%eadnotat; ]> 4063teas An Inventory of the The Temperance Association of Friends of Media (Media, Pa.) Records, 1883-1909 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. 1964 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG The Temperance Association of Friends of Media (Media, Pa.) Records, 1883-1909 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1964 Descriptive Summary Records, 1883-1909 RG 4/063 The Temperance Association of Friends of Media (Media, Pa.) 1 Box 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 Temperance Association of Friends of Media was a Quaker temperance association in Media, Pennsylvania, established in 1883. The records include the constitution, minutes, financial records, correspondence, and related 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 Temperance Association of Friends of Media was a Quaker temperance association in Media, Pennsylvania, established in 1883.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE RECORDS

The records include the constitution, minutes, financial records, correspondence, and related papers.

 Arrangement

The collection is divided into ten series:

Constitution and structure Annual reports Minutes Correspondence (1895-1903) Financial papers Committee papers Resolutions (Includes resolutions by the Media and Providence Prohibition Society, 1897) Manuscripts Papers of the Temperance Association of Friends of Philadelphia Y.M. Reference material (Printed) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Alice Pennell Allen, 1964

 Access

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], The Temperance Association of Friends of Media(Media, Pa.), Records, RG 4/063, 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:

Quakers -- Pennsylvania Quakers -- Societies, etc. Temperance -- Pennsylvania Temperance -- Societies, etc. Media (Pa.) -- Societies, etc. -- Temperance Media (Pa.) -- Quakers -- Societies, etc. Pennsylvania -- Societies, etc. -- Temperance Pennsylvania -- Quakers Quakers -- Social life and customs Temperance Association of Friends of Media (Media, Pa.) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS

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

 Ser. 1 Constitution and structure Constitution and structure 1 Ser. 2 Annual reports, 1896-1898 Annual reports 1896 1 Annual reports 1897 1 Annual reports 1898 1 Ser. 3 Minutes, 1895-1910 Minutes 1895-1910 1 Minutes 4-4-1900 1 Executive committee minutes 1895-1908 1 Ser. 4 Correspondence, 1895-1903 Correspondence 1895-1903 1 Ser. 5. Financial papers, 1895-1912 Account Book (loose papers in back) 1895-1912 1 Financial papers, including treasurer's and auditor's reports 1897-1909, n.d. 1 Ser. 6 Committee papers, 1896-1904 Committee on Temperance Education and Literature, 1896-1900: Annual reports 1896-1900 1 Minutes 11-9-1896 1 Committee on Local Affairs, 1885-1902: Annual, and other reports 1896-1902 1 Minutes 6-27, 7-15-1885 1 Committee on Finance: Annual reports 1897, n.d. 1 Committee on Politics and Legislation: Annual reports 1896-1904 1 Committee on Interest of Peace: Annual report 1899 1 Ser. 7 Resolutions, 1897, n.d. 1 Resolutions 1897, other dates

(Includes resolutions by the Media and Providence Prohibition Society, 1897

 Ser. 8 Manuscripts, 1897, n.d. “Questions Regarding a Licensed Saloon on the Border of Media.” 12-7-1897 mss, typewritten 1

Article, signed by Stanley R. Yarnall, Joseph Rhoads. Walter Smedley, on behalf of Friends Temperance Association, Media, Pa.

 “Temperance Literature.” Author unknown. n.d. mss 1 Ser. 9. Papers of the Temperance Association of Friends of Philadelphia Y.M., 1897, n.d. Constitution 1 Extract from minutes 3-17-1897 1 Ser. 10 Reference material (printed), 1883-1900 1 National Woman's Christian Temperance Union pamphlet, No. 1, Methods of Work with Temperance Literature, by Julia Colman. . 1883 1

Published by The National Temperance Society an Publication House, N.Y

 Pamphlet: Report of the Executive Committee of the Temperance Association of Friends of Philadelphia Y.M. 1887 1

Friends' Printing House, Philadelphia.

 Newspaper: The Issue, Chester, Pa. 12-3-1895 1 Flyer: A Study in Figures 2-7-1896 1

re. Alcohol consumption per capita. Reprint from The Kennett Square, Pa. New American

 The New Voice Leaflets, Vol. 1.1 No. 5, Chicago 3 copies 3-24-1900 1 Penny Papers No. 25, “Effective Use of Temperance Literature,” by Julia Colman n.d. 1