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QM/Ph/YM. Yearly Meeting business and committees

 Record Group Term
Identifier: QM/Ph/YM
YEARLY MEETING: A large autonomous body of Quakers, which meets for several days once a year. In theory, its decisions are binding on the monthly and quarterly meetings within its jurisdiction and on the committees and staff which carry out the work of the yearly meeting. It meets annually to conduct business, formulate the discipline, receive reports and concerns from its constituent meetings, review the state of the Society, and communicate with other yearly meetings and non-Quaker organizations.

Found in 69 Collections and/or Records:

Friends Fiduciary Corporation Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: QM-Phy-200
Overview

Records of the Quaker investment company Friends Fiduciary Corporation (2001- ) and its predecessor organizations, the Trustees of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (1898-1975), the Friends Fiduciary Corporation (1920-1975), and the Fiduciary Corporation of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (1975-2001).

Dates: 1889-2005

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: John Pemberton Fund

 Collection — Othertype SW/Phy/375
Identifier: QM-Phy-375
Scope and Contents

These records include Pemberton Fund reports, 1990-1992, and completed applications, 1988-1992.

Dates: 1988-1992

Philadelphia General Meeting (1946-1954) Records

 Collection — Othertype SW/Phg
Identifier: QM-Phg
Overview

Records of Philadelphia General Meeting, an annual meeting of members of both Philadelphia Yearly Meetings from 1946-1954. Also includes minutes, correspondence, and other records of joint committees involved in the process of the reunification of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting .

Dates: 1933-1955

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting: Abortion Study Group (1981-1982)

 Collection — Othertype SW/Phy/710
Identifier: QM-Phy-710
Overview

The Abortion Study Group was formed by the Family Relations Committee to discuss the Yearly Meeting's position on abortion issues. It met monthly for two years, and wrote position papers supporting the pro-life and pro-choice points of view. Records include minutes, reports, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers.

Dates: 1981-82

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) Records: Civilian Public Service Fund Committee (1942-1946)

 Collection — Othertype SW/Phy/510
Identifier: QM-Phy-510
Scope and Contents

Records of contributions and related correspondence of the Civilian Public Service Fund Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite), 1941-1945.

Dates: 1941-1945

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) Records: Committee on Economic Problems (1937-1948)

 Collection — Othertype SW/Phy/730
Identifier: QM-Phy-730
Overview

The Committee on Economic Problems was appointed in 1937 to cooperate with the Social Order Committee of the Arch Street Yearly Meeting. Clair Wilcox, a Quaker professor of Economics at Swarthmore College was the first Chair. The Committee was interested in a variety of related issues, including industrial relations, unemployment, and economic and social research.

Dates: 1936-1948

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) Records: Committee on Philanthropic Labor (1892-1936)

 Collection — Othertype SW/Phy/759
Identifier: QM-Phy-759
Overview The Committee on Philanthropic Labor was appointed by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite) in 1892, merging the existing committees of Indian Concerns, Temperance and Intoxicating Beverages, and Colored People of the South. The Committee coordinated Philadelphia Hicksite Quaker activity in a number of social concerns, including race relations, Indian affairs, temperance and peace. In 1892, Subcommittees included Peace and Arbitration, Improper Publications, the Colored People,...
Dates: 1892-1937

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) Records: Promotion Committee (1950-1952)

 Collection — Othertype SW/Phy/511
Identifier: QM-Phy-511
Overview

The Promotion Committee of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting was appointed to coordinate PYM's representation at the 1952 Friends World Conference in Oxford, England. Records include applications, financial records, literature relating to the Conference, and other materials.

Dates: 1950-1953

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) Records: Young Friends Movement (1912-1930)

 Collection — Othertype HV/Phy/585
Identifier: QM-Phy-585
Scope and Contents Records of the Young Friends Movement (H) at Haverford include the organization's Minutes (1916-1922), Correspondence (1917-1930), Financial Records (1915-1929), Publications (1912-1928), Conference Records (1918-1929) and Special Projects Records (1921-1930) and the minutes and other records of its Central Committee (1916-1929) and Executive Committee (1916-1931). Records of the Movement (H) and Young Friends Committee (O) are located in separate boxes, but under the common...
Dates: 1912-1932

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Orthodox) Records: Extension Committee (1922-1955)

 Collection — Othertype HV/Phy/573
Identifier: QM-Phy-573
Scope and Contents

Records of Extension Committee of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Delaware County, PA), 1921-1953, including Minute Books (1921-1952), Financial Records (1928-1953), Printed Materials (1921-1939) and minutes of the Approach to Public Subcommittee (1921-1927).

Dates: 1921-1952