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Washington Square Monthly and Preparative Meetings Records

 Collection — othertype: SW/NY/W335
Identifier: QM-NY-W335

Scope and Contents

Records of Washington Square Meeting, 1962-1976. Includes Minutes 1962-76; register 1975; and miscellaneous papers 1963-72.

Dates

  • Creation: 1959-1976

Creator

Language of Materials

These records are entirely in English

Limitations on Accessing the Collection

Collection is open for research. Access to vols. 3.3 and 3.4 is restricted; contact Director for further information. Where available, access to unrestricted materials is through microfilm

Copyright and Rights Information

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Biographical / Historical

Washington Square Preparative Meeting was established in 1962, having been proposed in 1959 as a Meeting for Worship in Greenwich Village by the united New York Monthly Meeting. It briefly became a monthly meeting in 1975 when the New York City meetings were reorganized. Its last meeting was in August 1976.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (8 volumes)

Overview

Records of Washington Square Meeting, 1959-1976. Includes Minutes, 1962-76; Register 1975; and Miscellaneous papers 1959-72.

Arrangement

Divided into series: Minutes: 1.1 1962-68, 1.2 1968-74, 1.3 1975-76; Vital Records: 2.1 Register 1975; Miscellaneous papers and correspondence: 3.1 1963-73, 3.2 1959-76, 3.3 1969-71, 3.4 1971-72.

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
Washington Square Monthly 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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