%eadnotat; ]> buttemm2 REORDS OF BUTTERNUTS MONTHLY MEETING An Inventory of Its Records at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Inventory prepared by: FHL Staff 2007 Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Finding aid encoded by FHL Staff 2007 Finding aid written in English Summary Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Butternuts Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1988- : Treadwell, N.Y.) Butternuts Monthly Meeting Records 1988-1992. 3 v. ; .5 linear ft. RG2/NY/B871These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of Butternuts Monthly Meeting (1988- ), 1986-ongoing. Includes: minutes of Butternuts Monthly Meeting, 1988-1996, as well as minutes of Oneonta Combined Friends Meeting, its direct predecessor, 1986-1988. History of the Meeting

Butternuts Monthly Meeting was established in 1810, being set off from Duanesburg Monthly Meeting. At first it comprised the Preparative Meetings of Butternuts, Madison, Burlington and Otego. In 1817 Bridgewater Monthly Meeting was set off, taking Brookfield, Madison, Bridgewater and New Hartford Monthly Meetings and Butternuts retaining the Preparative Meetings of Lauren, Butternuts and Burlington. Butternuts Monthly Meeting (Orthodox) reportedly changed its name to Morris Monthly Meeting in 1881, and then to West Laurens Monthly Meeting in 1889. Butternuts Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) changed its name to Laurens Monthly Meeting and was reportedly laid down in 1857, members attached to Duanesburg Monthly Meeting.

The second Butternuts Monthly Meeting was established in 1988 out of Oneonta Combined Friends Meeting, including Friends in Chenango, Cooperstown, and Oneonta/Delhi. It is currently active.

Scope and Content of the Records

Records of Butternuts Monthly Meeting (1988- ), 1986-ongoing. Includes: minutes of Butternuts Monthly Meeting, 1988-1996, as well as minutes of Oneonta Combined Friends Meeting, its direct predecessor, 1986-1988.

Organization of the Records

Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1988-1996, 1.2 1986-1988, 1.3 1990-1992; Misc.: 2.1 State of Society 1996.

Access Restrictions:

Where available, access is through microfilm.

Use Restrictions:

Information on reproduction policies available in the library.

Custodial History:

Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.

Other Formats:

Minutes also available in microfilm, for use in the repository only: MR-NY.

Acquisition Information:

Deposit, 1997.

Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Early Meeting Names: Oneonta Combined Friends Meeting (Society of Friends : Oneonta, N.Y.) Topics: Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Otsego County. Subjects: Butternuts Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1988- : Treadwell, N.Y.) Places: Otsego County (N.Y.) 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: To request materials on-site, please make sure to use the correct call numbers; patrons must use microfilm if it is available.

Business Meeting Minutes 1988-1996 1 binder United RG2/NY/B871 1.1

Available on microfilm in the Library:

SW: Film MR-NY478 Minutes 1986-1988 1 fol. United RG2/NY/B871 1.2

Available on microfilm in the Library:

SW: Film MR-NY478 Minutes 1990-1992 1 fol. United RG2/NY/B871 1.3

Available on microfilm in the Library:

SW: Film MR-NY478 Miscellaneous State of Society Report 1996 1 fol. United RG2/NY/B871 2.1

Available on microfilm in the Library:

No film