Marshall Turner Spears papers, 1910-1947
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Summary
- Creator:
- Spears, M. T. (Marshall Turner), 1889-1975
- Abstract:
- Marshall Turner Spears, a white lawyer who practiced in Durham, was born in 1889. He joined Duke's Law faculty in 1927 and served on it until 1936. Spears served as a superior court judge in Durham from 1935 to 1938. This collection consists of three lease agreements drafted by Spears between the Washington Duke Operating Company and Pritchard-Bright & Company, as well as three group photographs featuring Spears.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.11964
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of three lease agreements drafted by Spears between the Washington Duke Operating Company and Pritchard-Bright & Company, as well as three group photographs featuring Spears. The UNC fraternity photograph also includes two Black men.
- Biographical / historical:
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Marshall Turner Spears, a white lawyer who practiced in Durham, was born in 1889. He attended UNC Chapel Hill, receiving his B.A. (1913), M.A. (1914), and J.D. (1915) from the school. He joined Duke's Law faculty in 1927 and served on it until 1936. Spears served as a superior court judge in Durham from 1935 to 1938. From 1950 until his death in 1975, Spears operated a law firm with his son, Marshall Turner Spears, Jr.
Sources: Daniel L. Grant, ed., Alumni History of the University of North Carolina, 1795-1924 (Chapel Hill: General Alumni Association, 1924), 583.
"Marshall Turner Spears," Duke Law website (accessed December 20, 2021).
- Acquisition information:
- The Marshall Turner Spears Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2021.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Leah Tams, December 2021.
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2021-0154.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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