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Genesee Yearly Meeting Records

 Collection
Identifier: QM-Gy

Scope and Contents

Includes minutes of the men's and women's yearly meetings, minutes of the yearly meeting of Ministers and Elders, a treasurer's book, and minutes of the Indian Committee.

Dates

  • Creation: 1834-1891

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

Genesee Yearly Meeting was set off from the Hicksite branch of New York Yearly Meeting in 1834. Congregational Friends separated from the larger body in 1848. Genesee Yearly Meeting joined in founding Friends General Conference, and it was amalgamated with the Orthodox and Conservative branches of Canada Yearly Meeting into Canadian Yearly Meeting in 1955.

Extent

3 linear ft. (volumes)

Abstract

Yearly meeting records of Genesee Yearly Meeting, 1834-1891.

Arrangement

Divided into functional series.

Physical Location

This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Deposit, 1997.

Title
Genesee Yearly 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

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 repoductions from Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Library