Preliminary Inventory of the Edgemont Community Center Records, 1955-1973
[top]Descriptive Summary
TitleEdgemont Community Center Records,
1955-1973
Creator
Edgemont Community Center
Extent
6 Linear Feet
2500 Items
Repository
2500 Items
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke
University
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsCollection is open for research.
However, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal
Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in
Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour
delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare
Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred
to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the
Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special
Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Edgemont Community Center Records, Rare
Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
Received as a gift by the Rare Book, Manuscript and Special
Collections Library in 1973.
Processing Information
Processed by Paula Jeannett
Completed September 3, 1998
This collection is unprocessed: materials may have not been ordered
and described beyond their original condition.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Historical Note
The Edgemont Community Center was incorporated in 1941 in Durham, NC, as an autonomous, service oriented center located in a low-income white neighborhood beset by numerous social problems. The center came to serve a more racially mixed population in later years.
[top]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.
- Edgemont Community Center.
- Edgemont Community--Durham, (N.C.)
- Community development, Urban--North Carolina--Durham
- Durham (N.C.)--Social conditions
- Community centers--Durham (N.C.)
 | List of Series in Collection | |||||||
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Preliminary Description of Unprocessed Collection
Accession 72-044
This unprocessed accession of administrative records documents the
operations, fund raising activities, programs, and publications of the Durham
based service organization between
1955 and
1973, chiefly
1967-1973. The collection is
open for research.
Box 1
Correspondence,
1967-1973
Announcements,
1967-1973 and
undated
Board of Director - Organization, various dates and
undated
By-laws, various dates and
undated
Clinic,
undated
Clippings, various dates
Director's Reports,
1965-1970
Director's Reports,
1970-1973
Financial Statements,
1955-1972
Financial Statements,
1972-1973 and
undated
Forms,
1968 and
undated
Box 2
Ledger,
1959-1964
Ledger,
1957-1968
Box 3
Legal Papers,
1941-1963 and
undated
Fund Raising: Special Programs,
1967-1967 and
undated
Funding Proposals and Sources,
1967-1973 and
undated
Insurance,
1965-1971 and
undated
Minutes,
1944-1969 and
undated
Minutes,
1969-1973 and
undated
Property,
1955-1968 and
undated
Property for Reorganization,
1969 and
undated
Pictures,
1971 and
undated
Box 4
Proposal Endorsements,
1969
Summer Programs,
1967-1973 and
undated
"The Torch,"
1,1 - 2,5:
1970, Oct. 15-1972, Dec.
10
SE Durham Recreation & Youth Activities: A Task
Force Report,
1972, Aug.
United Fund,
1964-1969 and
undated
General,
1967-1972 and
undated
Papers,
1950-1973
(2 folders)
