Amawalk Monthly Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Amawalk Monthly Meeting and its predecessor, Amawalk Monthly Meeting (Hicksite), 1795-ongoing. Includes: Minutes 1812-1991; Vital records 1798-1996; minutes and other records of Ministry & Counsel and its predecessor, Ministers & Elders, 1829-1914 & 1986-95; Treasurer's book 1910-1985; deeds & other property Records 1774-1903; extracts of the minutes of the monthly and quarterly meetings for Amawalk Preparative (1795) and Monthly (1806).
Dates
- Creation: 1795-1996
Creator
Language of Materials
These records are entirely in English
Conditions Governing Access
Where available, access is through microfilm.
Conditions Governing Use
Information on reproduction policies available in the library.
Biographical / Historical
Amawalk Monthly Meeting was established in 1798, set off from Chappaqua Monthly Meeting and under Purchase Monthly Meeting. Amawalk Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) changed to an Executive Meeting (meeting quarterly) in 1897. Amawalk Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) changed its name to Yorktown Monthly Meeting in 1882.
Extent
2.1 linear ft. (16 volumes (plus 7 folders))
Abstract
Records of Amawalk Monthly Meeting and its predecessor, Amawalk Monthly Meeting (Hicksite), 1795-ongoing. Includes: Minutes 1812-1991; Vital records 1798-1996; minutes and other records of Ministry & Counsel and its predecessor, Ministers & Elders, 1829-1914 & 1986-95; Treasurer's book 1910-1985; deeds & other property Records 1774-1903; extracts of the minutes of the monthly and quarterly meetings for Amawalk Preparative (1795) and Monthly (1806).
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes (men's & joint): 1.1 1828-1844, 1.2 1844-1886, 1.3 1886-1938, 1.4 1938-1984, 1.5 1984-1987, 1.6 1987-1991; Women's minutes: 2.1 1812-1829, 2.2 1829-1851; 2.3 1851-1886; Vital records: 3.1 Marriage Certificates 1798-1910, 3.2 Births and Deaths 1828-1905, 3.3 Releases 1811-1996, 3.4 Marriages and Removals 1828-1883, 3.5 Misc. membership Records 1884-1956; Ministry & Counsel: 4.1 1829-1847, 4.2 1876-1914, 4.3 1985-87, 4.4 1986-87, 4.5 1987-88, 4.6 1989, 4.7 1990-95; Financial & Property records: 5.1 Treasurer's Book 1910-1985, 5.2 Misc. deeds & property records; Miscellaneous: 6.1 Extracts 1795-1806, 6.2 Newsletter 1992-ongoing, 6.3 Miscellaneous Records 1827-1996 & n.d.
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Custodial History
Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit, 1997.
Existence and Location of Copies
Vital records to 1910 & minutes to 1888 also available in microfilm, for use in the repository only: MR-NY2-4.
Subject
- Amawalk Executive Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite: 1828-1955 : Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Amawalk Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1798-1828 : Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Amawalk Executive Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite: 1828-1955 : Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Amawalk Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1798-1828 : Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Amawalk Monthly Meeting Society of Friends (1955- : Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Title
- Amawalk Monthly Meeting Records
- Author
- Inventory prepared by: FHL Staff
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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