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West Chester Monthly Meeting Records

 Collection — othertype: SW/Ph/W400
Identifier: QM-Ph-W400

Scope and Contents

Records include: minutes, 1956-1969 and a mix of born-digital and digitized minutes 2008-2015 and 2020-2022; membership papers, 1955-1976; Overseers' minutes, 1956-1964; marriage certificate, 1956.

Dates

  • Creation: 1955 - 2022

Creator

Language of Materials

Records entirely in English

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy. Digital files are accessible to TriCollege accounts or on-campus users.

Conditions Governing Use

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

West Chester Monthly Meeting was established in 1956 by Concord Quarterly Meeting out of West Chester Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) at the dissolution of Birmingham Monthly Meeting, the former Hicksite meeting. In 1964, West Chester Monthly Meeting merged with Birmingham Monthly Meeting at West Chester, the former Orthodox meeting. West Chester is currently an active monthly meeting.

Extent

1.5 linear ft.

0.2 GB

Physical Location

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

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Deposit

Title
West Chester Monthly Meeting Records
Date
2011
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 repoductions from Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Library