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Finding aid encoded by FHL Staff 2007 Finding aid written in English Summary Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College New York Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1957 : New York, N.Y.) New York Monthly Meeting Records 1783-1957 105 v. + 4 boxes ; 25 linear ft. RG2/NY/N453These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of New York Monthly Meeting (Hicksite), 1783-1957. Includes minutes, vital records, minutes of Ministry & Counsel, financial and property records, committee records, First Day School Records, and records of Friends Seminary. 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 organization 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 (15th Street) was renamed 15th Street Monthly Meeting. The meeting is currently active.

Scope and Content of the Records

Records of New York Monthly Meeting (Hicksite), 1783-1957. Includes minutes, vital records, minutes of Ministry & Counsel, financial and property records, committee records, First Day School Records, and records of Friends Seminary.

Organization of the Records

Divided into series: 1. Minutes (men's & joint); 2. Women's minutes; 3. Vital records; 4. Ministers and Elders; 5. Treasurer; 6. Property Committee; 7. Library Committee; 8. Registration Committee; 9. Philanthropic Committee; 10. Committee on the Education of Colored People/Work for Southern Schools; 11. Committee for Conscientious Objectors; 12. Relief Committee; 13. First Day School Assn.; 14. School Trustees; 15. Burial Grounds; 16. Miscellaneous; 17. Publications.

Information for Researchers

The records of New York Monthly Meeting and its Orthodox, Hicksite, and pre-Separation predecessors ave each been described in separate finding aids, for ease of discovery.

Vol.2.7 includes a list of female students, probably of the monthly meeting school, dated 1833.

Access Restrictions:

The NYYM Records Committee restricts access to certain materials with implications for personal privacy. Details available in repository.

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:

Minutes to 1855, women's minutes to 1868, and vital records to 1904 also available on microfilm, for use in the repository only: MR-NY 73-75, 78, 85-86.

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 Name: Monthly Meeting of New York (Society of Friends : ca. 1671-1828 : New York, N.Y.). Later Meeting Name: New York Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (1958-1974 : New York, N.Y.) Topics: Society of Friends -- New York (State) Subjects: Friends Seminary (New York, N.Y.) New York Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite : 1828-1957 : New York, N.Y.) Places: New York (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 Births and Deaths 1827-1904 1 vol Hicksite RG2/NY/N453 3.1