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Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (1956- ) Records

 Collection — othertype: SW/Ph/C405
Identifier: QM-Ph-C405

Scope and Contents

Records of Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends, 1926-91. Includes minutes, 1956-89, and records of the Race Street Forum Committee.

Dates

  • Creation: 1926-2004.

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Except where indicated, collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has not been assigned to the Repositories All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the individual Meeting or its successor. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Repositories as the holder(s) of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

Biographical / Historical

In 1956, Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends was formed through the merger of the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia, the former Hicksite meeting, and the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District, the former Orthodox meeting. Its predecessor meeting is sometimes referred to as Race Street. The meeting is currently active.

Extent

9 linear ft.

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Deposit

Separated Materials

The records of Friends South-Western Burial Ground, under the care of Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, have been described in their own finding aid.

Title
Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (1956- ) Records
Date
2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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