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Baltimore Preparative Meeting for the Western District Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: QM-B-B356

Scope and Contents

Records of Baltimore Preparative Meeting for the Western District, 1813-1915. Includes men's and joint minutes 1813-1915, women's minutes 1846-84, financial and property records 1877-1909.

Dates

  • Creation: 1813-1915

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.

Conditions Governing Use

Information on reproduction policies available in the Library.

Biographical / Historical

Baltimore Preparative Meeting for the Western District began in 1807, with the establishment of a second monthly meeting in Baltimore. In 1828, the Orthodox established Baltimore Preparative Meeting for the Eastern and Western Districts. The Hicksite preparative meeting was laid down in 1915.

Extent

2 linear ft.

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Divided into series: 1.Men's and Joint Minutes; 2.Women's Minutes; 3.Financial and Property Records.

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, Baltimore Yearly Meeting.

Title
Baltimore Preparative Meeting for the Western District Records
Date
2005
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 repoductions from Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Library