TABLE OF CONTENTSBRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS SEARCHING IN OUR ON-LINE CATALOGUE FOR RELATED MATERIALS DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS Ser.1 Ministers and Elders (Pre-Separation) -1827 Ser.2 Yearly Meeting of Ministers and Elders (Orthodox) Ser.4 Committee of Ministry and Counsel (Hicksite) 1915-1954 Ser.5 Yearly Meeting on Worship and Ministry 1955-ongoing Haverford College Quaker Collection Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College |
PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. MEETING ON WORSHIP AND MINISTRY.A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
SHORT HISTORY OF THE GROUPIn Return to the Table of Contents BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDSRecords of the . Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccessCollection is open for research. Use RestrictionsCopyright 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. Return to the Table of Contents SEARCHING IN OUR ON-LINE CATALOGUE FOR RELATED MATERIALSThis 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. Subjects:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of
the Religious Society of Friends. Abortion Study Group.
Society of Friends --
Pennsylvania.
Society of Friends -- New
Jersey.
Society of Friends -- Delaware.
Society of Friends -- Maryland.
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationAccession informationDeposit Return to the Table of Contents DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDSNote 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: Return to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents Ser.3 Yearly Meeting of Ministers and Elders of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite), 1827-1913
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
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Return to the Table of Contents Ser.4 Committee of Ministry and Counsel (Hicksite), 1915-1954Also referred to as the Yearly Meeting of Ministry and Counsel.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Minutes, 1914-1937; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 1.
Minutes, 1938-1950; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 1.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Minutes, 1931-1939; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 1.
Minutes, 1939-1951; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 1.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Reports, 1922-1930; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 2.
Reports, 1931-1932; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 2.
Reports, 1932-1935; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 2.
Quarterly Meeting Reports, 1919; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 2.
Quarterly Meeting Reports, 1945-1950, 1952; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/450.
Quarterly Meeting Reports, 1951-1954; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: H; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 2.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Return to the Table of Contents Ser.5 Yearly Meeting on Worship and Ministry, 1955-ongoing
Includes minutes 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58, and 1958-59.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Minutes and Agendas, 1955-1957; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 2.
Minutes and Agendas, 1959-1962; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 2.
Minutes and Agendas, 1962-1966; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 2.
Minutes and Agendas, 5/1966-2/1968; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 2.
Minutes and Agendas, 3/1968-11/1969; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 2.
Minutes and Agendas, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 2.
Minutes and Agendas, 1971-4/1973; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 2.
Minutes and Agendas, 5/1973-2/1975; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 3.
Minutes and Agendas, 1975-1977; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 3.
Minutes and Agendas, 1978-4/1979; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 3.
Minutes and Agendas, 5/1979-2/1982; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 3.
Minutes and Agendas, 2/1982-11/1984; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 3.
Minutes and Agendas, 1/1985-2/1988; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 3.
Minutes and Agendas, 1987-1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 3.
Minutes and Agendas, 1994-1998; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 3.
Minutes and Agendas, 1997; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 3.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Correspondence, 1955-1966; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 4.
Correspondence, 1967; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 4.
Correspondence, 1955-1998; Desc.: folders; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 4.
Correspondence, 1968; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 4.
Correspondence, 1969; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 4.
Correspondence, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 4.
Correspondence, 1/1971-4/1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 4.
Correspondence, 5/1971-12/1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 4.
Correspondence, 1972; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 4.
Correspondence, 1973; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 4.
Correspondence, 1974; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 4.
Correspondence, 1975; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 4.
Correspondence, 1976; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 5.
Correspondence, 1977; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 5.
Correspondence, 1978; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 5.
Correspondence, 1979; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 5.
Correspondence, 1980-1981; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 5.
Correspondence, 1982; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 5.
Correspondence, 1991-1998; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 5.
Correspondence, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 5.
National Council of the Churches of Christ, 1993-1994; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 5.
Stern, Chris - Correspondence, 1995-1997; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 5.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Budgeting and Financial Correspondence, 1993-1998; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 5.
Chart of Accounts Definitions, 1994; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 5.
Cash and Check Deposit Forms, 1996; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 5.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Membership, 1955-1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 5.
Membership, 1976-1981; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 5.
Membership, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 5.
Mailing Lists for Committee on Worship and Ministry Members, 1994-1996; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 5.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Sub-Committee on Ministry in the Meeting for Worship, 1957-1958; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Fall Consultation, 1962; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Working Party on the Care and Cultivation of Membership, 1963-1965; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Revision of Faith and Practice, 1965-1966; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Fall Consultation (Making Diversity Fruitful), 1967; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Ad-hoc committee on Urban Crisis: Minutes, 1968; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Ad-hoc committee on Urban Crisis: Correspondence and responses, 1968; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Sub-Committee on Ministry in the Meeting for Worship, 1957-1958; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Steering Committee, Salem Quarter, 1979-1980; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Support and Oversight for Steve Salonas, 1979-1980; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Miscellaneous Sub-Committees, 1981; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting Minute on Marriage, 1995; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Standing Committee on Worship and Care documents , 1998; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Annual Reports, 1955, 1957; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Annual Reports, 1958; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Annual Reports, 1960, 1961; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Annual Reports, 1962, 1964; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Annual Reports, 1965-1967; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 7.
Annual Reports, 1968; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 7.
Annual Reports, 1969, 1970; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 7.
Annual Reports, 1971; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 7.
Annual Reports a-c, 1972; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Annual Reports, h-w, 1972; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Annual Reports, a-c, 1973; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 7.
Annual Reports, h-w, 1973; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 7.
Annual Reports, 1973-1977; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 7.
Annual Reports, a-c, 1974; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 7.
Annual Reports, h-w, 1974; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 6.
Annual Reports, a-c, 1975; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 8.
Annual Reports, h-w, 1975; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 8.
Annual Reports, a-b, 1976; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 8.
Annual Reports, c-h, 1976; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 8.
Annual Reports, m-w, 1976; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 8.
Annual Reports, a-b, 1977; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 8.
Annual Reports, c-h, 1977; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 8.
Annual Reports, m-w, 1977; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 8.
Annual Reports, a-c, 1978; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 8.
Annual Reports, h-w, 1978; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 8.
Annual Reports, a-c, 1979; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 8.
Annual Reports, h-w, 1979; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 8.
Annual Reports, a-b, 1980; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 9.
Annual Reports, c-m, 1980; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 9.
Annual Reports, p-w, 1980; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 9.
Annual Reports, 1981; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 9.
Annual Reports, 1982; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 9.
Annual Reports (Folder 1/2), 1983; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 9.
Annual Reports (Folder 2/2), 1983; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 9.
Annual Reports, 1984; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 9.
Annual Reports, 1985; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 9.
Annual Reports, 1986; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 9.
Annual Reports, 1987; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 9.
Annual Reports, 1988-89; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 9.
Annual Reports, 1989; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 9.
Annual Reports, 1990; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 10.
Annual Reports, 1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 10.
Annual Reports, 1992-1993; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 10.
Annual Reports, 1993-1994; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 10.
Annual Reports, 1993-1995; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 10.
Annual Reports, 1995-1996; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 10.
Membership Lists-Committees, 1982-1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 10.
Summaries of Annual Reports , 1989-1994; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 10.
Chestnut Hill Annual Report, 1997; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 10.
Available on microfilm in the following location(s):
Clerks' Files, 1977-1979; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 11.
Clerks' Files, 1977-1980; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 11.
Clerks' Files (folder 1 of 2), 1980-1981; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 11.
Clerks' Files (folder 2 of 2), 1980-1981; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 11.
Clerks' Files, 1982-1983; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 11.
Clerks' Files, 1983-1985; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 11.
Clerks' Files, 1984; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 11.
Clerks' Files, 1989-1990; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 11.
Program Ideas and Other Papers, 1983-1991; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 11.
Concern Offered by Peter Donchian, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1984; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 11.
Records of Meetings Visited, 1985-1996; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 11.
Proposed Epistle for PYM, 1996; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 11.
Maps to Monthly Meetings, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 11.
Pamphlet on Quakerism, n.d.; Desc.: 1 folder; Affil.: U; Repos.: SW; Loc.: RG2/Phy/407/Box 11.
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