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Plainfield Preparative Meeting (Pre-Separation and Orthodox) 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 Plainfield was organized in 1725 under Woodbridge (Rahway and Plainfield) Monthly Meeting. Plainfield Preparative Meeting was established in 1761. The monthly meeting began to circulate to Plainfield in 1763. Plainfield Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) was discontinued in 1893. The Orthodox preparative meeting and meeting for worship at Plainfield were discontinued in 1904 by Burlington and Bucks Quarterly Meeting. The members were transferred to Rahway Preparative Meeting (Orthodox).

Records of Plainfield Preparative Meeting, 1793-1918, include: men's minutes, 1879-1904; women's minutes, 1834-1861; school fund treasurer's accounts, 1793-1892; school fund trustees minutes, 1824-1918.

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Publisher
Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Author
Plainfield Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends) (Orthodox : 1827-1904).
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.P545.01.001 (1250/U4.14). Minutes, 1879-1904.
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

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.PhM.P545.02.001 (1250/U4.13). Minutes, 1834-1861.
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

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

HC.PhM.P545.03.001 (1250/U4.14.1). School Fund, 1793-1918.
Scope and Contents

Includes treasurer's accounts, 1793-1892; trustees' minutes, 1824-1918.

Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

1 oversize volume

Material Specific Details

Affiliation:Orthodox

Physical Location

Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections

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