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Finding aid encoded by FHL Staff 2007 Finding aid written in English Summary Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Collins Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1851 : North Collins, N.Y.) Collins Monthly Meeting Records 1814-1851 6 v. ; .4 linear ft. RG2/NY/C633These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of Collins Monthly Meeting (Hicksite), 1828-1851. Includes: Minutes 1828-1850, women's minutes, 1828-1851, Register 1814-1832 (includes Eden Monthly Meeting), and births & deaths, 1829-32. History of the Meeting

Collins Monthly Meeting was established as Concord Monthly Meeting in 1820, at the division of Eden Monthly Meeting to Hamburgh and Concord Monthly Meetings. In 1823, the name of the meeting was changed to Collins. Collins Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) became a part of Genesee Yearly Meeting on its establishment in 1834, and was laid down in 1851; members were attached to Hamburgh Monthly Meeting. The Orthodox branch of Collins remains active to date.

Scope and Content of the Records

Records of Collins Monthly Meeting (Hicksite), 1828-1851. Includes: Minutes 1828-1850, women's minutes, 1828-1851, Register 1814-1832 (includes Eden Monthly Meeting), and births & deaths, 1829-32.

Organization of the Records

Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1828-1839, 1.2 1839-1850; Women's minutes: 2.1 1828-1847, 2.2 1847-1851; Vital records: 3.1 Register 1814-1832, 3.2 Births and Deaths 1829-1851.

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:

Births & deaths, 1829-51, minutes to 1850, & women's minutes 1847-1851 also available in microfilm, for use in the repository only: MR-NY 87, 17-18.

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.

Earlier Meeting Names: Eden Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1814-1820 : Hamburg, N.Y.). Topics: Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Erie County. Subjects: Collins Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1851 : North Collins, N.Y.) Eden Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1814-1820 : Hamburg, N.Y.) Places: Erie 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.

Vital Records Register 1814-1832 1 fol. Pre/Hicksite RG2/NY/C633 3.1

Includes records of members of Eden Monthly Meeting.