Inventory of the Joseph Rennie Papers, 1855-1942

Collection Number 843


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
Related Material
Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Rennie, Joseph, 1860-1943.
Title
Joseph Rennie Papers, 1855-1942.
Call Number
843
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
480 items (1.0 linear foot).
Abstract
The collection includes family and personal correspondence of Joseph Rennie, Presbyterian pastor in Chase City, Va.; Oxford, N.C.; Louisville and Covington, Ky.; Norfolk, Va.; Greenwood, Miss.; St. Joseph, Mo.; and High Point, N.C.; 1888-1935. Letters are concerned chiefly with family and personal matters with some allusions to church affairs and the welfare of Southwestern College, Memphis, Tenn. Also included are letters of congratulation and of sympathy, sermons, a notebook, clippings, biographical sketches, and a clergyman's record of services.


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Administrative Information

Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Joseph Rennie Papers, #843, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Chase City (Va.)--Social life and customs.
Clergy--Southern States--History.
Covington (Ky.)--Social life and customs.
Greenwood (Miss.)--Social life and customs.
High Point (N.C.)--Social life and customs.
Louisville (Ky.)--Social life and customs.
Oxford (N.C.)--Social life and customs.
Presbyterian Church--Clergy--Southern States--History.
Presbyterian Church--Sermons--History.
Rennie family.
Rennie, Joseph, 1860-1943.
Saint Joseph (Mo.)--Social life and customs.
Sermons--History.
Southwestern College (Memphis, Tenn.)--History.
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Related Material

Rennie Family Papers (#1165), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Biographical Note

Joseph Rennie (1860-1943) was a Presbyterian pastor in Chase City, Va.; Oxford, N.C.; Louisville and Covington, Ky.; Norfolk, Va.; Greenwood, Miss.; St. Joseph, Mo.; and High Point, N.C.; 1888-1935.

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Collection Overview

The collection includes family and personal correspondence of Rennie, Presbyterian pastor in Chase City, Va.; Oxford, N.C.; Louisville and Covington, Ky.; Norfolk, Va.; Greenwood, Miss.; St. Joseph, Mo.; and High Point, N.C.; 1888-1935. Letters are concerned chiefly with family and personal matters with some allusions to church affairs and the welfare of Southwestern College, Memphis, Tenn. Also included are letters of congratulation and of sympathy, sermons, a notebook, clippings, biographical sketches, and a clergyman's record of services.