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Newton 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 at Pine Point was established in 1681 by Burlington Monthly Meeting. In 1682, the meeting became part of a short-lived monthly meeting for Pine Point and Shackamaxon (Pennsylvania) established by Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. It became part of Newton [Haddonfield] Monthly Meeting at its formation, possibly as early as 1682. A preparative meeting was established in 1717.

The Orthodox or Mt. Vernon Street Preparative Meeting was discontinued in 1918; its last session was held in 1919. An indulged meeting at Newton was held until 1924.

The Hicksite or Market Street Preparative Meeting was established as Newton Monthly Meeting in 1947. The meeting is usually referred to as "Camden."

Records of the Newton Preparative Meeting, 1808-1947, include: vital records, 1815-1872; Hicksite men's minutes, 1828-1838, 1847-1886; minutes of men's meeting and joint sessions, 1886-1913, 1944-1947; Orthodox men's minutes, 1808-1919; Hicksite women's minutes, 1845-1903; Orthodox women's minutes, 1824-1850, 1859-1897; Orthodox financial records, 1810-1912; records of the Hicksite School Committee, 1901-1935, and of the Camden Friends Guild, 1911-1922; miscellaneous papers concerning meeting's history and property, 1877-1918.

Deposit. Treasurers' accounts ledgers transferred to Swarthmore in 2017 by Haddonfield Historical Society.

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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

HC.PhM.N440.01.001 (1250/R5.1). Burials (Camden, New Jersey), 1815-1872.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph337
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 oversize volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation/Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.PhM.N440.01.002 (1250/R5.9). Disownments, 1828-1833.
Box N-3
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 in folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.PhM.N440.02.001 (1250/R5.6). Minutes, 1808-1827.
Box N-3
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 in folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation/Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

RG2/Ph/N44 1.1-1.3. Minutes, 1828-1913.
Scope and Contents

Minute book of the men's meeting and joint sessions, 1828-1838, 1847-1886, 1886-1913.

General

Joint sessions begin in 1903

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph353
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

3 volumes

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

HC.PhM.N440.02.002 (1250/R5.7). Minutes, 1828-1894.
Box N-3
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 in folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.PhM.N440.02.003 (1250/R5.4). Minutes, 1894-1919.
Box N-3
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 in folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

Minutes, 1944-1947.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on Microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

HC.PhM.N440.03.001 (1250/R5.5). Minutes, 1824-1850.
Box N-3
Physical Description

1 volume in folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation/ Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

RG2/Ph/N44 2.1-2.6. Minutes, 1845-1903.
Scope and Contents

Minutes of the Hicksite women's meeting as follows: 1845-1854, 1854-1864, 1864-1872, 1872-1889, 1889-1897, 1897-1903.

General

Joint sessions begin in 1903.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph353
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

6 volumes

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

HC.PhM.N440.03.002 (1250/R5.8). Minutes, 1859-1897.
Box N-3
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 in folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.PhM.N440.03.003 (1250/R5.5). Minutes, 1875-1890.
Box N-3
Physical Description

1 volume in folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

Worship and Ministry and its predecessors.

HC.PhM.N440.04.001 (1250/R5.9). Subscription Book- Women, 1810-1840.
Box N-3
Physical Description

1 volume in folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separatin/ Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.PhM.N440.04.002 (1250/R5.9). Account Book, 1824-1844.
Box N-3
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 in folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation/Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.PhM.N440.04.003 (1250/R5.3). Account Book- Burials, 1825-1830.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
  2. Haverford: Microfilm 133A
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation/Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.PhM.N440.04.004 (1250/R5.9). Account Book- Public School Fund, 1838-1851.
Box N-3
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 in folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.PhM.N440.04.005 (1250/R5.9). Subscription and Receipt Book [Women], 1840-1855.
Box N-3
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 in folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.PhM.N440.04.006 (1250/R5.9). Receipt Book- Necessitous Friends, 1845.
Box N-3
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 in folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.PhM.N440.04.007 (1250/R5.9). Subscription and Account Book [Women], 1856-1864.
Box N-3
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 in folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.PhM.N440.04.008 (1250/R5.9). Memo of Receipts and Disbursements, 1862-1887.
Box N-3
Physical Description

1 volume in folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

RG2/Ph/N441 1.1. Treasurers' Accounts Ledger, 1844-1897.
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N441 1.2. Treasurers' Accounts Ledger, 1863-1893.
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N441 1.3. Treasurers' Accounts Ledger, 1887-1909.
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N441 1.4. Treasurers' Accounts Ledger, 1887-1912.
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N441 1.5. Treasurers' Accounts Ledger, 1890-1909.
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N441 1.6. Receipts and other financial records, 1909-1912.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N441 1.7. Receipts and other financial records, 1913-1915.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N441 1.8. Receipts and other financial records, 1916-1919.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N441 1.9. Receipts and other financial records, 1920-1924.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N441 1.10. Receipts and other financial records, 1925-1929.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

HC.PhM.N440.05.001 (1250/R5.9). Miscellaneous Documents, 1708-1910.
Box N-3
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation/Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.PhM.N440.05.002 (1250/R5.9). Deeds, 1712-1910.
Box N-4
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation/Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.PhM.N440.05.003 (1250/R5.9). Declarations of Trust, 1771-1823.
Box N-4
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation/Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.PhM.N440.05.004 (1250/R5.9). Miscellaneous Documents, 1853-1924.
Box N-4
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

RG2/Ph/N44 6.5. Minutes, 1901-1920.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on Microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N44 6.6. Minutes, 1920-1935.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on Microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N44 6.7. School Committee Reports, ca.1930.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on Microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N44 6.1. Minutes and miscellaneous, 1911-1918.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on Microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N44 6.3. Minutes and miscellaneous, 1918-1922.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on Microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
Physical Description

1 volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N44 6.2. Guild Accounts, 1910-1944.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on Microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N44 6.4. Correspondence and other materials, ca.1920.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on Microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: No Film
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N44 3.1. Miscellaneous papers, 1877-1918.
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and news clippings relating to meeting's history and property.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

6 items (in folder).

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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