MenuGuide to the Koinonia Community article and memoranda, 1953 and 1957
Abstract
The Koinonia Community was a Christian farm community founded in 1942 in Americus (Sumter Co.), Ga., by Clarence and Florence Jordan and Martin and Mabel England.
Collection comprises one article (1953, reprinted from MOTIVE magazine by the Board of Education of the Methodist Church), as well as two memoranda soliciting support for the community as a result of violence directed toward it during the 1950s because of its interracial composition.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Koinonia Community.
- Title
- Koinonia Community article and memoranda, 1953 and 1957
- Language of Materials
- English
- Extent
- 3 items (.10 lin. ft.)
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Collection comprises one article (1953, reprinted from MOTIVE magazine by the Board of Education of the Methodist Church), as well as two memoranda soliciting support for the community as a result of violence directed toward it during the 1950s because of its interracial composition.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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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.
Contents of the Collection
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The Koinonia Community was a Christian farm community founded in 1942 in Americus (Sumter Co.), Ga., by Clarence and Florence Jordan and Martin and Mabel England.
Subject Headings
- Christian communities--Georgia--History--20th century.
- Church and social problems.
- Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity--History--20th century.
- Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity--History--20th century.
- George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana.
- Koinonia Community.
- Koinonia Farm--History.
- Georgia--Race relations.
- Georgia--Church history--20th century.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Koinonia Community article and memoranda, 1953 and 1957, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Provenance
Purchase, 2009
Processing Information
Processed by: Alice Poffinberger, June 2010
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, June 2010
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2009-0189
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.