"Records of Quaker Discipline in Pennsylvania, ," 1973 MC

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1 "Records of Quaker Discipline in Pennsylvania, ," 1973 MC Finding aid prepared by Kara Flynn This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit April 27, 2016 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections October Lancaster Ave Haverford, PA, hc-special@haverford.edu

2 Table of Contents Summary Information... 3 Biographical note...4 Scope and Content note...4 Administrative Information...4 Controlled Access Headings...5 Collection Inventory Page 2 -

3 Summary Information Repository Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections Creator Marietta, Jack D. Title "Records of Quaker Discipline in Pennsylvania, " Date 1973 Extent 0.17 Linear feet Language English Preferred Citation "Records of Quaker Discipline in Pennsylvania, " (MC ), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA. - Page 3 -

4 Biographical note Jack D. Marietta is a professor of history at the University of Arizona. He received his B.A. in history in 1962 from Washington and Jefferson College, received his M.A. in 1963, and his Ph.D. from Standford University in Marietta began teaching at the University of Arizona in During the school year, Marietta was a T. Wistar Brown Fellow at Haverford College, where he compiled his "Records of Quaker Disciplines in Pennsylvania, ," which informed his later academic work. He has published a number of books, including: "Conscience, the Quaker community, and the French and Indian War" (1971),"Ecclesiastical discipline in the Society of Friends, " (1971), "Wealth, War, and Religion: the perfecting of Quaker asceticism, " (1974), "William Rakestraw: pacifist pamphleteer and party servant" (1974), Troubled Experiment: Crime and Justice in Pennsylvania, " (2006), and The Reformation of American Quakerism, " (2007). Scope and Content note This collection is a comprised of the single volume "Records of Quaker Discipline in Pennsylvania, ," by Jack D. Marietta. The Manuscript provides a code that tracks offenses in Pennsylvania Monthly Meetings from The code includes the name of the offender, sex of the individual, the Monthly and Quarterly Meeting, the date, the number of offenses, the type of offense (coded), and the resolution of the case (coded). Offenses included in the coded records are as follows: marriage, fornication, fornication with fiance, drunkeness, debt, adultery, assault/fighting, attending irregular marriage, entertainments/participating in or attending forbidden ones, familial responsibilities/dereliction in, fraud, gambling, violation of Gospel Order, inattendance at meetings, incest, larceny, law, "loose conversation"/general bad conduct, military activity, oath taking or administering, quarrelling/backbiting/gossiping/verbal abuse, violation sabbatarianism, slander/false accusation, slavery, swearing and profanity, miscellaneous, disciplinary procedure, smuggling, counterfeiting, unsanctioned printing, prohibited civilian duties and political activities, schismatic activity, receiving stolen goods, and disobedience to parents. Resolutions included: disownment, forgiveness, partial disownment, indeterminate, voluntary withdrawl, and acquittal. Administrative Information Publication Information - Page 4 -

5 Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections October 2015 Use Restrictions Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17). Acquisition "Records of Quaker Discipline in Pennsylvania, " was donated to Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, in 1973 by Jack D. Marietta. Processing Information Processed by Kara Flynn; completed October Controlled Access Headings Genre(s) Manuscripts Subject(s) Quakers Quakers--History Quakers--Pennsylvania - Page 5 -

6 Collection Inventory Manuscript Page 6 -