%eadnotat; ]> manasmm RECORDS OF MANASQUAN 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 Manasquan Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Manasquan, N.J.) Manasquan Monthly Meeting Records 1873- 4 v. + 1 folder ; 1 linear ft. RG2/NY/M343These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of Manasquan Monthly Meeting and Shrewsbury and Manasquan Monthly Meeting, 1873-1972. Includes minutes 1939-1972, Ministers and Elders minutes, 1873-1929, and newsletters, 1970-89. History of the Meeting

Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting was established in 1672. The meeting was transferred to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in 1682. Two branches were formed at the time of the Separation. The Orthodox monthly meeting was discontinued in 1855. The Hicksite monthly meeting was transferred to New York Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) in 1833. It merged with Squan Preparative Meeting in 1928 to form Shrewsbury and Manasquan Monthly Meeting (Hicksite). In 1954, this monthly meeting became Manasquan Monthly Meeting. A second Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting was also established in 1954 out of Shrewsbury Meeting of Friends; it had been organized as early as 1937.

Scope and Content of the Records

Records of Manasquan Monthly Meeting and Shrewsbury and Manasquan Monthly Meeting, 1873-1972. Includes minutes 1939-1972, Ministers and Elders minutes, 1873-1929, and newsletters, 1970-89.

Organization of the Records

Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1939-1950, 1.2 1951-1957, 1.3 1958-1972, 1.4 Extracts 1979-1986; Ministers and Elders minutes: 2.1 1873-1929; Newsletters: 3.1 1970-89; Property records: 4.1 Negotiations over deed restorations 1979-80, 4.2 Deeds 1695-n.d..

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.

Earlier Meeting Names: Shrewsbury and Manasquan Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Manasquan, N.J.). Monthly Meeting of Friends held at Shrewsbury (Hicksite : 1827-1928). Ministers & Elders. Topics: Society of Friends -- New Jersey -- Monmouth County. Subjects: Manasquan Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Manasquan, N.J.) Shrewsbury and Manasquan Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Manasquan, N.J.) 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 1939-1950 1 vol. United RG2/NY/M343 1.1