Frederick Herzog papers, 1947-1995.

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Frederick Herzog papers, 1947-1995.

The Frederick Herzog papers provide rich documentary evidence on the historical connections between religion, the Civil Rights Movement, and human rights. The material covers specific areas in which Herzog was involved such as the Civil Rights Movement in Durham and other parts of North Carolina, Durham and Duke University history, student unrest in the 1960s, and human rights issues in Peru in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The collection includes audio cassettes of lectures, minutes from Herzog's lectures and classes on theology, several English and German manuscripts of Herzog's publications, subject files, photographs, and significant correspondence. The Correspondence Series contains letters in English and German written to and received from Frederick Herzog. Significant correspondents include Brevard S. Childs, J.L. Mays, Eberhard Jü̈ngel, Ernst Käsemann, Jürgen Moltmann, Gustavo Gutiérrez and James Cone. The Research Files Series contains Frederick Herzog's research files on religion, civil rights, labor organizing, North Carolina, Peru, and other topics. The series includes newspaper and magazine clippings; these are arranged alphabetically. They are followed by other research material arranged alphabetically by subject. The Writings and Speeches Series contains drafts and copies of Herzog's writings and speeches, primarily sermons from the 1950s arranged alphabetically by subject. The Course Materials Series contains material related to Herzog's theology and philosophy courses, as well as material on the Duke student exchange program with the University of Bonn, Germany. Accession (2008-0154) (2.1 lin. ft.; 1957-1988) includes correspondence, activity files, miscellaneous materials, and photographs from Herzog's research and travels. Also includes a reel of video. This addition has not been fully processed. Accession (2008-0320) (2925 items; 3.9 lin. ft.; dated 1954-1995) contains correspondence, publications, news clippings, and files relating to Herzog's research and activities with the American Academy for Religion, his travels and work in Peru, his work to establish a Latin American studies program at Duke and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his involvement with the Civil Rights movement sit-ins in Durham during the 1960s. There are also two LP records. This addition has not been fully processed. Accession (2009-0121) (5.1 lin. ft.; dated 1947-1995) includes subject files, correspondence, and materials from Karl Barth, Herzog's supervisor in the 1940s. This addition has not been fully processed. Accession (2009-0165) (450 items; 0.6 lin. ft.; dated 1970s-1990s) consists of the Herzog Project archival database, which is an index for subsequent folders of correspondence, class notes, research, and other materials about African American theology, the Black church, and African American studies at Duke. Accession (2009-0241) (6525 items; 8.7 lin. ft.; 1950s-1990s) includes files, audiovisual materials, and cassette tapes, all relating to Herzog's theology research and studies, his teaching and work at Duke, his correspondence, and his sermons and meditations. This addition has not been fully processed. Accession (2010-0072) (4500 items; 6.0 lin. ft.; 1968-1995 and undated) includes subject files, conference materials, correspondence, teaching materials, and some clippings and photographs. This addition has not been fully processed. Accession (2011-0025) (5775 items; 7.7 lin. ft.; 1947-1995 and undated) includes various papers by Herzog, in particular regarding his work with the German church. This addition has not been fully processed.

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Archive for Human Rights (Duke University)

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Jüngel, Eberhard.

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Herzog, Frederick

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Specialist in civil rights and liberation theology. Born 1925, died 1995. From the description of Frederick Herzog papers, 1947-1995. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 234314398 A native of North Dakota, Frederick Herzog earned his doctorate from Princeton University after having studied in Germany and Switzerland, where he was an assistant to professor Karl Barth. In 1960, he joined the faculty at Duke Divinity School. Herzog taught religion at Duk...

Childs, Brevard S.

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Cone, James H.

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Theologian James Hal Cone was born on August 5, 1938 in Fordyce, Arkansas. With his parents' teachings on faith and his strong understanding of the value of an education, Cone began his formal training with a diploma from Ouachita County Training High School in 1954. That same year, he received his call to the ministry and became a pastor at age sixteen. After receiving his B.A. degree from Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1958, he attended Garrett Theological Seminary in Evan...

Gutierrez, Gustavo Luis

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Moltmann, Jürgen

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Duke University

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Käsemann, Ernst.

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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...