%eadnotat; ]> 4038suam An Inventory of the Friends Social Union (Ambler, Pa.) Records, 1907-1924 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2000 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Friends Social Union (Ambler, Pa.) Records, 1907-1924 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1991 Descriptive Summary Records, 1907-1924 RG 4/038 Friends Social Union (Ambler, Pa.) 1 box Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Friends Social Union was a Hicksite Quaker social club established in 1907 in Ambler, Pennsylvania. The collection contains minutes, 1907 1924.

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399

Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728

BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

Friends Social Union was established in 1907 on the dissolution of the Ambler First Day School, due to the discontinuance of the Ambler indulged meeting. Meetings of the Friends Social Union were held in members' homes and at the Gwynedd Meeting House. They included discussion of current events, literature, Quaker history, and other topics of interest to the members, as well as musical interludes.

SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

Friends Social Union was a Hicksite Quaker social club established in 1907 in Ambler, PA. The collection contains minutes, 1907 1924.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Gift of Gwynedd Monthly Meeting

Access

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Friends Social Union (Ambler, Pa.) Records, RG 4/038, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Processing information

Removed from Gwynedd Monthly Meeting Records in 1991 and catalogued separately.

SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:

Friends Social Union (Ambler, Pa.) Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1936) Quakers -- Pennsylvania Quakers -- Social life and customs Pennsylvania -- Societies, etc. -- Social Ambler (Pa.) -- Churches and religious affairs -- QuakerAmbler (Pa.) -- Societies, etc. -- ReligionPennsylvania -- Churches and religious affairs -- QuakerPennsylvania -- Societies, etc. -- Religion Quakers- Societies, etc. Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania Society of Friends -- History -- Societies, etc. Literature -- Societies, etc. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

Ser. 1. Minutes, 1907-1924 Minutes 1907-1918 1 Minutes 1919-1924 1