Smith, Benjamin L. (Benjamin Lincoln), 1900-1981
Variant names-
1893 Feb. 6:
Benjamin Lee Smith born, Granite Falls, Caldwell County, N.C. -
1916:
A.B., Duke University -
1916 -1917 :Served in U.S. Army -
1919 -1924 :Superintendent of Schools, Forest City (N.C.) -
1922 -1934 :Taught summer school classes for Appalachian State Teachers College, N.C. -
1924 -1929 :Superintendent of Schools, Rutherfordton-Spindale -
1925:
Served as secretary for the newly chartered Rutherfordton Kiwanis Club -
1927 -1934 :Member of NC Textbook Commission -
1929 -1934 :Superintendent of Schools, Shelby -
1935 -1958 :Superintendent of Schools, Greensboro -
1937:
M.A., Duke University -
1938 -1939 :President, N.C. Education Association (NCEA) -
1949 -1950 :President, Horace Mann League of the U.S. -
1958:
Retired from position as N.C. schools superintendent -
1959:
Participated in National Civil Rights hearing on school integration -
1961:
Year of death
From the guide to the Benjamin Lee Smith Papers, bulk, 1916-1961, 1930-1961, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)
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| creatorOf | Smith, Benjamin L. (Benjamin Lincoln), 1900-1981. Collection of materials relating to anniversary celebrations in Concord, Mass., between 1951 and 1974 of the Battle of Concord (1775), <1954>-1974. | Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection | |
| referencedIn | French, Allen, 1870-1946. Allen French papers relating to the proposed transfer of the Adams Tolman Collection of Native American artifacts from the Concord (Mass.) Free Public Library to the Concord Antiquarian Society, 1933 June 7-1934 Nov. 4. | Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection | |
| creatorOf | Benjamin Lee Smith Papers, bulk, 1916-1961, 1930-1961 | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
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Birth 1900
Death 1981-04-15
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