edgemont Preliminary Inventory of the Edgemont Community Center Records, 1955-1973 Processed by: Paula Jeannett; machine-readable finding aid created by: Don Sechler

1998 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

Aleph Number: 002582812

 Machine-readable finding aid derived from Microsoft Word Encoding System. Date of source: September 3, 1998 Processed by Paula Jeannett September 3, 1998; Finding Aid encoded by Don Sechler, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University, September 3, 1998 Description is in English. 05-08-2006 PUBLIC "-//David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library//TEXT (US::NDD::::Gene Federico Papers)//EN" "edgemont.xml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Also, the top level of the finding aid (above the dsc) changed to conform to current Rubenstein Library and NC EAD standards as laid out in the Inventory Style Guide and in the NCEAD Best Practice Guidelines. Within the dsc, dates for series were normalized. These changes were made by Michelle Belden. Also, container TYPE and LABEL attribute values were standardized according to the Rubenstein Library EAD 2002 manual and the NCEAD eadlocal.ent by Ruth E. Bryan. The tag list inside index was changed to indexentry by Ruth E. Bryan. Preliminary Inventory of the Edgemont Community Center Records, 1955-1973 Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections LibraryDuke UniversityDurham, North Carolina 27708-0185 Paula Jeannett September 3, 1998 Don Sechler

1998 Duke University. All rights reserved.

 Descriptive Summary Edgemont Community Center Records, 1955-1973 Edgemont Community Center 6 Linear Feet 2500 Items David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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 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.

 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.

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Edgemont Community Center. Edgemont Community--Durham, (N.C.) Community development, Urban--North Carolina--Durham Durham (N.C.)--Social conditions Community centers--Durham (N.C.) Contents of 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.

 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 2 Ledger, 1959-1964 Ledger, 1957-1968 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 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)