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Marlborough Preparative Meeting Records

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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 at Marlborough was organized in 1798. A year later, Marlborough became an indulged meeting under the care of Bradford, Kennett, and London Grove Monthly Meetings. The meeting for worship was established in 1801 by Western Quarterly Meeting; a preparative meeting was established in 1802 under Kennett Monthly Meeting. The Orthodox preparative meeting was discontinued in 1827; its members were transferred to Kennett Preparative Meeting. Marlborough Meeting (Orthodox) was discontinued in 1831. In 1917, Marlborough Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) began to circulate between Marlborough and Unionville. From 1919 to 1930, the name of the meeting was changed to Marlborough-Unionville Preparative Meeting. In 1931, Unionville became an indulged meeting and the name of the preparative meeting returned to Marlborough. In 1972, Marlborough Preparative Meeting was established as Marlborough Monthly Meeting.

Records of Marlborough Preparative Meeting (Hicksite), 1801-1964, as follows: minutes of the men's meeting and joint sessions, 1802-1964; women's minutes, 1802-1873; vital records, 1851-1923; burial records, account books, deeds and other property records, etc.

Deposit

Publisher
Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Date
2003
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/M37 3.1. Membership list, 1851-1893.
Scope and Contents

List of members begin in 2dmo 1851 with revisions to 1893.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

1 v. ; 20 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/M37 3.2. Membership list, 1915.
Scope and Contents

List of members of Marlborough Preparative Meeting, 10mo20 1915.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

1 v. ; 16 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/M37 3.3. Membership list, 1923.
Scope and Contents

Membership list of Marlborough-Unionville Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1919-1930).

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

1 item (in folder).

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/M37 1.1-1.3. Minutes, 1802-1912.
Scope and Contents

Minute books of the Hicksite meeting, 1.1 1802-1839, 1.2 1839-1883, and 1.3 1883-1912. Volume for 1802-1839 contains pre-Separation men's minutes, 1802-1827. 1802-1839 volume includes account of first establishment of Marlborough meeting.

General

Joint sessions with women begin in 1873.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

3 v. ; 33 cm. or smaller.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:Pre-Separation/Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/M37 1.4. Minutes, 1914-1964.
Scope and Contents

Minute book of the United preparative meeting, 1914-1964. Includes minutes of the Hicksite preparative meeting, 1914-1955. Minutes for 1964-1972 with: Marlborough Monthly Meeting minutes, 1972-1982.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

1 v. ; 27 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:H/United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/M37 2.1-2.2. Minutes, 1802-1873.
Scope and Contents

Minute books of the Hicksite women's meeting, 2.1 1802-1865 and 2.2 1861-1874. Volume for 1802-1865 includes pre-Separation women's minutes, 1802-1827. Volume 1861-1874 contains minutes of joint sessions, 9mo 3 1873-9 mo 30 1874. Brief history of the establishment of Marlborough meeting in volumes 1802- 1865.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

2 v. ; 33 cm. or smaller.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:Pre-Separation/Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/M37 4.1. Account book, 1835-1852.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

1 v. ; 20 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/M37 4.2. Account book, 1851-1911.
Scope and Contents

Includes receipt book, 1900-1906.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

1 v. ; 20 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/M37 5.1++ and 5.2. Deeds, 1801-1859.
Folder RG2 OVERSIZE
Scope and Contents

Deeds to Marlborough Meeting's property, 1801-1859.

Physical Description

1 oversize folder (5.1) and 1 regular folder (5.2)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:Pre-Separation/Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/M37 6.1. Graveyard account book, 1838-1912.
Scope and Contents

Volume also contains record of burials at East Marlborough, Pa., 1838-1901. Also laid into book is another record of burials, 1803-1857.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

1 v. ; 20 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/M37 6.2. School fund account book, 1804-1850.
Scope and Contents

Book contains the obligations and receipts of the subscripers to the school fund and general school fund accounts, 1804-1850. Includes the following: subscription book, 1804-1829; account book, 1829-1850; receipt book, 1808- 1829. Includes index.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

1 v. ; 33 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:Pre-Separation/Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/M37 6.3. School fund account book, 1856-1909.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

1 v. ; 32 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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