Papers, 1952-1991 (bulk 1979-1991).

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Papers, 1952-1991 (bulk 1979-1991).

Items created and collected by a Charlotte historian and author. Includes manuscripts and other material relating to Kratt's published writings; articles of incorporation (1949) of the Charlotte Post, a weekly African-American newspaper; and material concerning historic preservation, the Rev. Carlyle Marney (1916-78), and the Charlotte Transit Mall. Also includes photographs used in Legacy: the Myers Park Story (1986) by Kratt and Thomas W. Hanchett.

.5 linear feet (ca. 900 items, including 64 photographs)

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Marney, Carlyle, 1916-1978

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Baptist minister and writer. He attended Carson-Newman College and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. After seminary Marney served churches in Kentucky, Texas and North Carolina. In 1967 Marney founded in Lake Junaluska, North Carolina Interpreter's House, a retreat center for ministers and laypersons. Marney wrote over a dozen books all of which challenged the reader to live out the demands of the gospel in spite of traditional expectations. He died in 1978. From the description...

Kratt, Mary Norton

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