Friends Historical Library collection of disownments
Overview
A disownment is the involuntary termination of membership in a meeting, when a member of a meeting acts contrary to established discipline. Reasons for disownment have changed over time, often reflecting contemporary societal mores. Today, very few people are disowned. This collection consists of miscellaneous minutes of disownment, from various meetings and regarding various Friends, collected by the Friends Historical Library over time. It contains a mix of original documents and copies.
Dates
- Creation: 1770 - 1890
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
This collection is available for research use.
Copyright and Rights Information
Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet
Language
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in in chronological order.
Processing Information
Originally a series in MSS 055 Miscellaneous Meeting Papers, the certificates of removal were removed into their own collection when Miscellaneous Meeting Papers was reprocessed in 2018.
- Title
- Friends Historical Library collection of disownments
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Find It at the Library
Most of the materials in this catalog are not digitized and can only be accessed in person. Please see our website for more information about visiting or requesting reproductions from Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College Library
