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Springfield Preparative Meeting 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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Springfield Preparative Meeting was established in 1698/9. At the time of the Hicksite Separation of 1827, two preparative meetings were formed. The Hicksite preparative meeting was discontinued in 1849. Springfield Preparative Meeting (Orthodox) was discontinued in 1903, and its members were attached to Media Preparative Meeting. In 1948, the Springfield members of Chester Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) were established as Springfield Monthly Meeting.
Records of the Orthodox preparative meeting and of its predecessor, the pre-Separation preparative meeting, 1703-1912, as follows: minutes, 1818-1839, 1882-1903; women's minutes, 1840-1852; record of membership, 1881-1887; account books and other financial records, 1864-1899; deeds and other property records, 1703-1909; miscellaneous papers, 1825-1842.
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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
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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
1 v. ; 16 x 24 cm.
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Orthodox
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Minute books of the Orthodox men's meeting, 1818-1830 and 1830-1839. Vol. 1818-1830 includes pre-Separation men's meeting minutes, 1818-1827.
Miscellaneous papers (1825-1842) which accompanied vol. 1830-1839 have been removed and placed in a separate folder.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore: No Film
- Haverford: No Film
2 v. ; 21 cm. or smaller
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Pre-Separation/Orthodox
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
No minutes were recorded from 1885 12mo to 1901 5mo.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore: No Film
- Haverford: No Film
1 v. ; 19 cm.
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Orthodox
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Minutes from 1mo 23, 1840 to 7mo 22, 1852 with gaps.
Folder also contains miscellaneous papers removed from minute book.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore: No Film
- Haverford: No Film
1 v. (in folder) ; 38 cm.
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Orthodox
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Chiefly receipts.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore: No Film
- Haverford: No Film
26 items (in folder).
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Orthodox
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Account books of the Womens' Meeting as follows: 1864-1876, 1877-1912. Account book (1864-1876) accompanied by: receipts and other pertinent papers.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore: No Film
- Haverford: No Film
2 v. ; 27 cm. or smaller.
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Orthodox
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
2 folders (1 oversize and 1 regular)
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Pre-Separation/Orthodox
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Fund derived from Jesse George's estate.
Accompanied by: loose bills and receipts, 1879-1895.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore: No Film
- Haverford: No Film
1 v. (in folder) ; 28 cm.
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Orthodox
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Included are: List of members of Springfield Preparative Mtg., 1825; list of members of Chester Mo. Mtg., 1825; travelling minutes, 1836-1842; agreement of sale between George B. Allen, William E. Haines and Joel Evans, 1841; overseers' disciplinary reports, n.d.; subscription list, n.d.; etc.
Papers removed from minute book, 1830-1839 and placed in separate folder.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore: No Film
- Haverford: No Film
18 items (in folder).
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Pre-Separation/Orthodox
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Miscellaneous papers of Springfield Preparative Meeting, 1963-1965. Includes: rough minutes and reports.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore: No Film
- Haverford: No Film
1 folder (5 items) ; 30 cm.
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: Orthodox
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College