%eadnotat; ]> 4021frbo An Inventory of the Friends' Book Association of Philadelphia Records, 1873-1909 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 Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 2000 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000 ENG Friends' Book Association of Philadelphia Records, 1873-1909 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. before 1950 Descriptive Summary Records, 1873-1909 RG 4/021 Friends' Book Association of Philadelphia 1 box ; 0.5 linear feet Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. The Friends' Book Association of Philadelphia was incorporated in 1873 by Hicksite Quakers to operate stores for the sale of Quaker Books and to subsidize the publication and reprinting of important Quaker books. It ceased operation in 1908. The collection contains minutes, committee reports, correspondence, financial and legal papers.

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1399

Phone: (610) 328-8496 FAX: (610) 690-5728

 BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTE

The Friends' Book Association of Philadelphia was incorporated in 1873 by Hicksite Quakers to operate stores for the sale of Quaker books and to subsidize the publication and reprinting of important Quaker books. Its purpose was “to conduct an establishment for the purchase and sale of Books, publications and incidentals, and it shall have authority to print, publish and issue such books and publications as its Stockholders or Board of Managers may direct.”

It functioned until 1908 when the merchandise was disposed of. Walter H. Jenkins purchased the imprinted goods from the Association at inventory price.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

This collection contains the records of the Friends Book Association of Philadelphia, a Quaker bookstore. It includes Minute Book, 1873-1097; Committee reports; Legal documents; Correspondence; and Financial papers.

The collection is organized into 9 series. The series are:

Minute Book Act of Incorporation and By-Laws Minutes Committee Reports Legal Documents Correspondence List of Books Financial Papers Annual Report

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Mrs. George M. Taylor and Anne Blake, 1943

 Access

The collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Friends' Book Association of Philadelphia Records, RG 4/021, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

 SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

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:

Friends' Book Association of Philadelphia Booksellers and bookselling -- Pennsylvania Bookstores -- Pennsylvania Publishers and publishing -- Pennsylvania Quakers -- Pennsylvania Quakers -- Religious literature Quakers -- Bookstores Religious literature -- Publication and distribution -- Pennsylvania Religious literature -- Publication and distribution -- Societies, etc. Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Churches and religious affairs -- QuakerPhiladelphia (Pa.) -- Business, industries, and trades -- PublishingPhiladelphia (Pa.) -- Societies, etc. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

 Ser. 1 Minute Book Manuscript minute book of meetings of the Association. 1873-1907 1 vol. 1 Ser. 2 Act of Incorporation and By-Laws Two printed copies, one in pamphlet form 1873 1 Ser. 3 Minutes Rough manuscript minutes or copies of minutes arranged chronologically. 1878-1909 1 Ser. 4 Committee Reports Manuscript reports on policy and financial situation of the Association. 1882-1908 1 Ser. 5 Legal Documents Legal agreements with individuals and companies, tax receipts, etc., arranged chronologically. 1873-1882 Ser. 6 Correspondence1874-1908 1 Ser. 7 List of Books Manuscript list of books, numbered. 1881 1 Ser. 8 Financial Papers Stock certificates 1874-1882 1 Monthly statements, arranged chronologically. 1881-1908 1 Balance sheets, arranged chronologically. 1875-1882 1 Miscellaneous papers, arranged chronologically. 1874-1909 1 Receipt book 1873-1875 1 Ser. 9 Annual Report of Library Association of Friends of Philadelphia Manuscript copy of 46th Annual Report of the Library Association of Friends of Philadelphia. 1882 1