Minutes of Bible class, 1860 (1 vol.) [SE 70]; Treasurer's annual accounts, 1896-1925 (1 bundle) [SE 71]; Other financial records, 1916-1925 (2 vols.) [SE 72-73]; Papers, 1883-1925 (1 bundle) [SE 74]
Records of Settle Friends Adult School
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 MS Dep. 1979/1 (Carlton Hill archive) Settle Friends Adult School
- Dates of Creation
- 1860-1925
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 5 items
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
An Adult School was set up by Friends in Settle in 1860; separate women's classes were not offered until 1900. A separate building to house the school was erected ca.1880, on the initiative of Edward Brockbank. In 1886, total attendance was 102; by 1901, this had declined to 69.
Arrangement
The records are numbered and arranged according to the system used when they were in Carlton Hill Meeting House
Access Information
The conditions of deposit include a clause requiring written prior permission from a Friend Custodian for access to consult current legal documents and any material less than fifty years old
Acquisition Information
The collection of archives of the Society of Friends formerly held at the Friends Meeting House at Carlton Hill, Leeds
Note
In English
Other Finding Aids
Contents listed in Handlist 99, "Inventory of the records of Brighouse, Knaresborough, Leeds, and Settle Monthly Meetings of the Society of Friends formerly preserved at the Friends Meeting house, Carlton Hill, Leeds", 2nd edition, 1997
Conditions Governing Use
As with access, the photocopying of current legal documents and any material less than fifty years old requires the permission of a Friend Custodian
Bibliography
J.W. Rowntree and H.B. Binns, A history of the Adult School movement (Headley, 1903), p.47
Additional Information
The records are deposited and remain the property of the Society of Friends