Harrisburg Monthly Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records include minutes of the Harrisburg Society of Friends and Harrisburg Monthly Meeting, 1928-1934 and since 1941; an account book, 1909-1960; membership lists for 1955 and 1957; and miscellaneous records, including Clerk's files, 1989-1993, records of the Building Renovation Committee, 1993-1997, and Bequest Committee records, 1986-1989.
Dates
- Creation: 1909-2004
Creator
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
From 1928 to 1934 an independent meeting for worship known as the Harrisburg Society of Friends was active in central Pennsylvania. The meeting was revived in 1940, and sought the care of the Philadelphia Quarterly Meetings (Hicksite & Orthodox). Harrisburg Monthly Meeting was established as a United monthly meeting under the two Philadelphia Quarterly Meetings in 1941. The monthly meeting was transferred to Caln Quarterly Meeting in 1957 and is currently active.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language
English
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit
Subject
- Harrisburg Society of Friends (1928-1934) (Organization)
- Harrisburg Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Organization)
- Title
- Harrisburg 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
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