%eadnotat; ]> shrewmm Records of Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1954- : Shrewsbury, N.J.) 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 Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1954- : Shrewsbury, N.J.) Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting Records 1937- 7 vol.; 1 linear ft. RG2/NY/S555These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting (1954- ), 1937-ongoing. Includes minutes, 1955-81, as well as the minutes of Shrewsbury Meeting of Friends, 1937-1954, and newsletters. History of the Meeting

Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting was established in 1672. The meeting was transfered to Philadelphia Yearly Meeting in 1682. The meeting separated, creating two branches. The Orthodox branch was discontinued in 1855. The Hicksite monthly meeting was transfered to New York Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) in 1833. It merged to form Shrewsbury and Manasquan Monthly Meeting (Hicksite) in 1928, which became Manasquan Monthly Meeting in 1955. In 1954, the second Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting was established from Shrewsbury Meeting of Friends, which had been meeting as early as 1937.

Scope and Content of the Records

Records of Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting (1954- ), 1937-ongoing. Includes minutes, 1955-81, as well as the minutes of Shrewsbury Meeting of Friends, 1937-1954, and newsletters.

Organization of the Records

Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1937-1949, 1.2 1950-1960, 1.3 1968-1975, 1.4 1976-1981, 1.5 1961, 1.6 1963-1968; Newsletter: 2.1 1980-1989,1990-1995.

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.

Other Information

Vol. 1.5 includes the minutes of only 10mo 10 1961.

Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Early Meeting Names Shrewsbury Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1937-1954 : Shrewsbury, N.J.). Topics: Society of Friends -- New Jersey -- Monmouth County. Subjects: Shrewsbury Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1937-1954 : Shrewsbury, N.J.) Shrewsbury Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1954- : Shrewsbury, N.J.) 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.

Business Meeting

Minutes 1937-1949 1 vol. United RG2/NY/S555 1.1