Henry Gibbons Ruark papers, 1938-1968
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Summary
- Creator:
- Ruark, Henry Gibbons, 1908-1970
- Abstract:
- Henry Ruark was a North Carolina Methodist minister whose sermons appeared in the Greensboro Daily News and were later published in book form. In 1960, he was minister of the First Methodist Church in Laurinburg, North Carolina. Collection chiefly contains Ruark's notes and clippings on a variety of issues and topics. Subjects include various Biblical issues, and how the church relates to secular issues such as war and racial integration. There are some reports he made to the Christian Century, as well as at least 200 sermons preached in Laurinburg, Rocky Mount, N.C. and the Duke University Chapel in Durham, N.C. There are also clippings from the Greensboro Daily News, sermons by others, and correspondence.
- Extent:
- 0.4 Linear Feet
1,133 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.01116
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection chiefly contains Ruark's notes and clippings on a variety of issues and topics. Subjects include various Biblical issues, and how the church relates to secular issues such as war and racial integration. There are some reports he made to the Christian Century, as well as at least 200 sermons preached in Laurinburg, Rocky Mount, N.C. and the Duke University Chapel in Durham, N.C. There are also clippings from the Greensboro Daily News, sermons by others, and correspondence.
- Biographical / historical:
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Henry Ruark was a North Carolina Methodist minister whose sermons appeared in the Greensboro Daily News and were later published in book form. In 1960, he was minister of the First Methodist Church in Laurinburg, North Carolina.
- Acquisition information:
- The Henry Gibbons Ruark Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 1977.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Rubenstein Library staff
Encoded by Carrie Mills, May 2011
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 1-17-77 and 91-114
Materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Clergy -- North Carolina -- History
Church and social problems -- United States
Methodist Church -- Sermons
Sermons, American -- 20th century
Methodist Church -- Clergy
Sermons - Names:
- Methodist Church -- Clergy -- Correspondence
Methodist Church -- North Carolina -- History
Ruark, Henry Gibbons, 1908-1970
Ruark, Henry Gibbons, 1908-1970 - Places:
- North Carolina -- Race relations
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