Salem Quarterly Meeting (Society of Friends) Records
1706-2004
17 vols., 3 boxes (6.5 linear feet)
Call no.: MS 902 S2548
Among the oldest Quaker quarterlies in the United States, Salem Quarterly Meeting of Friends began meetings for business in 1705. Over the years, two additional quarterlies have been set off from Salem: Falmouth in 1794 and Dover in 1815. Salem Quarter currently oversees ten monthly meetings, all in Massachusetts, however historically it included meetings in both Maine and New Hampshire.
The records of Salem Quarter are a fairly robust cross section of the activity of one of the oldest quarterlies in New England. The records are relatively richer for the eighteenth century and quite sparse for the mid-twentieth.
Abbie Loring in Cape Cod Quaker attire, ca.1930. Photo by Alton H. Blackington
Among the oldest Quaker quarterlies in the United States, Salem Quarterly Meeting of Friends began meetings for business in 1705. Over the years, two additional quarterlies have been set off from Salem: Falmouth in 1794 and Dover in 1815. Salem Quarter currently oversees ten monthly meetings, all in Massachusetts, however historically it included meetings in Maine (now under Falmouth Quarter) and New Hampshire (now under Dover).
Massachusetts
Acton (1965- )
Amesbury (1883- )
Beacon Hill (1980- )
Boston (1883-1944: became Cambridge Monthly)
Cambridge (1944- )
Framingham (1979- )
Fresh Pond (1991- )
Lawrence-Andover (1899- )
Lynn (1927-1986)
North Shore (1981- )
Salem (1705-1927: became Lynn Monthly)
Wellesley (1958- )
Brookhaven Worship Group
Nashoba Worship Group
Norfolk Recognized Meeting
South Shore Preparative
Maine
Berwick (1802-1815)
Durham (1790-1794)
Falmouth (1760-1794)
North Yarmouth (1750-1760: became Falmouth Monthly)
Vassalboro (1787-1794)
New Hampshire
Dover (1705-1815)
Hampton (1705-1792: became Seabrook Monthly)
Seabrook (1792-1883: became Amesbury Monthly)
Weare (1795-1958)
Scope of collection
The records of Salem Quarter are a fairly robust cross section of the activity of one of the oldest quarterlies in New England. The records are relatively richer for the eighteenth century and quite sparse for the mid-twentieth.
Inventory
Salem Quarterly Meeting of Friends: Minutes
1706-2000
Minutes (Men)
1706-1890
Salem Quarterly: Minutes
1706-1779
Box 1: 1
Salem Quarterly: Minutes
1780-1790
Box 1: 2
Salem Quarterly: Minutes (Includes small folder 1705-1712)
1727 May-1799 Sept.
Bound vol.
09:C4
Salem Quarterly: Minutes (Men)
1799 Dec.-1831 May
Bound vol.
09:C4
Salem Quarterly: Minutes (Men)
1831 Aug.-1852 May
Bound vol.
09:C4
Salem Quarterly: Minutes (Men)
1852 Aug.-1890 May
Bound vol.
09:C4
Minutes (Women)
1721-1894
Salem Quarterly: Minutes (Women)
1721-1780
Box 1: 3
Salem Quarterly: Minutes (Women)
1791 Sept.-1869 Aug.
Bound vol.
09:C4
Salem Quarterly: Minutes (Women)
1869 Oct.-1894 May
Bound vol.
09:C4
Minutes
1890-2000
Salem Quarterly: Minutes
1890 Aug.-1930 Oct.
Bound vol.
09:C4
Salem Quarterly: Minutes
1906 Aug.-1911 Jan.
Bound vol.
09:C4
Salem Quarterly: Minutes
1911 May-1914 Aug.
Bound vol.
09:C4
Salem Quarterly: Minutes
1931-1970
Bound vol.
09:C4
Salem Quarterly: Minutes
1918
Box 1: 4
Salem Quarterly: Minutes
1990-1997
Box 1: 5
Salem Quarterly: Minutes
1998-2000
Box 1: 6
Correspondence and central files
1707-1984
Correspondence
1779-1807
Box 1: 7
Epistles
1707-1756
Box 1: 10
Epistles
1757-1770
Box 1: 11
Epistles: London Yearly Meeting
1726-1787
Box 1: 12
Epistles: London Yearly Meeting
1788-1820
Box 1: 13
Epistles: Monthly Meetings
1771-1789
Box 1: 14
Epistles: New York Yearly Meeting
1759-1808
Box 1: 15
New England Yearly Meeting: Extracts of minutes
1790-1801
Box 1: 18
New England Yearly Meeting: Extracts of minutes
1806-1823
Box 1: 19
New England Yearly Meeting: Extracts of minutes (printed)
1828-1839
Box 1: 20
Papers
1918
Box 2: 1
Papers
1919
Box 2: 2
Salem Quarter Board
1966-1970
Box 2: 3
Salem Quarter Board
1971-1976
Box 2: 4
Salem Quarter Board
1977-1979
Box 2: 5
Salem Quarter Board
1980-1984
Box 2: 6
Ministry and Worship
1783-1957
Salem Quarterly: Select Meeting (Ministers and Elders)
1783 June-1838 Jan.
Bound vol.
09:C4
Salem Quarterly: Ministry and Oversight
1893 Aug.-1898 Oct.
Bound vol.
09:C4
Salem Quarterly: Ministry and Oversight
1916 May-1937 Jan.
Bound vol.
09:C4
Salem Quarterly: Ministry and Oversight
1938 May-1957 May
Bound vol.
09:C4
Salem Quarterly: Bible School Conference
1886-1924
Bound vol.
09:C4
Salem Quarterly: First Day Schools
1869 Aug. 19-1886 May 26
Bound vol.
09:C4
Miscellaneous
1790-1985
Directory of Meetings, Salem Quarterly Meeting
1985
Box 1: 8
Durham Monthly Meeting (setting off)
1790
Box 1: 9
Financial
1799-1918
Box 1: 16
Miscellaneous
1799-1918
Box 1: 17
School
1795-1826
Box 2: 7
Statistics for Monthly meetings
1917
Box 2: 8
Miscellaneous: reports and
notes
1987-2000
Box 3
Administrative information
Access
The collection is open for research.
Provenance
Gift of the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends Records, March 2016.
Cite as: Salem Quarterly Meeting (Society of Friends) Records (MS 902 S2548). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
Search terms
Subjects
New England Yearly Meeting of Friends
Quakers--Maine
Quakers--Massachusetts
Quakers--New Hampshire
Society of Friends--Maine
Society of Friends--Massachusetts
Society of Friends--New Hampshire
Contributors
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