The Benjamin Newton Duke Papers, 1834-1984, bulk 1884-1929.

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The Benjamin Newton Duke Papers, 1834-1984, bulk 1884-1929.

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http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/dukebn/

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Benjamin Newton Duke (1855-1929) was the primary philanthropist in the Duke family and the eldest of Washington Duke's sons. He held a leadership role in several of the family companies, and was instrumental in founding Duke University.

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69 Linear Feet; Approximately 50,850 Items

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David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6359379

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From a small beginning in May 1932, the Methodist Crusaders Choir, then with 75 choristers, was hurriedly formed and made its first public appearance at the General Conference Meetings of the Methodist Church of Australasia. It is primarily a hymn-singing choir, and the devoted members feel that the main purpose in their coming together is to spread the gospel message of the Church by means of song. From the description of 7066 Methodist Crusaders' Young People's Choir Records, 1949-...

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Plato Tracy Durham, Methodist minister and educator, was born 9 September 1873, in Shelby, North Carolina, and died 10 February 1930, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a first lieutenant in the Spanish-American War, a founder of the Christian Council of Atlanta, a participant in several inter-racial committees in the South, first dean of the Candler School of Theology of Emory University (1914-1918), and the negotiator of a settlement between the Stone Mountain Confederate Monumental Association and t...

The Benjamin Newton Duke Papers, 1834-1984, bulk 1884-1929.

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