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Riverside Friends Meeting Records

 Collection
Identifier: QM-NY-R575

Scope and Contents

Records of Riverside Friends Meeting, 1930-63. Includes minutes, 1930-61, and a guest book, 1957-63.

Dates

  • Creation: 1930-1963

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Riverside Friends Meeting was established by Harry Emerson Fosdick at the Riverside Church in 1930 as a completely unaffiliated meeting. It continued to meet until 1970, when it was laid down due to lack of attendance.

Extent

1 linear ft. (3 volumes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Records of Riverside Friends Meeting, 1930-63. Includes minutes, 1930-61, and a guest book, 1957-63.

Arrangement

Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1930-31, 1.2 1931-61; Guest Book: 2.1 1954-63.

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.

Title
Riverside Friends Meeting 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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