Preliminary Inventory of the Joshua Lawrence Horne Papers, 1917-1974
[top]Descriptive Summary
TitleJoshua Lawrence Horne
Papers,
1917-1974
Creator
Horne, Joshua Lawrence
Extent
38.7 Linear
Feet
46,000 Items
Repository
46,000 Items
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special
Collections Library, Duke University
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsCollection is open for research.
However, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have
not been transferred to Duke University. For more
information, consult the copyright section of the
Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript,
and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Joshua Lawrence Horne
Papers, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections
Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Joshua Lawrence Horne Papers were received
by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections
Library as a gift in 1974-1976.
Processing Information
Processed by RBMSCL staff
Completed ca. 1999
Encoded by Christian Ferney and Ruth E. Bryan
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
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Biographical Note
President of the Rocky Mount Publishing Company, publisher of the Evening telegram and Sunday telegram of Rocky Mount, chairman of the State Board of Conservation and Development, member of the State Advertising Campaign. Duke University Trustee, 1934-1965. Died March 15, 1974.
[top]Collection Overview
The Joshua Lawrence Horne papers comprise
primarily general correspondence (1918-1974, bulk
1959-1971), including many letters from Horne's secretary
during Horne's annual visit to Orlando, Fla., with general
news about Rocky Mount and Horne's publishing enterprise;
letters from H.E.C. Bryant; and correspondence with
representatives in the N.C. General Assembly and the U.S.
Congress. The office files primarily concern the N.C. Dept.
of Conservation and Development and the Associated Press.
The collection also includes papers (1941-1971)
concerning the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association,
as well as material about Duke University, including
correspondence relating to the Board of Trustees, the
Office of Alumni Affairs, the Athletic Dept., and the
Office of the President; and material from 1968 concerning
the protests from African-Americans which resulted in the
occupation of the Allen Building.
Other materials in the collection relate to
Piedmont Aviation Co.; the Birdseye Farming and Management
Co.; the Carolina Motor Co.; the Rocky Mount-Wilson Airport
Authority; the Methodist Church; the N.C. Conference of the
Methodist Church; and the First Methodist Church of Rocky
Mount; as well as addresses and writings (1963-1970),
clippings (1950-1974), printed material (1952-1971),
miscellany (1917-1970), and photographs.
Further information about the contents of the
collection is available in the repository. Contact Research
Services staff.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
- Horne, Joshua Lawrence.
- Bryant, H. E. C.(Henry Edward Cowan), b. 1873.
- Southern Newspaper Publishers Association.
- Duke University. Board of Trustees.
- Duke University. Office of Alumni Affairs.
- Duke University. Athletic Dept.
- Duke University. Office of the President.
- Duke University--History.
- Piedmont Aviation Co.
- Birdseye Farming and Management Co.
- Carolina Motor Co.
- Rocky Mount-Wilson Airport Authority.
- United Methodist Church (U.S.). North Carolina Conference.
- First Methodist Church (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
- North Carolina. Dept. of Conservation and Development.
- Associated Press.
- Publishers and publishing--North Carolina.
- Rocky Mount (N.C.)--History
 | List of Series in Collection | |||||||
 |  | Accessions June 28, 1974 and May 17, 1976 | ||||||
Preliminary Description of Unprocessed Collection
Accessions June 28, 1974 and May 17, 1976
Correspondence,
1918-1958
Box 2
Correspondence,
1959-1960
Box 3
Correspondence,
1961 Jan.-Sept.
Box 4
Correspondence,
1961 Oct.-1962 July
Box 5
Correspondence,
1962 Aug.-1963 Jan.
Box 6
Correspondence,
1963 Feb.-Aug.
Box 7
Correspondence,
1965 Apr.-Aug.
Box 8
Correspondence,
1966 Feb.-July
Box 9
Correspondence,
1965 Sept.-1966 Jan.
Box 10
Correspondence,
1963 Sept.-1964 Feb.
Box 11
Correspondence,
1964 Mar.-Sept.
Box 12
Correspondence,
1964 Oct.-1965 Mar.
Box 13
Correspondence,
1967 Aug.-Nov.
Box 14
Correspondence,
1968 May-July
Box 15
Correspondence,
1967 Dec.-1968 Apr.
Box 16
Correspondence,
1966 Aug.-Dec.
Box 17
Correspondence,
1967 May-July
Box 18
Correspondence,
1967 Jan.-Apr.
Box 19
Correspondence,
1968 Aug.-Sept.
Box 20
Correspondence,
1968 Oct.-1969 Jan.
Box 21
Correspondence,
1969 Feb.-May
Box 22
Correspondence,
1969 June-Sept.15
Box 23
Correspondence,
1969 Sept. 16-1970 Feb.
Box 24
Correspondence,
1970 Mar.-July 15
Box 25
Correspondence,
1970 July 16-Nov.
Box 26
Correspondence,
1970 Dec.-1974
Box 27
Correspondence,
undated
Box 28
Miscellany,
undated
Pictures,
undated
Volumes,
undated
Box 29
Rocky Mount Wilson Airport
Authority Papers,
undated
Box 30
Addresses and Writings,
undated
Clippings,
undated
Miscellany,
undated
Printed Material,
undated
Box 31
Duke University Papers,
undated
Box 32
Methodist Church Papers,
undated
Box 33
Financial Papers,
1936-1969
Legal Papers,
1916-1970
Rocky Mount Publishing Co. Papers,
undated
Southern Newspaper Publishers
Association Papers,
1941-1971
Box 34
Correspondence,
1931 July-1937 July
Box 35
Correspondence,
1937 Aug.-Dec. and undated
Box 36
Miscellaneous,
undated
Box 37
Correspondence,
1938-1939
Box 38
Correspondence,
1940-1941 May
Box 39
Correspondence,
1941 June-1943 Dec.
Box 40
Correspondence,
1944-1946
Box 41
Correspondence,
1947 Jan.-Aug.
Box 42
Correspondence,
1947 Sept.
Box 43
Correspondence,
1947 Oct.-Dec.
Box 44
Correspondence,
1948 Jan.-Mar.
Box 45
Correspondence,
1948 Apr.-May
Box 46
Correspondence,
1948 June-Aug.
Box 47
Correspondence,
1948 Sept.-Oct.
Box 48
Correspondence,
1948 Nov.-Dec.
Box 49
Correspondence,
1949 Sept.-Dec.
Box 50
Miscellany,
undated
Box 51
Clippings,
undated
Financial Papers,
undated
Legal Papers,
undated
Pictures,
undated
Printed Material,
undated
Box 52
Correspondence,
1949 Jan.-Mar.
Box 53
Correspondence ,
1949 Apr.-May
Box 54
Correspondence,
1949 June-Aug.
Box 55
A-Ads,
undated
Box 56
Agencies-ANPA,
1939-1940
Box 57
ANPA,
1941-1946
Box 58
Bailey-Duke U,
undated
Box 59
Eastman-Scott,
1937-1938,type="inclusive>1940-1943
Box 60
Eastman-Scott,
1944-1949 and undated
Box 61
Eastman-Scott,
1937-1938type="inclusive>1940-1943
Box 62
G-L,
undated
Box 63
M-N,
undated
Box 64
P-Roberts,
1936-1937
Box 65
Roberts,
1938-1941 and undated
Box 66
S-Sharp,
1937-1938
Box 67
Sharp,
1946-1949 and undated
Solicitations,
1940-1941,
1946-1947 and undated
Box 68
Solicitations,
1948-1949 and undated
Wildlife,
undated
Box 69
Conservation and Development Ad-E,
undated
Box 70
Conservation and Development F-H,
undated
Box 71
Conservation and Development N-W,
undated
Box 72
Conservation and Development
Volumes,
undated
Box 73
Conservation and Development A-E,
undated
Box 74
Conservation and Development
F-Sharp,
undated
Box 75
Conservation and Develepment
Sharp-Z,
undated
Box 76
Conservation and Development,
undated
Box 77
Conservation and Development,
undated
Box 78
Conservation and Development,
undated
Box 79
The Associated Press Papers,
1937-1940 May
Box 80
The Associated Press Papers,
1940 June-1944
Box 81
The Associated Press Papers,
1945-1947
Box 82
Associated Press Board Members,
undated
Associated Press Guild,
undated
Associated Press Meeting,
undated
Congratulatory,
undated
Box 83
REA,
undated
Box 84
ANPA,
1947-1948 and undated
Oversize Folder 1
Photograph, N.C. Press Association members, Charlotte, N.C.,
1921 Jan. 3-6
Newspaper clipping,
"Ed Oldham, Once Sentinel Editor, Spread Twin-City Fame, "
Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel, 1929 Dec. 1
