Westfield Preparative Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Westfield Preparative Meeting, 1801-1921, as follows: Hicksite minutes, 1801-1921; Orthodox/United men’s minutes, 1827-1956; Hicksite women's minutes, 1801-1901; Orthodox women’s minutes, 1827-1911; Hicksite burial records, 1813-1881; Hicksite graveyard accounts, 1828-1917; Orthodox financial records, 1828-1917; Hicksite school trustees' minutes, 1885-1902; Orthodox school trustees’ minutes, 1829-1884; First Day School minutes, 1871-1888; account book, catalogue and subscription list of Westfield Library Company, 1842-1862.
Dates
- Creation: 1801-1921
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
An indulged meeting for worship at the Friend's Lower School in Chester was established in 1794 by Evesham Monthly Meeting under the care of Chester Preparative Meeting, New Jersey. A meeting for worship and preparative meeting were established in 1801 by Haddonfield Quarterly Meeting. In 1803, Westfield was transferred to Chester Monthly Meeting. At the time of the Hicksite Separation of 1827, two preparative meetings were formed. The Hicksite preparative meeting was established as Westfield Monthly Meeting in 1920. Westfield Preparative Meeting, the former Orthodox meeting, was transferred to Westfield Monthly Meeting in 1956.
Extent
3.75 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
- Westfield Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1801-1827) (Organization)
- Westfield Preparative Meeting of Friends (Hicksite) (Organization)
- Westfield Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1801-1827) (Organization)
- Westfield Preparative Meeting of Friends (Orthodox) (Organization)
- Title
- Westfield 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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