%eadnotat; ]> abingpm RECORDS OF ABINGTON PREPARATIVE MEETING AND ABINGTON MEETING (JENKINTOWN, PA.) A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and Haverford College Library Quaker Collection Records Services Group 2003 RECORDS OF ABINGTON PREPARATIVE MEETING AND ABINGTON MEETING (JENKINTOWN, PA.) A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and Haverford College Library Quaker Collection Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Summary Records 1773-1943 Abington Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Abington, Pa.) 3.5 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and the 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 ABINGTON PREPARATIVE MEETING AND ABINGTON MEETING (JENKINTOWN, PA.)

Abington Preparative Meeting was organized in 12 mo. 1701/2 under Abington Monthly Meeting. By 1815, it was the only preparative meeting under the Monthly Meeting. At the time of the Hicksite Separation in 1827, two preparative meetings were formed. The Orthodox branch was discontinued in 1875, and its members were attached to Horsham Preparative Meeting. The Hicksite preparative meeting was discontinued in 1943. At that time, Abington Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) assumed all its responsibilities.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

The original records of Abington Preparative Meeting -- pre-Separation, Hicksite, and Orthodox -- include minutes of men's, women's and joint business meetings as well as other records. Records of Abington Preparative Meeting include: men's minutes, 1786-1897 (H), 1827-1868 (O); women's minutes, 1787-1893 (H); women's account books, 1834-1874; school fund account books, 1773-1900 (H).

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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.

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 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 Meeting Names Abington Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1702-1827) Abington Preparative Meeting (Society Of Friends : Hicksite : 1827 1943) Abington Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1827-1875) Subjects: Abington Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1702-1827) Abington Preparative Meeting (Society Of Friends : Hicksite : 1827 1943) Abington Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Orthodox : 1827-1875) Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania – Montgomery County DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: These records may only be consulted at either Haverford (HV) or 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:

Men's Meeting and Joint

Official records of proceedings kept for all Quaker business meetings. Only Quakers could participate. It has responsibility for care of members, authorizes removals and marriages, maintains discipline, considers the queries, manages meeting property, fosters social concerns, and reports regularly to the quarterly meeting. Beginning at the end of the 19th century, men and women ceased to hold separate business meetings, meeting instead in joint session.

Minutes 1786-1842 1 v. (.5 linear ft.) Pre/O SW RG2/Ph/A24

Minutes of the Orthodox men's meeting, 1827 10mo 25 to 1842 6mo 23. Minute book also contains minutes of the pre-Separation men's meeting, 1786 6mo 22 to 1800 10mo 23. Accompanied by: Index, 1786-1800 (6 typed sheets)