Skip to main content

Mendon Preparative Meeting Records

 Collection — othertype: SW/NY/M457
Identifier: QM-NY-M457

Scope and Contents

Records of Mendon Preparative Meeting, 1833-1914. Includes minutes men's and joint, 1833-1914, women's minutes, 1833-1869, Property dispute correspondence, 1955, and New York Supreme Court decisions, 1956-57.

Dates

  • 1833-1914

Creator

Language of Materials

These records are entirely in English

Limitations on Accessing the Collection

Where available, access is through microfilm.

Copyright and Rights Information

Information on reproduction policies available in the library.

Biographical / Historical

Mendon Preparative Meeting was set off from Henrietta Preparative Meeting in 1883 by Rochester Monthly Meeting. The last meeting was held in 1914, but it was not officially laid down until 1916 when it was laid down with Rochester Executive Meeting. Remaining members were attached to Farmington Executive Meeting.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (4 volumes)

Overview

Records of Mendon Preparative Meeting, 1833-1914. Includes minutes men's and joint, 1833-1914, women's minutes, 1833-1869, Property dispute correspondence, 1955, and New York Supreme Court decisions, 1956-57.

Arrangement

Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1833-1868, 1.2 1868-1914; Women's minutes: 2.1 1833-1851, 2.2 1852-1869; Property records: 3.1 Property dispute correspondence 1955; Miscellaneous: 4.1 New York Supreme Court decisions 1956-57.

Physical Location

This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Custodial History

Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Deposit, 1997.

Title
Mendon Preparative Meeting Records
Author
Inventory prepared by: FHL Staff
Date
2007
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Find It at the Library

Most of the materials in this catalog are not digitized and can only be accessed in person. Please see our website for more information about visiting or requesting reproductions from Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Library