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Finding aid encoded by FHL Staff 2007 Finding aid written in English Summary Illinois Yearly Meeting (Society of Friends) Illinois Yearly Meeting Records 1820-1961 12 linear ft. RG2/IL These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue History of the Meeting

Illinois Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) opened in 1875. It was composed of Blue River Quarterly Meeting, set off from Indiana Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) in 1874, and Prairie Grove Quarterly Meeting, set off from Baltimore Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) the same year. It joined in founding Friends General Conference.

There was no Illinois Yearly Meeting (Orthodox). Orthodox meetings in Illinois and Iowa were part of Iowa Yearly Meeting.

 Scope and Content of the Records

Records of predominately Hicksite Quaker meetings in Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, and Iowa, 1820-1961.

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Where available, access is through microfilm.

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Information on reproduction policies available in the library.

 Acquisition Information:

Deposit, Illinois Yearly Meeting, 1940-42.

Gift of Reginald Willis, 1978.

A number of 20th century meetings in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, and Indiana -- many on college campuses -- were sponsored by the American Friends Fellowsip Council between the time the latter was set off from the Fellowhip Committee of the AFSC in 1933 and when it merged into the FWCC American Section in 1954. Information on Chicago, Decator, Lake Forest, Oak Park, Urbana, Iowa City, Ames, Council Bluffs, Lincoln, Bloomington, Indianapolis, and Perdue University may be found in these records (RG4/004) and in the correspondence of the FWCC (RG1/001) which have been deposited at Friends Historical Library.

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

Topics: Society of Friends -- Illinois Society of Friends -- Iowa Society of Friends -- Indiana Society of Friends -- Nebraska Subjects: Illinois Yearly Meeting (Society of Friends) Benjaminville Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : Bentown, Ill.) East Jordan Executive Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : Sterling, Ill.) East Jordan Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : Sterling, Ill.) Honey Creek Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : Prairieton, In.) Lincoln Executive Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : Lincoln, Neb.) Nebraska Half Year’s Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : Lincoln, Neb.) Plainfield Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : Fulton, Ill.) Prairie Grove Quarterly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : Winfield, Iowa) Richland Executive Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : Hoopeston, Ill.) Urbana-Champaign Friends Meeting (Urbana, Ill.) Wapsinonoc Executive Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : West Liberty, Iowa) 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.

Benjaminville Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : Bentown, Ill.)

Benjaminville Monthly Meeting opened in 1867, and was laid down in 1945.

Includes Minutes 1895-1914, Membership records ca.1867-1911, and Treasurer’s book 1888-1918

 Vital Records Register ca.1867-1911 1 vol. H RG2/IL/B465 2.1

Includes Births 1868-1911, Deaths 1867-1910, Membership n.d., Removals received 1868-1902, and Marriages 1869-96.

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1 Men's Meeting and Joint Minutes 1895-1914 1 vol. H RG2/IL/B465 1.1

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1 Financial and Property Records Treasurer’s book 1888-1918 1 vol. H RG2/IL/B465 3.1

Includes burial permits 1901-15.

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East Jordan Preparative Meeting opened in 1872. East Jordan Monthly Meeting of Friends was set off from Blue River Quarterly Meeting in 1873. It adopted the name East Jordan Executive Meeting in 1884, and when it was laid down in 1894 its members were attached to Clear Creek Monthly Meeting.

Includes Minutes 1873-94, Women’s minutes 1873-82, and Births and Deaths 1869-92

 Vital Records Births and Deaths 1869-92 1 vol. H RG2/IL/E378 3.1

Includes Removal certificates 1876-79.

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10 Men's Meeting Minutes 1873-94 1 vol. H RG2/IL/E378 1.1

Includes Membership list 1876.

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10 Women's Meeting Minutes 1873-82 1 vol. H RG2/IL/E378 2.1

Includes 1872 Minute from East Jordan Preparative Meeting of Women Friends.

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10 East Jordan Preparative Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : Sterling, Ill.)

East Jordan Preparative Meeting opened in 1872. East Jordan Monthly Meeting of Friends was set off from Blue River Quarterly Meeting in 1873. It adopted the name East Jordan Executive Meeting in 1884, and when it was laid down in 1894 its members were attached to Clear Creek Monthly Meeting.

Includes Women’s minutes 1872-73.

 Women's Meeting Minutes 1872-73 1 fol. H RG2/IL/E380 1.1

Includes 1885 Minute (clerk’s draft) from East Jordan Executive Meeting.

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10 Honey Creek Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : Prairieton, In.)

Honey Creek Monthly Meeting opened in 1820. It affiliated with the Hicksites in 1828, and was laid down in 1878.

Includes Minutes 1820-77, Women’s minutes 1829-75.

 Vital Records Register ca.1826-77 1 vol. Pre/H RG2/IL/H664 3.1

Includes Births, Deaths, Marriages, Removals, and Membership

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11 Men's Meeting and Joint Minutes 1820-51 1 vol. Pre/H RG2/IL/H664 1.1

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11 Minutes 1851-77 1 vol. H RG2/IL/H664 1.2

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11 Women's Meeting Minutes 1829-72 1 fol. H RG2/IL/H664 2.1

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11 Minutes 1872-75 1 fol. H RG2/IL/H664 2.2

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11 Lincoln Executive Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : Lincoln, Neb.)

Lincoln Executive Meeting of Friends was set off from Genoa Monthly Meeting of Friends in 1888, and was laid down in 1912.

Includes Minutes 1888-1912, Register 1887-1912.

 Vital Records Register 1887-1912 1 vol. H RG2/IL/L563 2.1

Includes Removals received 1888-97, Membership 1892-1910, Births 1887-1907, Deaths 1889-1912, and Marriages 1892-79.

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17 Men's Meeting and Joint Minutes 1888-1906 1 vol. H RG2/IL/L563 1.1

Includes Treasurer’s accounts 1890-91 and Membership 1903-09.

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17 Minutes 1907-1912 1 vol. H RG2/IL/L563 1.2

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17 Nebraska Half Year’s Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : Lincoln, Neb.)

Nebraska Half Year’s Meeting was opened by Illinois Yearly Meeting in 1889.

Includes Minutes 1889-1912.

 Men's Meeting and Joint Minutes 1889-1912 1 vol. H RG2/IL/N437 1.1

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17 Plainfield Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : Fulton, Ill.)

Plainfield Monthly Meeting was established in 1848 by Blue River Quarterly Meeting. It was laid down in 1853.

Includes Minutes 1848-53, and Women’s minutes 1848-50.

 Men's Meeting Minutes 1848-53 1 vol. H RG2/IL/P435 1.1

Includes membership.

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18 Women's Meeting Minutes 1848-50 1 vol. H RG2/IL/P435 2.1

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18 Financial and Property Records Papers re: Plainfield Property 1853-93 1 fol. H RG2/IL/P435 3.1

Miscellaneous papers regarding disposal of Plainfield Monthly Meeting Property after it was laid down in 1853. All photocopies.

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No film Prairie Grove Quarterly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : Winfield, Iowa)

Prairie Grove Quarterly Meeting was established by Prairie Grove Monthly Meeting in 1863, to be composed of Prairie Grove Monthly Meeting and the newly established Wapsinonoc Monthly Meeting.

Includes Minutes 1866-95, Ministry and Elders minutes 1883-1920, Deed 1863, and First Day School Committee minutes 1900-11.

 Men's Meeting and Joint Minutes 1866-76 1 vol. H RG2/IL/P735 1.1

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21 Minutes 1876-95 1 vol. H RG2/IL/P735 1.2

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21 Ministers and Elders Minutes 1883-1903 1 vol. H RG2/IL/P735 2.1

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21 Minutes 1903-20 1 vol. H RG2/IL/P735 2.2

1903-1916 on microfilm MR-Ill-21 and 1916-1920 on MR-Ill-22

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21/22 Financial and Property Records Deed 1863 1 fol. H RG2/IL/P735 3.1

From Geo Chase et al to Trustees.

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No film Committees First Day School Committee Minutes 1900-11 1 vol. H RG2/IL/P735 4.1

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22 Richland Executive Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : Hoopeston, Ill.)

Richland Monthly Meeting of Friends was set off from Benjaminville Monthly Meeting under Blue River Quarterly Meeting in 1885. It adopted the name Richland Executive Meeting of Friends in 1901, and was laid down in 1906.

Includes Minutes 1885-1906.

 Men's Meeting and Joint Minutes 1885-1906 1 vol. H RG2/IL/R534 1.1

Includes Treasurer’s Reports 1900-09.

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22 Urbana-Champaign Friends Meeting (Urbana, Ill.)

Meetings for Worship at Urbana-Champaign were held as early as 1938. A Friends Meeting was established in 1940 and affiliated with the American Friends Fellowship Council. It joined Blue River Quarter after 1952 and is still active.

Includes Correspondence re: 1% tax 1959-61.

 Miscellaneous Correspondence re: 1% tax 1959-60 1 vol. H RG2/IL/U733 1.1

Indexed. Includes explanatory note: How Urbana-Champaign Friends Came to Tax Themselves for the United Nations by Norma Adams Price, 1970.

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No film Correspondence re: 1% tax 1960 1 vol. H RG2/IL/U733 1.2

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No film Correspondence re: 1% tax 1960-61 1 vol. H RG2/IL/U733 1.3

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No film Wapsinonoc Executive Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : West Liberty, Iowa)

Wapsinonoc Monthly Meeting of Friends was set off from Prairie Grove Monthly Meeting by Fairfax Quarterly Meeting in 1864. It adopted the name Wapsinonoc Executive Meeting of Friends in 1908, and was laid down in 1921.

Includes Minutes 1864-1920, Women's minutes 1864-84, Membership 1858-1921, Memorials ca.1892-1918, Ministry and Elders minutes 1906-19, First Day School Committee Minutes 1911-18, Misc. Financial and Property Records 1868-73, and Declaration of Trust 1917.

 Vital Records Membership 1858-1921 1 vol. H RG2/IL/W367 3.1

Includes Births and deaths 1786-1914, Marriage Certificates 1864-94 (p. 120-143). Records transferred from original book 1903.

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23 Memorials ca.1892-1918 1 vol. H RG2/IL/W367 3.2

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No film Men's Meeting and Joint Minutes 1864-74 1 vol. H RG2/IL/W367 1.1

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23 Minutes 1885-1901 1 vol. H RG2/IL/W367 1.2

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23 Minutes 1901-20 1 vol. H RG2/IL/W367 1.3

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23 Women's Meeting Minutes 1864-79 1 vol. H RG2/IL/W367 2.1

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23 Minutes 1879-84 1 vol. H RG2/IL/W367 2.2

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23 Ministry and Elders and its predecessors Minutes 1886-1905 1 vol. H RG2/IL/W367 4.1

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23 Minutes 1906-19 1 vol. H RG2/IL/W367 4.2

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23 Financial and Property Records Miscellaneous papers 1868-73 1 fol. H RG2/IL/W367 6.1

Includes: Abstract of title 1872; Deeds 1869, 1872; Minute extracts regarding Meeting House Property 1868-73. Also includes membership reports 1903-09, 1918-20.

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No film Declaration of Trust 1917 1 fol. H RG2/IL/W367 6.2

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No film Miscellaneous First Day School Committee Minutes 1911-18 1 vol. H RG2/IL/W367 5.1

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23 Illinois Yearly Meeting (Hicksite)

Illinois Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) opened in 1875. It was composed of Blue River Quarterly Meeting, set off from Indiana Yearly Meeting in 1874, and Prairie Grove Quarterly Meeting, set off from Baltimore Yearly Meeting in 1874. It joined in founding Friends General Conference.

Includes Minutes 1878-1948, Women’s minutes 1875-87, and History of Wapsinonoc and Prairie Grove Monthly Meetings.

 Men's Meeting and Joint Minutes 1878-87 1 vol. H RG2/ILy 1.1

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13 Minutes 1887-92 1 vol. H RG2/ILy 1.2

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13 Minutes 1893-98 1 vol. H RG2/ILy 1.3

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13 Minutes 1899-1904 1 vol. H RG2/ILy 1.4

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14 Minutes 1905-10 1 vol. H RG2/ILy 1.5

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14 Minutes 1911-16 1 vol. H RG2/ILy 1.6

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14 Minutes 1917-23 1 vol. H RG2/ILy 1.7

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14 Minutes 1924-33 1 vol. H RG2/ILy 1.8

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14 Minutes 1942-48 1 vol. H RG2/ILy 1.9

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14 Women's Meeting Minutes 1875-87 1 vol. H RG2/ILy 2.1

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No film Miscellaneous History of Wapsinonoc and Prairie Grove Monthly Meetings n.d. 1 fol. H RG2/ILy 3.1

Also includes blank membership reports ca. 1900.

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