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OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH: a seminar on Yorkshire Quaker 
records
Date: 1pm-4.50pm, Saturday 30 September 2000
Venue: Edward Boyle Library, University of Leeds
Cost: 4 pounds (including refreshments)
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Organised by the Yorkshire Quaker Heritage Project, this is 
the first in a series of seminars which will take place 
during the course of the project.  It is aimed at 
researchers in the field of Quaker and Nonconformist 
history, family historians with Quaker ancestors, local 
Friends, and archivists and special collections librarians.

The seminar will provide an overview of the range of 
archival and printed sources available for research into 
Quakerism in Yorkshire, partly through a number of case 
studies.  The aim is to raise awareness and encourage new 
research.

Quakerism has particularly strong historical roots in 
Yorkshire, dating back to the mid 17th century.  The 
potential for research is huge, given the breadth of Quaker 
influence and activity in the region, ranging from family 
history and biography, to the history of Meetings, schools 
and businesses. 

Programme
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1.00pm	Arrival and coffee
1.15pm	Welcome and introduction to the Quaker collections
	at Leeds University Library, Oliver Pickering
1.30pm	The Yorkshire Quaker Heritage Project: its aims and 
	progress, Helen Roberts
2.00pm	Questions and discussion
	Using Quaker archives for research: three case 
	studies
2.15pm	(1) Women, community and religious authority in 
	Yorkshire, 1770-1830, Helen Plant
2.35pm	(2) 'Digging deep' in the Quaker archives: research 
	resources for York and Settle Monthly Meetings, 
	1760-1860, Sheila Wright
2.55pm	(3) Research within retirement: a Monthly Meeting 
	example, Bernard Alloway
3.15pm	Questions and discussion
3.30pm	Tea
3.50pm	To the Brotherton Library for tour and exhibition, 
	led by Oliver Pickering
4.50pm	Close

Speakers
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Oliver Pickering, Deputy Head of Special Collections, Leeds 
University Library
Helen Roberts, Yorkshire Quaker Heritage Project Archivist
Helen Plant, BOPCRIS Project Officer, Leeds University 
Library
Sheila Wright, Temporary Lecturer, Centre for Continuing 
Education, University of York
Bernard Alloway, retired principal lecturer in higher 
education

To book, please complete the form below and return with a 
cheque for £4 made payable to 'The University of Hull'.
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Booking form
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CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 15 September 2000
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For further information please contact:

Helen Roberts
Yorkshire Quaker Heritage Project Archivist
Brynmor Jones Library
University of Hull
Hull HU6 7RX

Tel: 01482 465681
Email: [log in to unmask]
Web site: http://www.hull.ac.uk/lib/archives/quaker



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