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West Chester Monthly 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.
Overview and metadata sections
West Chester Monthly Meeting was established in 1956 by Concord Quarterly Meeting out of West Chester Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) at the dissolution of Birmingham Monthly Meeting, the former Hicksite meeting. In 1964, West Chester Monthly Meeting merged with Birmingham Monthly Meeting at West Chester, the former Orthodox meeting. West Chester is currently an active monthly meeting.
Records include: minutes, 1956-1969; membership papers, 1955-1976; Overseers' minutes, 1956-1964; marriage certificate, 1956.
Deposit
Organization
Subject
Place
- Publisher
- Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
- Finding Aid Date
- 2011
- 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
Positive photostat.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore: No Film
- Haverford: No Film
1 item (in folder) ; 28 cm.
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 (16 items) ; 38 cm.
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 v. (loose-leaf) ; 30 cm.
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: United
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Minutes from 1mo8 1956 to 12mo14 1969. Includes membership list, 1mo8 1956.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore: No Film
- Haverford: No Film
1 v. (248 p.) ; 30cm.
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: United
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Minutes of the meeting of Overseers from 1mo1 1956 to 11mo1 1964. Volume also contains: minutes of the meeting of Overseers of Birmingham Monthly Meeting from 11mo2 1952 to 12mo4 1955.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
- Swarthmore: No Film
- Haverford: No Film
1 v. ([200] p.) ; 25 cm.
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: United
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College