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[Identification of item], Durham Bicentennial Commission Records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
The Durham Bicentennial Commission Records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 1983.
Processed by Rubenstein Library Staff, Noah Huffman, December 2010
Encoded by Noah Huffman, December 2010
Accession from 1983 is described in this finding aid.
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The Durham Bicentennial Commission, officially registered as the Durham-County American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, was a Durham County, N.C. organization responsible for coordinating and planning events to celebrate the American Bicentennial in 1976.
Collection contains materials relating to the various activities sponsored by the Commission, the members of the various committees, financial records in the collection and the participants in the Folklife and Summer Arts festivals held in 1976. The lists of potential participants and actual participants name numerous artists, craftpersons, and musicians. Included also are three oversize maps of the NC Bicentennial Folklife Festival grounds. The official name of the Commission as registered with the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration was the Durham-County American Revolution Bicentennial Commission.
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[For the most part, original folder titles have been retained]