Jonathan Leiss papers, 1960-2008
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Summary
- Creator:
- Leiss, Jonathan and Phelps, John Julian, 1935-
- Abstract:
- Collection includes 15 oral history interviews on 19 audio-cassette tapes, interview transcripts, and other papers related to Leiss's research on Duke University administrator Jon Julian "Jake" Phelps and his experiences during the Civil Rights movement in Durham, N.C. Interview subjects include Jake Phelps, Howard Clement, Floyd McKissick, Jr., Bill Griffith, Stephen Phelps, Peggy Manring, Wayne King, and Trudy Minnear Smith.
- Extent:
- 0.75 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.11595
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection includes 15 oral history interviews on 19 audio-cassette tapes, interview transcripts, and other papers related to Leiss's research on Duke University administrator Jon Julian "Jake" Phelps and his experiences during the Civil Rights movement in Durham, N.C. Interview subjects include Jake Phelps, Howard Clement, Floyd McKissick, Jr., Bill Griffith, Stephen Phelps, Peggy Manring, Wayne King, and Trudy Minnear Smith.
- Biographical / historical:
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Jonathan Leiss is a graduate of Bennington College in Vermont, 2006.
- Acquisition information:
- The Jonathan Leiss papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2007 and 2018.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Laurin Penland, February, 2018.
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2007-0053 and 2018-0002.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Civil rights movements -- North Carolina -- Durham
- Format:
- Audiocassettes
- Names:
- Leiss, Jonathan
Phelps, John Julian, 1935-
Clement, Arthur John Howard, III, 1934-2016
Mckissick, Floyd, Jr., 1952-
Griffith, William
Phelps, Stephen
Manring, Margaret, 1938-
King, Wayne, 1939-2017
Smith, Loretto Gertrude Minnear - Places:
- Durham (N.C.) -- Race relations
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Collection is open for research.
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