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North Pacific Yearly Meeting records, 1954-2005

Overview of the Collection

Creator
North Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
Title
North Pacific Yearly Meeting records
Dates
1954-2005 (inclusive)
Quantity
6.61 cubic feet, (5 record cartons; 1 slim letter document case; 1 legal document case; 1 slim legal document case)
Collection Number
Coll 795
Summary
Minutes, directories, correspondence, and other records relating to an annual Quaker gathering, the North Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, from 1972 to 2005, and related materials.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The North Pacific Yearly Meeting is a gathering of Pacific Northwest congregations of the Religious Society of Friends (colloquially known as Quakers). Its roots in Oregon date to the formation of the Oregon Yearly Meeting of Friends Church in 1893. In 1947, Quakers in the western United States formed the Pacific Yearly Meeting of Friends; in 1973, Quakers in the Northwest began the North Pacific Yearly Meeting. The attendees of these meetings emphasize social action based on a divinely inspired love for one's neighbor.

Source: "Quakers in Oregon," by Ralph Beebe, Oregon Encyclopedia, https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/quakers_in_oregon/

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Content Description

The collection consists of records relating to an annual Quaker gathering, the North Pacific Yearly Meeting, and to its participants. Materials include records not only from the annual meetings, but also from related monthly and officers' meetings, as well as committee records, policy handbooks, correspondence, and membership directories. The collection also contains some photographs of members and meetings. Additions to the collection consist of records of the predecessor organization Pacific Yearly Meeting; records of the North Pacific Yearly Meeting from the 1970s and 1980s; and membership records for the Corvallis Monthly Meeting, the Salem Monthly Meeting, and the Willamette Valley Monthly Meeting.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

North Pacific Yearly Meeting records, Coll 795, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in six series:

  • Series 1: Institutional records
  • Series 2: Meeting records
  • Series 3: Committee records
    • Subseries 3.1: Epistle Committee
    • Subseries 3.2: Steering Committee
    • Subseries 3.3: Other committees
  • Series 4: Directories
  • Series 5: Other materials
  • Series 6: Additions

Acquisition Information

Gifts of Carl Abbott made between 1997 and 2013 (Lib. Acc. 23212, Lib. Acc. 24001, Lib. Acc. 25366, Lib. Acc. 27983); additions gift of the North Pacific Yearly Meeting, care of Carl Abbott, October 2023 (RL2023-059).

Processing Note

Collection was processed by Shawna Gandy prior to 2018 and in 2019 by Sue Armitage and Jeffrey A. Hayes. Additions were minimally processed by Jeffrey A. Hayes in 2025. For additions, the original file folders were retained.

Related Materials

Additional records of the North Pacific Yearly Meeting are designated North Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends records, Mss 2541, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Separated Materials

Issues of Friends Bulletin and Multnomah Monthly Meeting Newsletter were separated to Serials Collections, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Quakers--Northwest, Pacific--History
  • Religious gatherings--Northwest, Pacific

Corporate Names

  • North Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends--Records and correspondence

Form or Genre Terms

  • correspondence
  • directories
  • minutes (administrative records)
  • photographs

Jeffrey A. Hayes
2019; revised 2025

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