%eadnotat; ]> summimm RECORDS OF CHATHAM-SUMMIT AND SUMMIT MONTHLY MEETINGS 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 Chatham-Summit Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Chatham, N.J.) Chatham-Summit Monthly Meeting Records 1942- 3 boxes + 1 folder. RG2/NY/S635These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Records of Chatham-Summit and Summit Monthly Meetings, 1942-[ongoing]. Includes minutes 1942-2007, vital records 1944-2007, and newsletters 1965-2007. History of the Meeting

Summit Monthly Meeting was set off from Montclair Monthly Meeting in 1944; its name was changed in 2006 to Chatham-Summit. It is currently active.

Scope and Content of the Records

Records of Chatham-Summit Monthly Meeting and its predecessor, Summit Monthly Meeting, 1942-[ongoing]. Includes minutes 1942-2007, vital records 1944-2007, and newsletters 1965-2007.

Organization of the Records

Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1942-50, 1.2 1951-55, 1.3 1956-59, 1.4 1960-63, 1.5 1964-65, 1.6 1966-68, 1.7 1968-70, 1.8 1971-72, 1.9 1973-74, 1.10 1975-76, 1.11 1977-78, 1.12 1979-80, 1.13 1981-82, 1.14 1983-84, 1.15 1985-86, 1.16 1987-88, 1.17 1989-90, 1.18 1991-92, 1.19 1993-94, 1.20 1995-96, 1.21 1997-98, 1.22 1999-2000, 1.23 2001-02, 1.24 2003-04, 1.25 2005-06, 1.26 2007; Vital Records: 2.1 Removals 1947-69, 2.2 Marriages 1983-2007, 2.3 Membership 1944-2008; Newsletters: 3.1 1965-68, 3.2 1970-89, 3.3 1990-2007, 3.4 2007.

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

Missing minutes for 7/92, 11/92, 1-2/93, 4/93, 6/95, 2/96, 4/2002, as well as all of 1989.

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: Summit Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1944- : Chatham, N.J.) Topics: Society of Friends -- New Jersey -- Morris County. Subjects: Summit Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : 1944- : Chatham, N.J.) -- Archives. Chatham-Summit Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Chatham, N.J.) -- Archives. 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.

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 Removals 1947-69 1 fol. United RG2/NY/S635 2.1