Friends Meeting of Washington Library External
Address: 2111 Decatur Place NW, Washington, DC 20008-1912
Telephone number: 202-483-3310
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Hours of service: By appointment
Open to the public: Yes, by appointment
Interlibrary loan: No
Reference policy: Reference requests are accepted by: telephone, email, in-person.
Background note:
The library was founded in 1932.
Books and monographs
The collection holds approximately 2,400 volumes with inclusive dates covering the 18th through the 20th centuries. Strengths of this collection are Quakers and the Religious Society of Friends.
Periodicals and newspapers
There are 87 current subscriptions on the Society of Friends from Great Britain, Germany, and the United States. The collection consists primarily of current newsletters and flyers from Friends organizations. Friends Journal is bound since 1966. This Meeting also has a collection of Swarthmore and other lecture series and some proceedings. Very little is exhaustive or comprehensive.
Archives, manuscripts, correspondences, and/or oral histories
Most archives and manuscripts for this meeting house are located at Swarthmore, PA.
Vertical files
There are approximately 18 linear feet of pamphlets dating from 1934. The strength of this collection is Society of Friends, peace studies, conscientious objection, disarmament, and other areas of interest to the Society of Friends. About two thirds of the collection is published by Pendle Hill Publishers.
Conscientious objection; Pacifism--Religious aspects—Society of Friends; Peace studies; Society of Friends
The history of the library in Friends Meeting House, Washington, D.C by 
