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Morningside Heights Preparative Meeting Records

 Collection — othertype: SW/NY/M677
Identifier: QM-NY-M677

Scope and Contents

Records of Morningside Heights Preparative Meeting, 1957-1974. Includes minutes, 1957-1974 (with gaps from 1970-72) and Clerk's files, 1960-66 and 1974, miscellaneous, including travel minutes, 1962-63 and reports 1960-74, and newsletter. Also includes indexes for minutes 10/61-9/65.

Dates

  • Creation: 1957-1974

Creator

Language of Materials

These records are entirely in English

Limitations on Accessing the Collection

Where available, access is through microfilm.

Copyright and Rights Information

Information on reproduction policies available in the library.

Biographical / Historical

An informal worship group began to meet on the campus of Columbia University in 1957. This group was formally established as Morningside Heights Preparative Meeting in 1960 by New York Monthly Meeting. It was established as a monthly meeting in 1975.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Overview

Records of Morningside Heights Preparative Meeting, 1957-1974. Includes minutes, 1957-1974 (with gaps from 1970-72) and Clerk's files, 1960-66 and 1974, miscellaneous, including travel minutes, 1962-63 and reports 1960-74, and newsletter. Also includes indexes for minutes 10/61-9/65.

Arrangement

Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1957, 1.2 1958, 1.3 1959, 1.4 1960, 1.5 Clerk's files 1960, 1.6 1961, 1.7 Clerk's files 1961, 1.8 1962, 1.9 Clerk's files 1962, 1.10 1963, 1.11 Clerk's files 1963, 1.12 1964, 1.13 Clerk's files, 1964, 1.14 1965, 1.15 Clerk's files 1965, 1.16 1966, 1.17 1967, 1.18 1968, 1.19 1969, 1.20 1970 (gaps), 1.21 1971 (gaps), 1.22 1972 (gaps), 1.23 1973, 1.24 1974, 1.25 Clerk's files 1974; Miscellaneous: 2.1 Travel minutes 1962-63, 2.2 Reports 1960-74; Newsletter: 3.1 1962-65.

Physical Location

This collection is stored at the Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Custodial History

Transferred from Haviland Records Room by NYYM in 1997.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Deposit, 1997.

Title
Morningside Heights Preparative Meeting Records
Author
Inventory prepared by: FHL Staff
Date
2007
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

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