Creighton Lacy papers, 1952-1988.

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Creighton Lacy papers, 1952-1988.

The collection contains correspondence, reports, sermons, directories, memoranda, printed matter and clippings. The papers include programs for the annual Symposium on Christian Missions. There are several folders on Duke alumni who were active in the missions of Methodist and other churches, particularly those in the Far East. Also included are manuscripts, memoranda, and clippings concerning the Nixon Library Controversy of 1981, a civil rights sit-in at Watts Grill in Chapel Hill in 1964 and clippings and newspapers about student unrest at Duke and other campuses between 1968-1970.

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Duke University. Nixon Library Controversy

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Duke University. Divinity School

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Established in 1926, the Divinity School is one of 13 seminaries founded and supported by the United Methodist Church, and attracts students from around the nation and several different countries. The Divinity School has from its beginnings been ecumenical in aspiration, teaching, and practice. From the description of Divinity School Records, circa 1920-2005. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 758677083 Established in 1926, the Divinity School is one...

Lacy, Creighton

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Lacy began teaching in the Divinity School in 1953 and was Professor of World Christianity. As of 1991, he is Professor Emeritus of Parish Ministry. From the description of Creighton Lacy papers, 1952-1988. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 164581514 William H. Lacy directed the Foochow Mission Press and, after 1903, the Methodist Publishing House in Shanghai, while his wife Emma Nind Lacy taught at the Anglo-Chinese School in Foochow and elsewhere. Their four s...