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Newtown Monthly Meeting (Bucks County, Pa.) 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

Newtown Monthly Meeting was established in 1926 by Bucks Quarterly Meeting (Hicksite) out of Makefield Monthly Meeting. Newtown became a united meeting by its affiliation with Burlington and Bucks Quarterly Meeting (Orthodox) in 1946. This is currently an active monthly meeting.

Records include: Hicksite and United minutes since 1926; Hicksite and United vital records, 1924-1973; minutes and other papers of the Meeting on Worship and Ministry, 1926-1966; newsletter; miscellaneous papers, etc. Minutes 1993-2012 are 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/N45 2.1. Record of births and deaths, 1924-1952.
Scope and Contents

Register contains: Births, 1924-1952 and deaths, 1927-1947. Title from cover.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph351
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v. (13, 19 p.)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:H/United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45 2.2. Records of marriage certificates, 1928-1946.
Scope and Contents

Meeting's copies of marriage certificates. Title from free front endpaper.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph351/352
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v. (23 p.)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45 2.3. Marriage certificates, 1947-1970.
Scope and Contents

Photostatic copies of certificates for marriages held under the meeting's care, 1947-1970.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph351/352
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

35 items (in envelope)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45 2.4. Marriage papers, 1957-1972.
Scope and Contents

Applications, approvals, consents, correspondence, and declarations of intent.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

115 items (in envelope)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45 2.5. Membership, 1926-1973.
Scope and Contents

Contains information on births, deaths, marriages, removals, etc. Register begun in 3mo 1939.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph351/352.
  2. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

1 v. (122 p.)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:H/United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45 2.6. Membership applications, 1953-1972.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

45 items (in envelope)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45 2.7. Membership resignations, 1956-1972.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

82 items (in envelope)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45 2.8. Removals issued and received, 1952-1972.
Scope and Contents

Includes related correspondence.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

206 items (in envelope)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45 1.1-1.22. Minutes, 1926-2008.
Scope and Contents

Minutes as follows: 1926-1944, 1945-1949, 1949-1952, 1953-1956, 1957- 1966, 1967-1970, 1971-1975, 1976 (Jan.-Nov.), 1976-1980, 1981-1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990-94, 1995-2002, 2003-2008, 2009-2011, 2012-2014.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

  1. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph349 (1926-44, 1945-49, 1949-52, 1953-56)
  2. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph350 (1957-66, 1967-70, 1971-75, 1976)
  3. Swarthmore: Microfilm MR-Ph351/352 (1976-80, 1981-82)
  4. Haverford: No Film
Physical Description

20 v. + 2 folders (9 linear ft.)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:H/United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45. Minutes (digital), 1993-2012.
Physical Description

(7) digital Files (PDF)

Material Specific Details

United

RG2/Ph/N45 1.25. Minutes, 2015-2016.
Physical Description

1 folder

RG2/Ph/N45 1.23. Minutes, 2017.
Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

RG2/Ph/N45 1.24. Minutes, 2018.
Scope and Contents

Also includes minutes of the Clerks' meetings on 3/2018, 7/2018, and 10/2018.

Physical Description

1 folder

Material Specific Details

United

RG2/Ph/N45 3.1. Attendance record, 1947-1966.
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. ([21] p.)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45 3.2. Minute book, 1926-1950.
General

The name of the Committee of Ministry and Counsel was changed to Worship and Ministry in April 1954.

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. (299 p.)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:H/United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45 3.3-3.4. Minutes, 1950-1966.
Scope and Contents

Minute books of the Committee on Worship and Ministry, 1950-1960 and 1961- 1966. Volume for 1950-1960 contains minutes of the Committee of Ministry and Counsel, 1950-1954.

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. ; 29 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45 3.5. Miscellaneous papers, 1957-1966.
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, rough minutes, reports, etc.

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 (ca. 100 items)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45 4.1. Minutes, 1927-1951.
Scope and Contents

Minute book also contains: statistical reports of Newtown Monthly Meeting membership, 1926-1951; minutes of the Membership Committee of Makefield Monthly Meeting, 1mo 5, 1925 and 1mo 7, 1926 including statistical reports of membership, 1923-1924, 1924-1925.

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. ([80] p.) in folder

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:H/United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45 4.2. Records of Monthly Meeting suppers and Quarterly Meeting lunches, 1940- 1951.
Scope and Contents

Includes accounts.

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. ([70] p.)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:H/United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45 4.3. Minutes, 1948-1951.
Scope and Contents

Minutes from 1mo 25, 1948 to 7mo 9, 1951. Volume also contains: history of the school; clippings; photographs; plan of ground leased by George School to Newtown Friends School.

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. (loose-leaf)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45 4.4. Account book, 1925-1956.
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. (199 p.)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:H/United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45 4.5. Reports of committees, 1952-1964.
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 (ca. 100 items)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45 5.1. Assistance to the Graff Family, 1948-1949.
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and other papers concerning assistance to the Graf Family, Bad Pyrmont, Germany (1948-1949).

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:H/United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45 5.2. History of Newtown Friends Meeting, 1815-1976, ca.1980.
Scope and Contents

Typescript. Accompanied by: clippings; photocopies of biographical and genealogical sketches of meeting families from the meeting's newsletter (Dec. 1974-March 1979); photocopy of "Papers read before the Centennial of Newtown Friends' Meeting, 1915"; papers relating to the listing of the meeting house and cemetery on the National Register of Historic Places (1976-1977); etc.

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/N45 5.5. Visitors' register, 1954-1958.
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. ([26] p.)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45 5.6-5.7. Newsletter, 1947-1968.
Physical Description

2 folders

RG2/Ph/N45 5.3-5.5. Newsletter, 1969-2022.
Box 5.3 Box 5.4 Box 5.5
Physical Description

3 boxes: 5.3 (1969-1995), 5.4 (1996-2019), 5.5 (2020-2022 September)

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:United

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/N45++. Site Plan of Tax Map Parcel, 2002.
Folder RG2 OVERSIZE
Physical Description

1 oversize folder

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