Oblong Preparative Meeting (Orthodox) Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Oblong Preparative Meeting (Orthodox & pre-Separation), 1800-1887. Includes men's minutes, 1854-1887 and women's minutes, 1800-1886.
Dates
- Creation: 1800-1887
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Oblong Preparative Meeting was established by Purchase Monthly Meeting in 1742. It was put under Oblong Monthly Meeting on its establishment in 1744. The meeting split into Orthodox and Hicksite branches in 1828. The Orthodox branch continued until it was laid down in 1887.
Extent
0.75 linear ft. (6 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records of Oblong Preparative Meeting (Orthodox & pre-Separation), 1800-1887. Includes men's minutes, 1854-1887 and women's minutes, 1800-1886.
Arrangement
Divided into series: Men's minutes: 1.1 1854-1887; Women's minutes: 2.1 1800-1805, 2.2 1828-1835, 2.3 1836-1842, 2.4 1858-1883, 2.5 1883-1886.
Physical Location
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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
- Oblong Preparative Meeting (Orthodox) Records
- Author
- Inventory prepared by: FHL Staff
- Date
- 2007
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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