Morningside Heights Preparative Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Morningside Heights Preparative Meeting, 1957-1974. Includes minutes, 1957-1974 (with gaps from 1970-72) and Clerk's files, 1960-66 and 1974, miscellaneous, including travel minutes, 1962-63 and reports 1960-74, and newsletter. Also includes indexes for minutes 10/61-9/65.
Dates
- Creation: 1957-1974
Creator
Language of Materials
These records are entirely in English
Conditions Governing Access
Where available, access is through microfilm.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
An informal worship group began to meet on the campus of Columbia University in 1957. This group was formally established as Morningside Heights Preparative Meeting in 1960 by New York Monthly Meeting. It was established as a monthly meeting in 1975.
Extent
2 linear ft. (4 boxes)
Abstract
Records of Morningside Heights Preparative Meeting, 1957-1974. Includes minutes, 1957-1974 (with gaps from 1970-72) and Clerk's files, 1960-66 and 1974, miscellaneous, including travel minutes, 1962-63 and reports 1960-74, and newsletter. Also includes indexes for minutes 10/61-9/65.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1957, 1.2 1958, 1.3 1959, 1.4 1960, 1.5 Clerk's files 1960, 1.6 1961, 1.7 Clerk's files 1961, 1.8 1962, 1.9 Clerk's files 1962, 1.10 1963, 1.11 Clerk's files 1963, 1.12 1964, 1.13 Clerk's files, 1964, 1.14 1965, 1.15 Clerk's files 1965, 1.16 1966, 1.17 1967, 1.18 1968, 1.19 1969, 1.20 1970 (gaps), 1.21 1971 (gaps), 1.22 1972 (gaps), 1.23 1973, 1.24 1974, 1.25 Clerk's files 1974; Miscellaneous: 2.1 Travel minutes 1962-63, 2.2 Reports 1960-74; Newsletter: 3.1 1962-65.
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
- Title
- Morningside Heights 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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