Springfield Preparative Meeting Records
Collection
Identifier: QM-Ph-S680
Scope and Contents
Records of the Orthodox preparative meeting and of its predecessor, the pre-Separation preparative meeting, 1703-1912, as follows: minutes, 1818-1839, 1882-1903; women's minutes, 1840-1852; record of membership, 1881-1887; account books and other financial records, 1864-1899; deeds and other property records, 1703-1909; miscellaneous papers, 1825-1842.
Dates
- 1703-1912
Creator
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.
Copyright and Rights Information
Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.
Biographical / Historical
Springfield Preparative Meeting was established in 1698/9. At the time of the Hicksite Separation of 1827, two preparative meetings were formed. The Hicksite preparative meeting was discontinued in 1849. Springfield Preparative Meeting (Orthodox) was discontinued in 1903, and its members were attached to Media Preparative Meeting. In 1948, the Springfield members of Chester Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) were established as Springfield Monthly Meeting.
Extent
3 Linear Feet
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit
Creator
- Title
- RECORDS OF SPRINGFIELD PREPARATIVE MEETING AND SPRINGFIELD MEETING (SPRINGFIELD, PA)
- Subtitle
- A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and Haverford College Quaker Collection
- Date
- 2003
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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