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hornejoshual Preliminary Inventory of the Joshua Lawrence Horne Papers, 1917-1974 Processed by: Rubenstein Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Christian Ferney and Ruth E. Bryan David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from automated markup system. Date of source: ca. 1999 Processed by Rubenstein Library staff ca. 1999; Finding Aid encoded by Christian Ferney and Ruth E. Bryan, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, May 31, 2005 Description is in English. 12-31-2005 PUBLIC "-//David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library//TEXT (US::NDD::::Joshua Lawrence Horne Papers)//EN" "hornejoshual.xml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Also, the top level of the finding aid (above the dsc) changed to conform to current Rubenstein Library and NC EAD standards as laid out in the Inventory Style Guide and in the NCEAD Best Practice Guidelines. Within the dsc, dates for series were normalized. These changes were made by Michelle Belden. Also, container TYPE and LABEL attribute values were standardized according to the Rubenstein Library EAD 2002 manual and the NCEAD eadlocal.ent by Ruth E. Bryan.The tag list inside index was changed to indexentry by Ruth E. Bryan. Preliminary Inventory of the Joshua Lawrence Horne Papers, 1917-1974 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary Joshua Lawrence Horne Papers, 1917-1974 Horne, Joshua Lawrence 38.7 Linear Feet 46,000 Items David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. English. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection 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 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript 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 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Joshua Lawrence Horne Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The Joshua Lawrence Horne Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 1974-1976.

Processing Information

Processed by Rubenstein Library 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.

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.

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.

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 Contents of Collection Accessions June 28, 1974 and May 17, 1976 1 Correspondence, 1918-1958 2 Correspondence, 1959-1960 3 Correspondence, 1961 Jan.-Sept. 4 Correspondence, 1961 Oct.-1962 July 5 Correspondence, 1962 Aug.-1963 Jan. 6 Correspondence, 1963 Feb.-Aug. 7 Correspondence, 1965 Apr.-Aug. 8 Correspondence, 1966 Feb.-July 9 Correspondence, 1965 Sept.-1966 Jan. 10 Correspondence, 1963 Sept.-1964 Feb. 11 Correspondence, 1964 Mar.-Sept. 12 Correspondence, 1964 Oct.-1965 Mar. 13 Correspondence, 1967 Aug.-Nov. 14 Correspondence, 1968 May-July 15 Correspondence, 1967 Dec.-1968 Apr. 16 Correspondence, 1966 Aug.-Dec. 17 Correspondence, 1967 May-July 18 Correspondence, 1967 Jan.-Apr. 19 Correspondence, 1968 Aug.-Sept. 20 Correspondence, 1968 Oct.-1969 Jan. 21 Correspondence, 1969 Feb.-May 22 Correspondence, 1969 June-Sept.15 23 Correspondence, 1969 Sept. 16-1970 Feb. 24 Correspondence, 1970 Mar.-July 15 25 Correspondence, 1970 July 16-Nov. 26 Correspondence, 1970 Dec.-1974 27 Correspondence, undated 28 Miscellany, undated Pictures, undated Volumes, undated 29 Rocky Mount Wilson Airport Authority Papers, undated 30 Addresses and Writings, undated Clippings, undated Miscellany, undated Printed Material, undated 31 Duke University Papers, undated 32 Methodist Church Papers, undated 33 Financial Papers, 1936-1969 Legal Papers, 1916-1970 Rocky Mount Publishing Co. Papers, undated Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Papers, 1941-1971 34 Correspondence, 1931 July-1937 July 35 Correspondence, 1937 Aug.-Dec. and undated 36 Miscellaneous, undated 37 Correspondence, 1938-1939 38 Correspondence, 1940-1941 May 39 Correspondence, 1941 June-1943 Dec. 40 Correspondence, 1944-1946 41 Correspondence, 1947 Jan.-Aug. 42 Correspondence, 1947 Sept. 43 Correspondence, 1947 Oct.-Dec. 44 Correspondence, 1948 Jan.-Mar. 45 Correspondence, 1948 Apr.-May 46 Correspondence, 1948 June-Aug. 47 Correspondence, 1948 Sept.-Oct. 48 Correspondence, 1948 Nov.-Dec. 49 Correspondence, 1949 Sept.-Dec. 50 Miscellany, undated 51 Clippings, undated Financial Papers, undated Legal Papers, undated Pictures, undated Printed Material, undated 52 Correspondence, 1949 Jan.-Mar. 53 Correspondence , 1949 Apr.-May 54 Correspondence, 1949 June-Aug. 55 A-Ads, undated 56 Agencies-ANPA, 1939-1940 57 ANPA, 1941-1946 58 Bailey-Duke U, undated 59 Eastman-Scott, 1937-1938,type="inclusive>1940-1943 60 Eastman-Scott, 1944-1949 and undated 61 Eastman-Scott, 1937-1938type="inclusive>1940-1943 62 G-L, undated 63 M-N, undated 64 P-Roberts, 1936-1937 65 Roberts, 1938-1941 and undated 66 S-Sharp, 1937-1938 67 Sharp, 1946-1949 and undated Solicitations, 1940-1941, 1946-1947 and undated 68 Solicitations, 1948-1949 and undated Wildlife, undated 69 Conservation and Development Ad-E, undated 70 Conservation and Development F-H, undated 71 Conservation and Development N-W, undated 72 Conservation and Development Volumes, undated 73 Conservation and Development A-E, undated 74 Conservation and Development F-Sharp, undated 75 Conservation and Develepment Sharp-Z, undated 76 Conservation and Development, undated 77 Conservation and Development, undated 78 Conservation and Development, undated 79 The Associated Press Papers, 1937-1940 May 80 The Associated Press Papers, 1940 June-1944 81 The Associated Press Papers, 1945-1947 82 Associated Press Board Members, undated Associated Press Guild, undated Associated Press Meeting, undated Congratulatory, undated 83 REA, undated 84 ANPA, 1947-1948 and undated 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