William Lemuel Clegg papers, 1893-1961
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Summary
- Creator:
- Clegg, William Lemuel, 1902-1961
- Abstract:
- William Lemuel Clegg was a Methodist minister in the North Carolina Conference and a Duke University graduate and Trustee. Collection contains sermons, notes, clippings, diaries, photographs, and printed material from Clegg's student days at Duke University (Trinity, 1924; Divinity, 1930); and his career as a Methodist minister and Burlingon District Superintendent of churches in the North Carolina Conference. Clegg was elected a Trustee at Duke University in March 1961, but passed away suddenly at a Duke football game in Durham, N.C., November, 1961.
- Extent:
- 3 Linear Feet
Approx. 1000 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00233
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection contains sermons, notes, clippings, diaries, photographs, and printed material from Clegg's student days at Duke University (Trinity, 1924; Divinity, 1930); and his career as a Methodist minister and Burlingon District Superintendent of churches in the North Carolina Conference. Clegg was elected a Trustee at Duke University in March 1961, but passed away suddenly at a Duke football game in Durham, N.C., November, 1961.
- Acquisition information:
- The William Lemuel Clegg Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 1974.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Rubenstein Library staff.
Encoded by Jennifer Snow and Carrie Mills, May 2011
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 5-23-74
Materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Clergy -- North Carolina
College students -- North Carolina -- Durham
Sermons - Names:
- Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) -- Students
Methodist Church -- Clergy -- North Carolina
Methodist Church (U.S.). North Carolina Conference
Duke University -- Students
Clegg, William Lemuel, 1902-1961 - Places:
- North Carolina -- History
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