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Plumstead Friends Meeting (2002- ) 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.
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An indulged meeting was first established at Plumstead by Buckingham Monthly Meeting in 1727, and Plumstead Preparative Meeting was established ca. 1731. The Orthodox branch of the preparative meeting was discontinued in 1878, and the Hicksite in 1867. By 1900, the meeting for worship was held on an occasional basis. Plumstead Worship Group reopened the building for regular use in 1989 under the care of the Buckingham Meeting. In 2002 it became a monthly meeting.
Records include: minutes, 2002-2017; miscellaneous records, 2002; Worship Group records, 1990-2001. Plumstead Monthly Meeting Records also include records kept by the group prior to its establishment as a monthly meeting. Plumstead Worship Group began meeting regularly for worship in 1989 and began holding regular business meetings in 1996 under care of Buckingham Monthly Meeting.
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- Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
- Finding Aid Date
- 2003
- Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.
- Use Restrictions
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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
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore: No Film
- Haverford: No Film
Prior to 2002, Plumstead was a worship group under care of Buckingham Monthly Meeting. They began meeting for business formally in 1996, those minutes (1996-2001) are in Series III: Plumstead Worship Group.
Physical Description1 v.
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation:United
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore: No Film
- Haverford: No Film
1 folder
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation:United
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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Material Specific DetailsUnited
Plumstead Committee included members of Buckingham Monthly Meeting as well as attenders of Meeting for Worship at Plumstead Meetinghouse (a group at the time under the care of Buckingham). They handled issues of property (tenant house, grounds, graveyard) and worship at Plumstead.
Physical Description1 folder
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Plumstead hosted an informal worship group since June 1989 but began gathering more regularly in spring 1996 prompted by discussions about First Day School. In fall 2001, Plumstead Worship Group reached consensus that they wished to be a Monthly Meeting and applied to Buckingham Monthly Meeting. Monthly Meeting minutes are in Series I.
Physical Description1 folder
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Material Specific DetailsUnited