Inventory of the Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) Office of the Treasurer Records, 1891-1924
[top]Descriptive Summary
Repository
University Archives, Duke
University
Creator
Trinity College (Durham, NC). Office of the Treasurer.
Title
Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) Office of the Treasurer Records, 1891-1924
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
6.0 Linear Feet
2,500 Items
Abstract
2,500 Items
In the early years of Trinity College, the President handled most financial affairs with assistance and guidance from the Board of Trustees. When the College moved to Durham in 1892, one of the trustees, Durham businessman Virginius Ballard, filled the post of College Treasurer and served until 1898. President John C. Kilgo took over the task until 1907. At that point, it appears that an office of Treasurer was formally established, as Dallas W. Newsom is listed in the Catalog as Treasurer.
The collection includes ledgers and ledger sheets, cash books, journals, insurance policies, bonds, titles, leases, building and service contracts, correspondence, reports and other records, with bulk dates of 1910-1924. Records from 1891 concerning the Durham campus and buildings are also included.
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Administrative Information
Access RestrictionsPatrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Collection is open for research.
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], Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) Office of the Treasurer Records, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) Office of the Treasurer Records were received by the University Archives as a
transfer in 1989.
Processing Information
Processed by Kimberly Sims, January 2007
Encoded by Kimberly Sims, October 2007
Accessions A74-107, A75-39, and A75-40 were merged into one collection, 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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Historical Note
In the early years of Trinity College, the President handled most financial affairs with assistance and guidance from the Board of Trustees. When the College moved to Durham in 1892, one of the trustees, Durham businessman Virginius Ballard, filled the post of College Treasurer and served until 1898. President John C. Kilgo took over the task until 1907. At that point, it appears that an office of Treasurer was formally established, as Dallas W. Newsom is listed in the Catalog as Treasurer. He held the position until 1923, when C. B. Markham, a former professor of Mathematics, was appointed to the office.
[top]Collection Overview
The collection includes ledgers and ledger sheets, cash books, journals, insurance policies, bonds, titles, leases, building and service contracts, correspondence, reports and other records, with bulk dates of 1910-1924. Records from 1891 concerning the Durham campus and buildings are also included. Most of the pages are brittle and should be handled with care.
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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.
- Trinity College (Durham, N.C.). Office of the Treasurer.
- Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--Administration.
- Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--Finance.
- Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--History.
- Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--Buildings.
Related Material
Office of the [Duke] University Treasurer records, 1893-1979
Duke University Archives/Rare Book, Manuscript, Special Collections Library
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Detailed Description of Collection
Subject Files
Construction on Administration Building and Proposal to tear down Old Main, 1910
Construction of Academic Building, Athletic Grounds account, specs for dismantling Old Main (prior to the fire), 1910
Construction of Kilgo residence
Construction of East Dormitory, 1910
Grading and Macadamizing of Racetrack and Academic Building, 1911
Landscaping of Campus, 1917
Financial Report of Dining Hall and Alspaugh Hall, 1920-1921
Faculty and Staff, wages and lists of names, 1919, 1922-1923
General Education Board, 1920
General Alumni Fund, 1923
Duke Fund for Ministers, 1919
General Loan Fund, 1912-1920
Southgate Memorial Fund, 1920
Trinity Endowment Fund, 1912-1917
Form Letters on Delinquent Student Accounts, 1922-1923
Winifred Quinton Holton Award, 1919
Federal Board for Vocational Education, 1920-1922
Student Letters (general)
Commencement Bibles and Diplomas
Black Employees, 1913-1914
Trinity Bell, 1911
Insurance, 1911
Steel Plate Engraving of Braxton Craven, 1915
Declamation Contest, 1913
Clubs and Societies, 1911
Library and Library Donors, 1913-1921
Furnishings, 1914
"A Statement of the Executive Committee of the Alumni Association to Graduates and Friends of Trinity College,"
circa 1918
Student Finances, 1925
Southgate Memorial Fund, 1921
Services, boarding houses, selling coal, barber shop, check cashing, 1916
Supplies, confiscations, shortages, strikes, 1917
Scholarships, 1915
Miscellaneous Papers, 1916, 1919
World War I, soldiers, students, Veteran's Bureau, 1916-1917
William Francis Gill Memorial Fund, 1917
Employees, staff, student workers, blacks, 1919
1913 Class Pledge
General Business, 1916
Gymnasium, completion and enlargement, 1923, 1925
Washington Duke Building, collapse, 1891
Commencement Expenses, 1911
Estimated Income, 1916-1919
Box 2
Inventory of office furnishings destroyed by fire, 1911 January 4
Press, 1922
President's Reports on Trinity College to Trustees and Western NC Conferences, 1897-1899, 1909, 1911-1917
US Veterans Bureau, Contracts and Vouchers, 1923
Insurance, 1909, 1920-1921, 1923-1924
Southgate Memorial Fund, 1921-1923
Construction Improvements, 1910-1923
Student Activity (academic), 1911
Student Activity (financial), 1911-1924
Student Activity (non-academic), 1911-1920
Requests and/or bids for service to Trinity, 1918-1923
Advertisements of Trinity College, 1915-1918, 1922-1923
Bills (debts and payments), 1911-1922
Samuel Mordecai (law school), 1922-1924
Administration, faculty salaries, 1910-1923
Titles, Leases, Deeds (stock activity), 1914-1924
Miscellaneous, 1919
Endowment, Pledges, 1911-1923
Gymnasium Fund and Construction, 1916-1924
Donations/Gifts to Trinity College, 1910-1919, 1923
Box 3
Report, 1905-1906
Financial Reports, 1910-1923
Annual Financial Reports, 1910-1911, 1913-1914
Annual Financial Reports and Miscellaneous Reports, Trinity Park School, 1910-1916
Report to N.C. Conference, 1912
Miscellaneous Financial Reports, 1914-1919
Audit, 1917
Annual Financial Reports, 1915-1918
Trinity Park School Reports, 1913-1919
Financial Statement, 1919
Statistical Report for Methodist Church, South, circa 1919
Financial Statement, 1921
Audit, 1924
Ledgers
Student Loan, Scholarship and Endowed Special Funds, 1899-1910
Student Loan, Scholarship and Endowed Special Funds, 1909-1923
Washington Duke Fund Subscriptions, 1905-1908
Box 5
Student Army Training Corps Reimbursement Statement, 1918-1919
Southgate Memorial Subscriptions, 1920-1924
General Endowment Subscriptions, 1912-1914
Stock Records, 1909-1913
Lock Box Records, circa 1911
Record of Coal Shipments, 1910-1924
Athletic Fund Records, 1912-1918
Gym Building Subscriptions, 1871-1920
Box 6
South Atlantic Publishing Company, 1910-1918
South Atlantic Publishing Company, 1918-1923
South Atlantic Publishing Company Stock Records, 1911
Box 7
Scholarship Records, 1900-1913
Stock/Inventory Records, 1899-1913
Student and Faculty Financial Records, 1897-1920
Student Financial Records, 1922-1923
Mess Hall Records, 1918-1921
Mess Hall Records, 1919-1921
