Contents
Descriptive Summary
BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE
SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS
SELECTED SEARCH TERMS
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS
Ser. 1 Minutes of the Committee of Directors
Ser. 2 Constitution, By-Laws, and Catalogue
Ser. 3 Circulation Records
Ser. 4 Financial Records
Ser. 5 Property Records
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An Inventory of the Byberry Library Company Records, 1794-1922
Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff
Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
2000
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Creator
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Byberry Library Company |
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Title
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Records, |
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Dates:
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1794-1922 |
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Abstract:
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Byberry Library Company was founded in 1794 and incorporated in 1799. Located in the Byberry section of Philadelphia, Pa., the Library was generally under Quaker management. The collection includes the minutes of the director's meetings; constitution and by-laws, financial and property records, and miscellaneous papers.
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Extent:
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2 boxes; 1 linear foot |
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Identification:
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RG 4/013 |
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Location:
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Location:
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Byberry Library was established on December 29, 1794, and incorporated in 1799. It opened with 63 volumes in the house of a member. In 1798, the library was moved to the Byberry Friends School House. When the School House was rebuilt in 1823, the books were temporarily removed, but replaced in the school the following year. Although the stockholders were not exclusively Friends, the Library was generally under Quaker management.
According to a pamphlet prepared for the 150th anniversary of Byberry Meeting House, the Library was still in operation in 1958.
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This collection contains the records of the Byberry Library Company, 1794-1922. It includes the minutes of the director's meetings; constitution and by-laws, financial and property records, and miscellaneous papers.
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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:
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The collection is organized into 5 series. The series are:
For current information on the location of materials,
please consult the Library's online catalog.
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Ser. 1 Minutes of the Committee of Directors
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Minutes
1795-1802, 1802-15, 1815-23
Rough, bound together in one book
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Minutes
1877-1888
Includes Minutes of the Annual Elections, 1871-1887
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Ser. 2 Constitution, By-Laws, and Catalogue
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Constitution, By-Laws, and Catalogue
1794
Includes Constitution, By-Laws, and signatories but no catalogue: also includes Minutes of the Annual Elections, 1799-1870
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Box
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Constitution
1799
Ms. of constitution and incorporation; no catalogue listing or membership
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Box
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Constitution
1800
Includes added ms. entries, 1806-15 and list of members, 1815
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Numerical catalogue of Books
n.d.
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Record of Damages
1798-1804
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Ser. 3 Circulation Records
Box
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Charge-out book
1795-1799
Indexed
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Box
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Charge-out book
1851-1876
Indexed
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Ser. 4 Financial Records
Box
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Treasurer's Accounts
1794-1838
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Treasurer's Accounts
1838-1875
Includes printed list of members and catalogue, 1849
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Treasurer's Book
1875-1916
Includes receipts which were inserted into the book
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Bill and Receipts
1903-1922
Includes some receipts which may pertain to Byberry PM
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Ser. 5 Property Records
Box
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Property records
1899-1905
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