Wrightstown Monthly Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Wrightstown Monthly Meeting, 1684-2005, include: vital records, 1684-1916; pre-Separation, Hicksite men's and joint session minutes, 1734-2023, including born-digital minutes; Orthodox men’s minutes, 1827-1833; pre-Separation and Hicksite women’s minutes, 1734-1886 ; Orthodox women’s minutes, 1827-1833; Wrightstown First Day School records, 1899-1918; and other miscellaneous records, 1784-2005.
Dates
- Creation: 1684 - 2023
Creator
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
Wrightstown Monthly Meeting was established in 1734 by Bucks Quarterly Meeting out of Buckingham Monthly Meeting.
The Orthodox branch of this monthly meeting was discontinued in 1833. Its members were transferred to Buckingham Monthly Meeting (Orthodox). The Hicksite branch was the forerunner of the current Wrightstown Monthly Meeting.
Extent
19 linear ft.
0.1 GB
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
This collection includes records stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and at the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections. Please contact friends@swarthmore.edu for more information on depositing new records.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit
Subject
- Wrightstown Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955) (Organization)
- Wrightstown Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1827-1833) (Organization)
- Wrightstown Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Organization)
- Wrightstown Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1827-1833) (Organization)
- Wrightstown Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955) (Organization)
- Title
- Wrightstown 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
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