Frederick Friends Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Frederick Friends Meeting records (1981-2021) includes records from its initial period as a worship group as well as its time as a Preparative under care of Bethesda. Minutes are both paper (1981-2019) and digital (2020-2021). Other records including membership forms and correspondence; memorial minutes for deceased members; Frederick's Incorporation and By-Laws; and the meeting' newsletter (with gaps) which for many years also included the prior month's approved minutes.
Dates
- Creation: 1981 - 2021
Creator
- Frederick Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Frederick, Md.) (Organization)
- Frederick Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Frederick, Md.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Records entirely in English
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy. Digital files are accessible to TriCollege accounts or on-campus users.
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
Quakers began meeting informally in Frederick, Maryland, as early as 1981. Frederick Friends Worship Group, occasionally referred to as Catoctin Meeting, was established as Frederick Preparative Meeting under Bethesda Monthly Meeting in 1984. It was set off as a monthly meeting in 1987, and was transferred from Potomac to Warrington Quarterly Meeting.
Extent
1.75 Linear Feet
0.1 Gigabytes
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit
Subject
- Title
- Frederick Friends Meeting Records
- Date
- 2009
- 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
Most of the materials in this catalog are not digitized and can only be accessed in person. Please see our website for more information about visiting or requesting reproductions from Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Library
