State College Friends Records
Scope and Contents
Records include: Minutes of the Independent and United Monthly Meeting for Business since 1925; Membership records, 1932-1994; Visitors' Register, 1927-1966; Newsletters, 1953-2008.
Dates
- Creation: 1925 - 2008
Creator
- State College Friends Meeting (Organization)
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
An independent meeting for worship and monthly meeting were organized at State College, Pa. in 1925, under the care of the two Philadelphia Quarterly Meetings and The American Friends' Fellowship Council. In 1949, State College became affiliated with the two Philadelphia Yearly Meetings as a united meeting under Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting (Orthodox), Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting (Hicksite) and Centre Quarterly Meeting (Hicksite) of Baltimore Yearly Meeting. In 1977, the meeting was transferred to Milville-Muncy [Upper Susquehanna] Quarterly Meeting. This meeting is currently active and retains its affiliation to Philadelphia and Baltimore Yearly Meetings.
Extent
6 Linear Feet
Language
English
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit
Subject
- State College Friends Meeting (Organization)
- Title
- State College Friends Records
- Author
- State College Friends Meeting.
- Date
- 2003
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- 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
