%eadnotat; ]> 4094tuny An Inventory of the Friends Temperance Union (New York, N.Y.) Records, 1876-1905 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. 2000 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Friends Temperance Union (New York, N.Y.) Records, 1876-1905 POD assisted by RF Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2000 Descriptive Summary Records, 1876-1905 RG 4/094 Friends Temperance Union (New York, N.Y.) 1 box; 0.3 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. Records of the Friends Temperance Union of New York, a Quaker organization which promoted abstinence from all alcohol. It was founded in 1876 and ceased to meet after 5/1898. Includes Minutes, Executive Committee minutes, a Treasurer's book, and miscellaneous papers.

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

The Friends Temperance Union of New York was a Quaker organization founded in 1876, which promoted abstinence from all alcohol. It lobbied State and federal officials to research the injurious effects of liquor consumption and to banish its sale. Prominent members, primarily from New York City, included Joseph A. Bogardus, Rachel W. Underhill, Thomas E. Skinner, George T. Capron, Jacob Capron, Jonah L. Rees, William M. Jackson, Anna Rice Powell, and Aaron M. Powell. Aaron Powell edited the National Temperance Advocate from 1873-1894 and in 1878 helped convince the New York State Board of Education to adopt a school text on the effects of alcohol. The Friends Temperance Union of New York ceased to meet after 5mo 1898, and remaining funds were disbursed in 1905.

In 1879, New York Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) appointed a Joint Committee on the Subject of Intemperance to coordinate temperance work in Quaker meetings; many of the representatives to the NYYM Committee from Westbury (New York) Quarter were also members of the Friends Temperance Union.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

Records of the Friends Temperance Union of New York, 1876-1905. Includes Minutes, 3/5/1876 to 12/12/1880, Executive Committee minutes, 9/1876 to 11/1880, a Treasurer's book, 4/1876 to 9/1905, and miscellaneous papers. The first volume also contains a list of members and the Union's constitution (updated in 1885 & 1889).

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into three series:

Minutes Financial records Miscellaneous Papers ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: New York Yearly Meeting, 1998

The collection was given by New York Yearly Meeting at the time of the transfer of its records to Friends Historical Library in 1997.

 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], RG4/094 Friends Temperance Union (New York, N.Y.), Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

 Processing information

Collection consisted of three volumes. Loose material, consisting of two annual reports, a post card, and rough notes, were removed, from the volumes of minutes and separately foldered. Labels on the volumes indicate that the material was stored with the records of New York Yearly Meeting (Hicksite) in New York.

 Related Material

See also:

RG2/NY New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Hicksite: 1828-1955). Temperance Committee. Records, 1879-1886. 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:

Temperance -- New York (State) -- New York Temperance and religion -- Society of Friends Friends Temperance Union (New York, N.Y.) Quakers -- Societies, etc. Quakers -- Social life and customs New York (N.Y.) -- Quakers Bogardus, Joseph A., 1851-1896 Capron, George T. (George Truman), b. 1858 Capron, Jacob, d. 1891 Jackson, William M. (William Morris), Powell, Aaron M. (Aaron Macy), 1832-1899 Powell, Anna Rice, d. 1915 Rees, Jonah L., 1843-1915 Skinner, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward), 1857-1919 Underhill, Rachel W., 1844-1923 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

 Ser. 1. Minutes, 1876-1880 Minutes 1876-1880 1 Executive Committee Minutes 1876-1880 1 Ser. 2. Financial Records, 1876-1905 Treasurer's Book 1876-1905 1 Ser. 3. Miscellaneous, 1887-1891, n.d. Miscellaneous 1887-1891, n.d. 1