Horsham Preparative Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of the Horsham Preparative Meeting, 1758-1959, include: Hicksite men's meeting and joint session minutes, 1758-1959; Orthodox men’s meeting minutes, 1828-1907; Hicksite women's meeting minutes, 1785-1893; Orthodox women’s meeting minutes, 1879-1886; account books and other financial records, 1811-1938; and property records, 1760-1938.
Dates
- Creation: 1758-1959
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
In 1716, a meeting for worship was established at Horsham by Abington Monthly Meeting. Horsham Preparative Meeting was established in 1717 and transferred to Horsham Monthly Meeting in 1782. The Orthodox preparative meeting was transferred to Abington Monthly Meeting in 1827. It was laid down in 1907; Horsham meeting was discontinued in 1920 and its members attached to Abington Meeting (Orthodox). Horsham Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) began to meet on an annual basis in 1938, and was discontinued ca. 1959.
Extent
3 linear ft.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
This collection includes records stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and at the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit
Subject
- Horsham Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Annual Horsham Preparative Meeting of Friends (Organization)
- Horsham Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1938) (Organization)
- Horsham Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1717-1827) (Organization)
- Horsham Monthly Meeting of Friends. Annual Horsham Preparative Meeting of Friends (Organization)
- Horsham Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Annual Horsham Preparative Meeting of Friends (Organization)
- Horsham Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1938) (Organization)
- Horsham Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1717-1827) (Organization)
- Title
- Horsham Preparative Meeting Records
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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