To the Men of the Golden Star,

newsomdallaswalton Preliminary Inventory of the D. W. Newsom Papers, [ca. 1890]-1950 and undated Processed by: Joshua A. Kaiser; machine-readable finding aid created by: Joshua A. Kaiser

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from automated markup system. Date of source: October 14, 2002 Processed by Joshua A. Kaiser October 14, 2002; Finding Aid encoded by Joshua A. Kaiser, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, January 13, 2003 Description is in English. 12-31-2005 PUBLIC "-//David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library//TEXT (US::NDD::::D. W. Newsom Papers)//EN" "newsomdallaswalton.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 D. W. Newsom Papers, [ca. 1890]-1950 and undated David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary D. W. Newsom Papers, [ca. 1890]-1950 and undated Newsom, D. W. (Dallas Walton), 1873-1949 11.20 Linear Feet 2640 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. English. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], D. W. Newsom Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The D. W. Newsom Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2002.

Processing Information

Processed by Joshua A. Kaiser

Completed October 14, 2002

Encoded by Joshua A. Kaiser

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

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

Biographical Note

Duke University alumnus (1899), as well as Trinity College Registrar (1901-1907) and Treasurer (1907-1923). Also, real estate and insurance agent (1923-1949), Durham County Commissioner (1924-1930), as well as the first Durham County Manager (1930-1943).

Collection Overview

Primarily incoming and outgoing personal and business correspondence, bills and receipts, bank statements, and deeds (1890-1950). The material documents Newsom's real estate activities and Durham N.C.'s economic and urban development from the 1920s-1940s. Also includes financial ledgers; scrapbooks of Newsom's newspaper real estate advertisements; notebooks in shorthand; various Newsom family estate papers; and a poem by Newsom, To the Men of the Golden Star, read by him at a World War I memorial service held at Trinity College (1919). The collection contains few records of Newsom's tenure as an official of Trinity College and Durham County. (02-102)

Subject Headings

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Newsom, D. W. (Dallas Walton), 1873-1949. Newsom family. Duke University--Alumni and alumnae. Real estate agents--North Carolina. Business records North Carolina--History--20th century. Real estate business--North Carolina. Real property--North Carolina. Durham (N.C.)--Economic conditions. Durham (N.C.)--History. Ledgers. Scrapbooks. Deeds. Contents of Collection Accession 2002-0102

Some of the materials in this accession are not immediately accessible, because they require further processing before use. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rubenstein Library to use this collection.

The labels on the physical folders that comprise this accession reflect Newsom's own labels on original envelopes and other enclosures. However, the folder labels have not been reproduced in the following container list, which describes groups of like items only.

1 Contents of Box 1:

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[Attention: Contains rusty fasteners and pictorial materials.]

Newspapers, [ca. 1900] Deeds of Trust and Bills of Sale, 1923-1929

[Includes one black-and-white photograph.]

Appraisal reports, 1929

[Newsom served as one of the appraisers reporting on the value of the properties belonging to the Duke Land and Improvement Company, New Hope Realty Company, in Durham.]

Personal notes Durham County financial statements, 1933-1949 2 Contents of Box 2:

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[Attention: Contains rusty fasteners.]

Receipts, 1949-1950, and tax returns, 1939-1944 Receipts and invoices, 1930-1948

[Includes some from Newsom's tenure as Durham County Manager, but the majority are personal, including insurance payments and purchases from the bookstore, florist, etc. Also includes a series of loan passbooks from The Hood System Industrial Bank, Durham, NC.]

3 Contents of Box 3:

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[Attention: Contains rusty fasteners.]

Receipts and Invoices, 1928-1948 Incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1929-1948

[The majority of the letters deal with loans and loan payments and real estate property. A few are from family.]

4 Contents of Box 4:

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[Attention: Contains rusty fasteners.]

Incoming and outgoing business correspondence, 1928-1948

[Includes a few letters mentioning Mr. Newsom's poetry.]

5 Contents of Box 5:

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[Attention: Contains rusty fasteners.]

Incoming and outgoing correspondence, including real estate deeds, 1890-1948 Shorthand notes Durham real estate and other ephemera

[Includes Newsom's business card and several programs from conventions of the North Carolina Real Estate Association.]

Poems and prose To the Men of the Golden Star

[Read by Newsom at a World War I memorial service held at Trinity College, 1919 June 3.]

The History of Duke Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, South

[Read by Newsom 1932 October 30 at Duke Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church.]

Renters' and owners' invoices, bank statements, and other real estate documents, 1926-1932 6 Contents of Box 6:

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[Attention: Contains rusty fasteners.]

Newsom estate documents, [ca. 1908] Shorthand notes Personal notebooks

[Many are in shorthand.]

1942 Date Book

[Contains various Christmas card lists, Christmas gift lists, and Christmas expenditures from 1937-1946.]

Ernest H. Newsom estate papers, [ca. 1910] 7 Contents of Box 7:

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[Attention: Contains rusty fasteners.]

Financial ledgers and journals, 1902-1946 Personal correspondence from Jottings binder, [ca. 1917-1945] Medical records, 1949

[Includes a daily log of Newsom's health during the final year of his life.]

8 Contents of box 8:

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Two scrapbooks containing Newsom's Bulletin,1923-1928

Newsom's weekday real estate newspaper advertisements. Also includes the Sunday Newsom's Bulletin, 1927-1928, which consisted of short inspirational statements.

9 Contents of box 9:

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Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, [1909]-[ca. 1940s]

Includes news and inspirational quotations apparently collected by Newsom.

10 Contents of box 10: Financial ledger showing Newsom's income and expenses, [1904]-[1920s] Financial ledger [showing Newsom's rental expenses], 1923-1924

Includes examples of Newsom's stationery, laid in.

Two signs, For Rent, D. W. Newsom, Phone F-5311 1 Contents of oversize folder 1: Plans for D.W. Newsom house, Trinity College, Durham, NC Plans for residential development of Fort Fisher-Sea Beach, [NC], 1913 2 Contents of oversize folder 2: Plans for residential development of Fort Fisher-Sea Beach, [NC], 1913 Linen map and blueprint, Mrs. Annie Soule Newsom Estate, Halifax Co., 1909