London Grove Preparative Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records include: men’s minutes, 1777-1787; Hicksite men’s minutes, 1875 and 1877-1912; Orthodox men’s minutes, 1847-1897; Hicksite women's minutes, 1877-1912; Orthodox women’s meeting, 1862-1907; Orthodox financial records, 1889-1922.
Dates
- Creation: 1777-1787; 1847-1945
Creator
- London Grove Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends) (Organization)
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.
Copyright and Rights Information
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
London Grove Preparative Meeting was established in 1727 out of New Garden Preparative Meeting. At the time of the Hicksite separation of 1827, the preparative meeting split into Hicksite and Orthodox branches. London Grove Preparative Meeting (Orthodox) was discontinued in 1907. London Grove Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) was discontinued in 1912.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language
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
- London Grove Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends) (Organization)
- London Grove Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends) (Organization)
- London Grove Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite) (Organization)
- London Grove Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox) (Organization)
- Title
- London Grove 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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