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Pennsgrove 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 indulged meeting at Pennsgrove was established by 1820 under New Garden Monthly Meeting. New Garden Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) discontinued this indulged meeting in 1828. A meeting for worship and preparative meeting were established by Western Quarterly Meeting (Hicksite) under New Garden Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) in 1829. In 1842, the meetings at Pennsgrove became part of Pennsgrove Monthly Meeting. Pennsgrove Meeting was discontinued in 1942. The preparative meeting was discontinued in 1951, and Pennsgrove Monthly Meeting assumed its responsibilities.

Records of the Hicksite Preparative Meeting as follows: minutes,1829-1944 and 1944-1951; First Day school minutes, 1896-1898 and 1900-1909.

Deposit

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/P45 1.1-1.2. Minutes, 1829-1951.
Scope and Contents

Minutes of the Hicksite meeting, 1829-1944 and 1944-1951. Volume 1829-1944 includes account of the meeting's establishment. Volumes are 1.1 1829-1944, 1.2 1944-1951.

General

Joint sessions began in 1884.

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.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/P45 2.1-2.2. Minutes, 1896-1909.
Scope and Contents

Minutes of Pennsgrove First Day School as follows: 1896-1898; 1900-1909. Loose copies of minutes of Young Friends Association, 1903-1904, laid in back of volume 1896-98; correspondance, attendance records, etc. laid in back of volume 1900-1909. Volumes are 3.1 1896-1898, 3.2 1900-1909.

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.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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