%eadnotat; ]> 4070frre An Inventory of the Friends Reading Circle of Media Minutes, 1877-1891 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staffEncoding 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. 1999 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Friends Reading Circle of Media Minutes, 1877-1891 SKM Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1999 Descriptive Summary Minutes, 1877-1891 RG 4/070 Friends Reading Circle of Media 2 volumes 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 Reading Circle of Media was a Quaker book group established in 1877 in Media, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of discussing Quaker and other religious writings and as a social gathering for Friends. This collection contains its minutes, 1877-1891. Also included are minutes of the Friends Reading Circle for the Northern District, 1875-1876, whose secretary, Elton B. Gifford, moved to the Media area in 1877.

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 Reading Circle of Media was a Quaker book group established in 1877 in Media, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of discussing Quaker and other religious writings and as a social gathering for Friends.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

This collection contains the minutes, 1877-1891, of Friends Reading Circle of Media (Media, Pa.) Also included are minutes of the Friends Reading Circle for the Northern District, 1875-1876, whose secretary, Elton B. Gifford, moved to the Media area in 1877.

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Unknown

 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 Reading Circle of Media, Minutes, RG 4/ 070, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 SELECTED SEARCH TERMS DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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 Reading Circle of Media -- Archives Friends Reading Circle for the Northern District Quakers -- Pennsylvania - Delaware County -- Media Quakers -- Social life and customs Quakers -- Societies, etc. Quakers -- Literature Societies, etc. Literature Societies, etc. -- Quaker Pennsylvania -- Delaware County -- Media -- Quakers Media (Pa.) -- Quakers -- 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. Friends Social Lyceum, 1875-1891

Note: Contents are very fragile.

 Minutes of Friends Reading Circle of Media (Media, Pa.) 1877-1891 1 Minutes of the Friends Reading Circle for the Northern District 1875-1876 1