Papers, 1913-1970.

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Papers, 1913-1970.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17989596

Correspondence, primarily 1923-1962, of Gurney H. Kearns, and records, mostly account books, 1913-1950, of Crown Hosiery Mills, High Point, N.C. Topics include: real estate and related banking and insurance business, mostly in N.C. but also in Washington, D.C., and Fla.; the religion at Duke University; the Kearns family; and Methodist churches, especially Wesley Memorial, High Point. Mill records include time books, 1913-1934, listing workers, hours worked, and wages. Major correspondents include: the American Trust Co.; officials of High Point College; Prof. H. Shelton Smith, officials, and graduate students at Duke University; and Everett, Zane, and Muse, accountants at Greensboro, N.C.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6935343

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Kearns family.

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American Trust Company (Charlotte, N.C.)

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Kearns, Gurney Harris, 1872-1962.

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Textile manufacturer, High Point N.C.; founder and president of Crown Hosiery Mills; trustee of High Point College; endowed fellowships at Duke University for graduate study in religion. From the description of Papers, 1913-1970. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 17989596 ...

Everett, Zane and Muse (Greensboro, N.C.)

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Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

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In 1845, as a result of the North-South tensions, the Methodist Episcopal Church conferences in the Southern states withdrew to form the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In 1874 at the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South held in Louisville, Kentucky, a Board of Commissioners was appointed to meet with a similar board from the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC). The Board was empowered to begin talks the MEC board that would resolve differences between the two denomination...

High Point College

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Smith, H. Shelton (Hilrie Shelton), 1893-

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Hilrie Shelton Smith began his association with Duke University in 1931 as Professor of Religious Education. He remained at Duke until his retirement in 1963. From the description of Hilrie Shelton Smith papers, 1941-1983. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 166325328 Hilrie Shelton Smith was born near Greensboro, NC, on 8 May 1893. After graduation from Elon College as class valedictorian in 1917 with the B.A. degree, he received the Ph.D. from Yale ...

Crown Hosiery Mills (High Point, N.C.)

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