Collection, 1960-1978 (bulk 1978).

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Collection, 1960-1978 (bulk 1978).

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Material relating primarily to a celebration (1978) at Myers Park Baptist Church honoring this women's rights activist. Includes biographical material, notes of remarks by Bonnie E. Cone, biographical sketch of speaker Ruth Easterling, and a cassette recording of the event. Also includes a recording of the funeral service (1978) for the Rev. Carlyle Marney, minister of Myers Park Baptist Church (1958-67).

12 items (including 1 cassette)

University of North Carolina, Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7570904

University of North Carolina, Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library

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Cone, Bonnie E., 1907-2003

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Born June 22, 1907 in Lodge, S.C. Graduated from Coker College (B.S., 1928) and Duke University (A.M., 1941). Served as president of Charlotte College (1961-1965). Named acting chancellor of University of North Carolina at Charlotte (July 1965) and became vice chancellor for student and community relations (April 1966). Retired as vice chancellor in 1973. From the description of Papers, 1955- (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 19618313 ...

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...

Tillett, Gladys Avery, 1891-1984

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Gladys Avery Tillett of Charlotte, N.C., was vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee, 1940-1950; co-director of Frank Porter Graham's senatorial campaign, 1950; United States delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, 1961-1968; proponent of the Equal Rights Amendment; and activist for other political and social causes. From the description of Gladys Avery Tillett papers, 1700s-2000. WorldCat record id: 14117471 Gladys Avery Tillett (1893-1984)...

Myers Park Baptist Church (Charlotte, N.C.)

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