Formerly known as the "Committee for the Extension of Christian Fundamentals", it was the task of the Extension Committee to promote awareness/appreciation of Christian thought throughout the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.
Records of Extension Committee of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Delaware County, PA), 1921-1953, including Minute Books (1921-1952), Financial Records (1928-1953), Printed Materials (1921-1939) and minutes of the Approach to Public Subcommittee (1921-1927).
Deposit
Collection is open for research. Access is through microfilm, if available.
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.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in TRIPOD, the joint on-line catalog of Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings. Please note that records created before 1827, the date of a schism in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, may have been added to by either the Hicksite or Orthodox branches of this meeting, but could include information about members of the other branch before the Separation:
This committee held responsibility for the production and distribution of the literature of the committee, including the Pennsbury Leaflet and Woolman Series of Friendly Papers, as well as other Quaker literature, such as "Faith and Practice.".
Literature and letters/reports pertaining to the literature of the Extension Committee. The "Pennsbury Leaflet" and "The Woolman Series of Friendly Papers."