Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
Organization
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Mississippi Project (1964-1966)
Collection — Othertype SW/Phy/826
Identifier: QM-Phy-826
Overview
In response to the 1964 bombing of 44 black churches in Mississippi, Philadelphia and New York Yearly Meetings coordinated a joint effort to rebuild the destroyed churches and to attempt to foster racial reconciliation in the area. The project sent Lawrence and Viola Scott to Jackson, Mississippi as Quaker representatives. By 1966, the group had rebuilt 33 of the 44 churches, and built a community center in rural Canton, Mississippi. This collection is primarily composed of financial...
Dates:
1949-1967
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Quaker Fund for Indigenous Communities and its predecessors (Indian Committee, Friendly Association) (1795- )
Collection — Othertype HV/Phy/838
Identifier: QM-Phy-838
Scope and Contents
The records of the Indian Committee include minutes, financial materials, correspondence, reports, journals, scrapbooks, papers, maps, lists, transcripts, miscellaneous projects, published items, film, video and other material. Major topics discussed in the records include Friends' 18th and 19th century visits to various First Nations peoples (Oneida people, Genesanguhta people, Stockbridge people, for example), the settlement at Tunesassa and later boarding school (Friends Indian School),...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1795-2007
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Religious Education Committees
Collection — Othertype HV/Phy/576
Identifier: QM-Phy-576
Scope and Contents
Records of the PYM Religious Education Committee (REC) include the committee's Minutes (1923-1983), Section Minutes (1905-1970), the minutes of its Advisory Committee (1956-1959), Executive Committee (1922-1993), Representative Meeting (1986-1989), and Committee on Worship and Ministry (1984-1987), its Correspondence (1943-1956), Conference Papers (1948-1988), Financial Records (1863-1971) and Publications (1975-2000), among other resource materials and miscellaneous papers. The REC...
Dates:
1863-2000
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Standing Nominating Committee
Collection — Othertype HV/Phy/110
Identifier: QM-Phy-110
Scope and Contents
Records of Standing Nominating Committee of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting among the "Papers (1950-1951)" described below include minutes from the Committee's annual sessions and lists of officers in other Committees (PYM and a few outside) who are scheduled for new appointments. The Committees included in this collection are the Committee on Arrangements, Friends Council on Education, Committee on Epistles, Extension Committee, Committee on Family Relationships, Friends Committee on...
Dates:
1950-1951
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Women's Problems Group (1917-1969)
Collection — Othertype HV/Phy/821
Identifier: QM-Phy-821
Scope and Contents
Records of the Women's Problem Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1949-1961.
Dates:
1949-1961
Judy and Michael Van Hoy Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-341
Overview
The papers of Judy and Michael Van Hoy, members of Green Street Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who have been deeply involved in social justice concerns particularly through the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Workcamps programs. Both also were active in international workcamps, especially in Kenya. Judy Van Hoy maintained correspondence with many international workcampers, including extensive correspondence with Jane Swart, a South African who worked at the Quaker Peace Centre...
Dates:
1967 - 2015
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- Society of Friends -- Delaware 22
- Society of Friends -- Maryland 22
- Society of Friends -- New Jersey 22
- Society of Friends -- Missions 3
- Religious education -- Society of Friends 2
- Religious life -- Society of Friends 2
- Visitations (Church work) -- Society of Friends 2
- Youth -- Religious life 2
- African American churches -- Mississippi -- History 1
- Architecture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Church and social problems -- Society of Friends 1
- Church committees -- Society of Friends 1
- Church controversies -- Society of Friends 1
- Church work -- Society of Friends 1
- Civil rights -- Mississippi -- History 1
- Civil rights -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
- Evangelical Quakers 1
- Family counseling -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
- Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
- Housing -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Indians of North America -- New York (State) 1
- Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania 1
- Inner cities -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Labor movement -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
- Land titles -- Pennsylvania 1
- Outlook (Periodical) 1
- Pageants 1
- Peace -- Posters -- History -- Sources 1
- Pennsbury Leaflets 1
- Philadelphia (Pa.) 1
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History 1
- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social conditions 1
- Public worship -- Society of Friends 1
- Quaker authors -- 20th century 1
- Quaker church buildings 1
- Quaker educators 1
- Quakers -- Albums (Books) 1
- Quakers -- Diaries 1
- Quakers -- Education 1
- Quakers -- Genealogy 1
- Quakers -- Mississippi 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- 20th century 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 20th century 1
- Quakers -- Services for 1
- Quakers -- Social life and customs 1
- Quakers -- Social service -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia 1
- Quakers -- United States -- Civil War, 1861–1865 1
- Race awareness -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
- Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends 1
- Real property -- Pennsylvania 1
- Religious education -- Pennsylvania 1
- Religious institutions -- Investments 1
- Social ethics 1
- Social justice -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- Sources 1
- Society of Friends -- Church discipline 1
- Society of Friends -- Education -- Pennsylvania 1
- Society of Friends -- Finance 1
- Society of Friends -- Government 1
- Society of Friends -- Hicksite separation 1
- Society of Friends -- Missions -- Kenya 1
- Society of Friends -- New York (State) 1
- Society of Friends -- Publishing 1
- Society of Friends -- Reunification 1
- Stewardship, Christian 1
- Temperance -- Pennsylvania -- Societies, etc. 1
- Temperance and religion -- Society of Friends 1
- Trusts and trustees 1
- Wealth -- Moral and ethical aspects 1
- Women missionaries 1
- Woolman Series of Friendly Papers 1
- Work camps 1
- Work camps -- Pennsylvania 1
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace 1
- financial records 1 + ∧ less
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