%eadnotat; ]> fredomm RECORDS OF FREDONIA 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 Fredonia Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Fredonia, N.Y.) Fredonia Monthly Meeting Records 1963- .4 linear ft. RG2/NY/F715These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of Fredonia Monthly Meeting, 1963-. Includes: Minutes 1963-2008, and newsletter, 1987-95. History of the Meeting

Fredonia Monthly Meeting was established in 1963 under Farmington Quarterly Meeting. This meeting is currenly active.

Scope and Content of the Records

Records of Fredonia Monthly Meeting, 1963-. Includes: Minutes 1963-2008, and newsletter, 1987-95.

Organization of the Records

Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1963-1970, 1.2 1970-1980, 1.3 1980-1986, 1.4 1986-1991, 1.5 2005-08; 1.6-1.8 1992-2005; Miscellaneous: 2.1 Newsletter 1987-89, 2.2 Newsletter 1990-1995.

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.

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) -- Chautauqua County. Subjects: Fredonia Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Fredonia, 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 1963-1970 30 cm; 1 vol United RG2/NY/F715 1.1