Friends Literary and Library Association of New York
Scope and Contents
The collection of records from 1880 to 1906 includes minutes, treasurers' records, and library catalogues.
Dates
- Creation: 1880-1906
Creator
- Friends Literary and Library Association of New York (Organization)
- Underhill, Rachel W., 1844-1923 (Contributor, Person)
- Smith, Benjamin, b. 1840 (Contributor, Person)
- Hutchinson, J. William (Contributor, Person)
- McDowell, Mary J. (Contributor, Person)
- Cox, John, 1860-1951 (Contributor, Person)
- Friends Literary and Library Association of New York (Contributor, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Some of the items in this collection may be protected by copyright. The user is solely responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder or their heirs/assigns to reuse, publish, or reproduce relevant items beyond the bounds of Fair Use or other exemptions to the law. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/.
Biographical / Historical
The Friends Literary and Library Association was a Hicksite Quaker organization formed in New York City in 1880 to provide opportunity for mutual improvement in religious and literary subjects. Members gathered weekly to discuss published essays and social issues, give reports or read from their own essays. Debates were organized and held as public events. The organization also maintained a library. Some of the individuals involved included Rachel W. Underhill, Benjamin Smith, J. William Hutchinson, Mary J. McDowell, and John Cox.
Extent
0.21 linear ft. (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Friends Literary and Library Association was a Hicksite Quaker organization formed in New York City in 1880 to provide the opportunity for mutual improvement in religious and literary subjects. Records from 1880 to 1906 include minutes, treasurers' records, and library catalogues.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into three series:
- Minutes
- Treasurers' Records
- Library Catalogues
Physical Location
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor: New York Yearly Meeting, 1997
The collection was given as part of the transfer of records of New York Yearly Meeting from the Haviland Records Room in 1997.
Processing Information
Material was received with meeting records and transferred to RG4.
- Title
- An Inventory of the Friends Literary and Library Association of New York Records, 1880-1906
- Author
- POD assisted by RF
- Date
- 2000
- 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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