%eadnotat; ]> centrdepm* RECORDS OF CENTRE PREPARATIVE MEETING AND CENTRE MEETING (CENTERVILLE, DE) A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Records Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 2003 RECORDS OF CENTRE PREPARATIVE MEETING AND CENTRE MEETING (CENTERVILLE, DE)A Finding Aid for its Meeting Records Deposited in Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore CollegeRecords Services Group of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Summary Records 1808-1876 Centre Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1827-1876 : Centerville, Del.) 5 vol. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Libraries' online catalog: http://tripod.brynmawr.edu SHORT HISTORY OF MEETING

A seasonal meeting for worship at Centre was established in 1687 by Newark [Kennett] Monthly Meeting. In 1690, the meeting was established on a year-round basis; until 1720, this meeting circulated between Centre and Newark. A preparative meeting at Centre was established in 1707. In 1808, the meeting for worship and preparative meeting became part of Centre [Hockessin] Monthly Meeting. Centre Preparative Meeting (Orthodox) was absorbed by Hockessin Preparative Meeting in 1827. The meeting for worship was discontinued in 1830. The Hicksite preparative meeting was discontinued in 1876. The name of this meeting is often spelled "Center."

 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Records include: pre-Separation and Hicksite men's minutes, 1808-1876.

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Deposit

 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.

 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:Center Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : ca. 1707-1827 : Centerville, Del.). Subjects: Centre Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1827-1876 : Centerville, Del.).Center Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : ca. 1707-1827 : Centerville, Del.).Society of Friends -- Delaware -- New Castle County Delaware -- New Castle County -- Genealogy DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Monthly meeting records normally include minutes of men’s and women’s meetings for business and registers of births, deaths, marriages, removals (transfers), and disownments. In general, non-members are not mentioned in the minutes, even when they attended meeting for worship on a regular basis.

Note 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:

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.

 Minutes1808-1876 5 v. ; 21 cm. or smaller Pre/HSW Box 30

Minutes of the Hicksite Preparative Meeting, 1827-1876 & minutes of the pre-Separation preparative meeting, 1808-1827. Also included are assessments, 1839-1849

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

MR-Ph90 No Film