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Philadelphia Preparative Meeting (Pre-Separation and Orthodox, 1682-1907) Records

 Collection — othertype: HV/Ph/P486
Identifier: QM-Ph-P486

Scope and Contents

Records of the Preparative Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Orthodox) include: men’s minutes, 1817-1907; women's minutes, 1806-1917; ministers & elders minutes, 1796-1974; miscellaneous papers, 1918-1935.

Dates

  • 1796-1935

Creator

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

This Preparative Meeting was subordinate to the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (Arch Street). The men's and women's meetings were laid down in 1907; the meeting of ministers and elders continued to meet and provide minutes until 1974, although there was no minute recorded of being laid down.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language

English

Physical Location

This collection is stored at the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Deposit

Title
Philadelphia Preparative Meeting (Pre-Separation and Orthodox, 1682-1907) 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