1985-86.

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

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.10. Budget, 1959.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.10. Building Fund Correspondence, 1951-1953.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.10. C. Canby Balderston (Finance Committee Chairman) Correspondence, 1970-1972.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.10. Charles Suplee (Clerk) Correspondence, 1957-1958.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.10. Finance Committee Correspondence, 1951-1952.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.10. Finance Committee Correspondence, 1953-1956.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.3. Finance Committee Papers, 1951-59.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.10. Finance Committee Records, 1956.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.10. Finance Committee Records, 1957.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.10. Finance Committee Records, 1958.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.10. Finance Committee Records, 1959-1960.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.10. Finance Committee Records, 1961.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.11. Finance Committee Records, 1970-1971.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.11. Finance Committee Records, 1972.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.11. Fire Insurance, 1950-1955.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.11. Letters of Appeal, 1951-1956.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.11. Letters to Finance Committee, 1957-1959.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.11. Miscellaneous Finance Committee Records, 1950-1952.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.11. Miscellaneous Finance Committee Records, 1970-1973.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.11. Owen Avenue Sale, 1950-1951.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.11. P.M. Fogg (Treasurer) Correspondence, 1957-1958.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.11. Requests for Appropriations, 1956-1957.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.11. Statements of Gift, 1925-1943.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Orthodox

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 5.11. Treasurer's Reports, 1955-1957.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 6.1-6.2. Minutes, 1902-1914.
Scope and Contents

Minutes of the Property Committee, 1902-04 & 1904-14.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

2 vols. + 1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 6.3. Minutes, 1960-1985.
Scope and Contents

Minutes of the Property Committee, 1960-1985.

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: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 6.4-6.5. Garrett House papers, 1959-61.
Scope and Contents

Papers of the committee on the renovation of the addition to Garrett house (Lansdowne Friends School), 1959-60 & 1960-61.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

2 folders

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: Microfilm MR-Ph282
  2. Haverford: No Film
RG2/Ph/L32 7.3. Minutes, 1899-1900.
Scope and Contents

Begins with a "Regular Meeting of the Teachers and Friends of Lansdowne First Day School" and includes First Day School attendance list for 1900.

Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.4. Miscellaneous, 1900-01.
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence and meeting, 1900-01.

Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

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
RG2/Ph/L32 7.5. Minutes, 1954-60.
Scope and Contents

Overseers' minutes from 9mo 1954-6mo 1960.

Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.6. Minutes, 1960-66.
Scope and Contents

Overseers' minutes 9mo 1960-8mo 1966.

Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.7. Minutes, 1966-73.
Scope and Contents

Overseers' minutes from 9mo 1966-11mo 1973.

Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.8. Minutes, 1974-83.
Scope and Contents

Minutes from 2mo 1974-11mo 1983.

Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.9. Minutes, 1984-1989.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.10. Notes, 1946-51.
Scope and Contents

Notes appear to have been kept by Florence M. Jones, a member of the Committee of Joint Meetings.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

small notebook

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite/Orthodox

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.11. Correspondence, 1954-62.
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

Scope and Contents

Also includes records of the earlier First Day School Committee and Lansdowne First Day School.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph282 (minutes and attendance to 1920)
  2. Haverford: No Film
RG2/Ph/L32 7.12. Adult Class, 1954-55.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.13. Adult Class, 1964-65.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.14. Attendance, 1904-13.
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.15. Attendance, 1913-18.
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.16. Minutes, 1898-1900.
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.17. Minutes, 1900-04.
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.18. Minutes, 1909-13.
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.19. Minutes, 1913-17.
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.20. Minutes, 1918-20.
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.21. Minutes, 1947-50.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite/United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.22. Minutes, 1951-59.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.23. Minutes, 1961-83.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.24. Papers, 1952-59.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.25. Miscellaneous papers, 1956-62.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.26. Papers, 1958-85.
Physical Description

1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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RG2/Ph/L32 7.27. Programs [printed], 1956-57, 1960-61, 1962-63.
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1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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RG2/Ph/L32 7.28. Staff minutes, 1946-47.
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1 folder

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RG2/Ph/L32 7.29. Junior Meeting Records, 1951-58.
Scope and Contents

Papers of the Junior Meeting (of the Religious Education Committee).

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1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.30. Curriculum Guides, 1950-1961.
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1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
RG2/Ph/L32 7.31. Minutes, 1950-65.
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1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.32. Reports and miscellaneous papers, 1950-66 & 1952-62.
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1 folder

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RG2/Ph/L32 7.33. Albert Yo family, 1964-66.
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1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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RG2/Ph/L32 7.34. Albert Yo family, 1949-63.
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1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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RG2/Ph/L32 7.35. Robert Mathey family, 1961-62.
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1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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RG2/Ph/L32 7.36. Sergej Meschtschersky, 1949-56.
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1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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RG2/Ph/L32 7.37. Joseph Oreskovitch, 1949-56.
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1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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RG2/Ph/L32 7.38. Eddij Paulus, 1960.
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1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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RG2/Ph/L32 7.39. Beatrice Van Wilgenburg, 1960.
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1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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RG2/Ph/L32 7.40. Imre Varkonyi, 1957-61.
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1 folder

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Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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RG2/Ph/L32 7.41. Papers, 1901-59.
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1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.42. Reports, 1965-89.
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1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
RG2/Ph/L32 7.43. Clerks' correspondence, 1951-59.
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1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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RG2/Ph/L32 7.44. Committee appointments, 1901-48.
Physical Description

1 volume

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RG2/Ph/L32 7.45. Committee appointments, 1961-68.
Physical Description

1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
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RG2/Ph/L32 7.46. Clerks' correspondence, 1951-59.
Physical Description

1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.47. Miscellaneous papers, 1959-79.
Scope and Contents

Includes minutes, reports and correspondence.

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1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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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
RG2/Ph/L32 7.48. Minutes, 1959-64.
Physical Description

1 folder

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Affiliation: United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
RG2/Ph/L32 7.49. Miscellaneous, 1958-86.
Scope and Contents

Access is restricted.

Physical Description

1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: No Film
RG2/Ph/L32 7.50. Papers, 1952-59.
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1 folder

RG2/Ph/L32 7.51. Minutes correspondence, 1957-66.
Physical Description

1 volume

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Affiliation: United

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.52. Miscellaneous papers, 1960-66.
Physical Description

1 volume

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Affiliation: United

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RG2/Ph/L32 5.53. Minutes correspondence, 1973-88.
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1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Scope and Contents

Retreats and family weekends at Paradise Farm Camps in Downingtown, Pa.

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Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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  2. Haverford: No Film
RG2/Ph/L32 7.54. Scrapbook, 1965-1971.
Physical Description

1 volume

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Affiliation: United

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 7.55. Miscellaneous Records, 1974-1991.
Physical Description

1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 8.1. Membership statistics, 1928-1935.
Box Series 8-1
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Hicksite

Physical Location

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RG2/Ph/L32 8.2. Miscellaneous reports, 1965-98.
Box Series 8-1
Physical Description

1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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RG2/Ph/L32 8.3. A Brief History, n.d.
Box Series 8-1
Scope and Contents

Titled "History of the Establishment."

Physical Description

1 folder + 1 box

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RG2/Ph/L32 8.4. History records and script, 1950-1978.
Box Series 8-1
Scope and Contents

Celebrating 150th anniversary (including Darby meeting). Accompanied by one box of color slides. Folder also includes miscellaneous additional materials (1950s-1960s indentures related to Lansdowne Meeting property, a lot map, photocopies of newslippings).

General

7 p., carbon copy of typescript. Received 1981.

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1 folder

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Affiliation: United

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 8.5. How memorial transcript, 1964.
Box Series 8-1
Scope and Contents

Typescript of messages given at Dana How's memorial service, 1964.

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  1. Swarthmore: No Film
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1 folder

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RG2/Ph/L32 8.7. Organic union papers, 1947-51 & 1964.
Existence and Location of Copies

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1 folder

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RG2/Ph/L32 8.6. Reading Circle minutes, 1905-1914.
Scope and Contents

Includes executive committee minutes, 1905-1910.

Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Orthodox

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RG2/Ph/L32 8.8-8.9. Scrapbooks (disbound), 1959-1995.
Box Series 8-1
Scope and Contents

Scrapbooks contain clippings and other memorabilia.

Physical Description

2 folders

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Affiliation: United

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/L32 8.10-8.12. Lansdowne Friends newsletter, 1940-2009.
Box Series 8-1 Box Series 8-2 Box Series 8-3
Physical Description

3 boxes (partial box 1940-1955, box 1956-1975, box 1976-2009)

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Hicksite/United

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