North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Archives, 1850-2008 and undated.

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North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Archives, 1850-2008 and undated.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/727944850

The North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Archives documents the development of N.C. Mutual in Durham, N.C., and contributes to the historic record on African American businesses and entrepreneurship in the South and in the United States. Dating from 1850 to 2008, with the majority of the items dating from 1898-2008, the material covers nearly every aspect of N.C. Mutual's operations, management, and milestones. Documents take the form of corporate office files, including the offices of five company presidents; annual statements; reports; surveys; memos; legal and financial papers; original life insurance policies; training material; programs; ephemera and artifacts; and a large number of historical photographs of staff and their families, offices, buildings, and Durham scenes. Significant businessmen represented in the papers include founders John Merrick and Aaron Moore; and presidents Bert Collins, Joseph Goodloe, William Kennedy Jr., William Kennedy, III, Charles C. Spaulding, Asa T. Spaulding, and current president James H. Speed. The collection is especially rich in print material, including many issues of three company publications: The Mutual (1903-1929), The Whetstone (1924-1998), and The Weekly Review (1925-1998). It is also notable for its assemblage of material on United States African American history, and public relations material dating from the earliest years to present times, including advertising ephemera, advertising campaigns, and other related items. Other materials document NCM's outreach to the African American community throughout its history to counter racism, unemployment, and diseases by means of public health programs, church affiliations, mentoring, and scholarship programs. Over one hundred selected digitized photographs and a few documents are also available online. Acquired and curated jointly by the North Carolina Central University's University Archives, Records and History Center and the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture at Duke University.

98,000 items (217.0 lin. ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8097293

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Watts, Charles De Witt.

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Moore, A. M. 1863-1923.

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Spaulding, C. C. (Charles Clinton), 1874-1952

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President of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1923-1952, located in Durham (Durham Co.), N.C. The company is the oldest African-American life insurance company. From the description of Papers, 1905-1985. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 45279802 From the description of Papers, 1905-1985. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 80056304 ...

Spaulding, Asa T. (Asa Timothy), 1902-1990

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African-American businessman and civic leader in Durham (Durham Co.), N.C. From the description of Papers, 1930-1984 (bulk 1960-1979). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 47942675 African American actuary and businessman; employee and president of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company (1933-1968). From the description of Papers, 1954-1983. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70941420 ...

Speed, James O., 1930-

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Kennedy, William, III.

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Goodloe, Joseph W.

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Merrick, John, 1859-1919

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Kennedy, William Jesse, 1889-1985

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William Jesse Kennedy Jr., businessman, author, and community leader, was born in Andersonville, Ga. He began his affiliation with North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company in 1916 in Savannah, Ga. He later relocated to Durham, N.C., and, in 1952, was elected the fifth president of the company. From the description of William Jesse Kennedy papers, 1902-1982. WorldCat record id: 39559225 William Jesse Kennedy Jr., was born in Andersonville, Ga., on 15 June 188...

North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company (Durham, N.C.)

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Oldest currently active African American-owned insurance company in the United States, founded in 1898 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. From the description of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Archives, 1850-2008 and undated. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 727944850 1898 1919 John Merrick ...

Collins, Bert

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