%eadnotat; ]> rg2/paym Records of Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 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 Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Pacific Yearly Meeting Records 1889-2012 1 linear ft. RG2/PA These records are entirely in English For current information on the location of records, please consult the Library’s online catalogue Pacific Yearly Meeting is made up of members of the Religious Society of Friends in California. The Yearly Meeting has deposited its archives and many local-meeting records in the Whittier College Library, but copies of some records are also deposited in Friends Historical Library. Brief History of the Yearly Meeting

Pacific Yearly Meeting grew out of the Pacific Coast Association of Friends, begun in 1931, and the College Park Association, founded in San Jose in 1889. The first Yearly Meeting was held in 1947.

 Scope and Content of the Records

Records of College Park Association, Orange Grove Monthly Meeting, and Pacific Yearly Meeting.

 Access Restrictions:

Where available, access is through microfilm.

 Use Restrictions:

Information on reproduction policies available in the library.

 Acquisition Information:

Deposit, San Jose Monthly Meeting (Tom M. King), 1999-2000

Gift, Pacific Yearly Meeting.

Meetings at Berkeley, Sacramento, and Riverside in California were nurtured 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 these meetings during this period may be found in AFFC records (RG4/004) and in the correspondence of the FWCC (RG1/001) which have been deposited at Friends Historical Library.

 Index Terms

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 -- California Subjects: College Park Association of Friends Pacific Coast Association of Friends Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 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.

Pacific Yearly Meeting Annual Sessions Minutes 1958-2012 1.5 linear ft. SG2/Pacific

Printed proceedings of the Annual Sessons as well as minutes of the Representative Committee and Executive Committee in eight bound volumes and 18 folders.

Available on microfilm in the Library:

No film Publications Western Friend 1934-2012 SG1/Pacific

Names changed in summer of 2008 to Western Friend. Original title: Friends Bulletin: Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Subtitle varies: 1974-1984, Pacific and North Pacific Yearly Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends; 1984- Pacific, North Pacific and Intermountain Yearly Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends Published 1934-Aug. 1947 by Pacific Coast Association of Friends; Nov. 1947-June 1958 by Pacific Yearly Meeting and Pacific Coast Association of Friends; July 1958-Sept. 1972 by Pacific Yearly Meeting; Oct. 1972-July 1984 by Pacific Yearly Meeting and North Pacific Yearly Meeting; Sept. 1984- by Pacific, North Pacific and Intermountain Yearly Meetings Numbering irregular: No. 1 (Jan. 1934)-v. 30 (Jul./Aug. 1946); Oct. 1946-Dec. 1955; v. 23, no.1 (Jan. 1956)-

Also available on microfilm in the Library:

MR-P227 (1934-1950) College Park Association of Friends

For the history of the College Park Association see: King, Thomas M. San Jose Quakers, West Coast Friends, 2004-2005.

Business Meeting Minutes 1889-1932 1 vol. + 1 folder RG2/PA/S 1.1

Original volume and photocopies of the minutes of College Park Association of Friends and of the Board of Trustees, 1889-1932. Includes Articles of Incorporation.

Available on microfilm in the Library:

No film Membership Members List 1889-1930s 1 folder RG2/PA/S 2.1

List of members assembled by Tom M. King, 1999

Available on microfilm in the Library:

No film Publications Friends Bulletin (Berkeley, Ca.) 1929-1931 1 volume SG1

A quarterly summary of the meetings and concerns of the College Park group of Friends' meetings.

Also available on microfilm in the Library:

MR-P227 (1929-31) Orange Grove Monthly Meeting

For the history of Orange Grove see: Morse, David H. Orange Grove Monthly Meeting, a Centennial Timeline, 2007.

Peace and Social Action Committee Correspondence Received 1956 17 ALS RG2/PA/O

Correspondence received by the Peace and Social Action Committee of Orange Grove Monthly Meeting in regard to their communication concerning integration, segregation and other racial issues in the South.

Available on microfilm in the Library:

No film Publications The Orange Grove Record [newsletter] 1969-2008 1 box SG1 Orange Grove

Includes a summary of monthly meeting minutes to 1977, more complete version from 1978. Called Bulletin between 1979-1980.

Also available on microfilm in the Library:

No film