North Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends records [manuscript], 1964-1982.

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North Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends records [manuscript], 1964-1982.

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Collection includes: Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, etc. regarding the formation and activities of the North Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, organized by a number of Pacific Northwest area Monthly Meetings upon their separation from the Pacific Yearly Meeting; Correspondence, etc. regarding South African Friends.

1 cubic feet (1 record carton)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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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...