Baltimore Preparative Meeting for the Western District Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Baltimore Preparative Meeting for the Western District, 1813-1915. Includes men's and joint minutes 1813-1915, women's minutes 1846-84, financial and property records 1877-1909.
Dates
- Creation: 1813-1915
Creator
- Baltimore Preparative Meeting for the Western District (Society of Friends : 1807-1915 : Baltimore, Md.) (Organization)
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
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Biographical / Historical
Baltimore Preparative Meeting for the Western District began in 1807, with the establishment of a second monthly meeting in Baltimore. In 1828, the Orthodox established Baltimore Preparative Meeting for the Eastern and Western Districts. The Hicksite preparative meeting was laid down in 1915.
Extent
2 Linear Feet
Language
English
Arrangement
Divided into series: 1.Men's and Joint Minutes; 2.Women's Minutes; 3.Financial and Property Records.
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, Baltimore Yearly Meeting.
- Title
- Baltimore Preparative Meeting for the Western District Records
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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