Wilmington Monthly Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Wilmington Monthly Meeting and its predecessors, 1750-2017, as follows: Orthodox vital records, 1790-1961; Hicksite vital records, 1735-1961; Hicksite minutes, 1750-1981; Orthodox minutes, 1827-1945; Hicksite women's minutes, 1720-1891; Orthodox women’s minutes, 1827-1909; Hicksite minutes of Worship & Ministry and its predecessors, 1757-1960; Orthodox ministers’ and elders’ minutes, 1829-1945; Hicksite and Orthodox financial records (includes Orthodox), 1788-1963; scrapbooks, 1924-56; First-day School, 1868-1914; Young Friends, 1894-1901; Wilmington Friends Service Committee, 1900-1952; and many other committee records and miscellaneous papers of both Orthodox and Hicksite Friends.
Dates
- Creation: 1713-2017
Creator
- Wilmington Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1945) (Organization)
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Except where noted, collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy. Restricted files permission from the Clerk of the relevant committee.
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
Wilmington Monthly Meeting was established in 1750 by Chester [Concord] Quarterly Meeting out of Kennett Monthly Meeting (Pennnsylvania). After the Hicksite Separation of 1827, there were two monthly meetings at Wilmington. The Hicksite, or West Street, meeting merged with the Orthodox, or Harrison Street, meeting in 1945, forming a united monthly meeting under the two Concord Quarterly Meetings. Wilmington is currently an active monthly meeting.
Extent
85.25 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. Please contact friends@swarthmore.edu for more information on depositing new records.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit
Subject
- Wilmington Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1945) (Organization)
- Wilmington Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1945) (Organization)
- Wilmington Monthly Meeting of Friends (Organization)
- Wilmington Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1945) (Organization)
- Wilmington Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1945) (Organization)
- Title
- Wilmington Monthly Meeting Records
- Date
- 2003
- 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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