Carl H. King papers, 1918-1973 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
King, Carl Howie, 1898-1967
Abstract:
Methodist minister from Salisbury (Rowan Co.), N.C., King was executive secretary of the Methodist Board of Education of the Western North Carolina Conference, 1934-1967. His wife, Mary Eskridge King, was active in affairs of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and president of the Women's Society of Christian Service of the Western North Carolina Conference, 1960-1964. The papers of Carl Howie King and of Mary Eskridge King span the dates 1918-1973, and document aspects of Methodism and politics and social movements in North Carolina during the later 20th century. Types of materials chiefly consist of correspondence, meeting and conference files, and biographical material on Carl and Mary King. Mary King's papers form the majority of the collection and document her extensive involvement in the Methodist Church and its organizations; topics of interest include Christian education, political conservatism and the John Birch Society, the Civil Rights movement, prayer in schools, the Vietnam War, student unrest, and communism. Carl King's papers include correspondence, writings, and notes from his student days at Trinity College, now Duke University, and Yale University.
Extent:
14.5 Linear Feet
Approximately 10,000 Items
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
RL.00780

Background

Scope and content:

The papers of Carl Howie King and of Mary Eskridge King span the dates 1918-1973 and document aspects of Methodism and politics and social movements in North Carolina during the later part of the 20th century. C. H. King was executive secretary of the Methodist Board of Education of the Western North Carolina Conference, 1934-1967. His papers, housed in the Carl King Papers and Writings Series, consist principally of letters from people to whom he had sent copies of his pamphlet, "Historical Highlights of the Educational Ministry." Also present are materials from his student days at Trinity College (now Duke University), Durham, N.C., and Yale. Mary Eskridge King was active in affairs of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and president of the Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Western North Carolina Conference, 1960-1964. Her papers, in the Mary Eskridge King Series which forms the majority of the collection, concern her activities in Methodist affairs on the local, regional, and national level, as president of the Women’s Society of Christian Service, and her service on various other church boards and special committees. Topics of interest in her papers include Methodism and public affairs, including political conservatism and the John Birch Society, the Civil Rights movement, prayer in schools, the Vietnam War, student unrest, and communism.

Acquisition information:
The Carl H. King Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 1973.
Processing information:

Processed by Rubenstein Library staff, February 1973

Encoded by Robert Carlson, April 2009

Accession from 1973 is described in this finding aid.

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[Identification of item], Carl H. King Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University