Records of Yorkshire Adult School Union of the Society of Friends. 1922-1988.

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Records of Yorkshire Adult School Union of the Society of Friends. 1922-1988.

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Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Yorkshire Adult School Union of the Society of Friends.

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The Yorkshire Adult School Union was formed in 1906. It was a non-denominational body which broke the formal ties between the Society of Friends and the Adult School movement. Large numbers of Friends remained involved in the movement in a personal capacity. From the guide to the Records of Yorkshire Adult School Union of the Society of Friends, 1922-1988, (Leeds University Library) ...

Society of Friends

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The Society of Friends (or 'Quakers') was formed by George Fox (1624-1691), a shoemaker from Nottingham. In the 1640s Fox travelled throughout England delivering sermons in which he argued that individuals could have direct access to God without the need for churches, priests or other aspects of the established Church. Fox's followers became known as the 'Friends of Truth' and later the 'Society of Friends'. Fox developed rules for the management of meetings, which were printed as 'Friends Fello...