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Ghent Preparative Meeting Records

 Collection — othertype: SW/NY/G477
Identifier: QM-NY-G477

Scope and Contents

Records of Ghent Preparative Meeting and its predecessor, Klinakill Preparative Meeting, 1799-1905. Includes: Minutes, 1837-1905, and women's minutes, 1799-1871.

Dates

  • 1799-1905

Creator

Language of Materials

These records are entirely in English

Limitations on Accessing the Collection

Where available, access is through microfilm.

Copyright and Rights Information

Information on reproduction policies available in the library.

Biographical / Historical

Ghent Preparative Meeting was established in 1799 as Klinakill Preparative under Hudson Monthly Meeting. The name of the meeting was changed to Ghent Preparative in 1819. The last record of this meeting was from 1905.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (4 volumes)

Overview

Records of Ghent Preparative Meeting and its predecessor, Klinakill Preparative Meeting, 1799-1905. Includes: Minutes, 1837-1905, and women's minutes, 1799-1871.

Arrangement

Divided into series: Minutes (men's & joint): 1.1 1837-1874, 1.2 1875-1905; Women's minutes: 2.1 1799-1827, 2.2 1827-1871.

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.

Title
Ghent Preparative Meeting Records
Author
Inventory prepared by: FHL Staff
Date
2007
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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