%eadnotat; ]> 4077defr An Inventory of the Deptford Free School Society Minutes, 1774-1893 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1961 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Deptford Free School Society Minutes, 1774-1893 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1961 Descriptive Summary Minutes, 1774-1893 RG 4/077 Deptford Free School Society 1 volume Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. The Deptford Free School Society was a Quaker organization which established and operated the Deptford Free School in Woodbury, New Jersey. The collection includes minutes, 1774-1893.

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 BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

The Deptford Free School Society was a Quaker organization which established the Deptford Free School in Woodbury, New Jersey, in 1774. Beginning in 1805, the Society met annually at a business meeting to oversee the operation of the School. The property was conveyed to the City of Woodbury in 1893, due to declining enrollment.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

The collection contains minutes, 1774-1893.

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Francis P. Lee, 1961

 Access

Access is through microfilm.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Deptford Free School Society, Minutes, RG 4/077, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Related Material

See also:

MSS 004/ Miscellaneous Manuscripts: 1920, 10mo, 27, Autograph document providing a brief history of the School Additional forms available SELECTED SEARCH TERMS DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Available on microfilm, Film Org D.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:

Education -- New Jersey Quakers -- New Jersey Quakers -- Societies, etc. Quakers -- Education -- Schools Schools -- New Jersey -- Quaker New Jersey -- Education -- Schools New Jersey -- Societies, etc. -- Education Woodbury (N.J.) -- Education -- Schools Woodbury (N.J.) -- Societies, etc. -- Education Deptford Free School (Woodbury, N.J.) Deptford Free School Society -- Archives New Jersey -- Quakers DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

 Ser. 1 Minutes, 1774-1893 Minutes 1774-1893 1