%eadnotat; ]> radnoumm RECORDS OF RADNOR UNITED MEETING (ITHAN, PA) A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 2011 Finding aid encoded by Staff2011 Finding aid written in English. RECORDS OF RADNOR UNITED MEETING (ITHAN, PA) A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and Haverford College Quaker Collection Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Summary Radnor Monthly Meeting Records 1937-2012 Radnor Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1955- ) 12 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College & Haverford College Library Quaker Collection For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Libraries' online catalog: http://tripod.brynmawr.edu SHORT HISTORY OF MEETING

A monthly meeting for the meetings at Haverford, Merion and Radnor was established in 1684 by Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting. The meeting was originally known as "Haverford". It became known as "Radnor" after 10mo 1796 when the monthly meeting was fixed at Radnor meeting house. At the time of the Hicksite Separation of 1827, two branches of this monthly meeting were formed. The Orthodox monthly meeting removed to Haverford after the Separation. It was discontinued in 1865, and its members were attached to the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District. In 1950, Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting (Hicksite) approved the discontinuance of Radnor Monthly Meeting. Its preparative meetings of Haverford and Merion were then established as monthly meetings. Radnor Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) was discontinued in 1951.

In 1936, the formation of a united monthly meeting at Radnor out of Haverford Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) and Valley Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) was approved by the two Philadelphia Quarterly Meetings. The meeting was established in 1937 and was known as Radnor United Monthly Meeting until 1955, when its name was changed to Radnor Monthly Meeting. This is currently an active monthly meeting.

 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Records of the second Radnor Monthly Meeting and its predecessor, Radnor United Meeting, 1937-2012. Include: minutes since 1937; vital records, 1937-1987; Worship and Ministry Committee minutes, 1951-1960 and 1964-1978; account book, 1941-1952; papers pertaining to the care of the meetinghouse and burials, 1937-1940; reports, committee appointments, calendars, and other papers, 1963-1969.

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

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 Access

Collection is open for research. Access is through microfilm, if available.

 Use Restrictions

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.

For records of the first Radnor Monthly Meeting, researchers are advised to consult that finding aid.

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Earlier Meeting Name Radnor United Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1937-1955) Subjects: Radnor Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1955- ) -- Archives Radnor United Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1937-1955) -- Archives Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County. Delaware County (Pa.) -- Genealogy. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Monthly meeting records normally include minutes of men’s and women’s meetings for business and registers of births, deaths, marriages, removals (transfers), and disownments. In general, non-members are not mentioned in the minutes, even when they attended meeting for worship on a regular basis.

Note to Researchers: These records may only be consulted at Swarthmore (SW), and are not available through inter-Library loan. To request materials on-site, please make sure to use the correct call numbers for the Library in which you wish to use the records:

Vital Records Burial records 1938-2012 61 items (in 3 folders) in envelope; 2 folders U SW RG2/Ph/R3 2.1, 2.10-2.12

Burial permits (1998-2012 with gaps), correspondence regarding lot reservations, death certificates, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania interment records, and other related papers.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film Marriage certificates 1940-1987 2 v. (loose-leaf) (1.5 linear ft.) U SW RG2/Ph/R3 2.2, 2.4

Photostatic copies of marriage certificates, 1940-1968 & 1968-1987. Volume for 1940-1968 includes one declaration of intent to marry, 1945.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film Membership 1937-1984 4 v. + 17 items (3 linear ft.) U SW RG2/Ph/R3 2.3, 2.5-2.9

Membership data forms as follows: vol. 1937-1948 (nos. 1-132); vol. 1949- 1957 (nos. 133-292); vol. 1958-1966 (nos. 293-399); vol. 1967-1980 (nos. 400-548); loose forms for 1980-1984 (nos. 549-598). Volume for 1967-1980 contains abstract of marriages, 1937-1970 and abstract of births, 1937- 1968. Also included are annual membership statistics, 1953-1969.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film Business Meeting

Official records of proceedings kept for all Quaker business meetings.

 Minutes 1937-2001/2004-2012 8 v. + 4 folders (6 linear ft.) U SW RG2/Ph/R3 1.1-1.13

Minutes of the united monthly meeting since 1937. Included are: 1937-1942, 1943-1949, 1950-1959, 1960-1965, 1966-1970, 1971-1975, 1976-1982, 1983-1988 (with gap 1985 1mo-3mo), 1989-2001, 2004-2005, 2005 12mo-2006 9mo, 2006 12mo-2008 5mo, 2008-2012. Volume for 1937-1942 also contains minutes of Radnor Indulged Meeting, 1936-1937.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

MR-Ph 546 (1937-1975) MR-Ph 553 (1976-82) Film 168 (1937-1975) Worship & Ministry and its predecessors

Committee which had care of the spiritual welfare of the meeting, particularly the meeting for worship. Ministry and Counsel committees were established in 1918 by Hicksite meetings, which no longer designated members as ministers or elders. The predecessor of Ministry and Counsel was the Preparative Meeting of Ministers and Elders.

 Minutes 1951-1978 2 v. (loose-leaf) U SW RG2/Ph/R3 3.1-3.2

Minute books as follows: 1951-1960 and 1964-1978.

This committee was known as "Ministry Committee" before 1954.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film Financial Records Treasurer's book 1941-1952 1 v. ; 29 cm. U SW RG2/Ph/R3 4.1

Treasurer's book of Radnor United Monthly Meeting, 1941-1952.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film Miscellaneous Miscellaneous papers 1937-1940 1 folder (5 items) U SW RG2/Ph/R3 5.1

Miscellaneous papers relating to agreements between the Trustees of Radnor Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) and Radnor United Monthly Meeting, 1937-40.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film Miscellaneous papers 1963-1970 1 folder (12 items) U SW RG2/Ph/R3 5.2

Miscellaneous papers of Radnor Monthly Meeting, 1963-70. Includes committee appointments, annual reports, calendars, a memorial for Tom Harvey (1970) and other records.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film Radnor Monthly Meeting newsletter 1996-2002 U SW RG2/Ph/R3 5.3

Description based on: No. 1 (Twelfth month 1950); title from caption.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film 250th Anniversary papers 1968 1 folder (12 items) U SW RG2/Ph/R3 5.4

Papers from the 250th Anniversary of the Radnor Friends Meeting House, 1968. Includes invitations (2), photographs by Ted Hetzel (4), copies of the scripts of a presentation (3), and copies of newspaper articles.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film Monthly Bulletin 1950-1989 1 box U SW RG2/Ph/R3 5.6

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film