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2005

Finding aid encoded by FHL and QC Staff 2005 Finding aid written in English. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and Haverford College Quaker Collection Menallen Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends) Records, 1733-1993 3.5 linear ft. Records in English Short History of the Meeting

Established by Fairfax Quarterly Meeting in 6mo 1780, Menallen Monthly Meeting was set off from Warrington Monthly Meeting. Its first meeting was held in 10mo 1780 and included members from Menallen and Huntington. During the 1828 Separation, some Orthodox members withdrew from the meeting and in 1837 were joined to Baltimore Monthly Meeting (Orthodox), and later to Deer Creek. The majority of Quakers at Menallen affiliated with the Hicksite branch of Friends.

Description of the Records

Records of Menallen Monthly Meeting, 1733-1993. Includes men's and joint minutes 1780-1963, women's minutes 1780-1891, vital records 1733-1857, Ministers and Elders minutes 1884-1911, and miscellaneous 1851-1993.

Notes to Researchers

Menallen was also spelled "Monalin" in the earliest period. Vol. 1.14, 1.15, 1.16 include lists of committee members, trustees, and appropriations granted. Women's Minutes from 1846-1849 have not been located by the meeting. Vol. 3.3 is a type-written copy of volume 3.2. Vol. 4.1 includes queries. Vol. 5.2 includes an invitation to 150th anniversary and financial receipt. Vol. 5.5 includes reports to the Quarterly Meeting. For a sketch of Menallen Meetinghouse, see Newberry Preparative Meeting (BYM).

Arrangement of the Records

Divided into series: 1.Men's and Joint Minutes; 2.Women's Minutes; 3.Ministers & Elders; 4.Miscellaneous.

Restrictions on Access

Where available, access is through microfilm.

Restrictions on Use

Information on reproduction policies available in the Library.

Preferred Citation

Cite as: Menallen Monthly Meeting Records, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Acquisition

Deposit, Baltimore Yearly Meeting.

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Menallen Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends) -- Archives. Adams County (Pa.) -- Genealogy. Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Adams County. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: These records may only be consulted at Friends Historical Library or Haverford College Quaker Collection; they are not available for interlibrary loan. Where available, access is through microfilm. To request materials, please make sure to use the correct call numbers:

1. Men's Meeting and Joint Minutes 1780-1811 1 vol.; 33.5 cm Pre SW RG2/B/M461 1.1

Includes partial index to minutes (back of volume)

Available on microfilm in the following location:

SW MR-B171 Minutes (indexed) 1811-1852 1 vol.; 33 cm Pre/H SW RG2/B/M461 1.2

Includes partial index to minutes (back of volume)

Available on microfilm in the following location:

SW MR-B172 Minutes (rough) 1816-18 1 vol.; 21 cm Pre SW RG2/B/M461 1.3

Rough minutes (copied in Minutes, 1811 - 1852) Note: These minutes are in the same folder as Minutes, 1818 - 1819.

Available on microfilm in the following location:

SW MR-B111 Minutes (rough) 1818-1819 1 vol.; 20.5 cm Pre SW RG2/B/M461 1.4

Rough minutes (copied in Minutes, 1811 - 1852) Note: These minutes are in the same folder as Minutes, 1816 - 1818.

Available on microfilm in the following location:

SW MR-B111 Minutes (clerk's copy) 1820, 1841-1842 1 folder Pre/H SW RG2/B/M461 1.5

Clerk's copy (copied in Minutes, 1811 - 1852).

Minutes 1852-1891 1 vol.; 34 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 1.6

Available on microfilm in the following location:

SW MR-B173 Minutes (clerk's copy) 1859-60 1 vol.; 17 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 1.7

Clerk's copy (copied in Minutes, 1852-1891).

Minutes (clerk's copy) 1871-1874 1 vol.; 16.5 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 1.8

Clerk's copy (copied in Minutes, 1852-1891).

Minutes (clerk's copy) 1874-1876 1 vol.; 17 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 1.9

Clerk's copy (copied in Minutes, 1852-1891).

Minutes 1876-84 1 vol.; 19 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 1.10

Available on microfilm in the following location:

SW MR-B173 Minutes 1891-1899 1 vol.; 21 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 1.11

Available on microfilm in the following location:

SW MR-B23 HV B8B Minutes 1899-1908 1 vol.; 21.5 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 1.12

Available on microfilm in the following location:

SW MR-B23 HV B8B Minutes 1908-1915 1 vol.; 24 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 1.13

Available on microfilm in the following location:

SW MR-B174 HV B9B Minutes 1917-1924 1 vol.; 25.5 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 1.14

Includes lists of committee members, trustees, and appropriations granted (back of volume).

Available on microfilm in the following location:

SW MR-B173 Minutes 1951-1956 1 vol.; 25.5 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 1.15

Includes lists of committee members, trustees, and appropriations granted (back of volume).

Available on microfilm in the following location:

SW MR-B173 Minutes 1962-1963 1 folder U SW RG2/B/M461 1.16

Includes list of committee members, trustees, and appropriations granted (back of folder).

2. Women's Meeting Minutes 1780-1835 1 vol.; 19 cm Pre/H SW RG2/B/M461 2.1

Indexed.

Available on microfilm in the following location:

SW MR-B23 HV B8B Minutes 1835-1846 1 vol.; 19 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 2.2

Available on microfilm in the following location:

SW MR-B173 Minutes 1849-1859 1 vol.; 19 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 2.3

Available on microfilm in the following location:

SW MR-B175 Minutes 1859-1866 1 vol.; 19 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 2.4

Available on microfilm in the following location:

SW MR-B175 Minutes 1866-1873 1 vol.; 19 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 2.5

Available on microfilm in the following location:

SW MR-B175 Minutes 1873-1879 1 vol.; 15.5 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 2.6

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SW MR-B175 Minutes 1879-1891 1 vol.; 20.5 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 2.7

Note: Following the minutes in this volume, the men's and women's meeting met jointly (2 mo 1891).

Available on microfilm in the following location:

SW MR-B175 3. Vital Records Births and Deaths 1733-1884 1 vol.; 31.5 cm Pre/H SW RG2/B/M461 3.1

There is also a photocopy of these records in a separate folder. See also: Births and Deaths, 1765-1857.

Available on microfilm in the following location:

SW MR-B171 Births and Deaths 1765-1857 1 vol.; 33.5 cm Pre/H SW RG2/B/M461 3.2 Births and Deaths 1765-1857 1 vol.; 33 cm Pre/H SW RG2/B/M461 3.3

Alphabetical list (typewritten)

4. Worship & Ministry and its predecessors Minutes 1884-1911 1 folder H SW RG2/B/M461 4.1 Minutes 1885-1892 1 vol.; 14.5 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 4.2 Minutes 1893-1896 1 vol.; 13 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 4.3 Minutes 1902-1911 1 vol.; 15.5 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 4.4 5. Miscellaneous Friends' Literature Fund Accounts 1851-1916 1 vol.; 15.5 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 5.1 Miscellaneous Papers 1862, 1930 1 folder H SW RG2/B/M461 5.2

Includes invitation to 150th anniversary of Menallen Monthly Meeting (1930) and financial receipt (1862).

Menallen Reading Association of Friends Minutes 1867-68 1 vol.; 18 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 5.3 150th Guest Register 1930 1 vol.; 22 cm H SW RG2/B/M461 5.4

Title page marked: "Menallen Monthly Meeting 150 Anniversary 10th mo 12th 1930."

Miscellaneous Papers 1952-1993 1 folder H/U SW RG2/B/M461 5.5

Includes reports to Quarterly Meeting (1952, 1957, 1963), letter announcing trip to Japan (1952), committee roster (1956), marriage request from Linda C. Tyson (n.d.), and standard report (1993).

Menallen Friends Meeting Newsletter 1992, 1993 1 folder U SW RG2/B/M461 5.6