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Guide to miscellaneous Quaker series

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975

Scope and Content note

The goal of this finding aid is to help users navigate the series that organize the manuscript collections in MC.975. This collection consists of bound items, including manuscript journals & diaries, commonplace books, scrapbooks, financial records, correspondence and letterbooks, and other miscellaneous items, related to Quaker individuals and families, or to Quakerism and Quaker history.

These manuscript volumes are arranged on the shelves in 11 different record groups:

  • MC.975.01: Diaries &Journals
  • MC.975.02 Correspondence & Letterbooks
  • MC.975.03: Commonplace books
  • MC.975.04: Scrapbooks
  • MC.975.05: Signature albums
  • MC.975.06: Photo albums
  • MC.975.07: Manuscripts, Autobiographies & Biographies
  • MC.975.08: Financial Records
  • MC.975.09: Meeting Minutes
  • MC.975.10: Genealogies & bibles
  • MC.975.11: Miscellaneous

Dates

  • Creation: 1683-ongoing

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17).

Extent

100 linear ft.

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement note

Collection created from single item or similar donations from various donors, and have been grouped for ease of access.

Acquisition

Various donors.

Related materials

MC 801 Non-Quaker Miscellaneous Collections

Processing Information

Processed by Kara Flynn; completed April 2016.

Title
Guide to miscellaneous Quaker series
Author
Kara Flynn
Date
March 2016
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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