Register of the Benjamin Newton Duke Papers, 1834-1984, bulk 1884-1929.
[top]Descriptive Summary
TitleThe Benjamin Newton Duke Papers, 1834-1984,
bulk 1884-1929.
Creator
Duke, Benjamin Newton
Extent
69 Linear Feet
Approximately 50,850 Items
Repository
Approximately 50,850 Items
Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
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collection.
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Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in these papers have not been transferred to
Duke University. The Benjamin Newton Duke papers were processed
with support from The Duke Endowment.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Benjamin Newton Duke Papers,
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The papers of Benjamin Newton Duke, tobacco manufacturer,
industrialist and philanthropist, have been received from a variety of
sources over an extended period of time. While acquisition information
about the bulk of the collection is unrecorded, it is believed that it was
given by his daughter, Mary Duke Biddle. Additions to the collection
were made by Mary Duke Biddle, 1939; Alexander H. Sands, Jr., 1940-
1941, 1953; R.D. Graham, 1950; Mrs. Lucy Cole Durham, 1951; Mrs.
James H. Semans (Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans), 1961-1972; Bud
Alexander, 1970; Duke University Archives, 1980; and Julia Wightman,
1990.
Processing Information
Processed by Madeleine Bagwell Perez
Completed June 30, 1991
Encoded by Rachel Pottinger
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
Processing Note: In 1991 the Benjamin Newton Duke Papers were reprocessed
through the support of The Duke Endowment. At that time the collection
was arranged by distinct series and the papers reboxed and refoldered.
While much of the Correspondence and Financial Papers Series follow
their original order, some rearrangement has been done throughout the
collection.
Volumes, once shelved separately, have been integrated into the
collection. Examples include: letterbooks, check stubs, stock ledgers,
oversized memorials, etc.
During the reprocessing, duplicate printed material was removed.
Additionally, three hymn books, once belonging to Benjamin and Sarah
Duke, have been transferred to the Rare Book Collection. These hymnals
are for the worship services of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
and date from 1878 and 1889.
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Biographical Note
| 1855, Apr. 27 | Born to Washington and Artelia Roney Duke; Orange Co., N.C. |
| 1856 | Brother, James Buchanan Duke, born |
| 1858 | Mother, Artelia Roney Duke, died of typhoid |
| 1871 | Enrolled New Garden School (later Guilford College), near Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1874 | Father moved family to Durham proper |
| 1877, Feb. 21 | Married Sarah Pearson Angier |
| 1878 | Duke, Sons and Company established |
| 188?, Oct. 3 | Son, George Washington Duke, born. Died at age 2 or 3 |
| 1884, Dec. 8 | Son, Angier Buchanan Duke, born |
| 1887, Nov. 16 | daughter, Mary Lillian Duke, born |
| 1889 | Elected member Board of Trustees, Trinity College |
| 1890-? | Director, American Tobacco Company |
| 1891 | Brought William A. Erwinto Durham. Established Erwin Mills |
| 1893-1922 | President, The Fidelity Bank of Durham, N.C. |
| 1898 | Delegate, General Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Baltimore, Md. |
| 1905, June 22 | Southern Power Company established by Benjamin N. and James B. Duke, (later Duke Power Company) |
| 1905, May 8 | Father, Washington Duke, died |
| 1923, Sept. 3 | Son, Angier Buchanan Duke, died |
| 1925, Oct. 10 | Brother, James Buchanan Duke, died |
| 1929, Jan. 8 | Died New York City. Buried in family mausoleum at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, N.C. |
| 1936 | Remains removed to the Memorial Chapel of Duke University Chapel along with those of father, Washington Duke, and brother, James Buchanan Duke |
| 1936, Sept. 3 | Wife, Sarah Pearson Angier Duke, died |
Benjamin Newton Duke took a leading role in the development of the tobacco, textile and hydroelectric power industries in North Carolina. He served as president of Citizens National Bank in Durham, N.C., and of the Southern Railway Company. Along with his brother, James Buchanan Duke, and their partner, George Washington Watts, Benjamin Duke held substantial investments in a variety of enterprises throughout the United States.
Benjamin Duke took a primary role in conducting the Duke family's philanthropies from the late 1880s until his death. Between 1892 and 1927 it is estimated he contributed to over 400 organizations or institutions, including churches, hospitals, orphanages, schools and universities. This does not take into account assistance given to relatives and other individuals.
[top]Collection Overview
The papers of Benjamin Newton Duke span the years 1834 to 1984, though the bulk of the papers date from 1884 to 1929.
The collection is arranged into seven series: Correspondence; Financial Papers; Legal Papers; Pictures; Richard B.
Arrington Papers; Alexander H. Sands, Jr., Papers; and Miscellaneous Papers. The collection reflects the financial,
philanthropic, and social interests of Benjamin Newton Duke and his family. Its primary focus is the family's business dealings
including their involvement in the development and growth of tobacco manufacturing, textiles, and hydroelectric power in the
southern United States. Philanthropic interests are well represented throughout the collection and include education, social
welfare, the Methodist Church (South) as well as individuals. Personal and family relationships, though less well-documented,
are primarily related to social activities revolving around their homes in Durham, N.C., New York City, and winter trips to
Florida. Besides Benjamin Newton Duke, other family members represented in this collection include: James Buchanan
Duke, Washington Duke, Sarah Pearson Angier Duke, Angier Buchanan Duke, Mary Duke Biddle, Anthony J. Drexel Biddle,
and other Duke, Angier, Biddle, Roney, and Lyons relatives.
The majority of the letters in the Correspondence Series are concerned with business and philanthropic interests. The
day-to-day affairs of Mr. Duke and his family were handled through personal secretaries or agents in either the New York or
Durham, N.C., business offices, and much of the correspondence reflects this. Over the years these agents included: Richard
B. Arrington, Miss E. A. Childs, Alexander H. Sands, Jr., and J.E. Stagg.
Mr. Duke's business interests centered on tobacco manufacturing, banking, textiles, mining, transportation, and hydroelectric
power in North Carolina and throughout the United States. His primary business partners were Washington Duke (his father),
James Buchanan Duke (his brother), George Washington Watts and William A. Erwin. The major companies represented in
the Correspondence Series include: W. Duke, Sons and Company; Allen and Company; American Tobacco
Company; British-American Tobacco Company; Liggett and Meyers Tobacco Company; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company; Citizens National Bank of Durham, N.C.; Bank of Harnett, N.C.; The Fidelity Bank of Durham, N.C.; Guaranty
Trust Company of New York; Erwin Cotton Mills; Cannon Manufacturing Company; Mayo Mills; Odell Manufacturing
Company; Southern Cotton Oil Company; Durham Fertilizer Company; Jim Butler Tonopah Mining Company; Republic Iron
and Steel Company; Seaboard Air Line Railway; Dallas Cable Railroad; Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway
Company; Durham and Southern Railway Company; Georgia Railway and Power Company; Durham Electric Lighting
Company; Spray Water and Power Company; and Southern Power Company (later Duke Power Company). Other
investments included real estate, spring and mineral water companies, and the motion picture industry. The latter is represented
by letters and minutes (1915) of The National Drama Corporation (founded by Thomas Dixon) to produce a movie entitled
Fall of a Nation, a sequel to Birth of a Nation.
Mr. Duke's philanthropic interests were equally as numerous as his business interests. The Correspondence Series reflects his
generosity to both black and white institutions and individuals. Major support was given to schools, churches and social welfare
agencies. Among those supported were Trinity College (later Duke University), Greensboro Female College, Louisburg Female
College, Kittrell College, Elon College, Lincoln Memorial University, North Carolina College for Negroes, The Bingham
School,Trinity Church, Main Street Church,West Durham Methodist Church, National Religious Training School and
Chatauqua for the Colored Race, Oxford Orphan Asylum, the Salvation Army, the Durham Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A., and
Lincoln Hospital.
Personal letters in the Correspondence Series reflect the activities and interests of a socially prominent family during the 19th
and early 20th centuries. Also shown is Mr. Duke's support of various relatives over the years. Family members represented
include: Benjamin Newton Duke,James Buchanan Duke, Sarah Pearson Angier Duke, Angier Buchanan Duke, Mary Duke
Biddle, and Anthony J. Drexel Biddle. Additional letters are from members of the Duke, Angier,Biddle, Roney and Lyons
families, as well as a variety of friends, acquaintances and strangers seeking his financial assistance. Among the personal
correspondence is a response concerning the Julian Shakespeare Carr/Daniel Lindsey Russell gubernatorial campaign (1896)
and a series of letters from son-in-law Anthony J. Drexel Biddle (over Christmas/New Years 1918-1919) concerning
demobilization and the League of Nations.
The Financial Papers Series complements information found in the Correspondence Series and pertains to the purchase
and sale of stock, household expenses, farm expenditures, bills, Mr. Duke's contributions and gifts, transactions for the
purchase and repair of automobiles, and the building and furnishing of Duke homes in New York and North Carolina. This
series is also an excellent source for examples of 19th-century advertising artwork. Secretary/agents managed the personal
expenses and investment portfolios of Benjamin Newton Duke, Sarah Pearson Angier Duke,Angier Buchanan Duke, and Mary
Duke Biddlein addition to Mr. Duke's business and philanthropic affairs as reflected in this series. Household expenses for the
Duke homes in New York City and Four Acresin Durham, N.C., as well as upkeep of the Duke Farmin Orange County,
N.C., were handled through these agents. Stock transactions were handled through a number of brokers, including: Daniel
O'Dell & Company, Dominick & Dominick, Halstead & Hagemeyer, and Moore & Schley.
Topical files in the Financial Papers Series concern stock transactions, personal family accounts and charitable contributions.
Early minute books and stock certificates for the Alaska Dredging and Power Company and the Solomon River Hydraulic
Mining Company, and the stocks, bonds, and dividend records for the Southern Investment Company of Canada, Ltd., are
included in this series. To a lesser degree, the Financial Papers Series deals with business affairs of Washington Duke. A
cashbook for W. Duke, Sons and Company (1891) also includes trial balances for both Washington Duke (1893-1897) and
Benjamin Duke (1893-1897). Brodie L. Duke's involvement with W. Duke, Sons and Company is shown in an account book
pertaining to tobacco purchases (1876-1878) and also in the Correspondence Series (1890s). The interrelationship of the
business dealings of Benjamin and James Duke can be found throughout the collection.
Property transactions in Orange County and Durham, N.C.,are found in the Legal Papers Series. Beginning in 1834 the
records include deeds and plats and contain the names of early families in Durham. Other records in this series include charters
for various businesses; papers regarding the Kimball Town Company, a milltown in Marion County, Tenn. (1890); a legal brief
concerning a lawsuit brought by Richard Wrightin 1891; and a copy of Washington Duke's will (1905).
Albums, in the Pictures Series, contain primarily cabinet cards inserted in Victorian binders. Most of these photographs date
from the late 1800s and are of Duke family members, including Angier and Lyon relatives. Other persons included are Bishop
Charles Betts Galloway, Reverend William S. Black, Arthur H. Merritt, and President and Mrs. Grover Cleveland. In addition
to the albums in this series, there are individual photographs of Mary Duke Biddle, Angier Buchanan Duke, Benjamin Newton
Duke, Cordelia Biddle Duke, Sarah Pearson Angier Duke and Washington Duke dating from the 1880s to 1920s. Group
pictures taken on the boardwalk (1924) in Atlantic City, N.J., also include James Buchanan Duke, Robert Lee Flowers and
Lily Parrish Flowers. Other photographs are of Professor Dowd, John Acero Angier, James Haywood Southgate, and Reuben
Oscar Everett. Photographs also represent buildings and property. There is a large group of photographs of the Duke Farm in
Orange County, N.C., ca. 1910-1919. (See also information folder with inventory.) Benjamin Newton Duke's Durham home
"Four Acres" is represented by two sets of exterior and interior photographs, ca. 1910 and 1961.
The Richard B. Arrington Papers Series is composed of the personal papers of Benjamin Newton Duke's personal
secretary and business agent, who worked in the New York office. This series is comprised of letters, letterbook, accounts,
check stubs, and receipts. Correspondence covers two periods: 1903-1907 and 1911-1914. From 1903to 1907 the major
focus is building and furnishing a house on Ridgeview Road in White Plains, N.Y. From 1911 the emphasis is on Mr.
Arrington's business interests, including stock transactions and insurance. Since Richard Arrington died April 17, 1913, the
remainder of the correspondence (1913-1914) concerns his estate. His wife, Ethel Lewis Arrington,carried on much of his
personal business during this period. The accounts, check stubs and receipts pertain to Mr. Arrington's general business
activities; the major focus is on stock transactions especially of the Piedmont Syndicate. Much of his business parallels his work
for Benjamin Newton Duke.
The Alexander H. Sands, Jr., Papers Series contains personal papers belonging to another of Benjamin Newton Duke's
secretary/agents in his New Yorkoffice. The series includes letters, letterbooks, account book, check registers, check stubs, a
daybook, ledger and receipts. The correspondence, 1910-1918, primarily concerns Mr. Sands'sfamily matters and personal
business interests. He also supported both his parents, Mary Harvey Sands and Tucker K. Sands. Alexander H. Sands's
business papers, like those of Richard Arrington, often parallel his work for Benjamin Newton Duke. In addition to detailing
stock transactions and other business, these records include an account book of the Southern Audit Company of New York,
Inc., for 1914-1915,of which Sands was a partner.
Of primary interest in the Miscellaneous Series is a diary, 1927-1929, of Sarah Pearson Angier Duke, including entries for
Benjamin Newton Duke's lengthy illness and death. A folder on family genealogy includes notes on the baptisms of Benjamin
and Sarah Duke'schildren. Other files pertain to the funerals of Benjamin Newtonand Sarah Pearson Angier Duke, memorials
for Angier Buchanan Duke and James Buchanan Duke,and tributes to Benjamin Newton Duke made during his lifetime and
after his death. The bulk of the Miscellaneous Series includes information on many of the businesses in which Mr. Duke had
an interest. Examples include The American Tobacco Company; Dixie Fire Insurance Company;Great Falls Power Company;
Jim Butler Tonopah Mining Company; Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway Company;and Seaboard Air Line Railway.
General files will be found on banking, churches, cotton mills, mining, public utilities, and social welfare agencies. All of these
businesses are well represented in both the Correspondence and the Financial Papers Series.
Related collections in the Special Collections Department are the James Buchanan Duke Papers, the Washington Duke Papers,
and the Semans Family Papers. In addition to correspondence, these collections contain many photographs of Duke family
members. The Duke University Archives is another source of information on the relationship of the Duke family to Duke
University.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
- Duke, Sarah Pearson Angier, 1856-1936.
- Trinity College (Durham, N.C.).
- W. Duke, Sons and Company (Durham, N.C.).
- American Tobacco Company.
- Erwin Mills (Durham, N.C).
- Mayo Mills.
- Durham Electric Lighting Company.
- Spray Water Power and Land Company.
- Dallas Cable Railroad.
- Durham Fertilizer Company.
- Alaska Dredging and Power Company.
- Solomon River Hydraulic Mining Company.
- Governors--North Carolina--Election.
- Tobacco industry--North Carolina.
- Electric utilities--North Carolina.
- Universities and colleges--North Carolina.
- North Carolina--Industries.
- Banks and banking--North Carolina.
- Duke, Benjamin Newton
- Duke, Angier Buchanan, 1884-1923.
- Biddle, Mary Duke 1887-1960.
- Biddle, Anthony Joseph Drexel, 1896-1961.
- Arrington, Richard B., d. 1913.
- Sands, Alexander H. 1891-1960.
- Photographs
Detailed Description of Collection
Correspondence Series
Letters, letterbooks, receipts, bills, memoranda, telegrams, minutes, and printed reports related to the financial, philanthropic, and personal interests of Benjamin Newton Duke. Correspondence is arranged in two categories: letters and letterbooks. These are filed chronologically with letterbooks following letters. The fragile letterbooks (1892-1923) consist of bound carbon-copies of outgoing correspondence.
Letters
1872-1891
(16 folders)
Box 2
1892
(14 folders)
Box 3
1893, Jan.-Sept.
(14 folders)
Box 4
1893, Oct.-1894, July
(13 folders)
Box 5
1894, Aug.-1895, Mar.
(16 folders)
Box 6
1895, Apr.-Nov.
(16 folders)
Box 7
1895, Dec.-1896, May
(16 folders)
Box 8
1896, June-Dec.
(16 folders)
Box 9
1897, Jan.-Sept.
(19 folders)
Box 10
1897, Oct.-1898, May
(15 folders)
Box 11
1898, June-Dec.
(17 folders)
Box 12
1899, Jan.-July
(15 folders)
Box 13
1899, Aug.-1900, Jan.
(15 folders)
Box 14
1900, Feb.-Oct.
(17 folders)
Box 15
1900, Nov.-1901, Apr.
(15 folders)
Box 16
1901, May-Oct.
(14 folders)
Box 17
1901, Nov.-1902, Mar.
(17 folders)
Box 18
1902, Apr.-Aug.
(16 folders)
Box 19
1902, Sept.-1902, Dec. 20
(12 folders)
Box 20
1903, Jan.-Apr.
(12 folders)
Box 21
1903, May-Sept.
(15 folders)
Box 22
1903, Oct.-1904, Mar.
(16 folders)
Box 23
1904, Apr.-Sept.
(16 folders)
Box 24
1904, Oct.-1905, Mar.
(15 folders)
Box 25
1905, Apr.-Aug.
(13 folders)
Box 26
1905, Sept.-Dec. and undated
Box 27
1906, Jan.-Apr.
(17 folders)
Box 28
1906, May-Oct.
(18 folders)
Box 29
1906, Nov.-1907, Mar.
(17 folders)
Box 30
1907, Apr.-Sept.
(17 folders)
Box 31
1907, Oct.-1908, Feb.
(17 folders)
Box 32
1908, Mar.-June
(14 folders)
Box 33
1908, July-1908, Oct.
(14 folders)
Box 34
1908, Nov.-1909, Feb.
(14 folders)
Box 35
1909, Mar.-July
(17 folders)
Box 36
1909, Aug.-Nov.
(16 folders)
Box 37
1909, Dec.-1910, Mar.
(17 folders)
Box 38
1910, Apr.-1910, June
(12 folders)
Box 39
1910, July-Sept.
(15 folders)
Box 40
1910, Oct.-Dec. and undated
(18 folders)
Box 41
1911, Jan.-Mar.
(16 folders)
Box 42
1911, Apr.-June
(14 folders)
Box 43
1911, July-Nov.
(14 folders)
Box 44
1911, Dec.-1912, Jan.
(12 folders)
Box 45
1912, Feb.-Apr.
(14 folders)
Box 46
1912, May-July
(12 folders)
Box 47
1912, Aug.-Nov.
(15 folders)
Box 48
1912, Dec.-1913, Feb.
(13 folders)
Box 49
1913, Mar.-Apr.
(10 folders)
Box 50
1913, May-July
(15 folders)
Box 51
1913, Aug.-Oct.
(14 folders)
Box 52
1913, Nov.-1914, Jan.
(13 folders)
Box 53
1914, Feb.-Apr.
(14 folders)
Box 54
1914, May-July
(14 folders)
Box 55
1914, Aug.-Oct.
(13 folders)
Box 56
1914, Nov.-1915, Jan.
(14 folders)
Box 57
1915, Feb.-Apr.
(12 folders)
Box 58
1915, May-Aug.
(13 folders)
Box 59
1915, Sept.-Dec. and undated
(15 folders)
Box 60
1916, Jan.-May
(21 folders)
Box 61
1918, June-1923, Dec.
(20 folders)
Box 62
1924, Jan.-1928, Dec.
(13 folders)
Box 63
1929-1941, undated
(6 folders)
Condolences, 1923-1924:
Angier B. Duke, A-Z
(2 folders)
Letterbooks
1892, Apr. 7-1894, Aug. 29 (3 vols.)
Box 65
1894, Aug. 29-1895, Nov. 11 (2 vols.)
Box 66
1895, Nov. 11-1897, May 7 (3 vols.)
Box 67
1897, May 8-1901, Mar. 18 (3 vols.)
Box 68
1901, Mar. 19-1910, May 6 (3 vols.)
Box 69
1910, May 9-1911, May 17 (3 vols.)
Box 70
1911, May 18-1912, July 15 (2 vols.)
Box 71
1912, July 16-1913, Sept. 20 (2 vols.)
Box 72
1913, Sept. 17-1915, Apr. 8 (2 vols.)
Box 73
1915, Apr. 12-1916, Sept. 18 (2 vols.)
Box 74
916, Sept. 18-1917, Sept. 11 (2 vols.)
Box 75
1917, Sept. 12-1918, Apr. 25 (1 vol.)
Box 76
1911, Mar. 17-1923, Apr. 21 (3 vols.)
Financial Papers Series
Reflects the scope of the personal, business and philanthropic interests of Benjamin Newton Duke. Types of records from Mr. Duke's Durham and New York offices include bills, charitable contributions, check stubs, invoices, statements of accounts, tax statements, minutes, receipts, stock transactions, trial balances, household and petty cash accounts. Bills and receipts are arranged chronologically at the beginning of the series. The remaining papers are arranged alphabetically by topic or type of record.
Box 77
1884-1899, Aug.
(17 folders)
Box 78
1899, Sept.-1900, Aug.
(13 folders)
Box 79
1900, Sept.-1901, May
(16 folders)
Box 80
1901, June-1902, Mar.
(17 folders)
Box 81
1902, Apr.-1902, Nov.
(16 folders)
Box 82
1902, Dec.-1904, Apr.
(17 folders)
Box 83
1904, May-1905, Sept.
(15 folders)
Box 84
1905, Oct.-1906, July
(14 folders)
Box 85
1906, Aug.-1907, May
(14 folders)
Box 86
1907, June -1908, Apr.
(12 folders)
Box 87
1908, May-Dec.
(15 folders)
Box 88
1909, Jan.-July
(13 folders)
Box 89
1909, Aug.-1910, Jan.
(14 folders)
Box 90
1910, Feb.-June
(10 folders)
Box 91
1910, July-Nov.
(10 folders)
Box 92
1910, Dec.-1911, Apr.
(13 folders)
Box 93
1911, May-Oct.
(12 folders)
Box 94
1911, Nov.-1912, Feb.
(10 folders)
Box 95
1912, Mar.-June
(8 folders)
Box 96
1912, July-Oct.
(8 folders)
Box 97
1912, Nov.-1913, Feb.
(10 folders)
Box 98
1913, Mar.-May
(8 folders)
Box 99
1913, June-Aug.
(9 folders)
Box 100
1913, Sept.-Nov.
(9 folders)
Box 101
1913, Dec.-1914, Mar.
(11 folders)
Box 102
1914, Apr.-June
(9 folders)
Box 103
1914, July-Oct.
(9 folders)
Box 104
1914, Nov.-1915, Feb.
(10 folders)
Box 105
1915, Mar.-July
(10 folders)
Box 106
1915, Aug.-1916, Jan.
(12 folders)
Box 107
1916, Feb.-Dec.
(12 folders)
Box 108
1917, Jan.-Dec.
(13 folders)
Box 109
1918, Jan.-1919, Dec.
(12 folders)
Box 110
1920, Jan.-1924, undated
(13 folders)
Box 111
Accounts:
William H. Butler--
Tobacco Stemmer Stock,ca.
1913
Benjamin Newton Duke with:
Alfred de Cordova & Co., ca.
1898-1911
Daniel O'Dell & Co.,
1912-1913
The Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.,
1891-1892
Fellowes, Davis & Co.,
1898-1899
Halsted & Harrison,
1907-1917
Moore & Schley,
1912-1913
Newburger, Henderson & Loeb,
1908, 1913
Raymond, Pynchon & Co.,
1913, Feb.-June
Brodie L. Duke--Tobacco Purchases,
1876, Oct.-1878, Jan.
James B. Duke with:
Banks and Trust Companies.,
1913
Southern Power Co.,
1913
Sarah Pearson Angier Duke with:
Benjamin Newton Duke,
1916-1917
The Fidelity Bank,
1916-1922, undated
(3 folders)
Guaranty Trust Co. of New York,
1916-1922
Box 112
Assets/Liabilities: Benjamin N. Duke, ca.
1913
Cash Statements:
James B. Duke:
Southern Power Co.,
1913, June-Sept.
Benjamin N. Duke and family,
1917, Jan.-May
Charitable Contributions: 1892-1928, undated (typescript lists)
Gifts to family members: (Roney-Duke families),
1925-1927
Insurance policies,
1913-1914
Rents: Marc Anthony Apartments,
1913, July-Dec.
Stock certificates,
1887-1917
Stock transactions:
1913,1914, undated (by broker)
1909-1919, undated (by stock)
(2 folders)
Tax Statements,
1914-1926
Trial balances:
Angier B. Duke,
1915
Benjamin Newton Duke,
1912-1914 (see also Box 113, W. Duke, Sons & Co. Cashbook)
James B. Duke,
1912-1914
(3 folders)
Miscellaneous,
1914
Box 113
Alaska Dredging and Power Co.:
Minute book,
1907-1908
Stock certificates book,
1907
Duke Farm,
Orange Co., N.C., Expenditures,
1897-1909
Solomon River Hydraulic Mining Co.:
Minutes, by-laws, incorporation,
1905
Common stock, 1905, Preferred stock,
1905-1906
W. Duke, Sons & Co. Cashbook,
1891
Box 114
Check Stubs:
A.J.D. Biddle, Jr.,
1919 (1 vol.)
Mary Duke Biddle,
1915-1918 (1 vol.)
Angier B. Duke,
1914-1917 (4 vols.)
Box 115
Check Stubs: Angier B. Duke,
1917-1918 (4 vols.)
Box 116
Check Stubs: Benjamin N. Duke,
1901-1918 (4 vols.)
Box 117
Deposit slips,
1915-1918
Box 118
Invoice book (disbound),
1892-1893
Box 119
Invoice book (disbound),
1893-1898
Box 120
Invoice book (disbound),
1893-1898
Box 121
Stock journal,
1899-1901
Box 122
Stock ledger,
1899-1901
Legal Papers Series
Majority pertain to property transactions of various people, including Benjamin Newton Duke, in Orange County and Durham, N.C. Other papers include charters for businesses, insurance policies, a legal brief, and a copy of Washington Duke's will. Arranged alphabetically.
Box 123
Agreements: Southern Railway Co.--water pipeline, electric lights for B.N. Duke,
1900, 1902
Asheville Ice and Coal Co., Act to Incorporate,
1891, May 2
Complaint: Richard H. Wright against J.B. Duke,
B.N. Duke,
B.L. Duke,
G.W. Hill,
1891 (summons)
Contract:
H.J. Blauvent, Architect, and B.N. Duke,
1901
Conservatory of Music: specifications for heating, 1899 (see also OC:II:4)
Methodist Church,
Durham, N.C.,undated
Deeds, 1834-1918, undated
(16 folders)
Land plats, 1884-1912, undated (see also OC:II:4)
Box 124
Doris Duke Trust: Indenture and deed of trust, 1924;additions,
1925
Estate: Angier B. Duke,
1926 (distribution)
Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Maryland: bond,
1894-1905
Stock transactions,
1896-1900
Trust funds: Washington Duke, for:
Annie and Robert Duke,
1904, Oct. 10
Family servants,
1904, Oct. 10
Trust Indenture: Benjamin N. Duke to Allen,
Flowers,
Sands,
1926
Will: Washington Duke,
1905 (transcript copy)
Will/Estate: Benjamin N. Duke,
1926-1930
Pictures Series
Photographs and blueprints. Photographs include family albums, a series of views of the Duke Farm in Orange County and Four Acres in Durham, and individuals. Blueprints include the Pigeon River Power Plant Project, Duke Farm stables, and an addition to the Southern Conservatory of Music. Arranged by category: albums, people, and buildings.
Albums
Albums, ca. 1870s-1900s (1 vol.)
Box 126
Albums, ca. 1870s-1900s (1 vol.)
Box 127
Duke farm,
Orange County, N.C.,
1910-1919,
1985, undated
People
Biddle, Mary Duke, ca.
1897-1910
Duke, Angier Buchanan, ca.
1890s-1915
Duke, Benjamin Newton:
ca.
1880s-1920s
With wife, Sarah,
St. Petersburg, Fla.,
1914
Birthday party, ca.
1916
Funeral,
1929
With others, Lookout Mountain, Tenn.,
1892
Duke, Cordelia Biddle with children: Angier Biddleand Anthony Drexel Duke and Mary Duke Biddle, ca.
1920
Duke, Sarah Pearson Angier, ca. 1870s-1920s (see also OC:II:4)
Duke, Washington with great-grandchildren, ca.
1900
People:
Atlantic City--Boardwalk,
1924 (includes B.N. Duke,
J.B. Duke,
M.D. Biddle,
Lily Parrish Flowers,
Robert Lee Flowers)
Miscellaneous, ca. 1890s-1896 (includes Prof. Doud,
J.B. Duke,
John Acero Angier,
James Haywood Southgate,
Reuben Oscar Everett)
Unidentified, undated
Portraits (photographs of) Lady Georgiana North,
Lady Mary Reynolds, undated
Buildings
Buildings (including houses), ca. 1896, ca. 1912, undated
Carriage House/Stable: H.J. Blauvelt, architect for B.N. Duke, ca.
1910-1920s
Church(es) and cemetery, 1986, undated (includes Moses Hester'sChurch)
Duke University, East Campus, construction, ca.
1925
Duke's Chapel, construction,
1926
Fairview, Durham, N.C., ca.
1890s
Four Acres (exteriors), ca.
1910
(4 folders)
Box 129
Four Acres:
Prior to demolition,
1961
Exteriors, including gardens, undated
Irvington-on-the-Hudson,
Tarrytown, N.Y.,undated
Kittrell College: B.N. Duke Library,
1969 (color slides)
Limestone College,
Gaffney, S.C.,
1926
New Hope Creek:
Duke Quarry (near Hillsborough), ca.
1926
Roney family: Birthplace of Artelia (Roney) Duke,including Boyd's Creek and Stonewall Spring,ca.
1920s
Underpass, Chapel Hill St., Durham, N.C., construction,
1926, June
Y.W.C.A.,
Durham, N.C.,
1927
Box 130
Fragile:
Mirror with photographs attached ( Washington Duke and his children, Mary
Duke Lyon,
Brodie L. Duke,
James B. Duke,
Benjamin Newton Duke),undated
Photograph: B.N. Duke,
Sarah Duke,undated
Richard B. Arrington Papers Series
Relates to personal and financial interests of Arrington, secretary and business agent for Benjamin Newton Duke. Much of the correspondence, including enclosed bills and receipts, relates to the construction of his home in White Plains, N.Y. Business papers concern his stock dealings and after his death, his estate. The correspondence is arranged chronologically, followed by the letterbook. Papers related to financial interests are arranged alphabetically.
Box 131
Correspondence,
1905, Nov. 9-1914, Apr.
(11 folders)
Box 132
Letterbook,
1903, Dec. 16-1906, Aug. 3
Financial papers:
Accounts,
1907-1913
Check stubs,
1913, Mar.-Apr.
Receipts,
1905-1913
(2 folders)
Alexander H. Sands, Jr., Papers Series
A secretary/business agent for Benjamin Newton Duke, these papers relate to Mr. Sands's personal and financial interests. Much of the correspondence is concerned with his business interests and the support of his wife and his parents. Business papers include check registers, check stubs, and receipts. Correspondence is arranged chronologically, followed by the letterbook. Business records are arranged alphabetically.
Box 133
Correspondence,
1910, Apr.-1915
Box 134
Letterbooks, 1910-1918 (2 vols.)
Box 135
Financial Papers:
Accounts: Southern Audit Co. of New York, Inc.,
1914-1915
Check registers:
1912-1918
Box 136
Financial Papers: Check stubs,
1910, Apr.-1915
Box 137
Financial Papers:
Check stubs, 1915-1917 (5 vols.)
Reyhing & Co.,
1914
Box 138
Financial Papers:
Daybook,
1914-1915
Ledger,
1914-1915
Receipts,
1913-1915
(4 folders)
Miscellaneous Series
Includes Sarah Pearson Angier Duke's diary (1927-1929); clippings; genealogical material; material pertaining to funerals, memorials, and tributes; printed material; scrapbook; recipes; and tobacco/cigarette flavorings. Arranged alphabetically by subject or type of material. Printed material is arranged alphabetically by company name and relates to business and philanthropic interests throughout the United States.
Box 139
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity,
1904 (Pledge class?)
Bible: New Testament, undated: C.L. Mitchell to R.L. Flowers,
1925
Clippings, 1890-1984, undated
(4 folders)
Clothing pattern: See OC:II:4 Miscellaneous
Diary, 1927-1929
(Sarah Pearson Angier Duke)
Diploma: Trinity Park High School,
1903, June
(Mary Lillian Duke)
See: OC:II:4 Miscellaneous
Funeral:
Benjamin N. Duke,
1929
(3 folders)
Sarah Pearson Angier Duke,
1936
Genealogical information: Duke family, 1916-1937,undated
Box 140
Memorials:
Angier B. Duke,
1923-1924 (includes Plato Tracy Durham Poem)
James Buchanan Duke,
1926
(2 folders)
Poetry (Misc.), undated includes prayer, 1907
( John C. Kilgo to B.N. Duke)
Printed Material:
American Cigar Co.,
1913-1914
American Machine and Foundry Co.,
1912-1913
American Snuff Co.,
1905-1915
The American Tobacco Co.:
1890-1915
Code book, #6 (
1902)
American Trust Co.,
1907-1914
American Type Founders Co,
1898-1914
Box 141
Printed Material:
Bank of Harnett, Duke, N.C.,
1906-1915
Banking, 1906-1915, undated
British-American Tobacco Co., Ltd.,
1912-1915
Canal Bank & Trust Co.,
New Orleans,
1914-1916
The Chatham and Phenix National Bank of N.Y.,
1911-1914
Churches,
1887-1977
The Citizens National Bank of Durham, N.C.,
1905-1911
Colleges, Schools, Universities,
1901-1940
(2 folders)
Consolidated Tobacco Co.,
1903
Cotton Mills,
1894-1914
Dixie Fire Insurance Co.,
1907-1916
The Fidelity Bank of Durham, N.C.:
1905-1919
Plaque,
1922
George W. Helme Co.,
1911-1915
Georgia Railway and Power Co.,
1914-1915
German-American National Bank of New Orleans,
1911-1913
Great Falls Power Co.,
1911-1913
Guaranty Trust Co. of N.Y.,
1910-1915
The Hanover National Bank of N.Y.C.,
1912-1914
Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Co.,
1911-1916
Box 142
Printed Material:
Imperial Tobacco Co.:
Canada, Ltd.,
1914-1915
Great Britain and Ireland,
1914
Insurance, 1906-1915, undated
Jim Butler Tonopah Mining Co.,
1904-1915
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway Co.,
1905-1914,undated
Liggett and Meyers Tobacco Co.,
1911-1918
Lincoln Memorial University,
1927-1939 (see also oversize material)
MacAndrews and Forbes Co.,
1912-1914
Masonic journal,
1902, 1936-1939
Mellon National Bank,
1913-1914
Mining,
1902-1915
Miscellaneous businesses, 1901-1915, undated
Moore & Schley: Code Books #2, #3,
1906
Morton Trust Co.,
1900-1910
National Bank of Commerce in New York,
1912-1916
North Carolina Society of New York,
1913-1915
Odell Manufacturing Co.,
Concord, N.C.,
1908, undated
Box 143
Printed Material:
P. Lorillard Co.,
1911-1914
Peace Congress,
1908, undated
Porto Rican American Tobacco Co.,
1912-1915
Public Utilities,
1911-1916
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.,
1912-1915
Railroads,
1904-1915
(2 folders)
Real Estate,
1901-1915
Republic Iron and Steel Co.,
1899-1913
Seaboard Air Line Railway,
1900-1915
The Second National Bank:
City of N.Y.,
1908-1915
Somerville, N.J.,
1912-1915
Social Welfare agencies,
1904-1923, undated
The Southern Cotton Oil Co.,
1907-1908
Southern Pacific Co.,
1909-1914
Southern Power Co.,
1909-1914
Southern Railway Co.,
1906-1915
Tobacco, 1880-1912, undated
Union Exchange Bank,
1903-1914
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co.,
1900-1915
Weyman-Bruton Co.,
1912-1918
Chronological file, 1880-1964, undated
Box 144
Recipes: Sarah Pearson Angier Duke, ca.
1880s-1930s
Scrapbook: Theater record, 1898-1899
( Mary Lillian Duke)
Tobacco/Cigarette flavorings,
1896
Tributes: Benjamin Newton Duke (see also oversize material)
Chanticleer, 1913 (vol. 2)
A Celebration of the Life of B.N. Duke,
1979:
Audiotape (reel-to-reel master)
Photographs
Printed material
Box 145
Tributes: A Celebration of the Life of B.N. Duke,
1979 (2 presentation sets)
Oversize Material
(shelved after Box 145)
Financial Papers Series
Stocks, Bonds and Dividends Record,
1912-1918:
Angier B. Duke,
Mary Duke Biddle,
Sarah Pearson Duke,
Anthony J.D. Biddle, Jr.
Stocks, Bonds and Dividends Record,
1892-1918:
Benjamin N. Duke
Stocks, Bonds and Dividends Record,
1913-1915:
Southern Investment Co. of Canada, Ltd.
Miscellaneous Series
Clippings, 1902, undated (scrapbook)
Funeral: In Memoriam, 1929 (condolences, clippings, telegrams, etc. on the death of Benjamin Newton Duke)
Tribute: Benjamin Newton Duke on his birthday April 27, 1923,by Trinity College:
Vol. 1: Correspondence;
Vol. 2: Trinity College photographs.
Oversize Cabinet
OC:II:4:
Correspondence Series
Correspondence Series
Plats (removed from correspondence),
1902-1905, 1907, 1909, 1912-1913
Financial Papers Series: Miscellaneous
Account [unidentified rental property],
1914-1915
Blueprint map of North Carolina/South Carolina, undated (unidentified, may be of power plant sites)
First National Bank of Winston, N.C.
Balance at close of business
July 5, 1893
The Pullman Co.: Commissary supplies for private coach:
Grassmere,
March-April 1906
Pictures Series
Duke, Sarah Pearson Angier, ca. 1890s, 1906 (oval portraits)
Duke Farms, Orange Co., N.C., (Plat), undated
Duke Farms, Stables, Orange Co., N.C.,
1901
Pigeon River Power Plant: Project Plans,
1923
Southern Conservatory of Music (addition), undated
Miscellaneous Series
Clothing pattern, Benjamin Newton Duke, undated
Diploma: Trinity Park High School,
June 6, 1903
(Mary Duke Biddle)
Lincoln Memorial University: Honorary degree to Benjamin Newton Duke, undated
Oglethorpe University: Honorary degree to Benjamin Newton Duke,
May 30, 1926
Resolution of Thanks: Oxford Orphan Asylum to Benjamin Newton Duke, undated
Resolution of Appreciation to Mr. and Mrs. B.N. Duke from guests at Cateret Lodge,
Jan. 1, 1903
