Eugene Clyde Brooks papers, 1774-1971 and undated
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Summary
- Creator:
- Brooks, Eugene C. (Eugene Clyde), 1871-1947
- Abstract:
- Professor of Education at Trinity College, Durham NC. Collection chiefly is composed of letters, educational reports, numerous writings and addresses, and various professional papers, all relating to tobacco relief, education, and agriculture in North Carolina. Specific topics cover the Department of Education of what was then known as Trinity College in Durham, N.C.; the history of North Carolina, from an unpublished draft; and the matter of education for rural populations in N.C. and elsewhere. Materials include a microfilm of Brooks' papers held by the Department of Archives and History in Raleigh, N.C.; telegrams; extensive manuscripts for unpublished works, lecture notes, an address by Supt. Benjamin Lee Smith of Greensboro Public Schools. Other items in the collection include a scrapbook; cards from Brooks to his wife from abroad; original poems written by Brooks; photographs; memorabilia; an itinerary of his trip with other agricultural experts to Europe; a contract in manuscript drawn up in 1774 between citizens of Mecklenburg Co. and John Patterson, a school teacher, who was engaged to teach there; a printed document concerning Judge Walter Clark; and other miscellaneous items. There is also a printed copy of the diary of Dr. J. F. Shaffner, Sr. and blueprints of the N.C. State Fairgrounds.
- Extent:
- 4.1 Linear Feet
3,105 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00154
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection chiefly is composed of letters, educational reports, numerous writings and addresses, and various professional papers, all relating to tobacco relief, education, and agriculture in North Carolina. Specific topics cover the Department of Education of what was then known as Trinity College in Durham, N.C.; the history of North Carolina, from an unpublished draft; and the matter of education for rural populations in N.C. and elsewhere. Materials include a microfilm of Brooks' papers held by the Department of Archives and History in Raleigh, N.C.; telegrams; extensive manuscripts for unpublished works, lecture notes, and an address by Supt. Benjamin Lee Smith of Greensboro Public Schools. Other items in the collection include a scrapbook; cards from Brooks to his wife from abroad; original poems written by Brooks; photographs; memorabilia; an itinerary of his trip with other agricultural experts to Europe; a contract in manuscript drawn up in 1774 between citizens of Mecklenburg Co. and John Patterson, a school teacher, who was engaged to teach there; a printed document concerning Judge Walter Clark; and other miscellaneous items. There is also a printed copy of the diary of Dr. J. F. Shaffner, Sr. and blueprints of the N.C. State Fairgrounds.
- Acquisition information:
- The Eugene Clyde Brooks Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library from 1954-1972.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Rubenstein Library staff
Encoded by Ted Holt and Paula Jeannet, June 2008
Accessions from 1954-1972 are described in this finding aid.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Agriculture -- North Carolina
Education, Higher -- North Carolina
Education, Rural -- North Carolina
Educators -- North Carolina -- Correspondence
American poetry -- North Carolina
Public Schools -- North Carolina -- Mecklenburg County -- History -- 18th century
Public spaces -- Design
Public spaces -- North Carolina
Rural conditions -- Study and teaching
Tobacco -- North Carolina - Format:
- Blueline prints
Diaries
Memorabilia
Microforms
Photographs
Scrapbooks - Names:
- Duke University. Dept. of Education -- Faculty
Duke University. Dept. of Education -- History
Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) -- Dept. of Education
Clark, Walter
Patterson, John, fl. 1774
Brooks, Eugene C. (Eugene Clyde), 1871-1947
Smith, Benjamin Lee
Shaffner, J. F. - Places:
- Raleigh (N.C.) -- History
Mecklenburg County (N.C.) -- History
North Carolina -- History
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