Providence Monthly Meeting (Delaware County, Pa.) Records
Scope and Contents
Records of the Hicksite meeting include: Minutes 1934-1992; vital records since 1769; minutes of Ministry and Counsel, 1934-1944; trustees' minutes, 1938-1987; miscellaneous papers, 1717-1973 and n.d.
Dates
- Creation: 1717 - 2007
Creator
- Providence Monthly Meeting of Friends (Media, Pa.) (Organization)
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
Providence Monthly Meeting was established by the dissolution of the original Chester Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) in 1934. The records and business of the parent meeting were continued by Providence Monthly Meeting. In 1937, the meeting formed a united meeting by affiliation with the two Concord Quarterly Meetings. In 1955, Providence Monthly Meeting became part of the newly-formed Chester Quarterly Meeting. This is currently an active monthly meeting.
Extent
12 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
Subject
- Chester Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1681-1827) (Organization)
- Chester Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1934) (Organization)
- Chester Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1934) (Organization)
- Chester Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1681-1827) (Organization)
- Providence Monthly Meeting of Friends (Media, Pa.) (Organization)
- Title
- Providence Monthly Meeting (Delaware County, Pa.) Records
- Date
- 2003
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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