Brooklyn Preparative Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Minutes of Brooklyn Preparative Meeting and its Hicksite predecessor, 1837-1974. Includes: Men's minutes, 1837-1974; women's minutes, 1837-1901; minutes, Brooklyn First Day School Association and its Board, 1868-1886, Friendly Hand, 1889-1987, Brooklyn Fellowship Group, 1927-56.
Dates
- Creation: 1837-1974
Creator
- Brooklyn Preparative Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1955-1975 : New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
These records are entirely in English
Conditions Governing Access
Where available, access is through microfilm. Records of the Friendly Hand are restricted; please consult the Curator for details.
Conditions Governing Use
Information on reproduction policies available in the library.
Biographical / Historical
Brooklyn Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) was established in 1837 under New York Monthly Meeting. In 1857 it changed its location to Schermerhorn Street, where it remained. It was responsible for the formation of a First Day School in 1868. In 1975 the preparative meeting at Brooklyn was established as a monthly meeting; it is currently active.
Extent
2.5 linear ft. (36 volumes)
Abstract
Minutes of Brooklyn Preparative Meeting and its Hicksite predecessor, 1837-1974. Includes: Men's minutes, 1837-1974; women's minutes, 1837-1901; minutes, Brooklyn First Day School Association and its Board, 1868-1886, Friendly Hand, 1889-1987, Brooklyn Fellowship Group, 1927-56.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1837-87, 1.2 1887-1912, 1.3 1913-21, 1.4 1922-26, 1.5 1927-33, 1.6 1934-36, 1.7 1937-39, 1.8 1940-41, 1.9 42-46, 1.10 1947-49, 1.11 1950-53, 1.12 1953-55, 1.13 1955-59, 1.14 1960-61, 1.15 1962-66, 1.16 1966-72, 1.17 1972-73, 1.18 1973-74; Women's minutes: 2.1 1837-53, 2.2 1853-70, 2.3 1870-97, 2.4 1897-1901; Minutes of the Brooklyn First Day School Association: 3.1 1868-86, 3.2 Board 1868-75, 3.3 Board 1875-86; Friendly Hand: 4.1 1889-92, 4.2 1892-96, 4.3 1917-30, 4.4 1930-42, 4.5 1942-52, 4.6 Booklet 1893, 4.7 Account book 1923-39, 4.8 Account book 1922-60, 4.9 Account book & miscellaneous; Brooklyn Fellowship Group: 5.1 1927-37, 5.2 1937-50, 5.3 1950-56; Property: 6.1 Properties and Deeds 1856-1917; Misc.: 7.1 Correspondence and Papers 1846-1960.
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Custodial History
Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit, 1997.
Subject
- Brooklyn Preparative Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite : 1837-1955 : New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Brooklyn Preparative Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1955-1975 : New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Brooklyn Preparative Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite : 1837-1955 : New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Title
- Brooklyn Preparative Meeting Records
- Author
- Inventory prepared by: FHL Staff
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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