Housatonic Monthly Meeting Records (including Housatonic and Newton Preparatives)
Overview
Records of Housatonic Monthly Meeting and its predecessors, Housatonic Preparative Meeting and Newtown Preparative Meeting, 1957-ongoing. Includes minutes, newsletters, and state of the meeting reports. Beginning in 2021 records have been deposited digitally.
Dates
- 1957 - 2023
Creator
Language of Materials
These records are entirely in English
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Where available, access is through microfilm or digital. Digital files are accessible to TriCollege accounts or on-campus users.
Copyright and Rights Information
Information on reproduction policies available in the library.
Biographical / Historical
Newtown Preparative Meeting was established in 1957 as part of Wilton Monthly Meeting. In 1969 the meeting changed its name to Housatonic, and was granted Monthly Meeting status by Purchase Quarterly Meeting in 1971. This meeting remains active to date.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (2 binders, 2 boxes, digital files)
0.1 Gigabytes
Physical Location
This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Custodial History
Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposit from NYYM, 1997. Additional accruals from Housatonic MM.
- Housatonic Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : New Milford, Conn.)
- Housatonic Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1969-1971 : New Milford, Conn.)
- Housatonic Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1969-1971 : New Milford, Conn.)
- Newtown Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1957-1969 : Newtown, Conn.)
- Newtown Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : 1957-1969 : Newtown, Conn.)
- Society of Friends -- Connecticut
- Title
- Housatonic Monthly Meeting Records (including Housatonic and Newton Preparatives)
- Author
- Inventory prepared by: FHL Staff
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Find It at the Library
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