Croton Valley Local Monthly Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Croton Valley Local Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) and its pre-Separation predecessor, Croton Valley Preparative Meeting, 1818-1938. Includes: Minutes 1818-1902 and 1929-1938, women's minutes, 1836-1866, and minutes of the Trustees of Croton Valley School, 1817-1825.
Dates
- Creation: 1818-1938
Creator
- Croton Valley Local Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1954 : Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
These records are entirely in English
Conditions Governing Access
Where available, access is through microfilm.
Conditions Governing Use
Information on reproduction policies available in the library.
Biographical / Historical
Croton Valley Preparative Meeting was established by Chappaqua Monthly Meeting in 1804. The Hicksite branch was reportedly laid down in 1903. The Orthodox Croton Valley local meeting became Croton Valley Monthly Meeting in 1954.
Extent
0.4 linear ft. (6 volumes (plus 2 folders))
Abstract
Records of Croton Valley Local Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) and its pre-Separation predecessor, Croton Valley Preparative Meeting, 1818-1938. Includes: Minutes 1818-1902 and 1929-1938, women's minutes, 1836-1866, and minutes of the Trustees of Croton Valley School, 1817-1825.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes (men's & joint): 1.1 1818-1847, 1.2 1847-1869, 1.3 1869-1902, 1.4 1929-1938; Women's minutes: 2.1 1836-1866; School Trustees: 3.1 1817-1825; Property: 4.1 Deeds and Properties 1804-1951; Misc: 5.1 Library record.
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
- Croton Valley Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1804-1828 : Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Croton Valley Local Monthly Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1828-1954 : Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Croton Valley Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1804-1828 : Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (Organization)
- Title
- Croton Valley Local Monthly 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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