uaalspaughres Inventory of the Alspaugh Residence Hall Records, 1949 - 1979 Processed by: Emily Glenn; machine-readable finding aid created by: Jill Katte University ArchivesDuke University
Durham, N.C., U.S.A.

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from automated markup system. Date of source: January 2002 Processed by Emily Glenn January 2002; Finding Aid encoded by Jill Katte, University Archives, Duke University, September 2003 Description is in English. 05-01-2006 PUBLIC "-//University Archives//TEXT (US::NDD::::Alspaugh Residence Hall Records)//EN" uaalspaugh.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) was changed to conform to the NC EAD Best Practice Guidelines. Within the dsc, dates for series were normalized. Inventory of the Alspaugh Residence Hall Records, 1949 - 1979 University Archives Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0202 USA

2003 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

 Descriptive Summary Alspaugh Residence Hall Records, 1949 - 1979. Duke University. Alspaugh Residence Hall. 0.2 Linear Feet, 200 Items University Archives, Duke University For current information on the location of these materials, please consult University Archives, Duke University. Alspaugh Residence Hall is an undergraduate dormitory on the East Campus of Duke University. Records include events calendars, correspondence, subject files, notes, minutes, and newsletters. Major topics include undergraduate life at Duke University, residence halls, the Baldwin Federation, the Association of Independent Houses, and women college students. Materials date from 1949 to 1979. English. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Alspaugh Residence Hall Records, University Archives, Duke University.

 Provenance

The Alspaugh Residence Hall Records was received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1981.

 Processing Information

Processed by Emily Glenn

Completed January 2002

Encoded by Jill Katte, September 2003

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

 Historical Note

The first Alspaugh Hall was built in 1902 on Duke University's East Campus, then Trinity College. The building was known as North Dormitory until September 1912, when it was named for Colonel Alspaugh, then Trinity's oldest living alumnus. The building was deconstructed in 1927, and rebuilt at Kittrell College in Kittrell, North Carolina.

The second Alspaugh Hall was completed and occupied in 1926. It was first known as Dormitory No. 2. Like the other dormitories in the Georgian quadrangle, Dormitory No. 2 was designed to accommodate approximately 110 persons and originally contained fifty single rooms, thirty double rooms, three parlors, a suite for the head of the house, kitchenette, pressing room, reception room, and offices. In 1930, the dormitory was again named for Colonel Alspaugh, when the opening of West Campus allowed what had been the Trinity College campus (now East Campus) to become the Woman's College of Duke University.

Alspaugh Residence Hall was part of the Baldwin Federation, a unifying body for advocacy and decision making for Alspaugh, Bassett, Brown, and Pegram, undergraduate residence halls on East Campus. There were six representatives from the houses, which also included fraternities Omicron Zeta and Beta Phi Zeta.

From around 1940 through the early 1980s, Alspaugh Residence Hall was home to undergraduate women. Alspaugh Residence Hall is located on East Campus between Lilly Library and Pegram Hall, adjacent to the tennis courts.

Collection Overview

Contains calendars of activities, lists of officers, meeting notes, subject files regarding living conditions and a food fight, general residence hall governance materials, some correspondence, and newsletters pertaining to Alspaugh Residence Hall, a Duke University dormitory.

 Subject Headings

These and related materials may be accessed under the following subject headings in the Duke University Libraries online catalog.

Duke University. Association of Independent Houses. Duke University. Alspaugh Residence Hall. Duke University. Baldwin Federation. Duke University--Students. Duke University--Students--Social conditions. Dormitories--North Carolina--Durham. Residence and education. Student housing--North Carolina--Durham. Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--History. Women college students--North Carolina--Durham. Contents of Collection Container List: 1 1 Calendar of events, ca. 1978-1979 2 Correspondence, 1976-1977 3 Duties of officers, 1975 4-9 House Council officer lists and meeting notes 1949-1950 1952-1953 1974-1975 1975-1976 1976-1977 1977-1978 10 House meeting minutes, 1974-1975 11 Living conditions, general materials and correspondence, 1978-1979 12 Food fight, general materials and correspondence, 1978 13 Association of Independent Houses, 1975-1979 14 Office of Student Affairs, 1978-1979 15 The Baldwin Beat, 1976-1977 16 Alspaugh newsletter, ca. 1977-1979 Related Material Association of Independent Houses records. University Archives, Duke University. Baldwin Federation records. University Archives, Duke University.