Inventory of the Christine Mimms papers,
1946-1986
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Descriptive Summary
Repository
University Archives, Duke
University
Creator
Mimms, Christine, 1909-1940.
Title
Christine Mimms papers, 1946-1986
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
150 Items
Abstract
Christine Mimms served as secretary/executive assistant to six Duke Presidents, from President William Few to President Terry Sanford.
The collection contains correspondence, clippings, photographs and other materials. The material ranges in date from 1946-1986.
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Collection is open for research.
In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is required for use.
Copyright Notice
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], Christine Mimms papers, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Christine Mimms papers were received by the University Archives as a
gift in 1992.
Processing Information
Processed by Archives Staff, September 2006
Encoded by Kimberly Sims, September 2006
Accession A92-63 is described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
Orphaned at an early age, Christine Mimms was raised by her mother's sister in Scotland County, North Carolina. After graduating from Gibson High School, she attended Meredith College where she was active in government and the debating society. She received her business training at Kings Business College in Raleigh. She moved to Durham in 1935 when she was hired as a secretary. Mimms served as secretary/executive assistant to six Duke Presidents, from President William Few to President Terry Sanford. She married S. C. Mimms in 1966 and was an active member of the Watts Street Baptist Church. She helped organize both the Durham Theater Guild and the Allied Arts and was a member of the arts society's original board of directors. She retired from Duke in 1977. Mimms died in 1990.
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Collection Overview
Contains correspondence, photographs, postcards, clippings and other materials primarily concerning Mrs. Mimms' career as secretary to Duke's presidents. The collection includes letters from Dr. Knight, Mr. Sanford, W. M. Upchurch and other University figures and the memorial volume from her husband's funeral. The material ranges in date from 1946-1986.
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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 University. Office of the President--Anecdotes.
- Duke University. Office of the President--Employees.
- Knight, Douglas Maitland, 1921-. Correspondence.
- Sanford, Terry, 1917-. Correspondence.
- Upchurch, W. M., Jr., 1910-1989. Correspondence.
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Related Material
William P. Few Records and Papers
Duke University Archives
Robert L. Flowers Records
Duke University Archives
A. Hollis Edens Records
Duke University Archives
J. Deryl Hart Records
Duke University Archives
Douglas M. Knight Records
Duke University Archives
Terry Sanford Records and Papers
Duke University Archives
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Detailed Description of Collection
Container List
Correspondence, 1946-1977
Miscellaneous
Clippings
S. C. Mimms, funeral home memorial volume, 1986
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Separated Material
A print of Mimms surrounded by the six Duke University presidents she
served with has been separated from the collection and is located in map cabinet 8.
