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Friends Historical Library collection of miscellaneous queries

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Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081

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Call Number:
MSS.057
Repository:
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Extent:
.1 linear ft.
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item here], MSS/057, Miscellaneous Queries Collection, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Date:
1749-1902 (inclusive)
Abstract:
Early in their history, Quakers developed "queries," a series of questions, to assess the state of the religious society and guide personal and communal self-reflection. Queries are formulated by the Yearly Meetings for their constituent meetings, who in turn give reports to Yearly Meeting. This collection consists of miscellaneous loose queries and answers, from various Yearly Meetings, accumulated by the Friends Historical Library over time.

These materials formerly formed a series as part of "Miscellaneous Meeting Papers." About a third of those materials were answers tendered to Concord Quarterly Meeting; in 2018, these items were removed and placed with the Concord Quarterly Meeting records. The remaining Queries and Answers were turned into this collection.

These materials formerly formed a series as part of "Miscellaneous Meeting Papers." About a third of those materials were answers tendered to Concord Quarterly Meeting; in 2018, these items were removed and placed with the Concord Quarterly Meeting records. The remaining Queries and Answers were turned into this collection.

Subject

Publisher
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Finding Aid Date
2018
Access Restrictions

This collection is available for research use.

Use Restrictions

Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.

Collection Inventory

Answers, Philadelphia Meeting of Ministers and Elders, 1749 2mo 24.
Answers received by Baltimore Quarterly Meeting, 1813.
Answers received by Blue River (Indiana) Quarterly Meeting (Hicksite) of Ministers and Elders, 1902.
Answers received by Rhode Island Yearly Meeting of Women and Quarterly Meeting of Women, 1820-1848 and undated.
Answers - partial, general, and extracts, undated.
Queries, various and unidentified yearly meetings, 1755-1790 and undated.
Report to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting regarding queries, 1759.

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