Luddwell Hunter Estes Papers

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US NjMdUMCG 578

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Luddwell Hunter Estes Papers

Fecha(s)

  • 1915-1962 (Creación)

Extensión

0.66 cubic feet

Nombre del productor

(1879-1965)

Historia biográfica

Luddwell Hunter Estes (1879-1965) was born to Luddwell Hunter and Ester Taylor Estes on December 27, 1879 in Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. Estes was educated at McTyeire Institute in McKenzie, Tennessee. He married Sarah Lee Powell on June 11, 1907.

Estes was a member of the Memphis Conference and became assistant secretary of the Memphis Annual Conference in 1907. He served in that capacity until 1913, when he was made secretary of the Conference. Estes was secretary until 1942.

In 1922, he was made secretary of the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and served until 1938. In 1939, he was elected secretary of the Uniting Conference.

Estes was elected secretary of the General Conference of the Methodist Church in 1940 and 1944, and became secretary of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference in 1940, 1944, 1952 and 1956. He was named secretary emeritus for this last session of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference, having retired from the Conference in 1952.

Estes also served as district superintendent of the Dyersburg District ( Memphis Conference). He was secretary of the General Epworth League Board of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South from 1930 to 1938, as well as a member of the Board of Education from 1940 to 1944.

Estes was involved in compiling and publishing various church writings. He was listed in the 1952 edition of Who's Who in American Methodism and other similar volumes. He died on April 28,1965.

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Alcance y contenido

The Luddwell Hunter Estes Papers contains the assorted papers, photographs, and writings of Ludd Estes. Together these materials document the life work of Mr. Estes and represent the variety of positions he held within the denomination.

Sistema de arreglo

Arrangement Series: General Conference Series: Publications Series: Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference

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There are no restrictions regarding this collection.

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Detailed use restrictions relating to our collections can be requested from the office of the archivist at the General Commission on Archives and History. Photocopying is handled by the staff and may be limited in certain instances. Before using any material for publication from this collection a formal request for permission to publish is expected and required.

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  • inglés

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    When citing material from this collection please use the following format: Direct reference to the item or its file folder, Luddwell Hunter Estes Collection, United Methodist Church Archives - GCAH, Madison, New Jersey. Do not make use of the item's call number as that is not a stable descriptor.

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    Prepared by Christopher Grygo, Student Assistant and Mark C. Shenise, Associate Archivist

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