Housatonic Monthly Meeting Records (including Housatonic and Newton Preparatives)
Abstract
Records of Housatonic Monthly Meeting and its predecessors, Housatonic Preparative Meeting and Newtown Preparative Meeting, 1957-ongoing. Includes minutes, newsletters, and state of the meeting reports. Beginning in 2021 records have been deposited digitally.
Dates
- Creation: 1957 - 2023
Creator
- Housatonic Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends) (Organization)
Language of Materials
These records are entirely in English
Conditions Governing Access
Where available, access is through microfilm or digital. Digital files are accessible to TriCollege accounts or on-campus users.
Conditions Governing Use
Information on reproduction policies available in the library.
Biographical / Historical
Newtown Preparative Meeting was established in 1957 as part of Wilton Monthly Meeting. In 1969 the meeting changed its name to Housatonic, and was granted Monthly Meeting status by Purchase Quarterly Meeting in 1971. This meeting remains active to date.
Extent
1.25 linear ft. (2 binders, 2 boxes, digital files)
0.1 GB
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 from NYYM, 1997. Additional accruals from Housatonic MM.
Subject
- Housatonic Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1969-1971 : New Milford, Conn.) (Organization)
- Newtown Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1957-1969 : Newtown, Conn.) (Organization)
- Housatonic Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends) (Organization)
- Housatonic Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1969-1971 : New Milford, Conn.) (Organization)
- Newtown Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1957-1969 : Newtown, Conn.) (Organization)
- Title
- Housatonic Monthly Meeting Records (including Housatonic and Newton Preparatives)
- 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
Revision Statements
- 2016: This electronic finding aid was updated in Summer 2016 by Abdulrezak Kemal in preparation for importing into ArchivesSpace, to conform to current markup standards and the ArchivesSpace data model.
- 2024: Some new files added as part of a student backlog project summer 2024 for NYYM Found in Collection materials
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
