Trenton Friends Association Records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains minutes, constitution and bylaws, and manuscripts of papers read at meetings of the Trenton Friends Association (Trenton, New Jersey)
Dates
- Creation: 1892-1908
Creator
- Trenton Friends Association (Trenton, N.J.) (Organization)
- Trenton Friends Association (Trenton, N.J.) (Contributor, Organization)
- Swarthmore College (Contributor, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
The Trenton Friends Association was formed in 1892 in Trenton, New Jersey. to promote “a thorough knowledge of the history and testimonies of the Society of Friends.” Meetings were held monthly, except in the summer, in the Trenton Friends meeting house. Papers were presented on a variety of topics.
Extent
0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Trenton Friends Association was formed in 1892 in Trenton, New Jersey, to promote “a thorough knowledge of the history and testimonies of the Society of Friends.” Meetings were held monthly, except in the summer, in the Trenton Friends meeting house. Papers were presented on a variety of topics. The collection contains minutes, constitution and bylaws, and manuscripts of papers read at meetings.
Arrangement
The collection has been divided into four series:
- Constitution and Minutes
- Reviews of yearly work of the Trenton Friends Association, 1893, 1894, 1896
- Manuscripts of papers read at the meetings of the Trenton Friends Assoc.
- Reference Material
Physical Location
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor: American Friends Service Committee, 1950
Donor: Trenton Monthly Meeting, 1996
Additional manuscripts transferred from Young Friends Association (West Chester, Pa) in 1997.
Processing Information
Additional manuscripts transferred from Young Friends Association (West Chester, Pa.) in 1997.
Topical
- Literature -- Societies, etc.
- Literature -- Societies, etc.
- Quakers -- New Jersey -- Mercer County
- Quakers -- New Jersey -- Trenton
- Quakers -- Social life and customs
- Quakers -- Societies, etc.
- Societies -- New Jersey -- Trenton
- Society of Friends -- Doctrines -- History
- Society of Friends -- History
- Society of Friends -- History -- Societies, etc.
- Society of Friends -- New Jersey -- Trenton
- Title
- An Inventory of the Trenton Friends Association Records, 1892-1908
- Author
- FHL staff
- Date
- 1997
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
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