David O. Long Papers
Scope and Contents
Family history compiled by David O. Long, including photographs, and unpublished articles and papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1938-1975
Creator
- Long, David Owen, 1913-2000 (Person)
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Biographical Note
David Owen Long (1913 August 6-2000 August 27) was born in Fremont County, Iowa, and was raised there and in Lewis County, Missouri, where the family moved when he was about age 15. He began preaching at age 21 and from then until his retirement led a varied and productive professional life as a minister, high school and college teacher and librarian and county farm agent. He began his college education at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University) then transferred to Illinois College where he completed his Bachelor of Arts in 1931.
Extent
0.2 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is organized into 3 series.
- Long Family History between 1938 and 1975
- Photographs and Memorabilia, between 1939-1974
- Articles and Papers (unpublished), between 1947-1975
Immediate Source of Acquisition
In 1994, David Long gave his extensive library of over 6,000 books and periodicals covering a myriad of subject areas, primarily religion and philosophy, education, literature and agriculture, to Pickler Memorial Library at Truman State University. These personal items accompanied his library.
Processing Information
An artificial arrangement scheme for the collection was imposed during processing in the absence of an original order. Processed by unknown. Organized by material type.
Subject
- Long family (Family)
- Title
- David O. Long Papers, 1938-1970
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by unknown person(s).
- Date
- [before 2020]
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts Repository