Abstracts of Detroit meeting businss in the 1910s-1930s, 1959
Scope and Contents
These historical summaries were created by Kenneth Ives, meeting clerk, in 1959.
The first abstract is about the Detroit Friends Church, which was set up in 1919 under the care of Muncie Monthly Meeting (part of Indiana Yearly Meeting) and remained active until 1984. Excerpts from its minute book (now in the Earlham College Quaker collections) cover 1919-1926. The church, also called First Friends Church, split in 1924 with some members and its minister starting an independent unprogrammed meeting for worship "in the manner of Philadelphia" as the Detroit Association of Friends.
There are two summaries about the “Detroit Friends Meeting (FWC)” covering the 1920s and 1930s. Most of the records survive elsewhere in the collection, but the abstract narrates the origin and affiliation of what is now Detroit Friends Meeting, a constituent monthly of Lake Erie Yearly Meeting.
Dates
- Other: 1959
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Digital files are accessible to TriCollege accounts or on-campus users.
Physical Location
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Physical Facet
1 folder
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