Richmond Friends Meeting Records, 1849-2004 (bulk 1914-2004)

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

Use microfilm (Misc. reels 4659-4691)

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Richmond Friends Meeting Records, 1849-2004. Accession 40877, Church records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Richmond Friends Meeting Records, 1849-2004. Accession 40877, Church records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Records, 1849-2004 (bulk 1914-2004), of the Richmond Friends Meeting, including committee files, correspondence, financial records, historical materials, membership records, minutes, newsletters, publications, and reports that document Quaker history and tradition in Richmond and Virginia. These records also detail the meeting's involvement in the war tax resistance movement, helping war refugees since World War I with the American Friends Service Committee, and social issues, such as same-sex marriage and terminal illness.

Biographical / historical:

In 1795, a Richmond Indulged Meeting was organized under the care of the White Oak Swamp Monthly Meeting. When the Weyanoke Monthly Meeting (formerly known as the White Oak Swamp Monthly Meeting) was disbanded in 1841, its members joined the Richmond Particular or Preparative Meeting, which then became part of the Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting. In 1844, the Richmond Meeting was suspended under an agreement that the Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting would meet occasionally in Richmond. By 1854, the Monthly Meeting was only meeting in Richmond. In 1875, the Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting officially changed its name to the Richmond Monthly Meeting.

The Richmond Monthly Meeting is part of the Baltimore Yearly Meeting.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the Richmond Friends Meeting, 29 September 2003 and 28 May 2004.
Arrangement:

Organized into the following series and subseries:

  • I. Monthly Meeting Minutes, 1963-1999 (Misc. reels 4659-4663)
  • II. Clerk (Misc. reel 4664)
  • III. Recorder (Misc. reel 4664)
  • IV. Treasurer, 1914-1985 (Misc. reel 4664)
  • V. Meeting Historian (Misc. reels 4665-4667)
  • VI. Committee Files (Misc. reels 4668-4681)
  • Subseries A. Ad Hoc Committee on the Clearing (Misc. reel 4668)
  • Subseries B. Ad Hoc Committee on Growth (Misc. reel 4668)
  • Subseries C. Advancement and Outreach Study (Misc. reel 4668)
  • Subseries D. Bicentennial (Misc. reel 4668)
  • Subseries E. Buildings and Grounds (Misc. reels 4669-4670)
  • Subseries F. Care and Counsel (Misc. reels 4671-4672)
  • Subseries G. Clearing (Misc. reel 4673)
  • Subseries H. Financial Stewardship (Misc. reel 4673)
  • Subseries I. Ministry and Counsel (Misc. reel 4673)
  • Subseries J. Ministry and Worship (Misc. reel 4673)
  • Subseries K. Peace (Misc. reel 4673)
  • Subseries L. Peace Education (Misc. reels 4674-4675)
  • Subseries M. Religious Education (Misc. reels 4676-4680)
  • Subseries N. Spring Retreat (Misc. reel 4681)
  • Subseries O. Trustees (Misc. reel 4681)
  • VII. Membership Records, 1849-1998 (Misc. reels 4682-4684)
  • VIII. Newsletters, 1956-2001 (Misc. reels 4685-4688)
  • IX. American Friends Service Committee (Misc. reel 4688)
  • X. War Tax Resistance (Misc. reel 4689)
  • XI. Virginia Quarterly Meeting, 1961-1975 (Misc. reel 4690)
  • XII. Representative Meeting, 25 October 1997 (Misc. reel 4690)
  • XIII. Ashland Friends Meeting, 1991-1999 (Misc. reel 4690)
  • XIV. Midlothian Friends Meeting, 1988-1995 (Misc. reel 4691)
  • XV. Publications (NOT MICROFILMED)

of Microfilm:

  • Misc. reel 4659 contains: Series I: Monthly Meeting Minutes, 1963-1999 (Box 1, Folder 1-12)
  • Misc. reel 4660 contains: Series I: Monthly Meeting Minutes, 1963-1999 (Box 1, Folder 13-20)
  • Misc. reel 4661 contains: Series I: Monthly Meeting Minutes, 1963-1999 (Box 1, Folder 21-27)
  • Misc. reel 4662 contains: Series I: Monthly Meeting Minutes, 1963-1999 (Box 1, Folder 28 - Box 2, Folder 3)
  • Misc. reel 4663 contains: Series I: Monthly Meeting Minutes, 1963-1999 (Box 2, Folder 4-11)
  • Misc. reel 4664 contains: Series II: Clerk; Series III: Recorder; Series IV: Treasurer, 1914-1985 (Box 2, Folders 12-29)
  • Misc. reel 4665 contains: Series V: Meeting Historian (Box 2, Folder 30-48)
  • Misc. reel 4666 contains: Series V: Meeting Historian (Box 2, Folder 49 - Box 3, Folder 4)
  • Misc. reel 4667 contains: Series V: Meeting Historian (Box 3, Folder 5-18)
  • Misc. reel 4668 contains: Series VI: Committee Files, Subseries A-D (Box 3, Folder 19-38)
  • Misc. reel 4669 contains: Series VI: Committee Files, Subseries E (Box 3, Folder 39-47)
  • Misc. reel 4670 contains: Series VI: Committee Files, Subseries E (Box 3, Folder 48 - Box 4, Folder 6)
  • Misc. reel 4671 contains: Series VI: Committee Files, Subseries F (Box 4, Folder 7-21)
  • Misc. reel 4672 contains: Series VI: Committee Files, Subseries F (Box 4, Folder 22-31)
  • Misc. reel 4673 contains: Series VI: Committee Files, Subseries G-K (Box 4, Folder 32-57)
  • Misc. reel 4674 contains: Series VI: Committee Files, Subseries L (Box 5, Folder 1-17)
  • Misc. reel 4675 contains: Series VI: Committee Files, Subseries L (Box 5, Folder 18-29)
  • Misc. reel 4676 contains: Series VI: Committee Files, Subseries M (Box 5, Folder 30-53)
  • Misc. reel 4677 contains: Series VI: Committee Files, Subseries M (Box 5, Folder 54 - Box 6, Folder 9)
  • Misc. reel 4678 contains: Series VI: Committee Files, Subseries M (Box 6, Folder 10-23)
  • Misc. reel 4679 contains: Series VI: Committee Files, Subseries M (Box 6, Folder 24-29)
  • Misc. reel 4680 contains: Series VI: Committee Files, Subseries M (Box 6, Folder 30-40)
  • Misc. reel 4681 contains: Series VI: Committee Files, Subseries N-O (Box 6, Folder 41-51)
  • Misc. reel 4682 contains: Series VII: Membership Records, 1849-1998 (Box 6, Folder 52 - Box 7, Folder 8)
  • Misc. reel 4683 contains: Series VII: Membership Records, 1849-1998 (Box 7, Folder 9-17)
  • Misc. reel 4684 contains: Series VII: Membership Records, 1849-1998 (Box 7, Folder 18-35)
  • Misc. reel 4685 contains: Series VIII: Newsletters, 1956-2001 (Box 7, Folder 36-43)
  • Misc. reel 4686 contains: Series VIII: Newsletters, 1956-2001 (Box 7, Folder 44 - Box 8, Folder 6)
  • Misc. reel 4687 contains: Series VIII: Newsletters, 1956-2001 (Box 8, Folder 7-11)
  • Misc. reel 4688 contains: Series VIII: Newsletters, 1956-2001; Series IX: American Friends Service Committee (Box 8, Folder 12-22)
  • Misc. reel 4689 contains: Series X: War Tax Resistance (Box 8, Folder 23-33)
  • Misc. reel 4690 contains: Series XI: Virginia Quarterly Meeting, 1961-1975; Series XII: Representative Meeting, 25 Oct. 1997; Series XIII. Ashland Friends Meeting, 1991-1999 (Box 8, Folder 34-41)
  • Misc. reel 4691 contains: Series XIV. Midlothian Friends Meeting, 1988-1995 (Box 9, Folder 1-13)
Physical description:
33 microfilm reels (ca. 11 cubic feet)