Benjamin Lee Smith papers, 1916-1961, bulk 1930-1961.

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Benjamin Lee Smith papers, 1916-1961, bulk 1930-1961.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32878876

Collection contains correspondence, memoranda, clippings, and other printed material related to public education at both the local and state levels in North Carolina. There are also several dozen photographs of N.C. school buildings and personnel, circa 1930s-1950s. Other topics include prohibition and the elections of 1928, and religion and politics in North Carolina. A small but significant amount of material concerns school integration in Greensboro and associated civil rights issues in North Carolina (located within boxes 10, 11, 14-16, 21, 24, 26 and 31). Collection also includes material on charitable organizations in which Smith was active, especially the Methodist Church, North Carolina Education Association (NCEA), Kiwanis Club, Boy Scouts, and the Horace Mann League.

9300 items (12.4 lin. ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7346003

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Smith, Benjamin Lee.

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Educator; superintendent of public schools in Greensboro, N.C. From the description of Benjamin Lee Smith papers, 1916-1961, bulk 1930-1961. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32878876 ...

Kiwanis international

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The first Kiwanis club was organized in Detroit, Michigan in 1915. In 1924 a constitution was adopted defining the organization as a community service organization for men. In 1987 membership was opened to women. The Nebraska-Iowa District (established in 1949?) is the umbrella organization for the individual clubs of Nebraska and Iowa. The Iowa City Kiwanis Club reflected in this collection was incorporated on March 18, 1943. From the description of Kiwanis International records, 19...

Horace Mann League.

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Boy Scouts of America

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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers. The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, more than 110 million Americans have been participants in BSA programs at some time. The BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Or...