Westerly Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends) Records
1766-2010 (Bulk: 1995-2009)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
Call no.: MS 902 W478
The present-day Westerly Friends Meeting can trace its roots to a Preparative Meeting established in 1744 under the care of South Kingstown Monthly Meeting. As the home meeting of John Wilbur, Westerly was deeply immersed in the Separation of 1845, with the South Kingstown Wilburite meeting persisting until the great reunion of New England Friends a century later. South Kingstown Monthly Meeting (Wilburite) was renamed Westerly Monthly Meeting after the reunion and continues under that name to the present.
The records of Westerly Monthly Meeting are incomplete, but include minutes recording its transition from its Wilburite predecessor, the South Kingstown Monthly Meeting, and sporadic minutes since.
Abbie Loring in Cape Cod Quaker attire, ca.1930. Photo by Alton H. Blackington
The present-day Westerly Friends Meeting can trace its roots to a Preparative Meeting established in 1744 under the care of South Kingstown Monthly Meeting. As the home meeting of John Wilbur, Westerly was deeply immersed in the Separation of 1845, with the South Kingstown Wilburite meeting persisting until the great reunion of New England Friends a century later. South Kingstown Monthly Meeting (Wilburite) was renamed Westerly Monthly Meeting after the reunion and continues under that name to the present.
Scope of collection
The records of Westerly Monthly Meeting are incomplete, but include minutes recording its transition from its Wilburite predecessor, the South Kingstown Monthly Meeting, and sporadic minutes since. In addition to an incomplete series of newsletters, the collection also includes a small number of books and pamphlets once owned within the meeting.
Inventory
Westerly Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends)
1766-2010
Westerly Monthly Meeting: Minutes (housed under South Kingstown Monthly Meeting (Wilburite) Minutes
1923-1977
Box 1: 1
Westerly Monthly Meeting: Minutes
1994
Box 1: 1
Westerly Monthly Meeting: Minutes
1995
Box 1: 2
Westerly Monthly Meeting: Minutes
2010-05
Box 1: 3
Westerly Monthly Meeting: Directory
1991
Box 1: 4
Westerly Monthly Meeting: Meeting history
1878-1992
Box 1: 5
Westerly Monthly Meeting: State of the Society reports [incomplete]
See also the records of South Kingstown Monthly (Wilburite), a predecessor to Westerly. The South Kingstown records include the minutes of Westerly from the time of its establishment under that name through 1977.
Cite as: Westerly Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends) Records (MS 902 W478). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
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Subjects
New England Yearly Meeting of Friends
Quakers--Rhode Island
Society of Friends--Rhode Island
Westerly (R.I.)--Religious life and customs
Contributors
Westerly Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends) [main entry]
