Rhode Island Quarterly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite) Records
1844-1934
8 vols. (1.5 linear feet)
Call no.: MS 902 W553-R4638
Following the Wilburite separation in the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends in 1845, the Wilburite "smaller body" reconstituted the structure of the Quaker church. The Rhode Island Quarterly Meeting was formed after the split overseeing four monthly meetings in Rhode Island and one in Massachusetts, most of which were relatively short lived.
The records of the Wilburite Rhode Quarterly Meeting include a relatively complete set of minutes and thorough documentation of the Ministers and Elders.
Background on Rhode Island Quarterly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite)
Abbie Loring in Cape Cod Quaker attire, ca.1930. Photo by Alton H. Blackington
Following the Wilburite separation in the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends in 1845, the Wilburite "smaller body" reconstituted the structure of the Quaker church. The Rhode Island Quarterly Meeting was formed after the split overseeing four monthly meetings in Rhode Island and one in Massachusetts, most of which were relatively short lived.
Rhode Island Quarterly merged with Sandwich to form the Rhode Island and Sandwich Quarterly Meeting in 1935, which became Narragansett Quarterly Meeting in 1944, shortly before the reunion of the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends.
Greenwich Monthly, Wilburite (1844-1845)
Providence Monthly, Wilburite (1844-1881)
Rhode Island Monthly, Wilburite (1844-1864
South Kingstown Monthly, Wilburite (1844-1935)
Swansea Monthly, Wilburite (1844-1863)
Scope of collection
The records of the Wilburite Rhode Quarterly Meeting include a relatively complete set of minutes and thorough documentation of the Ministers and Elders.
Inventory
Rhode Island Quarterly (Wilburite): Minutes
1844-1923
Bound vol.
Rhode Island Quarterly (Wilburite): Minutes, Men
1844-1905
Bound vol.
Rhode Island Quarterly (Wilburite): Minutes, Men
1844-1885
Bound vol.
09:C2
Rhode Island Quarterly (Wilburite): Minutes, Men
1848-1880
Bound vol.
09:C2
Rhode Island Quarterly (Wilburite): Minutes, Men
1880-1891
Bound vol.
09:C2
Rhode Island Quarterly (Wilburite): Minutes, Men
1891-1905
Bound vol.
09:C2
Rhode Island Quarterly (Wilburite): Minutes, Women and Joint
1844-1923
Bound vol.
Rhode Island Quarterly (Wilburite): Minutes, Women (1844-1905) and Joint (1905-1923)
1844-1923
Bound vol.
09:C2
Rhode Island Quarterly (Wilburite): Ministry and Worship
1845-1934
Bound vol.
Rhode Island Quarterly (Wilburite): Ministers and Elders
1845-1873
Bound vol.
09:C2
Rhode Island Quarterly (Wilburite): Ministers and Elders
1873-1920
Bound vol.
09:C2
Rhode Island Quarterly (Wilburite): Ministers and Elders
1921-1934
Bound vol.
09:C2
Administrative information
Access
The collection is open for research.
Provenance
Gift of the New England Yearly Meeting of Friends Records, March 2016.
Cite as: Rhode Island Quarterly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite) Records (MS 902 W553-R4638). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
Search terms
Subjects
New England Yearly Meeting of Friends
Quakers--Rhode Island
Rhode Island--Religious life and customs
Society of Friends--Rhode Island
Wilburites--Rhode Island
Contributors
Rhode Island Quarterly Meeting of Friends (Wilburite: 1845-1944) [main entry]
