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This video clip titled, “Walstein Snyder talking about the Snyder collection of artifacts” in Johnston Hall in 2007. The Elon Homes for Children had become an institution of the newly formed United Church of Christ and one of the denomination's thirteen children's homes in 1964. Originally, Elon Homes and Schools for Children (EHSC) was founded in The Town of Elon, North Carolina, as an orphanage in 1907. Elon University purchased the 20-arce property, which included five buildings in August of 2012. At the sale of the property, the Elon School, a private high school was located on this property. In fall of 2013, The Elon School moved to the former Blessed Sacrament Catholic School property in Burlington, North Carolina. The Elon School was formed by a group called Friends of Independent Schools. During Snyder’s 2007 interview, he mentioned the following: Snyder’s Elon College degree of 1945; a dental project letter for the Elon Home children; a 1960 or 1970 photograph of Snyder; a note of Snyder’s 25 years of service at the Elon Home for Children in 1985; letters of the history of Johnston Hall; Snyder’s certificates from his 60 years of service as a masonry; service at The Village of Brookwood (Burlington, North Carolina); training for elderly pastoral responsibilities; a note from Thaddeus Armie (Thad) Eure (Eure holds the record for longest tenure as North Carolina Secretary of State (D: 1936–1989); Elon’s academic and athletic artifacts; and prints of the Elon news. A name included: Bryan Baker.

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