Fairfax Quarterly Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Fairfax Quarterly Meeting, 1787-1951. Includes men's and joint minutes 1787-1951, women's minutes 1787-1889, Ministers and Elders minutes 1820-1950, committee records 1793-1856, and miscellaneous 1866-1870.
Dates
- Creation: 1787-1951.
Creator
- Baltimore Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Fairfax Quarterly Meeting (Organization)
Language of Materials
Records in English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.
Conditions Governing Use
Information on reproduction policies available in the Library.
Biographical / Historical
After a couple of years of discussion, Warrington and Fairfax Quarterly Meeting was divided into two in 1787. Included under Fairfax were Hopewell, Fairfax, Crooked Run, Westland, and Goose Creek meetings. During the Separation of 1828, Fairfax Quarterly Meeting affiliated with the Hicksite branch of Friends. It was laid down in 1951, and its members became part of the newly-established Potomac Quarterly Meeting (United).
Extent
2 linear ft.
Arrangement
Divided into series: 1.Men's and Joint Minutes; 2.Women's Minutes; 3.Ministers & Elders; 4.Committee Records; 5.Miscellaneous.
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit, Baltimore Yearly Meeting.
Existence and Location of Copies
Also available in microfilm, for use in the Library only: MR-B118, 122-125.
General
Early records of Warrington and Fairfax Quarterly Meeting are described in the finding aid for Warrington Quarterly Meeting.
Vol. 1.8 includes treasurers' reports and misc. correspondence. Vol. 3.5 includes a report from Alexandria Monthly Meeting Ministry and Counsel to Fairfax Quarterly Meeting and miscellaneous correspondence.
Subject
- Title
- Fairfax Quarterly Meeting Records
- Date
- 2005
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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