Preliminary Inventory of the Joshua Lawrence Horne Papers, 1917-1974

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.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Joshua Lawrence Horne Papers, 1917-1974
Creator: Horne, Joshua Lawrence
Extent: 38.7 Linear Feet, 46,000 Items
Repository: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Language: English.

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Accessions June 28, 1974 and May 17, 1976

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Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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Use Restrictions

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Contents of the Collection

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Accessions June 28, 1974 and May 17, 1976

Correspondence, 1918-1958

Box 1

Correspondence, 1959-1960

Box 2

Correspondence, 1961 Jan.-Sept.

Box 3

Correspondence, 1961 Oct.-1962 July

Box 4

Correspondence, 1962 Aug.-1963 Jan.

Box 5

Correspondence, 1963 Feb.-Aug.

Box 6

Correspondence, 1965 Apr.-Aug.

Box 7

Correspondence, 1966 Feb.-July

Box 8

Correspondence, 1965 Sept.-1966 Jan.

Box 9

Correspondence, 1963 Sept.-1964 Feb.

Box 10

Correspondence, 1964 Mar.-Sept.

Box 11

Correspondence, 1964 Oct.-1965 Mar.

Box 12

Correspondence, 1967 Aug.-Nov.

Box 13

Correspondence, 1968 May-July

Box 14

Correspondence, 1967 Dec.-1968 Apr.

Box 15

Correspondence, 1966 Aug.-Dec.

Box 16

Correspondence, 1967 May-July

Box 17

Correspondence, 1967 Jan.-Apr.

Box 18

Correspondence, 1968 Aug.-Sept.

Box 19

Correspondence, 1968 Oct.-1969 Jan.

Box 20

Correspondence, 1969 Feb.-May

Box 21

Correspondence, 1969 June-Sept.15

Box 22

Correspondence, 1969 Sept. 16-1970 Feb.

Box 23

Correspondence, 1970 Mar.-July 15

Box 24

Correspondence, 1970 July 16-Nov.

Box 25

Correspondence, 1970 Dec.-1974

Box 26

Correspondence, undated

Box 27

Miscellany, undated

Box 28

Pictures, undated

Box 28

Volumes, undated

Box 28

Rocky Mount Wilson Airport Authority Papers, undated

Box 29

Addresses and Writings, undated

Box 30

Clippings, undated

Box 30

Miscellany, undated

Box 30

Printed Material, undated

Box 30

Duke University Papers, undated

Box 31

Methodist Church Papers, undated

Box 32

Financial Papers, 1936-1969

Box 33

Legal Papers, 1916-1970

Box 33

Rocky Mount Publishing Co. Papers, undated

Box 33

Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Papers, 1941-1971

Box 33

Correspondence, 1931 July-1937 July

Box 34

Correspondence, 1937 Aug.-Dec. and undated

Box 35

Miscellaneous, undated

Box 36

Correspondence, 1938-1939

Box 37

Correspondence, 1940-1941 May

Box 38

Correspondence, 1941 June-1943 Dec.

Box 39

Correspondence, 1944-1946

Box 40

Correspondence, 1947 Jan.-Aug.

Box 41

Correspondence, 1947 Sept.

Box 42

Correspondence, 1947 Oct.-Dec.

Box 43

Correspondence, 1948 Jan.-Mar.

Box 44

Correspondence, 1948 Apr.-May

Box 45

Correspondence, 1948 June-Aug.

Box 46

Correspondence, 1948 Sept.-Oct.

Box 47

Correspondence, 1948 Nov.-Dec.

Box 48

Correspondence, 1949 Sept.-Dec.

Box 49

Miscellany, undated

Box 50

Clippings, undated

Box 51

Financial Papers, undated

Box 51

Legal Papers, undated

Box 51

Pictures, undated

Box 51

Printed Material, undated

Box 51

Correspondence, 1949 Jan.-Mar.

Box 52

Correspondence , 1949 Apr.-May

Box 53

Correspondence, 1949 June-Aug.

Box 54

A-Ads, undated

Box 55

Agencies-ANPA, 1939-1940

Box 56

ANPA, 1941-1946

Box 57

Bailey-Duke U, undated

Box 58

Eastman-Scott, 1937-1938,type="inclusive>1940-1943

Box 59

Eastman-Scott, 1944-1949 and undated

Box 60

Eastman-Scott, 1937-1938type="inclusive>1940-1943

Box 61

G-L, undated

Box 62

M-N, undated

Box 63

P-Roberts, 1936-1937

Box 64

Roberts, 1938-1941 and undated

Box 65

S-Sharp, 1937-1938

Box 66

Sharp, 1946-1949 and undated

Box 67

Solicitations, 1940-1941, 1946-1947 and undated

Box 67

Solicitations, 1948-1949 and undated

Box 68

Wildlife, undated

Box 68

Conservation and Development Ad-E, undated

Box 69

Conservation and Development F-H, undated

Box 70

Conservation and Development N-W, undated

Box 71

Conservation and Development Volumes, undated

Box 72

Conservation and Development A-E, undated

Box 73

Conservation and Development F-Sharp, undated

Box 74

Conservation and Develepment Sharp-Z, undated

Box 75

Conservation and Development, undated

Box 76

Conservation and Development, undated

Box 77

Conservation and Development, undated

Box 78

The Associated Press Papers, 1937-1940 May

Box 79

The Associated Press Papers, 1940 June-1944

Box 80

The Associated Press Papers, 1945-1947

Box 81

Associated Press Board Members, undated

Box 82

Associated Press Guild, undated

Box 82

Associated Press Meeting, undated

Box 82

Congratulatory, undated

Box 82

REA, undated

Box 83

ANPA, 1947-1948 and undated

Box 84

Photograph, N.C. Press Association members, Charlotte, N.C., 1921 Jan. 3-6

Oversize Folder 1

Newspaper clipping, Ed Oldham, Once Sentinel Editor, Spread Twin-City Fame, Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel, 1929 Dec. 1

Box 84

Historical 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.