Luther L. Gobbel papers, 1849-1979
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Summary
- Creator:
- Gobbel, Luther L. (Luther Lafayette), 1895-
- Abstract:
- College administrator and educator. Served as president of Greensboro College (1936-1952) and Lambuth College (1952-1962), as well as Conference Superintendent of the Sunday School Board of the N.C. Conference (1920's) and Director of Church Relations at California Western University at San Diego for three years. Correspondence, printed material, financial papers, certificates, writings, and photographs relating mostly to Dr. Gobbel's career. Topics include: biographical information about Gobbel and Mrs. Gobbel (d. 1966); college education; education and the church; Methodist Episcopal Church, including the Sunday School Board of the N.C. Conference; East-West Expressway controversy in Durham, 1970s; education in China, 1937; Protestant churches in Czechoslovakia, 1961; financial papers of Robert A. Gobbel of Rowan Co., N.C., 1870s-1890s; inauguration of Gobbel as president of Greensboro College; his term as president of Lambuth College; a description of a trip taken by Dr. and Mrs. Gobbel through eight Latin American countries, New Orleans, and Atlanta in 1965; and Gobbel's service in World War I. Includes family and professional photographs (some of Methodist Church personnel); Trinity College scrapbook, 1913-1918; and two personal scrapbooks of Dr. Gobbel relating his career.
- Extent:
- 3.2 Linear Feet
2,024 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00457
Background
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence, printed material, financial papers, certificates, writings, and photographs relating mostly to Dr. Gobbel's career. Topics include: biographical information about Gobbel and Mrs. Gobbel (d. 1966); college education; education and the church; Methodist Episcopal Church, including the Sunday School Board of the N.C. Conference; East-West Expressway controversy in Durham, 1970s; education in China, 1937; Protestant churches in Czechoslovakia, 1961; financial papers of Robert A. Gobbel of Rowan Co., N.C., 1870s-1890s; inauguration of Gobbel as president of Greensboro College; his term as president of Lambuth College; a description of a trip taken by Dr. and Mrs. Gobbel through eight Latin American countries, New Orleans, and Atlanta in 1965; and Gobbel's service in World War I. Includes family and professional photographs (some of Methodist Church personnel); Trinity College scrapbook, 1913-1918; and two personal scrapbooks of Dr. Gobbel relating his career.
- Biographical / historical:
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Luther L. Gobbel was a college administrator and educator and served as president of Greensboro College (1936-1952) and Lambuth College (1952-1962), as well as Conference Superintendent of the Sunday School Board of the N.C. Conference (1920's) and Director of Church Relations at California Western University at San Diego for three years.
- Acquisition information:
- The Luther L. Gobbel Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 1964.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Rubenstein Library staff
Encoded by Carrie Mills, May 2011
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 64-132, 12-11-79, 1-15-80, 2-12-80, 1-26-82, and 2-17-84.
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- Subjects:
- Church and education
Highway planning -- North Carolina -- Durham
Education -- China
Protestant churches -- Czechoslovakia - Format:
- Scrapbooks
Photographs - Names:
- Greensboro College (N.C.)
Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)
Methodist Episcopal Church, South -- North Carolina
Göbel family
Gobbel, Luther L. (Luther Lafayette), 1895-
Gobbel, Robert A.
Gobbel, Luther L. (Luther Lafayette), 1895- - Places:
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Description and travel
New Orleans (La.) -- Description and travel
Latin America -- Description and travel
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