Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting and Association of the Religious Society of Friends
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Charleston Friends Meeting (Charleston, W. Va.) Records
The Charleston Friends Meeting records include newsletters (which include the prior month's business minutes) for some of the 1960s, 1980s, and 1990s, and a more complete run from 2000-2023. Paper records include a 1981 membership list and guestbook from the late 1960s. 2023 records were deposited digitally, and include business minutes and financial and Treasurer records.
Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting Records
Records of the Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting and Association and many of its constituent members. Includes minutes, membership records, newsletters, committee records, and miscellaneous. Some born-digital records. The Charleston WV and Swannanoa Valley Meetings, which disaffiliated with SAYMA in 2022 and 2023, are described separately.
Swannanoa Valley Friends Meeting (Black Mountain, N.C.) Records
Records include both physical and born-digital records. The collection includes a nearly comprehensive run of minutes, membership directories and reports, State of the Meeting reports, a sampling of committeee records (including Peace and Social Concerns and Ministry and Counsel), and miscellaneous records largely related to the history of the meeting and its affiliation and disaffiliation with SAYMA.