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knoxidris Inventory of the Idris Knox Papers, 1951-1997 Processed by: Rubenstein Library Staff and Jane Metters; machine-readable finding aid created by: Carrie Mills and Jane Metters David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

Aleph Number: 002257999

Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: May 2011Processed by Rubenstein Library Staff and Jane Metters, 1999; finding aid encoded by Jane Metters, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, May 2011 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Idris Knox Papers, 1951-1997 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Knox, Idris. Idris Knox Papers, 1951-1997 Material in English 2.4 Linear Feet 276 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. North Carolina woman who taught school in Europe. Letters (76 items; dated 1951-1953) to parents chiefly sent from Paris with a few from Germany, describing social life and post-war atmosphere. Includes one photograph of New Year's Eve party, and telegram. Addition (200 items; dated 1976-1997) contains 42 ledgers and two loose-leaf file folders containing Knox's journals. There are also copies of the family's newsletter, and some of Knox's correspondence. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

However, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.

Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.

Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Idris Knox Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The Idris Knox Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 1996 and 1999.

Processing Information

Processed by Rubenstein Library Staff, 1999 and Jane Metters, May 2011

Encoded by Jane Metters and Carrie Mills, May 2011

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 1996-0131, 1999-0313

This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Biographical Note

North Carolina woman who taught school in Europe.

Collection Overview

Letters (76 items; dated 1951-1953) to parents chiefly sent from Paris with a few from Germany, describing social life and post-war atmosphere. Includes one photograph of New Year's Eve party, and telegram.

Addition (200 items; dated 1976-1997) contains 42 ledgers and two loose-leaf file folders containing Knox's journals. There are also copies of the family's newsletter, and some of Knox's correspondence.

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.

Knox, Idris. Knox family. Women travelers--United States. College students--Correspondence. Germany--Social life and customs--20th century. Germany--Description and travel. Diaries. Contents of Collection Journals, 1976-1997 (2 boxes)

42 handwritten journals kept by Idris Knox from 1976 to 1997.

1Journals, 1976 November-1993 May 2Journals, 1993 May-1997 November Correspondence, 1944-1997 (2 boxes) 3Correspondence photocopies Father's newsletter to family, 1944 April-1949 January Outgoing personal correspondence, 1975-1997 4Letters to parents, 1951 August-1953 August(7 folders) Miscellaneous letters, 1951-1953 Miscellaneous materials, 1954 (1 folder) 4Photograph from New Year's Eve in Paris, 1954