Martha L. Deed Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes Martha Deed's papers and research materials in two areas, her dissertation, Major patterns of religious commitment among members of the Religious Society of Friends, and that related to her edited publication, Fritz Kunkel - The Psychology of the Whole Man. The papers also contain other writings on Quakerism and psychology as well as material related to her service on Quaker committees. It also includes the raw data used in her dissertation.
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1999
Creator
- Deed, Martha, 1941- (Person)
Language of Materials
All materials in English
Conditions Governing Access
Access to Questionnaire responses in Series 1 restricted except by permission of Curator. Researchers wishing access must refrain from attempting to identify respondants.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce items in this collection beyond the bounds of Fair Use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder or their heirs/assigns. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/.
Biographical / Historical
Martha Deed is a retired Quaker psychologist who wrote her 1969 PhD dissertation on patterns of religious commitment among Friends. She is a prolific writer, poet, and photographer whose beliefs inform her life and work. She has also served on numerous advisory committees, particularly as related to domestic violence and mental health, including the Family Violence Intervention Project Advisory Board in Niagara County, New York.
Born in 1941, Martha is the daughter of Robert and Louise Deed of Nyack, New York. She became a member of Twin Cities Monthly Meeting in Minnesota, and transferred to New York Monthly Meeting in 1969. Dr. Deed married James Franklin Niss a year later but moved to upstate New York in 1981 with her daughter, Millie Niss, who died in 2009.
Extent
2 linear ft. (5 boxes)
Abstract
Martha Deed is a retired Quaker psychologist who wrote her 1969 PhD dissertation on patterns of religious commitment among Friends. She is a prolific writer, poet, and photographer whose beliefs inform her life and work. This collection includes papers and research materials in two areas, her dissertation and her edited publication, Fritz Kunkel - The Psychology of the Whole Man.
Arrangement
Organized in five series:
- Ser.1 Dissertation Materials
- Ser.2 Kunkel Research
- Ser.3 Other Writings
- Ser.4 Quaker Activities
- Ser.5 Miscellaneous
Physical Location
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Martha L. Deed, 1999 (1999.026)
Subject
- Deed, Martha, 1941- (Person)
- Kunkel, Fritz, -1889 (Person)
- Title
- An Inventory of the Martha L. Deed Papers
- Author
- FHL staff
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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