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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Bequests Committee (1976-2004)
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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
The Committee on Bequests was established by Representative Meeting September 23, 1976 with instructions to review requests for financial aid from three bequests: The Longstreth Fund (given by Emily P. Longstreth), the Troemner Fund (given by S. Edna Troemner), and the Keeney Bequest (given by Virginia Drysdale Keeney), and to recommend such appropriations as seemed best in the Committee's judgment to the Representative Meeting for approval by that body. Later, in 1977, the Representative Meeting decided that subsequent bequests, with the exception of those to Westtown School and George School should also be brought to the attention of the Bequests Committee and that the Bequests Committee should report the receipt of these to Representative Meeting at its next session and then or subsequently, recommend how these bequests should be managed, assigning some to existing Yearly Meeting Committees, as appropriate. Prior to 1976, the Representative Meeting had handled bequests directly.
The committee continues to 2004 under the name Bequests Granting Group. It reviews applications and makes grants to selected organizations and individuals "seeking to nurture the heritage and testimonies of Friends." It is responsible for recommending uses of all bequests under $100,000. received by PYM.
The collection includes minutes of the Bequests Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1979-82, 1982-85, 1984-86, 1987-88, 1988-90, and 1990-92.
Deposit
Bequests files received with the records of Elizabeth Cunningham, PYM Associate Secretary for Administration.
Organization
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Bequests Granting Group
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Bequests Committee
Subject
- Publisher
- Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
- Finding Aid Date
- 2004
- 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
6 volumes + 1 folder
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: United
Loose minutes with gaps.
Physical Description1 folder
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: United
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
1 volume
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: United
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
1 volume
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: United
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
1 volume
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: United
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
1 volume
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: United
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
1 volume
Material Specific DetailsAffiliation: United
Physical LocationFriends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
1 volume
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Individual cards, sorted alphabetically by requesting group, include information about the purpose of the request, amount requested, source of funds, and whether the request was approved.