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Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1915-1962 (Vervaardig)
Omvang
0.66 cubic feet
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
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.
Content and structure elements
Bereik en inhoud
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.
Ordeningstelsel
Arrangement Series: General Conference Series: Publications Series: Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference
Conditions of access and use elements
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
There are no restrictions regarding this collection.
Physical access
Technical access
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
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.
Languages of the material
- Engels
Scripts of the material
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Toegangen
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Geschiedenis beheer
Directe bron van verwerving
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Aanvullingen
Related materials elements
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
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Notes element
Algemene aantekening
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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Sources used
Aantekeningen van de archivaris
Prepared by Christopher Grygo, Student Assistant and Mark C. Shenise, Associate Archivist
Trefwoorden
Onderwerp trefwoord
Geografische trefwoorden
Naam ontsluitingsterm
- Methodist Episcopal Church, South. General Conference (Onderwerp)
- Methodist Church (U.S.). Uniting Conference (Onderwerp)
- Methodist Episcopal Church (Onderwerp)
- Methodist Protestant Church (Onderwerp)
- Estes, Sarah Lee (Onderwerp)
- Candler, Warren Akin (Onderwerp)