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Newark Monthly Meeting (Newark, Del.) 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

Friends began meeting for worship at Newark, Delaware, in the summer of 1962, near the campus of the University of Delaware. By May of 1963 regular monthly business meetings were being held. Newark Monthly Meeting was formally established in 1965 by Western Quarterly Meeting.

Records include: Minutes and Queries, 1962-2021, vital records including correspondence concerning marriage and memorial minutes, and Worship & Ministry. Also included are committee records (including those of the committee with care for London Britain Meetinghouse), financial records, and miscellaneous records like clerk's files and newsletters.

Records are primarily paper pre-2010 and primarily digital post-2010. Digital files are accessible to TriCollege accounts or on-campus users.

Deposit

Organization
Subject
Place

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/N43 2.1, 2.4. Marriages, 1968-2003.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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

RG2/Ph/N43 2.2. Deceased Members Attenders, 1969-2006.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 2.3. Membership, 1970-2009.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 2.5. Membership records, 2008-2019.
Scope and Contents

Includes member record forms for former members and membership reports 2008-2018.

RG2/Ph/N43. Member list (digital), 2021.
Physical Description

1 PDF/A file

RG2/Ph/N43. Memorial minutes (digital), 2021.
Scope and Contents

Memorial minute for Frances Nicholson Beer

Physical Description

1 PDF/A file

Biographical / Historical

Official records of proceedings kept for all Quaker business meetings. It has responsibility for care of members, authorizes removals and marriages, maintains discipline, considers the queries, manages meeting property, fosters social concerns, and reports regularly to the quarterly meeting.

RG2/Ph/N43 1.1-1.43. Minutes, 1962-2006.
Scope and Contents

Arranged chronologically. Folders are stored in two boxes: 1.1-1.34 & 1.35-1.43.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s)

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

43 folders

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N43 3.1-3.4. Queries, 1963-2001.
Scope and Contents

Arranged by date in four folders: 1963-1975, 1976-1983, 1984-1990, 1991-2001. After 2001, query minutes can be found with the minutes of the business meeting. Missing queries in 2000 (May-June, #5-#6, #10-#11) and 2001 (Feb.-Dec.). Volumes are 3.1 1963-1975, 3.2 1976-1983, 3.3 1984-1990, 3.4 1991-2001.

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:United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N43. Minutes and related records (digital), 2011-2019.
Scope and Contents

Some years were compiled to include related records from the year (query minutes, treasuer's reports, newsletters, special minutes, outreach material, etc.)

Physical Description

7 digital files (PDF)

Material Specific Details

United

RG2/Ph/N43. Minutes (digital), 2020-2022.
Physical Description

3 combined PDF/A file

RG2/Ph/N43. Queries (digital), 2020-2022.
Scope and Contents

Newark Monthly Meeting's longstanding practice is to document the sense of meeting members and of the meeting during the period that each Meeting for Business considers the month's Query.

Physical Description

3 PDF/A file

RG2/Ph/N43 3.5. Worship and Ministry Reports, 1983-1985.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 3.6. Nurturing and planning, 1981-1991.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 4.1. Annual budgets, 1986-2001.
Scope and Contents

Some of the budgets may be found with the Business minutes.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 4.2. Financial ledgers and Miscellaneous financial, 1985-1991.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 4.3. Account book, 1994-2001.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 4.4. Opportunity Fund, 1990-1991.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 4.5. Financial Assistance to Members Travel, 1987-1997.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 4.6. Miscellaneous Financial Records, 1988-1997.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N. Treasurer's reports (digital), 2011-2019.
Scope and Contents

Treasurer's reports for 2014-2019 can be found in the combined digital record for the year.

Material Specific Details

United

RG2/Ph/N43. Treasurer's reports (digital), 2020-2022.
Physical Description

3 combined PDF/A file

RG2/Ph/N43 5.1. Minutes, 1984-1987.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 5.2. Membership Correspondence, 1964-2001.
Scope and Contents

Letters to and from members and attenders about membership, including those from Overseers.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 5.3. Meaning of Membership Survey, 1995.
Scope and Contents

Copy of original kept by the Meeting.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 5.4. Miscellaneous, 1974-2002.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 5.5. Pastoral Care concerning Suzanne and Peter Day, 1973-1975.
Scope and Contents

Restricted until 2032.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43. Care of Members and Community committee charge (digital), 2007.
Physical Description

1 PDF/A file

RG2/Ph/N43 5.6. Friends Fellowship, 1964-1981.
Biographical / Historical

Friends Fellowship was a Quaker student group at the University of Delaware. Prof. John Beer was advisor to the group through this period. Prior to 1964, the group's advisor was Prof. Wallace Maw of the Department of Education. The goupr met monthly, usually on Sunday evening, starting with a supper at the home of John and Frances Beer, 308 Apple Road, in Newark Delaware. The gourp ended in about 1981 when the University no longer tracked the religious preference of students.

Scope and Contents

File of correspondence and miscellaneous records of Friends Fellowship at the University of Delaware, mostly from 1964 to January 1978.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43. Officers and Committees lists (digital), 2020-2021.
Physical Description

2 PDF/A files

RG2/Ph/N43. London Britain Meetinghouse Committee minutes (digital), 2021.
Physical Description

1 PDF/A file

RG2/Ph/N43 6.1. Traveling Minutes and letters of introduction, 1972-1992.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 6.2. Histories, 1962-1966.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 6.3. Correspondence re: Newark Meeting beginnings, 1962-1966.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 6.4. Meeting Places, 1976-1990 & n.d.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 6.5. London Britain Meeting and burial ground, 1968-2001.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 6.6. Education Plan of Western Quarter, 1965.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 6.7. Community Day Outreach Booth, 1984-1989.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 6.8. Visits from David Richie and Mantua Group, 1973-1991 & n.d.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 6.9. Correspondence concerning Peace and Social Concerns, 1964-1990.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 6.10. Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1969-1981.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 6.11. John Beer's file, 1964-1989.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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/N43 6.12. Miscellaneous. Guest book (copy), 1979-2002.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location:

  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

SW. Newark Friends Meeting Calendar, 1980-1983.
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

SW. Newark Friends Meeting Newsletter, 1989-2002.
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

RG2/Ph/N. Newark Friends Monthly Newsletter (digital), 2011-2019.
Scope and Contents

Newsletters from 2014-2019 can be found in the year's combined digital file.

Physical Description

PDF files

Material Specific Details

United

RG2/Ph/N43. Newark Meeting News [newsletter] (digital), 2022.
Physical Description

1 combined PDF file

RG2/Ph/N43. Statement on membership (digital), 1995-2020.
Scope and Contents

In 1995-1996 the meeting deeply considered the question of membership, in the Religious Society of Friends generally and in Newark Monthly Meeting in particular. The meeting approved its Statement on Membership in September 1996, it was reaffirmed in 2020.

Physical Description

1 PDF/A file

Print, Suggest