%eadnotat; ]> harrimm RECORDS OF HARRISBURG MONTHLY MEETING (HARRISBURG, PA) 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 HARRISBURG MONTHLY MEETING (HARRISBURG, PA) 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 Summary Records 1909-2004 Harrisburg Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. 1 linear ft. 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

From 1928 to 1934 an independent meeting for worship known as the Harrisburg Society of Friends was active in central Pennsylvania. The meeting was revived in 1940, and sought the care of the Philadelphia Quarterly Meetings (Hicksite & Orthodox). Harrisburg Monthly Meeting was established as a United monthly meeting under the two Philadelphia Quarterly Meetings in 1941. The monthly meeting was transferred to Caln Quarterly Meeting in 1957 and is currently active.

 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Records include minutes of the Harrisburg Society of Friends and Harrisburg Monthly Meeting, 1928-1934 and since 1941; an account book, 1909-1960; membership lists for 1955 and 1957; and miscellaneous records, including Clerk's files, 1989-1993, records of the Building Renovation Committee, 1993-1997, and Bequest Committee records, 1986-1989.

 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.

Additional correspondence (1940-41) concerning the re-establishment of the Harrisburg Meeting may be found in the records of the American Friends Fellowship Conference (RG4/004) at the Friends Historical Library.

 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 Name Harrisburg Society of Friends (1928-1934). Subjects Harrisburg Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends --History -- Sources. Harrisburg Society of Friends (1928-1934) -- History -- Sources. Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania -- Dauphin County. Dauphin County (Pa.) -- 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.

Joint Meeting 1928-2001

Minutes of Harrisburg Monthly Meeting and its predecessors, 1928-1934, 1941-1965, and 1973-2001.

 Minutes 1928-1934 & 1941-1965 5 v. ; 29 cm. I/U SW Box 66

Volumes include: 1928-34/1941-45, 1946-50, 1951-55, 1956-60, and 1961-65.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s)

MR-Ph254 No Film Minutes and Newsletters 1973-2004 (gaps) 2 boxes U SW RG2/Ph/H365

The meeting's minutes are distributed with its newsletter, Friendly Notes. Minutes are divided into folders: 7mo15 1973-1987, 2mo1989-11mo 1991, 1mo 1992-11mo 1994, 12mo 1994-10mo 1997, 11mo 1997-10mo 1999, 11mo 1999-1mo 2001, and 3mo 2002-11mo 2004. Minutes and newsletters for 1988 are missing.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film Financial Records 1909-1989 Account book 1909-1960 1 v. ; 25 cm. I/U SW Box 66

Treasurer's record book, 1909-1960. Includes independent and United meeting records.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s)

MR-Ph254 No Film Bequest Committee 1986-1989 1 folder U SW RG2/Phy/H365

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film Other Committees 1993-1997 Building Renovation Committee 1993-1997 5 folders U

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film Records 1993-1996 1 folder U SW RG2/Phy/H365 Records 1996 1 folder U SW RG2/Phy/H365 Records 1996-1997 1 folder U SW RG2/Phy/H365 Meeting House Fund 1993-1995 1 folder U SW RG2/Phy/H365 Architect's Plans 1995 1 folder U SW RG2/Phy/H365 Miscellaneous 1989-1993. Clerks' Files 1989-1993 12 folders U

Some files are restricted.

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film Carlisle Meeting, 1989-1993 1 folder U SW RG2/Phy/H365 Bequests 1989-1993 1 folder U SW RG2/Phy/H365 Meeting House Use 1989-1993 1 folder U SW RG2/Phy/H365 Queries 1989-1993 1 folder U SW RG2/Phy/H365 Peace Committee 1989-1993 1 folder U SW RG2/Phy/H365 Betty Perkins 1989-1993 1 folder U SW RG2/Phy/H365 Reno Friends Meeting 1989-1993 1 folder U SW RG2/Phy/H365 Worship & Ministry 1989-1993 1 folder U SW RG2/Phy/H365 Correspondence 1989-1993 1 folder U SW RG2/Phy/H365 Guilford College 1989-1993 1 folder U SW RG2/Phy/H365 First Day School 1989-1993 1 folder U SW RG2/Phy/H365 Finance 1989-1993 1 folder U SW RG2/Phy/H365 Friendly Notes 2002-2004 1 box U SW RG2/Phy/H365

Newsletter of Harrisburg Monthly Meeting

Available on microfilm in the following location(s):

No Film No Film