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Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:

Haverford Quarterly Meeting Records

 Collection — Othertype SW/Ph/H390
Identifier: QM-Ph-H390
Scope and Contents

Records of Haverford Quarterly Meeting, 1955-ongoing, as follows: minutes, 1955-64, & 1988-98, 2001-06, and Clerk's correspondence, 1993-98.

Dates: 1955-2006

Lansdowne Monthly Meeting Records

 Collection
Identifier: QM-Ph-L320
Scope and Contents Records of the united monthly meeting and its predecessors, the Hicksite and Orthodox monthly meetings, since 1898. Included are: Minutes of the united meeting since 1951; minutes of the Hicksite meeting, 1901-1951 and minutes of the Orthodox meeting, 1904-1951; marriage and membership records; minutes of the Orthodox women's meeting, 1904-1915; minutes of Worship and Ministry and its predecessors; First Day School meeting minutes; financial, property, and committee records. Digital records...
Dates: 1898 - 2023

Lansdowne Preparative Meeting Records (including its predecessor Darby Preparative Meeting (Orthodox))

 Collection — Othertype SW/Ph/L340
Identifier: QM-Ph-L340
Scope and Contents

Records of Lansdowne Preparative Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1924-1953), 1827-1907, and its predecessor, Darby Preparative Meeting of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1924). Includes: Women's minutes, 1827-1847 and 1903-1907; women's account book, 1852-1901; miscellaneous papers relating to history of Darby meeting, 1902-1961.

The records of Darby Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) are described in a separate finding aid.

Dates: 1827-1961

Media Monthly Meeting Records

 Collection
Identifier: QM-Ph-M440
Scope and Contents

Records of Media Monthly Meeting and its immediate predecessor, Chester Monthly Meeting (Media, Pa.) from 1948. Includes: vital records to 2009, minutes, 1948-2013/2015-18, financial records, committee records, and miscellaneous. Of particular interest are the records of the Sanctuary Committee, 1986-1990, and blueprints of the Media meetinghouse

The pre 1948 records of Chester Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) have been described with the records of Chester Monthly Meeting.

Dates: 1924-2018

Media Preparative Meeting Records

 Collection — Othertype SW/Ph/M450
Identifier: QM-Ph-M450
Scope and Contents

Records of the Orthodox preparative meeting include: minutes of the men's meeting and later, of joint sessions with women, 1878-1949; women's minutes, 1878-1900; membership list, 1878; financial records, 1878-1908; minutes of the Juvenile Auxiliary Committee, 1912-1913; miscellaneous papers, 1913-1934.

Dates: 1878-1949

Middletown Monthly Meeting (Delaware County, Pa.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: QM-Ph-M505
Scope and Contents

Records of Middletown Monthly Meeting, 1931-1995, include: marriage certificates, 1933-1955; joint meeting minutes, 1931-1997; worship and ministry minutes, 1960-1991; committee records, 1970s-1980s; miscellaneous, 1935-1995.

Dates: 1931-1997

Middletown Preparative Meeting (Delaware County, Pa.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: QM-Ph-M540
Scope and Contents Records of Middletown Preparative Meeting (Delaware County, Pennsylvania), 1771-1969, include Pre-Separation, Hicksite, and Orthodox records. Hicksite member record (including births), 1840-1893; list of burials (Pre-Separation and Hicksite), 1787-1860; minutes (Orthodox men’s minutes, 1821-1950 and Hicksite men's/joint minutes 1827-1921; Orthodox women’s minutes, 1849-1919 and Pre-Separation/Hicksite women's minutes 1813-1888); Orthodox ministers and elders minutes, 1931-1959; account books...
Dates: 1771 - 1969

Carol R. Murphy Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-195
Abstract Carol R. Murphy (1916-1994) was a Quaker writer. She was the daughter of Mildred Knight Murphy (1889-1974) and Charles R. Murphy (1884-1936) who were convinced Friends. Carol R. Murphy was a member of Swarthmore Monthly Meeting and active at Pendle Hill Quaker Study Center, Wallingford, Pennsylvania. The papers of Carol R. Murphy, late twentieth century Quaker writer, are organized into two series. Series 1 contains autobiographical material and memorabilia, literary manuscripts, published...
Dates: 1918 - 1993

Newtown Preparative Meeting (Delaware County, Pa.) Records

 Collection — Othertype SW/Ph/N460
Identifier: QM-Ph-N460
Scope and Contents

Records of the Hicksite meeting include: minutes of the men's meeting and later, of joint sessions with women, 1840-1935; women's minutes, 1847-1897; treasurer's account book, 1912-1939; burial vault account book, 1849-1879; deeds and declarations of trust, 1708-1832; miscellaneous financial accounts, 1790-1791 and n.d.

Dates: 1708-1935.

Newtown Square Monthly Meeting (Delaware County, Pa.) Records

 Collection — Othertype SW/Ph/N490
Identifier: QM-Ph-N490
Scope and Contents

Records include: minutes since 1964; Hicksite trustees' minutes, 1940-1966; papers concerning the oversight of the monthly meeting by Haverford Quarterly Meeting, 1983-1985; list of members, 1990; membership, about 1979-87, register, about 1826-2003. Also includes a digitized photocopy of an undated (20th century) plot chart of the burial ground. Digital files are accessible to TriCollege accounts or on-campus users.

Dates: 1940-2003