Union Lyceum (Montgomery Co., Pa.) Records
Scope and Contents
Contains the minutes of the Union Lyceum, 1875-1900 (gap 1891-1900) and material relating to the 25th Anniversary in 1900.
Dates
- Creation: 1875-1900
Creator
- Union Lyceum (Montgomery County, Pa.) (Organization)
- Union Lyceum (Montgomery County, Pa.) (Contributor, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.
Biographical / Historical
The Union Lyceum, established 1875, was a literary society whose membership consisted primarily of members of the Society of Friends in the Ambler and Gwynedd area of Montgomery County, Pa. The meetings were held in members' homes and consisted of readings, recitation, and criticism. It was disbanded in 1891 due to lack of members, but held a reunion program in 1900.
Extent
0.25 linear ft. (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Union Lyceum, established 1875, was a literary society whose membership consisted primarily of members of the Society of Friends in the Ambler and Gwynedd area of Montgomery County, Pa. The records contain minutes 1875-1900 (gap 1891-1900) and the 25th Anniversary Program.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into two series:
- Minutes
- 25th Anniversary
Physical Location
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor: Gwynedd Monthly Meeting
The collection was deposited with the records of Gwyneed Monthly Meeting.
Processing Information
In 1991, this material was transferred from Gwynedd Monthly Meeting Records (RG 2) and catalogued separately as a collection in Record Group 4.
- Title
- An Inventory of the Union Lyceum (Montgomery Co., Pa.) Records, 1875-1900
- Author
- FHL staff
- Date
- 1991
- 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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