Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [ca. 1850], 1912 -1979 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1.5 m of textual records and other material.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Society of Friends held their first meeting in Calgary on August 26, 1908, at the home of William and Frances Kennedy. A brief history of the Society, 1908-1914, is recorded in the minutes book for 1914.
Archival history
Acquired in 1975, 1977, 1978.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Fonds consists of correspondence, historical material and business files consisting of minutes, membership lists, and financial statements of the Calgary Meeting; regional and national records consisting of conference material, minutes, reports and membership lists; material published by and about the Friends; and photographs and other miscellaneous material.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Collection on deposit only. Researchers must obtain permission to view archival material from the Society of Friends.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Text in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
File level inventory available at repository.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of the fonds.
Note
Includes 2 photographs.