Papers, 1938-1996 and n.d.

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Papers, 1938-1996 and n.d.

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Chain letters exchanged between 1936 and 1937 graduates of the Duke University Divinity School. All became Methodist ministers. Many of their discussions concern Methodism in the South, including the progress of unification, visitation evangelism, annual conferences, Duke University convocations, conference schools, youth meetings, and appointments, salaries, and parsonages. Other conversations relate to racism and desegregation in the South, pacificism and World War II, ministry during World War II, travel, family life, and health. Includes letters written by their spouses.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7401360

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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United Methodist Church (U.S.)

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Although this collection contains records primarily from the N.C. and Western N.C. Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS), and national records from both the MECS and the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC), this chronology is provided as an aid to understanding the context of the records contained in this collection. 1772 First Methodist preaching in North Carolina at Currituck Court House in northea...

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...

Gruver, Esdras Stuart.

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Alumnus of Duke University Divinity School and Methodist minister. From the description of Papers, 1938-1996 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38247404 ...