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West Grove Monthly Meeting Records

 Collection — othertype: SW/Ph/W440
Identifier: QM-Ph-W440

Scope and Contents

Records of West Grove Monthly Meeting and West Grove Monthly Meeting (Hicksite), 1919-2014, include: Minutes, 1919-2014; vital records, 1919-1962; minutes of the Meeting of Ministry and Counsel, 1919-1935; West Grove First Day School minutes, 1918-1947; minutes and other papers of the Association for the Care of Friends' Burial Ground at Lower New Garden, 1914-1977; West Grove Friends' Forum minutes, 1925-1942; miscellaneous papers, 1935-1938; Treasurer's records, 2012-14.

Dates

  • Creation: 1914-2014

Creator

Language of Materials

Records entirely in English.

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

West Grove Monthly Meeting was established in 1919 by Western Quarterly Meeting (Hicksite). In 1955, New Garden Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) at West Grove was merged into West Grove Monthly Meeting. West Grove is currently an active monthly meeting.

Extent

6 linear ft.

Physical Location

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

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Deposit

Title
West Grove Monthly 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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