Cheltenham Monthly Meeting and Abington Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) Records
Scope and Contents
Records of the Cheltenham Monthly Meeting and its Orthodox predecessor, Abington Monthly Meeting, 1713-1980, as follows: Orthodox vital records, 1827-2007; Orthodox/United Mens and Joint minutes, 1827-2007; Women's minutes, 1827-1903; records of Worship & Ministry and its predecessors, 1713-1988; Financial records, 1922-2008; Property records, 1907-2007; Miscellaneous, 1913-2008; newsletter.
Dates
- Creation: 1713-2008
Creator
- Abington Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1944) (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
Abington Monthly Meeting was established in 1683 by Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting as a monthly meeting for the meetings for worship at Tacony [Frankford] and Poetquesink [Byberry]. From 1687 to 1710, Abington Monthly Meeting was known as "Dublin". It was transferred to Abington Quarterly Meeting in 1786.
The Orthodox branch of this monthly meeting removed to Cheltenham in 1920; in 1944, it was renamed as "Cheltenham Monthly Meeting". A new Meetinghouse was built on the grounds of the Anna T. Jeanes Foundation with approval of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and with cash from scholarship and other funds. The Meetinghouse and other physical assets were later transferred to the Jeanes Foundation. Cheltenham Monthly Meeting was laid down in 2007 and members transferred to various meetings.
The former Hicksite monthly meeting is the forerunner of the current Abington Monthly Meeting.
Extent
4.25 Linear Feet
Language
English
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit
Subject
- Abington Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1944) (Organization)
- Abington Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Organization)
- Cheltenham Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Organization)
- Abington Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Organization)
- Abington Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1944) (Organization)
- Title
- Cheltenham Monthly Meeting and Abington Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) Records
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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