Rancocas Preparative Meeting Records
Scope and Contents
Records of the Rancocas Preparatory Meeting, 1720-1956, include: vital records, 1720-1956; minutes of the Hicksite men's meeting and later, of joint sessions with women, 1799-1914; Orthodox men’s meeting minutes, 1856-1919; Hicksite women's minutes, 1853-1885; Orthodox women’s minutes, 1839-1924; financial records, 1798-1924; miscellaneous papers, 1826-1831 and n.d.
Dates
- Creation: 1799-1914.
Creator
- Rancocas Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1827-approximately 1918) (Organization)
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy.
Copyright and Rights Information
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.
Biographical / Historical
Rancocas Preparative Meeting was established in 1776. At the time of the Hicksite Separation of 1827, the meeting split into Hicksite and Orthodox branches. Rancocas Preparative Meeting (Hicksite) was discontinued circa 1918. Rancocas Preparative Meeting (Orthodox) was discontinued circa 1925, and its members were transferred to Burlington Monthly Meeting (Orthodox). This meeting was often referred to as "Ancocas".
Extent
4 Linear Feet
Language
English
Physical Location
This collection includes records stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College and at the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit
Subject
- Title
- Rancocas Preparative Meeting Records
- Author
- Rancocas Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : 1827-ca. 1918).
- Date
- 2003
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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