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Finding aid encoded by FHL Staff 2007 Finding aid written in English Summary Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Fifteenth Street Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1975- : New York, N.Y.) Fifteenth Street Monthly Meeting Records 1974-1996 3 linear ft. RG2/NY/F561These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of Fifteenth Street Monthly Meeting, 1974-. Includes: minutes, 1975-85, membership releases, 1974-96, Committee of Overseers Records and newsletter. History of the Meeting

While the Monthly Meeting of New York, also known as Flushing until 1795, was well established by 1682, the date of its first arrangement is unknown. After 1828, at the time of the Hicksite Separation, there were two New York Monthly Meetings: the Orthodox met at Rutgers Medical College and later on Henry Street, and the Hicksites retained the Rose Street and Hester Street Meeting Houses. The 15th Street (Hicksite) and 20th Street (Orthodox) New York Monthly Meetings were reunited in 1958. In 1975, New York Monthly Meeting was reestablished as New York Quarterly Meeting, and New York Preparative Meeting was renamed New York Monthly Meeting. The meeting is currently active.

Scope and Content of the Records

Records of Fifteenth Street Monthly Meeting, 1974-. Includes: minutes, 1975-85, membership releases, 1974-96, Committee of Overseers Records and newsletter.

Organization of the Records

Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1975-78, 1.2 1979-85; Vital records: 2.1 Releases (A-K) 1974-79, 2.2 Releases (L-Z) 1974-79, 2.3 Releases (A-K) 1980-86, 2.4 Releases (L-Z) 1980-86, 2.5 Releases (A-K) 1987-96, 2.6 (L-Z); Committee of Overseers: 3.1 1976-90; Miscellaneous: 4.1 Newsletter 1973-2003, 4.2 Newsletter 2004-, 4.3 Misc. procedural papers 1975-79, 4.4 Histories 1921-69, 4.5 Subscriptions 1860-66, 4.6 Notes on centennial celebration 1961, 4.7 Plants at meeting house 1958; Toward Community Committee: 5.1-5.2; Finance and Property: 6.1 Papers re: 1861 building project 1856-1862, 6.2 Library bill of sale, 6.3 Miscellaneous property records 1834-1978; Peace Committee: 7.1 Misc. 1981-82.

Access Restrictions:

Where available, access is through microfilm.

New York Yearly Meeting Records Committee restricts access to certain materials with implications for personal privacy. Details available in the Repo.

Use Restrictions:

Information on reproduction policies available in the library.

Custodial History:

Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.

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.

Topics: Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- New York. Subjects: Fifteenth Street Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1975- : New York, N.Y.) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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 Releases (A-K) 1974-79 1 folder United RG2/NY/F561 2.1