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Frankford Monthly Meeting Records

 Collection
Identifier: QM-Ph-F600

Scope and Contents

Records of the Orthodox branch of Frankford Monthly Meeting, 1788-1987, include: vital records, 1788-2005; men’s minutes, 1816-2005; women’s minutes, 1816-1915; ministers’ and elders’ minutes, 1816-1970; financial records, 1831-1934; overseers’ records, 1904-1990s; school committee records, 1840s-1999.

Dates

  • Creation: 1816-2005

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.

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

Frankford Monthly Meeting was established by Abington Quarterly Meeting out of Abington Monthly Meeting in 1816.

The Hicksite branch of this monthly meeting was discontinued in 1827; its members were attached to Green Street Monthly Meeting.

Frankford Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) was the forerunner of the current Frankford Monthly Meeting. This meeting was transferred to Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting in 1955. Unity Monthly Meeting (Frankford) is distinct.

Extent

8.25 linear ft.

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

This collection is stored at the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Deposit

Title
Frankford Monthly Meeting Records
Date
2003
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