Benefactors of 

Johnson C. Smith University

Donor:                        Unknown

Linear feet:                 5 ¾ inches

Number of Boxes:       2

Format:                       Papers and Manuscripts

Date Range:                1866-1923

Record Group:            2

Series:                         1

First creation:             Mrs. Inez Moore Parker

Processed by:              Monika Rhue, June 2000

Administrative Information:

Information on copyrights and literary rights available from repository.

Citation:

100 Years 1867-1967, Down Through The Years with Biddle University, (University Archives) files, the Inez Moore Parker Archives & Research Center, James B. Duke Memorial Library.

Scope and Content:

Biographical sketches of the major benefactors, their families, and donations they contributed towards the growth and development of Johnson C. Smith University. 

The collection is organized into one series:

1.                  The Donors

a.       Colonel W. R. Myers

b.      Major Henry J. Biddle

c.       Mr. Johnson C. Smith & Mrs. Johnson C.(Jane) Smith

d.      James B. Duke

Container List

Series 1 Box #1

Folders

1.                  Col. W. L. Myers-Biographical Sketch of his life

2.                  Mrs. Henry J Biddle-Biographical Sketch.

3.                  Mr. Johnson C. Smith biographical sketch and Mrs. Smith’s contribution.

4.                  Mrs. Johnson C. Smith-Background information on her Mother and Father.

5.                  James B. Duke-Biographical Sketch.

Series 1 Box #2

Manuscript on the Ancestors and Descendants of William R. Myers by Sophie Stephens Martin, April 1984. Covers a period of 250 years.