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Inventory of the Alspaugh Residence Hall Records, 1949 - 1979

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Descriptive Summary

Title
Alspaugh Residence Hall Records, 1949 - 1979.
Creator
Duke University. Alspaugh Residence Hall.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet,
200 Items
Repository
University Archives, Duke University
Abstract
Alspaugh Residence Hall is an undergraduate dormitory on the East Campus of Duke University. Records include events calendars, correspondence, subject files, notes, minutes, and newsletters. Major topics include undergraduate life at Duke University, residence halls, the Baldwin Federation, the Association of Independent Houses, and women college students. Materials date from 1949 to 1979.
Language
English.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, Duke University permits students to inspect their education records and limits the disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records.
In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is required for use.
Use Restrictions
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Alspaugh Residence Hall Records, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Alspaugh Residence Hall Records was received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1981.
Processing Information
Processed by Emily Glenn
Completed January 2002
Encoded by Jill Katte, September 2003
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Historical Note

The first Alspaugh Hall was built in 1902 on Duke University's East Campus, then Trinity College. The building was known as North Dormitory until September 1912, when it was named for Colonel Alspaugh, then Trinity's oldest living alumnus. The building was deconstructed in 1927, and rebuilt at Kittrell College in Kittrell, North Carolina.

The second Alspaugh Hall was completed and occupied in 1926. It was first known as Dormitory No. 2. Like the other dormitories in the Georgian quadrangle, Dormitory No. 2 was designed to accommodate approximately 110 persons and originally contained fifty single rooms, thirty double rooms, three parlors, a suite for the head of the house, kitchenette, pressing room, reception room, and offices. In 1930, the dormitory was again named for Colonel Alspaugh, when the opening of West Campus allowed what had been the Trinity College campus (now East Campus) to become the Woman's College of Duke University.

Alspaugh Residence Hall was part of the Baldwin Federation, a unifying body for advocacy and decision making for Alspaugh, Bassett, Brown, and Pegram, undergraduate residence halls on East Campus. There were six representatives from the houses, which also included fraternities Omicron Zeta and Beta Phi Zeta.

From around 1940 through the early 1980s, Alspaugh Residence Hall was home to undergraduate women. Alspaugh Residence Hall is located on East Campus between Lilly Library and Pegram Hall, adjacent to the tennis courts.

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Collection Overview

Contains calendars of activities, lists of officers, meeting notes, subject files regarding living conditions and a food fight, general residence hall governance materials, some correspondence, and newsletters pertaining to Alspaugh Residence Hall, a Duke University dormitory.
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Subject Headings

These and related materials may be accessed under the following subject headings in the Duke University Libraries online catalog.
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Related Material

Association of Independent Houses records.
University Archives, Duke University.

Baldwin Federation records.
University Archives, Duke University.

List of Series in Collection
Container List:
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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List:

Box 1
   Folder 1
Calendar of events, ca. 1978-1979
   Folder 2
Correspondence, 1976-1977
   Folder 3
Duties of officers, 1975
   Folder 4-9
House Council officer lists and meeting notes
1949-1950
1952-1953
1974-1975
1975-1976
1976-1977
1977-1978
   Folder 10
House meeting minutes, 1974-1975
   Folder 11
Living conditions, general materials and correspondence, 1978-1979
   Folder 12
Food fight, general materials and correspondence, 1978
   Folder 13
Association of Independent Houses, 1975-1979
   Folder 14
Office of Student Affairs, 1978-1979
   Folder 15
The Baldwin Beat, 1976-1977
   Folder 16
Alspaugh newsletter, ca. 1977-1979