Douglas v. The President and Fellows of Middlebury College, 2023
Scope and Contents
3 .pdf files containing summons and complaint filed by former Governor of Vermont James "Jim" Douglas against the President and Fellows of Middlebury College in response to the latter's removal of the name "Mead" from the Middlebury Chapel; motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the President and Fellows of Middlebury College; and denial of Middlebury's motion to dismiss filed by the Vermont Superior Court.
Dates
- Creation: 2023
Creator
- Douglas, James H., 1951- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research without restriction.
Biographical / Historical
The name of the chapel was changed from "Mead Chapel" to "Middlebury Chapel" in 2021 after consideration of former Governor of Vermont John Abner Mead's role in the eugenics movement in Vermont.
See President Laurie Patton's letter to the Middlebury community, September 27, 2021.
See History of Middlebury Chapel.
See Mead Chapel name removed in acknowledgement of its namesake’s role in eugenics.
See Former governor and executive in residence Jim Douglas ’72 sues Middlebury over chapel name removal
See College files motion to dismiss Mead lawsuit, considers education efforts.
Extent
3 Digital files
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Copies
Born-digital records exist for this resource. Contact specialcollections@middlebury.edu for more information.
Subject
- Mead, John A., 1841-1920 (Person)
- Vermont. Governor (1910-1912 : Mead) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Middlebury College Special Collections & Archives Repository
Middlebury College
Davis Family Library
110 Storrs Avenue
Middlebury Vermont 05753 United States
specialcollections@middlebury.edu
