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Size | 6.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 4,800 items) |
Abstract | Silas McBee (1853-1924) was a native of North Carolina, active Episcopal layman, author, editor of The Churchman and founder of The Constructive Quarterly. The collection includes McBee's correspondence with leaders in the Christian and other faiths, statesmen, diplomats, educators, and philanthropists; much of it written in connection with his work as editor of The Churchman and The Constructive Quarterly, and as vice president of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. The papers reflect McBee's interest in social, political, religious, and intellectual questions, particularly his concern with Christian world unity, foreign missions, church architecture, and the propagation of the social gospel in American politics and international affairs. Correspondents include James Bryce, Alfred Thayer Mahan, William Thomas Manning, John R. Mott, Gifford Pinchot, Jacob August Riis, Theodore Roosevelt, Speck von Sternberg, and William Howard Taft. |
Creator | McBee, Silas, 1853-1924. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, March 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Silas McBee (1853-1924) was a native of North Carolina, active Episcopal layman, author, editor of The Churchman and founder of The Constructive Quarterly, and vice president of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. McBee was married to Estelle Sutton of Jackson, Miss., and later to Louise Post.
Back to TopThe collection includes Silas McBee's correspondence with leaders in the Christian and other faiths, statesmen, diplomats, educators, and philanthropists; much of it written in connection with his work as editor of The Churchman and The Constructive Quarterly, and as vice president of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. The papers reflect McBee's interest in social, political, religious, and intellectual questions, particularly his concern with Christian world unity, foreign missions, church architecture, and the propagation of the social gospel in American politics and international affairs. Correspondents include James Bryce, Alfred Thayer Mahan, William Thomas Manning, John R. Mott, Gifford Pinchot, Jacob August Riis, Theodore Roosevelt, Speck von Sternberg, and William Howard Taft. Letters between McBee and Theodore Roosevelt, 1902-1919, discuss American and international military affairs including the second Boer War and World War I; questions of race and racial tension, including some discussion of lynching and the Brownsville, Tex., race riots, 1906; and political matters including Roosevelt's campaign and election and the Progressive Movement.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Folder 1 |
1872-1896 |
Folder 2 |
1897 |
Folder 3-4
Folder 3Folder 4 |
1898 |
Folder 5-7
Folder 5Folder 6Folder 7 |
1899 |
Folder 8 |
1900-1901 |
Folder 9 |
1902 |
Folder 10a |
1903 |
Folder 10b |
1904 |
Folder 11 |
1905 |
Folder 12-14
Folder 12Folder 13Folder 14 |
1906 |
Folder 15-16
Folder 15Folder 16 |
1907 |
Folder 17-18
Folder 17Folder 18 |
1908 |
Folder 19-20
Folder 19Folder 20 |
1909 |
Folder 21-24
Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24 |
1910 |
Folder 25-29
Folder 25Folder 26Folder 27Folder 28Folder 29 |
1911 |
Folder 30-38
Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36Folder 37Folder 38 |
1912 |
Folder 39-54
Folder 39Folder 40Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51Folder 52Folder 53Folder 54 |
1913 |
Folder 55-70
Folder 55Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58Folder 59Folder 60Folder 61Folder 62Folder 63Folder 64Folder 65Folder 66Folder 67Folder 68Folder 69Folder 70 |
1914 |
Folder 71-82
Folder 71Folder 72Folder 73Folder 74Folder 75Folder 76Folder 77Folder 78Folder 79Folder 80Folder 81Folder 82 |
1915 |
Folder 83-88
Folder 83Folder 84Folder 85Folder 86Folder 87Folder 88 |
1916 |
Folder 89-93
Folder 89Folder 90Folder 91Folder 92Folder 93 |
1917 |
Folder 94-101
Folder 94Folder 95Folder 96Folder 97Folder 98Folder 99Folder 100Folder 101 |
1918 |
Folder 102-108
Folder 102Folder 103Folder 104Folder 105Folder 106Folder 107Folder 108 |
1919 |
Folder 109-115
Folder 109Folder 110Folder 111Folder 112Folder 113Folder 114Folder 115 |
1920 |
Folder 116-122
Folder 116Folder 117Folder 118Folder 119Folder 120Folder 121Folder 122 |
1921 |
Folder 123-128
Folder 123Folder 124Folder 125Folder 126Folder 127Folder 128 |
1922 |
Folder 128 |
1923 |
Folder 129 |
Undated |
Folder 130 |
Bills and receipts |
Folder 131 |
Miscellaneous |
Folder 132 |
Newspaper clippings |
Folder 133 |
Obituary of Silas McBee |