TABLE OF CONTENTS
Collection Summary
Short History of the Interim Committee and its Predecessors
Scope and Contents of the Records
Restrictions
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MATERIALS
Related Material
Administrative Information
Detailed Description of the Collection Ser.1. Meeting for Sufferings 1756-1919
Ser.2. Representative Committee 1827-1955
Ser.3. Representative Meeting 1912-1996
Ser.4. Interim Meeting 1994-ongoing
Ser.5. Book Committees 1853-1951
Ser.6. Field Commiteees 1930-1970
Ser.6. Willits Committee 1885-1918
Ser.7. Committee to Aid Doukhobors 1907-1912
Ser. 8. Conscientious Objectors in Prison Committee 1940-1946
Ser.8. Exemption Committee 1917-1918
Ser.9. Confused And Elderly Friends Committee 1953-1954
Ser.10. Woodbury Administrative Committee 1962-1971
Ser. 12. Committee on Decision-Making Procedures 1967-1968
Ser.11.
Advisory Committee 1968-1995
Ser. 12. Review Committee 1972-1974
Ser.13.
Evaluation Committee 1976-78
Ser.14. Programs, Services, Staff and their Financing (PSSF) 1980-1982
Ser.15. Long-Range Committee: Discerning, Visioning, Planning 1990-1994
Ser. 16 Structure and Workings Committee 1995-1996
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MEETING FOR SUFFERINGS, REPRESENTATIVE
COMMITTEE, REPRESENTATIVE MEETING, AND INTERIM MEETING OF
PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING
An Inventory of its Records Deposited Deposited in
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and Haverford
College Quaker Collection
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Collection Summary
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| Creator: |
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious
Society of Friends. Interim Meeting.
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| Title: |
Records,
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| Dates: |
1756-ongoing |
| Quantity: |
linear
ft.
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| Repositories: |
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
& Haverford College Quaker Collection
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| Location: |
For current information on the
location of materials, please consult the Libraries' online catalog:
http://tripod.brynmawr.edu |
Short History of the Interim Committee and its Predecessors
A “Meeting for Sufferings” was established by Philadelphia
Yearly Meeting in 1756. This representative body consisted of
approximately 25 Quakers appointed by the Yearly Meeting. The group
was specifically charged with acting for the Society of Friends in
eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, Delaware, and the Eastern
Shore of Maryland (after 1790) during the time when the Yearly
Meeting was not in session. Duties included oversight of Quaker
publications, recording annual accounts of sufferings (primarily as a
result of the Peace Testimony) and assistance to any affected
individuals, collecting memorials concerning deceased Friends, and
correspondence with the Meeting for Sufferings in London.
At the time of the Separation of 1827/28, the Orthodox
branch of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting maintained a Meeting for
Sufferings, and the Hicksites appointed a General or Representative
Committee to attend to the affairs of their Yearly Meeting during its
recess. In 1910, the Orthodox renamed the Meeting for Sufferings as
Representative Meeting. The name of Representative Meeting was
continued at the time of the reunification of the Philadelphia Yearly
Meeting with the merger of the Representative Committee of
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) and Representative Meeting of
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Orthodox) in 1955. In 1996,
Representative Meeting was renamed Interim Meeting as a result of the
recommendation of the PYM Structure and Workings Committee.
Interim Meeting acts on behalf of Yearly Meeting between
annual sessions. Its responsibilities include: appointing officers
and committee members; making policy recommendations to the Yearly
Meeting; overseeing the work of its subcommittees and coordinating
committees, and the financial affairs of the Yearly Meeting;
sponsoring conferences and gatherings; and authorizing minutes of
travel and religious service for Friends. Representative Meeting also
appoints, releases, and oversees the work of numerous small ad hoc
committees and working parties to consider specific issues which
eventually may require the attention of standing committees
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Scope and Contents of the Records
Records of Meeting for Sufferings, the Representative
Committee, Representative Meeting and Interim Committee include minutes of proceedings,
a large collection of supporting reports, and financial information
for each session. Its annual reports may be
found in the records of the Yearly Meeting as well as in the printed
proceedings of each session. Records of smaller committees reporting to these
bodies are also described in this finding aid. Larger subcommittees like the Meeting House Trust Funds Committee and its
predecessors, and the various Faith and Practice Revision committees are described elsewhere, but are referenced below for
the convenience of the researcher.
Some special documents deserve mention, especially the
Census of Black People Residing in Philadelphia and the Liberties
(1847), the statistical reports of the Philadelphia Alms House
(1845-47), and the miscellaneous papers of the Meeting for Sufferings
(1755-1915). This large collection of miscellaneous papers of the
Meeting for Sufferings of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (pre- and
Orthodox) contains a variety of important documents including
epistles, memorials, reports concerning Friends who were suffering or
in distress (often due to their Peace Testimony), minutes and reports
from quarterly and monthly meetings, property and financial
documents, papers related to book publishing, addresses to political
bodies on matters of concern to Friends, and some correspondence.
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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.
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SEARCHING IN OUR ON-LINE CATALOGUE FOR RELATED
MATERIALS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in
TRIPOD, the joint on-line catalog of Bryn Mawr, 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:
Earlier/Later Meeting Names
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Representative Committee
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955). Representative Meeting
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
of the Religious Society of Friends. Representative
Meeting
Subjects:
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955). Representative Committee --
Archives.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
of Friends (Orthodox : 1827-1955). Representative Meeting --
Archives.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
of the Religious Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings --
Archives.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
of the Religious Society of Friends. Representative Meeting --
Archives.
Society of Friends --
Pennsylvania.
Society of Friends -- New
Jersey.
Society of Friends -- Delaware.
Society of Friends -- Maryland.
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Records of the following subcommittes, fomerly reporting to the Representative Meeting or its predecessors, may be found
as follows:
Meeting House Trust Funds CommitteeProperty CommitteeBequests CommitteeNominating CommitteeField CommitteePersonnel CommitteeRecords CommitteeFriends Center CommitteeFaith and Practice Revision Committee
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Accession information
Deposit
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Detailed Description of the Collection
Ser.1. Meeting for Sufferings, 1756-1919
A “Meeting for Sufferings” was established by Philadelphia
Yearly Meeting in 1756. At the time of the Separation of 1827/28, the Orthodox
branch of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting maintained a Meeting for
Sufferings, and the Hicksites appointed a General or Representative
Committee to attend to the affairs of their Yearly Meeting during its
recess. In 1910, the Orthodox renamed the Meeting for Sufferings as
Representative Meeting.
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Title/Date(s):
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Minutes, 1756-1802 |
| Affiliation: |
Pre |
| Size: |
* |
| Repository: |
HV |
| Location: |
* |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Minutes, 1802-1919 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Size: |
* |
| Repository: |
HV |
| Location: |
* |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
| SW: |
MR-Ph501 (1802-34) |
| SW: |
MR-Ph502 (1834-53; 1853-73; 1873-91; 1891-1908:
to p.325) |
| SW: |
MR-Ph503 (1891-1908: from p. 326;
1908-19) |
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Title/Date(s):
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Account Book-Book Distribution, 1783-1787 |
| Affiliation: |
Pre |
| Size: |
* |
| Repository: |
HV |
| Location: |
* |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Account Book English Donation, 1789-1799 |
| Affiliation: |
Pre |
| Size: |
* |
| Repository: |
HV |
| Location: |
* |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Account Book Irish Donation, 1781-1794 |
| Affiliation: |
Pre |
| Size: |
* |
| Repository: |
HV |
| Location: |
* |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Library Catalogue, 1879 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Size: |
* |
| Repository: |
HV |
| Location: |
* |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Census of Black People, 1847 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Size: |
4 vols. |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Pho |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Census of Black People Ledger , N.D. |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Size: |
1 vol. |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Pho |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Miscellaneous Papers, 1755-1877 |
| Affiliation: |
Pre/O |
| Size: |
* |
| Repository: |
HV |
| Location: |
* |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
| SW: |
MR-Ph506 (1755-70; index 1755-70) |
| SW: |
MR-Ph507 (1771-80; indices 1774-78,
1779-80) |
| SW: |
MR-Ph508 (1781-90; indices 1781-82, 1783-85,
1786-89, 1790-92) |
| SW: |
MR-Ph509 (1791-99; indices 1793-94, 1795-97,
1798-1800) |
| SW: |
MR-Ph510 (1800-15; indices 1801-06, 1807-11,
1812-17) |
| SW: |
MR-Ph511 (1816-23; indices 1818-22,
1823-26) |
| SW: |
MR-Ph512 (1824-42; indices 1827-30,
1831-43) |
| SW: |
MR-Ph513 (1843-66; indices 1844-54, 1855-66
) |
| SW: |
MR-Ph514 (1867-77; index 1867-77) |
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Title/Date(s):
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Miscellaneous Papers , 1875-1915 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Size: |
* |
| Repository: |
HV |
| Location: |
* |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Philadelphia Alms House Statistical Reports, 1845-1847 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Size: |
* |
| Repository: |
HV |
| Location: |
* |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Ser.2. Representative Committee, 1827-1955
At the time of the Separation of 1827/28, the Orthodox
branch of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting maintained a Meeting for
Sufferings, and the Hicksites appointed a General or Representative
Committee to attend to the affairs of their Yearly Meeting during its
recess.
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Title/Date(s):
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Minutes, 1827-1916 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
5 vols. |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/040 |
Includes volumes: 1827-41, 1841-59, 1859-75, 1875-98, and 1899-1916.
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Minutes, 1916-1955 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
6 vols. |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/040 |
Includes volumes: 1916-32, 1932-37, 1937-40, 1940-45, 1945-51, and 1952-55.
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Minutes (rough), 1845-1856 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
2 vols. |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/042 |
Includes volumes: 1845-50 and 1850-56.
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Miscellaneous Papers, 1827-1900 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
2 boxes |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/044 |
Miscellaneous papers of the Hicksite Representative Committee, 1827-1900. Includes reports, sufferings, correspondence, etc.,
chronologically arranged in 27 folders.
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Financial Records, 1941-1950 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/063 |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Ser.3. Representative Meeting, 1912-1996
In 1910, the Orthodox renamed the Meeting for Sufferings as
Representative Meeting. The name of Representative Meeting was
continued at the time of the reunification of the Philadelphia Yearly
Meeting with the merger of the Representative Committee of
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) and Representative Meeting of
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (Orthodox) in 1955. In 1996,
Representative Meeting was renamed Interim Meeting as a result of the
recommendation of the PYM Structure and Workings Committee.
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Name:
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Minutes, 1919-1955 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Size: |
4 volumes |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
| SW |
MR-Ph503 (1919-29; 1929-41) |
| HV |
83 (1919-29; 1929-41) |
| SW |
MR-Ph504 (1941-48; 1949-55) |
| HV |
84 (1941-48; 1949-55) |
Minutes, 1919-1929Affil.: O; Repos.: HV; Loc.: 1250/B.3.10.
Minutes, 1929-1941Affil.: O; Repos.: HV; Loc.: 1250/B.3.11.
Minutes, 1941-1948Affil.: O; Repos.: HV; Loc.: 1250/B.3.12.
Minutes, 1949-1955Affil.: O; Repos.: HV; Loc.: 1250/B.3.13.
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Minutes (Rough), 1914-1920 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Size: |
3 volumes |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
Minutes, 1914-1920Affil.: O; Repos.: HV; Loc.: 1250/B.3.15.1.
Minutes, 1924-1938Affil.: O; Repos.: HV; Loc.: 1250/B.3.16.
Minutes, 1924-1938Affil.: O; Repos.: HV; Loc.: 1250/B.3.16.1.
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Title/Date(s):
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Minutes, 1955-1978 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
6 vols |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/041 |
Minutes of Representative Meeting, 1955-59, 1959-64, 1964-68,
1968-71, 1971-74, and 1974-78.
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
| SW: |
MR-Ph464 (1955-59) |
| SW: |
MR-Ph465 (1959-64; 1964-68; 1968-71; 1971-74;
1974-78 part) |
| SW |
MR-Ph466 (1974-78 part) |
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Title/Date(s):
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Minutes, 1978-1983 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
2 vols |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
MR/Phy/041 |
Minutes of Representative Meeting, 1978-81 and
1981-83.
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Minutes, 1982-1991. |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
2 vols |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
MR/Phy/041 |
Minutes of Representative Meeting, 1982-89 and
1989-91 (rough).
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Minutes, 1983-1994 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
3 folders |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
MR/Phy/041 |
Minutes of Representative Meeting, 1983-87, 1987-92 and
1993-6mo 1994. For minutes from 1994-96, see: series 4.
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Attendance Register, 1914-1938 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Repository: |
HV |
| Location: |
1250/B.4.10 |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Papers, 1912-1923 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Repository: |
HV |
| Location: |
1250/B.3.15.5 |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Correspondence, 1965-1970 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
1 box |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/050 |
Correspondence and miscellaneous records of
Representative Meeting, 1965-82. Includes Clerk's Correspondence
(David Elkinton), 1965-1969, and Evaluation of Representative Meeting.
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Miscellaneous Papers, 1982-1989 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
65 folders in 2 boxes |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/043 |
Includes reports, drafts, etc., as well as one folder of Samuel Caldwell's correspondence (1986).
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Accounts, 1955-1960 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/067 |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Miscellaneous Papers on the Nominating Committee, 1973-1976 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
2 folders |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/049 |
Miscellaneous papers concerning the discontinuance of
separate nominating committees for Representative Meeting and Yearly
Meeting, at the time of the reorganization of the Yearly Meeting,
1973-76.
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Financial Records, 1954-1973 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
1 box and 3 volumes |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/074 |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Ser.4. Interim Meeting, 1994-ongoing
In 1996,Representative Meeting was renamed Interim Meeting as a result of the
recommendation of the PYM Structure and Workings Committee.
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Title/Date(s):
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Minutes, 1994-1999 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
2 vols |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
MR/Phy/075 |
Minutes of Interim Meeting and its predecessor, Representative Meeting, 9mo 1994-1mo 1997 and 9mo 1996-1mo 1999.
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Name:
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Minutes & related handouts, 2000-04 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
5 folders |
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Minutes, 2000; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/075.
Minutes and related handouts, 2001-04; Desc.: 4 folders; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/075.
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Ser.5. Book Committees, 1853-1951
This subcommittee was the recipient of certain trust funds, the interest of which was used to make free grants of books to
libraries and individuals. In the Orthodox Meeting, it was responsible for the management of the Book Store.
In 1980, the Book and Publications Committee and the Library Committee were laid down, and a new Book Services Study Committee
was appointed.
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Title/Date(s):
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Distribution Record, 1853-1865 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
1 volume |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
MR/Phy/052 |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Distribution Record, 1884-1894 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
1 volume |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
MR/Phy/052 |
On cover: First Day School Circulating Librarian Catalog of Books
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Minutes, 1886-1896 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
1 volume |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
MR/Phy/051 |
Also includes lists of members of the Property Committee.
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Books Given Out by Representative Committee Commencing 12th mo 15 1894, 1894-1917 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
1 volume |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
MR/Phy/052 |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Name:
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Minute Books, 1912-1937 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
Minutes, 1912-1923Affil.: O; Repos.: HV; Loc.: 1250/B.4.6.
Minutes, 1923-1937Affil.: O; Repos.: HV; Loc.: 1250/B.4.7.
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Title/Date(s):
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Book Grants Record, 1942-1951 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Repository: |
HV |
| Location: |
1250/E.4.23 |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Papers [Foreign Translations], 1921-1933 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Repository: |
HV |
| Location: |
1250/F.4.1 |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Miscellaneous Papers, 1928-1940 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/070 |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Ser.6. Field Commiteees, 1930-1970
In 1923, the Hicksite Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, acting on a request from the Committee on First-Day Schools, appointed
a Survey Committee to review committee organization and to make recommendations as to its improvement. This resulted in the
instruction to Central Bureau to take charge of field work in 1924, handling the concerns of both the Education and First-Day
School Committees.
In 1971, Representative Committee repoted that the Field Committee had been
discontinued because it was felt that with more
visitation to Meetings, a separate committee was no longer necessary. In 1981, ten years later, the PSSF report recommended
the re-establishment of a Field Committee to work with monthly meetings.
For records of the Hicksite Survey Committee, see: Finding Aid for Adminstrative Records.
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Name:
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Minutes, 1936-1970 |
| Affiliation: |
H/U |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
Minutes, 1936-1941; Desc.: 1 box; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/062.
Minutes of the Hicksite Field Committee, 1936-41; also includes reports, 1932-41.
Minutes, 1941-1952; Desc.: 2 volumes; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/062.
Minutes of the Hicksite Field Committee, 1941-44 and 1945-52.
Minutes and Reports, 1952-1958; Desc.: 6 folders; Affil.: H/U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/062.
Minutes and reports of the Field Committee, 1952-1958.
Minutes and Reports, 1958-1970; Desc.: 1 volume + 2 folders; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/064.
Minutes of the Field Committee, 1958-64, 1964-70, and 1968.
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Title/Date(s):
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Surveys of the Field, 1930 |
| Affiliation: |
H |
| Size: |
1 box |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/062 |
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Title/Date(s):
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Chart of Visits Made, 1967-1968 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
1 folder |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/066 |
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Title/Date(s):
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Reports, 1963-1968 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
5 folders |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/065 |
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Ser.6. Willits Committee, 1885-1918
Charles L. Willits died in 1884, leaving $10,000 to be administered the Meeting for Sufferings for "the promotion of Religion
and Morality among people of the Negro Race." Half of the income was to be distributed in the southern United States, and
half in Liberia. The committee issued a quarterly publication, "The Africans Friend," which was given to the designated groups.
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Title/Date(s):
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Account Book, 1885-1916 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Repository: |
HV |
| Location: |
1250/F.8.1.2 |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Papers - The African's Friend, 1907-1918 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Repository: |
HV |
| Location: |
1250/E.3.22 |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Ser.7. Committee to Aid Doukhobors , 1907-1912
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Title/Date(s):
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Minute Book, 1907-1912 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Repository: |
H |
| Location: |
1250/X.5.4.1 |
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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Title/Date(s):
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Papers, 1911-1912 |
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O |
| Repository: |
H |
| Location: |
1250/X.5.4 |
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Ser. 8. Conscientious Objectors in Prison Committee, 1940-1946
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Papers, 1940-1946 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Repository: |
HV |
| Location: |
1250/E.4.2-E.4.4 |
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Ser.8. Exemption Committee, 1917-1918
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Title/Date(s):
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Minute Book, 1917-1918 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Repository: |
H |
| Location: |
1250/B.4.8 |
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Ser.9. Confused And Elderly Friends Committee, 1953-1954
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Papers - Query Responses, 1953-1954 |
| Affiliation: |
O |
| Repository: |
H |
| Location: |
1250/E.4.16 |
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Ser.10. Woodbury Administrative Committee, 1962-1971
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Title/Date(s):
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Records, 1962-1971 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
11 folders (in 2 boxes) |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/053 |
Miscellaneous records of the Woodbury Administrative
Committee appointed by the Representative Meeting of Philadelphia
Yearly Meeting. Includes its minutes, 1970-1971, reports, notes,
lists, and other printed materials, Woodbury Monthly Meeting minutes,
1970-71, and correspondence of David C. Elkinton and Barbara Jones,
1966-1971.
Available on microfilm in the following
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Ser. 12. Committee on Decision-Making Procedures, 1967-1968
This Ad Hoc Committee was appointed in response to concerns expressed over the method by which decisions were reached by the
Yearly Meeting in 1967. The Committee reported back to the Representative Meeting.
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Title/Date(s):
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Minutes and report, 1967-68 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
1 folder |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/059 |
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Ser.11.
Advisory Committee, 1968-1995
In 1968, the Committee to Study Yearly Meeting Finances
made a report to the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, in which it made a
number of suggestions for improvement, including the creation of a
Finance Committee and an Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee
was to be responsible to the Representative Meeting, and its purpose
was to provide continued review of the activities, programs, and
organizational structure of the Yearly Meeting, to advise the
Representative Meeting of its observations or concerns, and to
suggest the initiation, termination, or shifting emphasis of certain
Yearly Meeting Activities.
The Advisory Committee was laid down in 1996, when the
Structure and Working Committee proposed a new organizational
structure for the Yearly Meeting, consisting of five Standing
Committees, and changed the name of Representative Meeting to Interim
Meeting.
Records of the Advisory Committee of the Representative
Meeting of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1968-86. Includes meeting
minutes (1968-81), records of the Atlantic City Friends school
(1971-85), and miscellaneous papers and documents.
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Minutes, 1968-81 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
3 volumes |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/047 |
Minutes of the Advisory Committee of Philadelphia
Yearly Meeting, 1968-72, 1972-76, and 1977-81.
Deposit, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1985; Bainbridge
Davis, 1987; 11/1990.
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location(s):
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No Film. |
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No Film. |
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Minutes, 1986-95 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
2 volumes |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/047 |
Minutes of the Advisory Committee of Philadelphia
Yearly Meeting, 2mo 1986-11mo 1990 and 1mo 1991-1mo 1995.
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location(s):
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No Film. |
| HV: |
No Film. |
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Miscellaneous Papers, 1968-75 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
1 box |
Miscellaneous papers of Advisory Committee, 1968-1975.
Includes correspondence, reports, and other notes, primarily focusing
on the reorganization of Yearly Meeting, 1968-1975.
Deposit, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1985; Bainbridge
Davis, 1987; 11/1990.
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
| SW: |
No Film. |
| HV: |
No Film. |
Miscellaneous Papers, 1968-75; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/048.
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1968-75; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/048.
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Miscellaneous Papers, 1984-86 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
3 boxes containing 12 folders. |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/046 |
Papers of the Trust Advisory Committee appointed by
the Representative Meeting of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Include
minutes, legal and financial papers, and correspondence, 1984-1986,
relative to the Atlantic City property.
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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No Film. |
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No Film. |
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The Saga of the Atlantic City Friends School
and the Sale of the Property in Atlantic City, 1971-85 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
13 volumes |
Records relative to legal and other actions taken by
Atlantic Friends School, Westtown School Committee, and Philadelphia
Yearly Meeting, 1971- 1985, concerning the sale of the original
property in Atlantic City and the distribution of proceeds. Prepared
by Richard Rhoads and the Advisory Committee of Philadelphia Yearly
Meeting.
Organized into volumes: I. Introduction & 1971-74;
II. 1975-77; III. 1978-79; IV. 1979-80; V. 1981; VI. 1981; VII. 1982;
VIII. 1982; IX. 1983; X. 1983; XI. 1983; XII. 1984; XIII. 1985.
Available on microfilm in the following
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No Film. |
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No Film. |
Volume I: Introduction, 1971-74; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/045.
Volume II, 1975-77; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/045.
Volume III, 1978-79; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/045.
Volume IV, 1979-80; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/045.
Volume V, 1981; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/045.
Volume VI, 1981; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/045.
Volume VII, 1982; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/045.
Volume VIII, 1982; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/045.
Volume IX, 1983; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/045.
Volume X, 1983; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/045.
Volume XI, 1983; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/045.
Volume XII, 1984; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/045.
Volume XIII, 1985; Desc.: 1 volume; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/045.
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Records of the Atlantic City Friends
School Controversy, 1971-1985 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
1.5 linear ft. |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/045 |
Unprocessed. Primarily contains duplicates of the assembled volumes with the same provenance.
Available on microfilm in the following
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Ser. 12. Review Committee, 1972-1974
The Review Committee was created in 1971 as a
subcommittee of the Advisory Committee, with the consent of the
Representative Meeting. Its purpose was to perform a comprehensive
review of the program and structure of the Philadelphia Yearly
Meeting, in order to use the Yearly Meeting's limited human and
financial resources effectively. Edward M. Hendrickson was appointed
chair of the Review Subcommittee.
In 1972, the Review Committee gave its first report, in
which it suggested that the Yearly Meeting should be decentralized,
and that the structure of central affairs should be reorganized.
There were also proposed rearrangements to the Monthly and Quarterly
Meeting structures. On its recommendation, task groups were created
in four primary sections - Educational and Pastoral Care, Concerns,
General Services, and Regionalization and Regrouping of Monthly
Meetings. Three of these task groups became the three primary
sections of the Yearly Meeting organization - Education and Care of
Members, Testimonies and Concerns, and General Services. The
committee was laid down in 1974, with massive reorganization under
way.
Includes minutes of the Review Committee, 1972-1974, and
the relevant papers of Rowland K. Leonard, Secretary of the Philadelphia
Yearly Meeting, on the Review Committee's Report on Restructure of
Yearly Meeting, 1973.
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Title/Date(s):
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Minutes, 1972-1974 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
2 volumes |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/057 |
Minutes of the Review Committee, 1972-1974.
Available on microfilm in the following
location(s):
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No Film. |
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No Film. |
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Papers of
Rowland K. Leonard, Secretary, on
the Report of the Review Committee on Restructure of Yearly Meeting
, 1973 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
1 volume |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/055 |
Bound volume of records, including minutes, reports,
etc. of the Review Committee, Advisory Committee, and the three
interim planning groups involved in producing a report to yearly
meeting on the proposed restructure of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting,
1973. Shelved under Representative Meeting.
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Ser.13.
Evaluation Committee, 1976-78
In 1971, problems caused by the organization of the
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting were referred to the Review Committee,
which submitted a report accepted by the Yearly Meeting in 1974, in
which it recommended that the Yearly Meeting should restructure into
three sections - Education & Care of Members, Testimonies &
Concerns, and General Services. A massive reorganization of the
Yearly Meeting ensued.
In fall of 1976, the Representative Meeting formed the
Evaluation Committee, and charged it with presenting two reports - an
interim report in 1977, and a final report in 1978 - on the
effectiveness and consequences of the changes to the organizational
structure. The Committee met monthly from 1976 to 1978, and in 1978,
it reported that it found more advantages than disadvantages to the
new structure, and provided the Yearly Meeting with a list of
recommendations to improve the continuing transition. The Committee
was laid down in 1978, as planned.
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Minutes, 1976-78 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
1 volume |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/056 |
Minutes of the Evaluation Committee, 1976-1978.
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location(s):
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| HV: |
No Film. |
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Ser.14. Programs, Services, Staff and their Financing (PSSF), 1980-1982
The Yearly Meeting of 1980 that the three Coordinating Committees under the leadership of the Advisory Committee work together
to conduct a study of Programs, Services, and their Financing. During their first year, Representative Committee added another area of investigation, a concern advanced by the Personnel
Committee, viz. the adequacy of staff salaries. A report was returned to the 1981 Yearly Meeting with a number of recommendations.
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Title/Date(s):
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Minutes, 1980-1982 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
1 folder |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/060 |
Includes questionnaire, "Planning Ahead."
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Ser.15. Long-Range Committee: Discerning, Visioning, Planning, 1990-1994
In 1990, Representative Meeting appointed the Long Range Committee; its report was submitted to Yearly Meeting in March of
1994. When unity could not be reached on some of its recommendations during a special session in October of 1994, a Structure
and Workings Committee was appointed; this Committee was comprised of all of the Clerks of monthly and quarterly meetings.
The report of the Structure and Workings Committee was approved by Yearly Meeting in 1996. At that time an Implementation
Committee was created to work out the details.
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Title/Date(s):
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Minutes, 1990-1993 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
2 volumes |
| Repository: |
SW |
| Location: |
RG2/Phy/076 |
Minutes of the Long-Range Committee, 9mo 1990-10mo 1992 and 1mo-9mo 1993.
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No Film. |
| HV: |
No Film. |
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Ser. 16 Structure and Workings Committee, 1995-1996
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Name:
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Records, 1995-1996 |
| Affiliation: |
U |
| Size: |
6 folders |
Deposit, Mary Hopkins
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Minutes and other records, 1995-1996; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/072.
Quarterly Meeting Sub-Committee, 1995; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/072.
Sub-Committee on Communications, 1995; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/072.
Finance Working Group, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/072.
Other Sub-Committee, 1995; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/072.
Organization Sub-Committee, 1995; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/072.
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