Jethro Rumple Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence concerning the Concord Presbytery, the manuscript of a biography of Rev. John Bunyan Shearer by Rumple, and manuscript notes about Davidson College in the 1840s.
Dates
- Creation: 1878 - 1905
Creator
Biographical / Historical
Jethro Rumple was graduated from Davidson College in 1850. He attended Columbia Theological Seminary and served as a pastor in North Carolina. He later became the Director of Union Theological Seminary and was an assistant editor of the Presbyterian Encyclopedia. A Trustee of Davidson College from 1858 to 1905, Rumple also served as Treasurer of the College from 1876 to 1879 and Secretary of the Board from 1878 to 1905. Rumple wrote numerous historical sketches about Rowan County, NC and the Presbyterian Church.
Extent
1 folders (1 folder)
Language
English
Physical Location
Single Manuscript Box 9 - A2.1
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Mr. Robert L. Douglas (1943)
Processing Information
Processed on 17-Feb-95
Subject
- Title
- Jethro Rumple Collection
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository