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Solebury 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 meeting for worship and preparative meeting at Solebury were established in 1805 by Bucks Quarterly Meeting under Buckingham Monthly Meeting. The first business sessions opened in 1806. In 1811, the meeting for worship and preparative meeting were transferred to Solebury Monthly Meeting. In 1829, Solebury Preparative Meeting (Orthodox) was attached to Buckingham Monthly Meeting. The preparative meeting was discontinued in 1855; its members were attached to Buckingham Preparative Meeting. The meeting for worship was discontinued in 1857. The Hicksite branch of the preparative meeting was discontinued in 1885.

Records include: Minute books of the pre-Separation and Hicksite men's meeting 1806-1885; women's pre-Separation and Hicksite meeting minutes, 1806-1883; subscription list for meeting house, 1805 6mo 4.

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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/S63 1.1-1.2. Minutes,, 1806-1885.
Scope and Contents

Minute books of the Hicksite men's meeting 1806-1846 & 1847-1885. Volume for 1806-1846 contains pre-Separation minutes, 1806-1827.

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. ; 21 cm. or smaller.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation/Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S63 2.1. Minutes,, 1806-1883.
Scope and Contents

Minute book of the Hicksite women's meeting, 1806-1883. Volume contains pre -Separation women's minutes, 1806-1827.

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. (ca. 200 p.) ; 21 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation/Hicksite

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

RG2/Ph/S63 3.1. Subscription list for building the meeting house,, 1805.
Existence and Location of Copies

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

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

1 item (in folder) ; 37 cm.

Material Specific Details

Affiliation: Pre-Separation

Physical Location

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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