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<author>Processed by: Meghan Lyon; machine-readable finding aid created by: Meghan Lyon</author></titlestmt>

<publicationstmt><publisher><lb/>David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library <lb/> Duke University <lb/> Durham, N.C., USA </publisher><p><date normal="2009" encodinganalog="date">Copyright 2009</date> Duke University. All Rights Reserved.</p></publicationstmt>

<notestmt><note><p>Aleph Number: <num type="aleph">004082794</num></p></note></notestmt></filedesc>

<profiledesc><creation>Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program.<lb/><date>Date of source: January 2009</date>
<lb/>Processed by Meghan Lyon, January 2009; Finding Aid encoded by Meghan Lyon, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library, Duke University, <date>January 2009</date></creation>

<langusage>Description is in
		<language langcode="eng">English</language></langusage><descrules>Finding aid was prepared using 
		  <title>DACS</title> and our local 
		  <title>Style Guide</title></descrules></profiledesc></eadheader>

<frontmatter><titlepage><titleproper>Preliminary Inventory of the Markham Family Papers, <date normal="1880/1945" type="inclusive">1880-1945</date></titleproper>

<publisher>David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library <lb/>Duke
		  University <lb/> Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA </publisher><p><date normal="2009">Copyright 2009</date> Duke University. All Rights Reserved.</p></titlepage></frontmatter>

<archdesc level="collection" relatedencoding="MARC"><did><head>Descriptive Summary</head><repository label="Repository">
<corpname>David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library, Duke University</corpname></repository><origination label="Creator"><corpname encodinganalog="110">Markham family.</corpname></origination>

<unittitle label="Title" encodinganalog="245">Markham family papers, <unitdate normal="1880/1945" type="inclusive">1880-1945</unitdate>  </unittitle>

<langmaterial label="Language of Materials" encodinganalog="546">Materials in <language langcode="eng">English</language></langmaterial>

<physdesc label="Extent" encodinganalog="300"><extent encodinganalog="300">400 items</extent><lb/>

<extent encodinganalog="300">(0.6 lin. ft.)</extent></physdesc>

<physloc label="Location">For current information on the location of
		  						these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.</physloc>

<abstract label="Abstract" encodinganalog="545">The Markham family was a prominent family in Durham in the early 1900s. Charles Markham attended Duke University and was editor of the Duke Chronicle.</abstract>

<abstract encodinganalog="520">The collection consists of indentures, contracts, insurance policies, receipts, and other business-related ephemera for the Markham family of Durham, North Carolina, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1910s. Other materials include personal correspondence to and from Charles Markham in the 1940s, as well as some undated blueprints and other miscellaneous ephemera. </abstract></did>

<descgrp type="admininfo"><head>Administrative Information</head>
<accessrestrict encodinganalog="506"><head>Access Restrictions</head>
<p>Collection is open for research.</p>
<p>However, collection may contain materials to which the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form applies. Patrons must sign this form before using this collection.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library to use this collection.</p></accessrestrict>

<userestrict encodinganalog="540"><head>Copyright Notice</head>
<p>The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library.</p></userestrict>
<prefercite encodinganalog="524"><head>Preferred Citation</head><p>[Identification of item], in the Markham Family Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library, Duke University.</p></prefercite>

<acqinfo encodinganalog="541"><head>Provenance</head>
<p>Purchase, 2009 (2009-0019), 0.6 lin. ft.</p></acqinfo>

<processinfo><head>Processing Information</head><p>Collection is unprocessed; cataloged from accession records.</p>

<p>Encoded by: Meghan Lyon</p><p>Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2009-0019</p>

<p>Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: <title render="italic">DACS,</title> EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local <title render="italic">Style Guide.</title></p>

<p>This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.</p></processinfo></descgrp>

<bioghist><head>Biographical / Historical Note</head>
<p>The Markham family was a prominent family in Durham in the early 1900s. Charles Markham attended Duke University and was editor of the Duke Chronicle.</p></bioghist>

<scopecontent><head>Collection Overview</head><p>The collection consists of indentures, contracts, insurance policies, receipts, and other business-related ephemera for the Markham family of Durham, North Carolina, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1910s. Other materials include personal correspondence to and from Charles Markham in the 1940s, as well as some undated blueprints and other miscellaneous ephemera.</p></scopecontent>

<controlaccess><head>Subject Headings</head>
<p>These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.</p>
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<item><subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Insurance.</subject></item>
<item><persname source="lcsh" encodinganalog="600">Markham, Charles.   </persname></item>
<item><corpname source="lcsh" encodinganalog="610">Markham family.</corpname></item>
<item><geogname source="lcsh" encodinganalog="651">Durham (N.C.)</geogname></item>
<item><genreform source="aat" encodinganalog="655">Contracts.</genreform></item>
<item><genreform source="aat" encodinganalog="655">Insurance policies.</genreform></item>
<item><genreform source="aat" encodinganalog="655">Correspondence.</genreform></item></list>
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<unittitle id="s1">Accession (2009-0019) </unittitle>
<physdesc><extent>1 Box</extent></physdesc>
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<p>The collection consists of indentures, contracts, insurance policies, receipts, and other business-related ephemera for the Markham family of Durham, North Carolina, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1910s. Other materials include personal correspondence to and from Charles Markham in the 1940s, as well as some undated blueprints and other miscellaneous ephemera.</p>
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