Falls Preparative Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Falls Preparative Meeting, 1680-1890, as follows: pre-Separation men's minutes, 1765-1827; Hicksite men's minutes, 1827-1890; Orthodox women's minutes, 1873-1880; pre-Separation and Hicksite account books.
Dates
- Creation: 1765-1890
Creator
- Falls Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends) (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
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
A meeting for worship for Friends in the Falls area was established around 1680. In 1683, the meeting became part of Falls Monthly Meeting. Falls Preparative Meeting was established around 1720. At the time of the Hicksite Separation of 1827, two preparative meetings were formed. The Hicksite preparative meeting was discontinued in 1890. The Orthodox preparative meeting was discontinued in 1907
Extent
5 Linear Feet
Language
English
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
Subject
- Falls Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends) (Organization)
- Falls Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1827-1890) (Organization)
- Falls Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1827-1907) (Organization)
- Falls Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends) (Organization)
- Title
- Falls Preparative Meeting Records
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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