West Chester Preparative Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of West Chester Preparative Meeting, 1811-1943, include: minutes of the Hicksite men's meeting and joint sessions, 1841-1940; Orthodox men’s minutes, 1866-1932; Hicksite women's minutes, 1862-1888; Orthodox women’s minutes, 1875-1920; Hicksite financial records, 1864-1928; Orthodox financial records, 1876-1908; school committee papers, 1887-1897; property committee minutes, 1900-1923; history of the meeting chiefly concerning property ownership and buildings, 1881; miscellaneous papers, 1811-1941; First Day School papers 1885-1943; attendance records for Free Will Sewing School, 1940-1943.
Dates
- Creation: 1811-1943
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
West Chester Preparative Meeting was established in 1814. At the time of the Hicksite Separation in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, two preparative meetings emerged. West Chester Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) was established as West Chester Monthly Meeting in 1956 at the dissolution of Birmingham Monthly Meeting (Hicksite). West Chester Preparative Meeting at Chestnut Street, the former Orthodox meeting, merged with West Chester Monthly Meeting in 1964.
Extent
6.5 Linear Feet
Language
English
Physical Location
This collection includes records stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and at the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit
Subject
- Title
- West Chester Preparative Meeting Records
- Author
- West Chester Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1956)
- 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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