Rochester Monthly Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Rochester Monthly Meeting, 1944-ongoing. Includes: minutes 1944-2010, with index for 1936-2000; membership lists 1936-1956 and 1981-1989; scrapbooks 1819-1997; a guest book, 1980-90; newsletters, 1957-, and miscellaneous histories, 1999 and 2005.
Vol. 1945-1949 also contains Preparative Meeting minutes, 1936-44.
Dates
- Creation: 1936-2010
Creator
- Rochester Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1944- : Rochester, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Rochester Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1936-1944 : Rochester, N.Y.) (Contributor, Organization)
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Where available, access is through microfilm.
Copyright and Rights Information
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Biographical / Historical
Rochester Preparative Meeting was established by Syracuse Monthly Meeting in 1936. It was set off from Syracuse in 1944 by Scipio Quarterly Meeting. It is currently active.
Extent
12 Linear Feet (50 volumes + 2 boxes + 1 folder)
Language
English
Overview
Records of Rochester Monthly Meeting, 1944-ongoing. Includes: minutes 1944-2010, with index for 1936-2000; membership lists 1936-1956 and 1981-1989; scrapbooks 1819-1997; a guest book, 1980-90; newsletters, 1957-, and miscellaneous histories, 1999 and 2005.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1-1.44 1944-2010 (2000 volume includes index for Rochester Preparative Meeting minutes, 1936-1944 and Rochester Monthly Meeting Minutes, 1944-2000); Membership lists: 2.1 1936-56, 2.2 1981-89; Scrapbooks 3.1 1819-59, 3.2 1960-70, 3.3 1975-90, 3.4 1990-97, 3.5, 3.6 1980s-1990s; Guest books: 4.1 1980-90; Newsletters: 5.1 1957-63, 5.2 1964-65, 5.3 1967-69, 5.4 1970-77, 5.5 1978-83, 5.6 1984-87, 5.7 1988-90, 5.8 1990-92, 5.9 1993-97; Miscellaneous: 6.1 History of Our Meeting, 1999; 6.2 Rochester Friends Meeting, 2005, 6.3 'Our School' Proposal 1994.
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.
General
Vol. 1945-49 contains minutes of Rochester Preparative Meeting, 1936-1944.
- Title
- Rochester Monthly Meeting Records
- Author
- Inventory prepared by: FHL Staff
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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