%eadnotat; ]> 4065unly An Inventory of the Union Lyceum (Montgomery Co., Pa.) Records, 1875-1900 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. 1991 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Union Lyceum (Montgomery Co., Pa.) Records, 1875-1900 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1991 Descriptive Summary Records, 1875-1900 RG 4/065 Union Lyceum (Montgomery Co., Pa.) 1 box; 0.25 linear feet 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. The Union Lyceum, established 1875, was a literary society whose membership consisted primarily of members of the Society of Friends in the Ambler and Gwynedd area of Montgomery County, Pa. The records contain minutes 1875-1900 (gap 1891-1900) and the 25th Anniversary Program.

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399

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 BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

The Union Lyceum, established 1875, was a literary society whose membership consisted primarily of members of the Society of Friends in the Ambler and Gwynedd area of Montgomery County, Pa. The meetings were held in members' homes and consisted of readings, recitation, and criticism. It was disbanded in 1891 due to lack of members, but held a reunion program in 1900.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

Contains the minutes of the Union Lyceum, 1875-1900 (gap 1891-1900) and material relating to the 25th Anniversary in 1900.

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into two series:

Minutes 25th Anniversary ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Gwynedd Monthly Meeting

The collection was deposited with the records of Gwyneed 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], Union Lyceum (Montgomery Co., Pa.), Records, 1875-1900, RG 4/065, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Processing information

In 1991, this material was transferred from Gwynedd Monthly Meeting Records (RG 2) and catalogued separately as a collection in Record Group 4.

 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:

Quakers -- Social life and customs Quakers -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County Quakers -- Societies, etc. Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Quakers Quakers -- Societies, etc. Literature Societies, etc. Union Lyceum -- Archives Montgomery County (Pa) -- Quakers DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

 Ser. 1. Minutes, 1875-1900 Minutes 1875-1879 bound 1 Minutes 1879-1890 bound 1 Minutes 1890-1900, gap 1891-1900 bound 1 Ser. 2. 25th Anniversary, 1900 25th Anniversary 5/19/1900 1