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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Coordinating Committee for Testimonies & Concerns (1974-1998)

 Collection
Identifier: QM-Phy-701

Scope and Contents

Records of the Peace and Concerns Standing Committee and the Coordinating Committee for Testimonies and Concerns of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, 1971-2000.

Dates

  • Creation: 1971-2000

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research. Access to Series 2 is restricted until 2067. Details available in repository.

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 1974, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting was restructured: three Coordinating Committees were each given oversight of the committees and programs under its care. The Coordinating Committee II, more frequently referred to as CC-2, had general responsibility for Testimonies and Concerns. The Committee itself consisted of 22 members -- at-large members as well as representatives of its various committees -- and met monthly. It was charged with the periodical review of its programs, discontinuing those which were no longer relevant, and potentially establishing programs to meet current needs. It also kept in touch with monthly meetings in regard to social testimonies. The section fuctioned as a "Collective." It was served by a Coordinator and by a part-time staff person.

In 1998, a system of standing committees replaced the three Coordinating Committees within Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. The Peace and Concerns Standing Committee assumed responsibility for many of the programs that were formerly under CC-2.

Extent

20 linear ft.

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

In 1974, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting was restructured: three Coordinating Committees were each given oversight of the committees and programs under its care. The Coordinating Committee II, more frequently referred to as CC-2, had general responsibility for Testimonies and Concerns. In 1998, a system of standing committees replaced the three Coordinating Committees within Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. The Peace and Concerns Standing Committee assumed responsibility for many of the programs that were formerly under CC-2. Includes records of the Coordinating Committee for Testimonies and Concerns of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends and its Coordinators, 1974-1998.

Physical Location

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

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Deposit

Separated Materials

The records of Coordinator Joan Broadfield can be found with the records of the Standing Committee on Peace and Concerns, RG2/Phy/706.

Title
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Records: Coordinating Committee for Testimonies & Concerns (1974-1998)
Date
2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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