Inventory of the Board of Trustees Records, 1860-ongoing
The Duke University Board of Trustees has
existed since 1924, and grew out of the Trinity College Board of Trustees that existed from 1859 to
1924. The Board is responsible for making major steering decisions in the administration of the
school. The Board of Trustees records contain minutes, agendas, correspondence, reports, subject
files, trustee handbooks, and other records of the Board and Executive, standing, and ad hoc
committees. The minutes include reports, correspondence, resolutions, recommendations for the
conferring of degrees, for employment and renewal of employment, and other material. Reports
include those made by University officers, Board committees, and outside consultants. The Board's
records also include statements of funds and scholarships, investment reports, correspondence,
audits, bylaws, petitions from students, and other material.
- Title
- Board of Trustees Records, 1860-ongoing.
- Creator
-
Duke University. Board of Trustees.
Trinity College (Durham, N.C.). Board of
Trustees.
Trinity College (Randolph County, N.C.). Board of
Trustees.
- Extent
- 128.75 Linear Feet, , 110,000 Items
- Repository
- University Archives, Duke University
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please
consult University Archives, Duke University.
- Language
- English.
The Board of Trustees records contain minutes, agendas, correspondence, reports, subject
files, trustee handbooks, and other records of the Board and Executive, standing, and ad hoc
committees. The minutes include reports, correspondence, resolutions, recommendations for the
conferring of degrees, for employment and renewal of employment, and other material. Reports
include those made by University officers, Board committees, and outside consultants. The Board's
records also include statements of funds and scholarships, investment reports, correspondence,
audits, bylaws, petitions from students, and other material. The minute book covering June
1901-June 1910 was destroyed by fire in 1911, but some handwritten minutes for the period were
preserved and have been typed out. There are gaps in the minutes for the period 1925-1930.
The collection is divided into three main sections: Trinity College, Duke University, and
Duke University Unprocessed Materials. The
Trinity College series begins in 1860 and ends in 1924, the year
Trinity College became Duke University. There are minute books, topical files, and yearly files.
Because a fire destroyed the minute book covering June 1901-June 1910, some handwritten minutes
have been transcribed; these can be found in the yearly files.
The second series,
Duke University, covers 1924 to the present. It includes minutes of
the Board and the Executive Committee, general records of the Board and the Executive Committee,
reports, financial records, committees, and unprocessed materials. All materials less than 50 years
old are closed except by special permission, in writing, from the Board of Trustees.
The third series,
Duke University Unprocessed Materials, consists primarily of
materials less than fifty years old, and so are restricted except by permission from the Board of
Trustees.
Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Records, such as search committee files or others pertaining to employment where
individuals are identified, are closed for 70 years.
Records of the University's Board of Trustees which have been existence for at least
fifty years are available for scholarly research with the permission of the University Archivist.
Access to records which have been in existence for less than fifty years shall be granted only by
special permission, in writing, from the Board of Trustees.
In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, Duke
University permits students to inspect their education records and limits the disclosure of
personally identifiable information from education records.
Use Restrictions
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.
Trinity College was the forerunner of Duke University, and existed from 1859 to 1924.
The Trinity College series includes minutes, topical files, yearly files, and Building Committee
files.
The minutes of Trinity College have been bound into volumes. The volume that covered
the dates after February 1900 and before June 1911 for the Board of Trustees was destroyed by fire.
Some information about the meetings held during these years can be found in the yearly files. The
minutes are arranged chronologically, and Board of Trustees minutes are followed by Executive
Committee minutes. The volumns within Box 1 were removed and boxed individually. The folders were added to Box 2. As such, Box 1 no longer exists (as of December 2012).
Minutes, 1860 June 19-1879 June 12
Volume 1
Minutes, 1880 June 9-1891 June 10
Volume 2
Minutes, 1891 Sept. 19-1900 Feb. 19
Volume 3
Photocopy of minutes of 1889 Dec. 4, 1890 March 20
These minutes represent the beginning of the Duke family's involvement.
Box 2
Minutes, 1860 June 19-1879 June 12 (loose material removed from bound volume)
Box 2
Volume, June 5, 1911-November 4, 1922
Box 2
Stenographer's Notebook, June 1911-June 1922
Box 2
Volume, August 1892-November 1892
Volume also includes minutes and reports of faculty meetings.
Box 3
Volume, April 22, 1893-April 27, 1901
Box 3
2 volumes, June 10, 1901-May 1, 1923
Box 3
The Topics files are arranged alphabetically. Note that some of the contents of the
file "Trustee Lists" overlap with the establishment of Duke University.
Clipping, Raleigh Christian Advocate, March 26, 1890
Box 5
Documents on moving from Randolph County to Durham, 1889-1892
Box 5
Financial Records and Reports of the Treasurer and Financial Secretary, 1888-1891
Box 5
"The History of Trinity College," circa 1915-1916
Box 5
Letterbook, Board of Trustees Chair, 1897-1902
Box 4
Miscellaneous documents, 1889-1894
Box 5
Plan of Dr. Few for Bible Department, undated
Box 5
Pledges by Durham Citizens, 1890
These were monetary pledges to the Board of Trustees made by Durham citizens in an
effort to get Trinity College to move to Durham instead of Raleigh.
Box 5
Trustee Lists, 1888-1948
Includes chronologically arranged lists followed by summary lists.
Box 5
These yearly files include correspondence, handwritten and transcribed minutes,
financial information, President's Reports, Treasurer's Reports, Headmaster's Reports, and other
materials. Sometimes financial statements or other groups of materials were separated within a
year; these materials are still organized chronologically, but placed after the general yearly
file.
1913 - Financial Statement
Box 5
1914 - Financial Statement
Box 5
1915 - Athletic Council Business
Box 5
1915 - Financial Statement and Treasurer's Report
Box 5
1916 - Financial Statement
Box 5
1917 - Financial Statement
Box 5
1917 - Treasurer's Report and Trinity Park School Treasurer's Report
Box 5
1918 - Financial Statement
Box 5
1918 - Football Petitions
Box 5
1918 - Treasurer's Report
Box 5
1919 - Financial Statement
Box 6
1919 - Randolph County Property
Box 6
1920 - Financial Statement
Box 6
1921 - Financial Statement
Box 6
1922 - Financial Statement
Box 6
1924 - Executive Committee
Box 6
The Building Committee helped plan Trinity College's move from Randolph County to
Durham County.
Minutes Book, 1890
This book also contains student grades dating 1893 to 1906.
Box 7
The Duke University series contains materials generated after Trinity College
officially became Duke University in December 1924. The series is organized into several subseries:
Meeting Minutes, Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, Board of Trustees General Records, Executive
Committee General Records, Committees, Reports, Financial Records, and Unprocessed Materials. All
materials less than 50 years old are closed except by special permission, in writing, from the
Board of Trustees.
The minutes of the Board of Trustees have been bound into volumes for ease of use.
These volumes contain the officially recorded minutes of the Board. For supplementary materials,
see the Board of Trustees General Records subseries.
June 4, 1923-June 4, 1933
Volume 1
February 28, 1934-May 22, 1943
Volume 2
January 29, 1944-December 10, 1949
Volume 3
June 3, 1950-May 30, 1953
Volume 4
February 24, 1954-June 2, 1956
Volume 5
February 27, 1957-May 31, 1958
Volume 6
February 25, 1959-June 4, 1960
Volume 7
March 8, 1961-June 2, 1962
Volume 8
November 2, 1962-May 30, 1964
Volume 9
November 6, 1964-June 4, 1966
Volume 10
November 4, 1966-June 3, 1967
Volume 11
December 9, 1967-June 1, 1968
Volume 12
December 7, 1968-May 31, 1969
Volume 13
December 13, 1969-September 9, 1970
Volume 14
October 8, 1970-June 5, 1971
Volume 15
December 11, 1971-May 13, 1972
Volume 16
December 8, 1972-May 12, 1973
Volume 17
September 21, 1973-May 11, 1974
Volume 18
September 28, 1974-May 10, 1975
Volume 19
September 26, 1975-December 13, 1975
Volume 20
March 5, 1976-May 8, 1976
Volume 21
September 24, 1976-December 11, 1976
Volume 22
February 25, 1977-May 7, 1977
Volume 23
September 23, 1977-December 10, 1977
Volume 24
February 24, 1978-May 6, 1978
Volume 25
September 29, 1978-December 9, 1978
Volume 26
February 23, 1979-May 5, 1979
Volume 27
September 28, 1979-December 8, 1979
Volume 28
February 22, 1980-May 10, 1980
Volume 29
September 26, 1980-December 13, 1980
Volume 30
February 27, 1981-May 9, 1981
Volume 31
September 25, 1981-December 12, 1981
Volume 32
February 26, 1982-May 8, 1982
Volume 33
September 24, 1982-December 11, 1982
Volume 34
February 25, 1983-May 7, 1983
Volume 35
September 23, 1983-December 10, 1983
Volume 36
March 2, 1984-May 5, 1984
Volume 37
September 28, 1984-December 8, 1984
Volume 38
March 1, 1985-May 4, 1985
Volume 39
September 27, 1985-December 7, 1985
Volume 40
February 28, 1986-May 3, 1986
Volume 41
September 26, 1986-December 13, 1986
Volume 42
February 27, 1987-May 9, 1987
Volume 43
September 25, 1987-December 12, 1987
Volume 44
February 26, 1988-May 7, 1988
Volume 45
September 23, 1988-December 10, 1988
Volume 46
February 24, 1989-May 13, 1989
Volume 47
September 29, 1989-December 9, 1989
Volume 48
September 30-October 1, 1994
Volume 69
February 28-March 1, 1997
Volume 79
December 5-6, 2003 and December 11, 2003
Volume 106
September 30-October 1, 2005
Volume 113
February 28-March 1, 2008
Volume 123
These minutes were received from the Duke Endowment (A91-57) and duplicate the
contents of some of the volumes above.
May 24, 1946-December 7, 1968
Box 16
March 7, 1969-December 9, 1972
Box 16
March 1, 1973-September 28, 1974
Box 16
March 7, 1975-December 11, 1976
Box 16
February 25, 1977-February 24, 1979
Box 16
The minutes of the Executive Committee have been bound into volumes for ease of use.
These volumes contain the officially recorded minutes of the Executive Committee. For supplementary
materials, see the Executive Committee General Records subseries.
July 25, 1923-May 6, 1933
Volume 1
September 8, 1933-June 30, 1943
Volume 2
September 29, 1943-December 10, 1949
Volume 3
January 25, 1950-December 1, 1954
Volume 4
February 23, 1955-November 26, 1958
Volume 5
February 24, 1959-November 30, 1960
Volume 6
January 3, 1961-June 1, 1962
Volume 7
September 26, 1962-May 29, 1964
Volume 8
September 26, 1964-June 4, 1965
Volume 9
July 2, 1965-June 3, 1966
Volume 10
August 1, 1966-March 2, 1967
Volume 11
April 6, 1966-June 2, 1967
Volume 12
July 14, 1967-October 8, 1967
Volume 13
November 10, 1967-January 12, 1968
Volume 14
February 9, 1968-April 5, 1968
Volume 15
April 10, 1968-May 31, 1968
Volume 16
July 12, 1968-September 27, 1968
Volume 17
November 1, 1968-January 17, 1969
Volume 18
March 6, 1969-March 28, 1969
Volume 19
July 11, 1969-October 3, 1969
Volume 21
November 7, 1969-January 16, 1970
Volume 22
March 5, 1970-May 29, 1970
Volume 23
July 10, 1970-November 6, 1970
Volume 24
December 11, 1970-April 2, 1971
Volume 25
April 30, 1971-June 4, 1971
Volume 26
July 16, 1971-October 1, 1971
Volume 27
November 5, 1971-January 14, 1972
Volume 28
March 2, 1972-June 9, 1972
Volume 29
August 25, 1972-September 29, 1972
Volume 30
November 3, 1972-January 19, 1973
Volume 31
March 1, 1973-June 15, 1973
Volume 32
July 20, 1973-November 2, 1973
Volume 33
December 7, 1973-January 18, 1974
Volume 34
February 28, 1974-June 14, 1974
Volume 35
August 23, 1974-December 6, 1974
Volume 36
January 17, 1975-June 13, 1975
Volume 37
July 18, 1975-November 7, 1975
Volume 38
January 16, 1976-June 11, 1976
Volume 39
July 16, 1976-November 5, 1976
Volume 40
January 14, 1977-June 10, 1977
Volume 41
July 15, 1977-November 4, 1977
Volume 42
January 13, 1978-June 29, 1978
Volume 43
July 15, 1978-June 21, 1979
Volume 44
July 11, 1979-June 13, 1980
Volume 45
July 18, 1980-June 30, 1981
Volume 46
July 17, 1981-May 2, 1982
Volume 47
July 16, 1982-June 10, 1983
Volume 48
November 4, 1983-June 15, 1984
Volume 49
November 2, 1984-June 14, 1985
Volume 50
August 23, 1985-June 13, 1986
Volume 51
August 22, 1986-June 12, 1987
Volume 52
August 21, 1987-June 10, 1988
Volume 53
August 19, 1988-June 10, 1988
Volume 54
August 25, 1989-June 15, 1990
Volume 55
July 10, 1990-April 5, 1991
Volume 56
June 14, 1991-April 3, 1992
Volume 57
June 12, 1992-June 11, 1993
Volume 58
July 12, 1993-January 14, 1994
Volume 59
April 8, 1994-June 10, 1994
Volume 60
July 27, 1994-August 19, 1994
Volume 61
November 4, 1994-January 13, 1995
Volume 62
April 7, 1995-June 9, 1995
Volume 63
August 18, 1995-June 14, 1996
Volume 64
August 23, 1996-June 13, 1997
Volume 65
August 22, 1997-January 16, 1998
Volume 66
April 3, 1998-June 19, 1998
Volume 67
August 21, 1998-February 25 and 27, 1999
Volume 68
April 9, 1999-June 11, 1999
Volume 69
August 20, 1999-June 16, 2000
Volume 70
July 21, 2000-December 6, 2000
Volume 71
April 6, 2001-June 16, 2001
Volume 72
August 21, 2001-June 14, 2002
Volume 73
August 23, 2002-June 20, 2003
Volume 74
November 7, 2003-June 18, 2004
Volume 76
August 27-November 4, 2004
Volume 77
August 26-November 4, 2005
Volume 79
August 25-November 17, 2006
Volume 81
July 20-December 17, 2007
Volume 83
September 15-November 7, 2008
Volume 85
January 15-March 26, 2010
Volume 88
These minutes were received from the Duke Endowment (A91-57) and duplicate the
contents of some of the volumes above.
June 26, 1946-December 1, 1954
Box 17
February 23, 1955-November 25, 1959
Box 17
February 24, 1960-December 12, 1965
Box 17
January 21, 1966-December 6, 1968
Box 17
January 17, 1969-December 11, 1970
Box 17
January 22, 1971-December 10, 1971
Box 18
January 14, 1972-December 7, 1973
Box 18
January 18, 1974-November 7, 1975
Box 18
January 16, 1976-November 4, 1977
Box 18
January 13, 1978-March 30, 1979
Box 18
The Board of Trustees General Records subseries contains both topical and yearly
files on matters related to the Board and its meetings.
The Topics subseries contains a variety of materials on issues of relevance to the
Board of Trustees. The Topics have been placed in alphabetical order. Please note that the Topics
subseries in the Trinity College series contains a folder called "Trustee lists" that has
information about trustees up through 1948.
Administrative Committee, 1934
Box 6
Charter/Bylaws, circa 1935
Box 6
Correspondence concerning a successor to President Few, October 1940-February 1941
Box 6
Gross-Edens Affair, February 1960-April 1960
Box 6
Institute for Research in the Sciences of Man, 1931-1939
Box 6
International Studies, 1935
Box 6
Memorials, circa 1925-1936
Box 6
Miscellaneous materials, circa 1925-1945
Box 6
Petition by Women Students to Name Auditorium on Woman's College after Dean Baldwin, circa 1930
Box 6
Philosophy Department, 1938
Box 6
Psychology Department, 1938
Box 6
School of Medicine and School of Nursing Announcements, circa 1929-1930
Box 6
Student Letters to Trustees regarding integration, 1956-1961
Box 6
Teaching Load, circa 1934
Box 6
"A Tour of Inspection" (motion picture), 1934
Box 6
Transfer of Title (Extracts from Minutes), 1922-1938
Box 6
Widgery, Alban G. - RESTRICTED, circa 1933-1934
Box 6
Yearly Files include agendas, correspondence, reports, and other materials used
before, during, and after meetings of the Board of Trustees. Materials are arranged
chronologically. Materials that were used in preparation for, during, or following a meeting have
been retained together in folders labeled with the meeting date.
December 29, 1924 meeting
Box 6
January 26, 1932 Joint Meeting of the Duke Endowment and Duke University
Box 8
February 28, 1934 meeting
Box 8
February 26, 1947 meeting
Box 9
November 26, 1947 meeting
Box 9
November 19, 1948 meeting
Box 9
December 10, 1949 meeting
Box 9
February 27, 1952 meeting
Box 9
February 25, 1953 meeting
Box 9
February 24, 1954 meeting
Box 9
February 23, 1955 meeting
Box 10
February 29, 1956 meeting
Box 10
February 27, 1957 meeting
Box 10
February 26, 1958 meeting
Box 10
February 25, 1959 meeting
Box 10
Executive Committee General Records include agendas, correspondence, reports, and
other materials used before, during, and after meetings of the Executive Committee. Materials are
arranged chronologically. Materials that were used in preparation for, during, or following a
meeting have been retained together in folders labeled with the meeting date.
January 1934 and March 1934 meetings
Box 10
December 19, 1934 meeting
Box 10
February 14, 1935 meeting
Box 10
September 4, 1935 meeting
Box 10
September 25, 1935 meeting
Box 10
November 27, 1935 meeting
Box 10
December 18, 1935 meeting
Box 10
February 26, 1936 and March 26, 1936 meetings
Box 10
September 26, 1936 meeting
Box 10
February 24, 1937 meeting
Box 10
September 8, 1937 meeting
Box 10
December 22, 1937 meeting
Box 11
February 23, 1938 meeting
Box 11
September 28, 1938 meeting
Box 11
December 10, 1938 meeting
Box 11
September 29, 1939 meeting
Box 11
November 29, 1939 meeting
Box 11
February 28, 1940 meeting
Box 11
September 25, 1940 meeting
Box 11
November 27, 1940 meeting
Box 11
September 1941-December 1941
Box 11
September 1942-December 1942
Box 11
August 1943-December 1943
Box 11
September 27, 1944 meeting
Box 11
November 29, 1944 meeting
Box 11
February 28, 1945 meeting
Box 11
September 26, 1945 meeting
Box 11
November 28, 1945 meeting
Box 11
February 27, 1946 meeting
Box 11
September 25, 1946 meeting
Box 11
November 27, 1946 meeting
Box 11
November 26, 1947 meeting
Box 11
February 25, 1948 meeting
Box 11
September 29, 1948 meeting
Box 12
November 19, 1948 meeting
Box 12
February 23, 1949 meeting
Box 12
November 30, 1949 and December 10, 1949 meeting
Box 12
September 27, 1950 meeting
Box 12
September 27, 1950 meeting
Box 12
November 29, 1950 meeting
Box 12
February 28, 1951 meeting
Box 12
September 26, 1951 meeting
Box 12
November 28, 1951 meeting
Box 12
February 27, 1952 meeting
Box 12
November 26, 1952 meeting
Box 12
February 25, 1953 meeting
Box 12
September 24, 1953 meeting
Box 12
November 25, 1953 meeting
Box 12
February 23, 1954 meeting
Box 12
September 23, 1954 meeting
Box 12
February 23, 1955 meeting
Box 12
September 28, 1955 meeting
Box 12
November 30, 1955 meeting
Box 12
February 28, 1956 meeting
Box 12
September 26, 1956 meeting
Box 13
November 28, 1956 meeting
Box 13
February 27, 1957 meeting
Box 13
September 25, 1957 meeting
Box 13
November 27, 1957 meeting
Box 13
February 25, 1958 meeting
Box 13
November 26, 1958 meeting
Box 13
February 25, 1959 meeting
Box 13
Reports include both those produced by the Board of Trustees and those presented to
the Board by outside parties. Materials are arranged chronologically.
A Report on the Financial Needs and Resources of Duke University, 1948
Box 13
Report on Examiniation of Accounts, 1954
Box 13
The Budget subseries contains yearly budget information, financial reports,
endowment and investment reports, studies, audits, and other information related to the financial
administration of Duke University. Materials are arranged chronologically.
Investment Holdings, General Correspondence, 1923-1929
Box 13
Funds, Miscellaneous, 1925-1939
Box 13
Investment Holdings, General Correspondence, 1929-1937
Box 13
Budget, 1931-1932 (non-medical)
Box 13
Funds, Amelie McAlister Upshur, 1934-1936
Box 14
1937-1938 (New and Promotions, Salaries)
Box 14
Duke University investments and their indivisible interest in investments of the Duke Endowment, May 31, 1940
Box 14
Budget income and expenditure statements, 1942-1948
Box 14
The Duke Endowment--securities held for Duke University, 1943-1949
Box 14
Financial Reports, 1945-1948
Box 14
Duke Endowment, 1945-1950
Box 14
Analysis of Duke University investments, June 30, 1945-December 31, 1946
Box 14
Analysis of Duke University investments, January 1, 1947-December 31, 1948
Box 14
Study of Retail Stores Operations at Duke University, 1945-1947
Box 14
Duke University construction, 1945-1950
Box 14
Duke University Development Program Operating Plan, 1948
Box 14
Trend of Income and Expenses, 1948-1949
Box 14
Duke University Audit, Comments, 1950
Box 14
Elizabeth P. Hanes Building Fund and Annuity Fund, 1950
Box 14
Memorandum for IBM equipment, circa 1950-1953
Box 14
Duke University Athletic Council, 1950-1953
Box 14
Consolidated Balance Sheets, etc., 1959
Box 14
Committees are comprised of Board of Trustees members. Although a number of
committees exist, the only committee represented in this subseries is the Committee on Honorary
Degrees.
January 1948-February 1949, undated
Box 14
Correspondence and biographies, 1949-1952
Box 14
Member correspondence, 1949-1953
Box 14
Nominations, biographies, and correspondence, 1948-1949
Box 15
Nominations, biographies, and correspondence, 1952-1953
Box 15
Recommendations, 1940-1950
Box 15
Unprocessed Materials are primarily those less than 50 years old. A box-level guide is
provided for these materials, but patrons wishing to use them must receive special permission, in
writing, from the Board of Trustees. These materials are arranged into three subseries: Meeting
Files, Committee Files, and Other Materials.
The Meeting Files subseries is comprised of supplementary materials related to
meetings of the entire Board of Trustees as well as meetings of the Executive Committee. The
description of each box specifies whether it contains only Board of Trustees materials, only
Executive Committee materials, or both. Boxes are arranged in chronological order.
Executive Committee meeting files, July 1, 1959-February 28, 1963
Box 19
Board of Trustees meeting files, 1961-1965
Box 20
Executive Committee meeting files, January 21, 1963-December 10, 1965
Box 21
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, January 21, 1966-March 2, 1967
Also includes stenographer's notebooks.
Box 22
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, April 6, 1967-February 29, 1968
Box 23
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, March 1, 1968-March 29, 1969
Box 24
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, May 2, 1969-December 13, 1969
Also includes "old trustee mailing lists" dating from 1964 to 1975.
Box 25
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, January 16, 1970-April 2, 1971
Box 26
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, April 30, 1971-June 9, 1972
Box 27
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, August 25, 1972-September 21, 1973
Box 28
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, September 21, 1973-June 14, 1974
Box 29
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, August 23, 1974-July 18, 1975
Box 30
Accession Number A83-17
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, August 22, 1975-July 16, 1976
Box 31
Accession Number A83-17
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, August 20, 1976-July 15, 1977
Box 32
Accession Number A83-17
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, September 23, 1977-June 29, 1978
Box 33
Accession Number A85-90
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, July 14, 1978-May 5, 1979
Box 34
Accession Number A85-90
1978 Board of Trustees meeting files
Box 35
Accession Number A85-90
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, June 8, 1979-May 10, 1980
Box 36
Accession Number A85-90
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, June 13, 1980-September 26, 1981
Box 37
Accession Number A89-16
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, September 26, 1981-December 11, 1982
Box 38
Accession Number A89-16
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, January 14, 1983-December 10, 1983
Box also includes Nixon Library CANDL file, naming of rooms file, and Bylaws of
Highland Hospital Medical Staff file.
Box 39
Accession Number A89-112
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, January 20, 1984-April 5, 1985
Box 40
Accession Number A89-112
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, May 3, 1985-June 13, 1986
Box 41
Accession Number A89-112
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, August 21, 1986-May 9, 1987
Box 42
Accession Number A90-106
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, June 12, 1987-May 7, 1988
Box 43
Accession Number A90-106
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, June 10, 1988-February 25, 1989
Box 44
Accession Numbers A91-79, A92-16
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, April 7, 1989-December 9, 1989
Box 45
Accession Number A92-16
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, February 23, 1990-October 6, 1990
Box 46
Accession Number A93-3
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, October 5, 1990-December 8, 1990
Box also includes a few reports.
Box 47
Accession Number A93-3
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, February 22, 1991-August 23, 1991
Box 48
Accession Number A93-81
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, September 27, 1991-December 7, 1991
Box 49
Accession Number A93-81
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, January 9, 1992-June 12, 1992
Box 50
Accession Number A93-135
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, August 21, 1992-December 12, 1992
Box 51
Accession Number A94-17
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, January 15, 1993-May 15, 1993
Box 52
Accession Numbers A94-82, A95-44
Board of Trustees meeting files, May 14, 1993-December 11, 1993
Box 53
Accession Numbers A94-82, A95-44
Executive Committee meeting files, June 11, 1993-January 14, 1994
Box 54
Accession Number A95-25
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, February 25, 1994-June 10, 1994
Box 55
Accession Number A95-59
Executive Committee meeting files, July 27, 1994-January 13, 1995
Box 56
Accession Number A96-15
Board of Trustees meeting files, September 30, 1994-December 10, 1994
Box 57
Accession Number A96-15
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, December 9, 1994-May 13, 1995
Box 58
Accession Numbers A96-15, A96-127
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, January 13, 1995-September 30, 1995
Box 59
Accession Numbers A96-15, A96-94, A97-24
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, September 29, 1995-December 9, 1995
Box 60
Accession Number A97-24
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, February 23, 1996-July 19, 1996
Box 61
Accession Number A97-54
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, August 23, 1996-March 1, 1997
Box 62
Accession Number A98-70
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, February 28, 1997-June 13, 1997
Box 63
Accession Number A98-70
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, August 22, 1997-March 1, 1998
Box 64
Accession Number A99-73
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, February 27, 1998-1999
Box 65
Accession Number A99-73
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, October 2, 1998-February 27, 1999
Box 66
Accession Number A2000-53
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, April 9, 1999-June 11, 1999
Box 67
Accession Numbers A2000-53, A2001-65
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, August 20, 1999-August 25, 2000
Box 68
Accession Number A2001-65
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, October 6, 2000-February 24, 2001
Box 69
Accession Number A2002-79
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, April 6, 2001-June 15, 2001
Box 70
Accession Number A2002-79
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, August 24, 2001-February 23, 2002
Box 71
Accession Number A2003-32
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, April 5, 2002-June 14, 2002
Box 72
Accession Number A2003-32
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, August 23, 2002-March 1, 2003
Box 73
Accession Number A2004-42
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, April 11, 2003-June 20, 2003
Box 74
Accession Number A2004-42
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, August 29, 2003-February 27-28, 2004
Box 92
Accession Number UA2006-0014
Board of Trustees and Executive Committee meeting files, April 2, 2004-June 18, 2004
Box 93
Accession Number UA2006-0014
The Committee Files subseries has materials related to various committees composed
of Board of Trustees members. Materials are arranged in alphabetical order.
Academic Affairs Committee records, February 23, 1990-May 10, 1991
Box 75
Accession Number A91-88
Buildings and Ground Committee Records, circa 1977-1984
Box 76
Accession Number A91-88
Buildings and Grounds Committee Records, December 5, 1997
Box 93
Accession Number UA2006-0014
Business and Finance Committee Records, 1988-1989
Box 77
Accession Number A89-39
Business and Finance Committee Records, 1990-1995
Box 78
Accession Number A97-26
Business and Finance Committee Records, September 26, 1997-December 5, 1997
Box 93
Accession Number UA2006-0014
Committee for the Duke University Health System Records, April 1997-May 1997
Box 79
Accession Number A2000-41
Committee for the Duke University Health System Records, November 6, 1997-December 4, 1997
Box 93
Accession Number UA2006-0014
Student Affairs Trustee Committee Records, September 26, 1997-December 5, 1997
Box 93
Accession Number UA2006-0014
Committee files and subject files, circa 1917-1995
Box 80
Accession Numbers A96-16, A96-15, A96-94, A97-54
The Other Materials subseries contains reports, subject files, trustee biographical
information, retreat materials, and other papers related to the Board of Trustees. These boxes are
arranged in alphabetical order.
Board of Trustees Retreat materials, February 1996
Box 81
Accession Number A2002-85
Boards of Visitors Records, 1963-1987
Box 82
Accession Numbers A92-56, A92-55
Chancellor for Health Affairs Search records, 2003-2004
Box 83
Accession Number A2004-32
Remarks on May 6, 1994 meeting and Trustee manual
Box 84
Accession Number A2004-32
Box 85
Accession Number A2004-32
Box 86
Accession Number A94-96
Reports, subject files, and Executive Committee exhibits, 1973-1999
Box 87
Accession Numbers A2000-39, A2000-40
Residential Program Feasibility Report, KTH, 1999
Box 88
Accession Number A2000-39
Subject files, circa 1962-1993
Box 89
Accession Number A94-82
Box 90
Accession Number A92-55
Trustee Biographical Information and other correspondence, circa 1972-1995
Box 91
Accession Number A95-25
Trustee Biographical Information and other correspondence, circa 1972-1995
Box 91
Accession Number A95-25
The Board of Trustees of Duke University was originally formed when the Union Institute
Society's 1839 constitution established a body with responsibility for the oversight of the affairs
of Union Institute Academy of Randolph County, North Carolina. The Board was legally recognized in
1841 by an act of the North Carolina General Assembly incorporating Union Institute Academy as a
private school for boys. In 1851, the Union Institute Academy changed to become Normal College, an
institution dedicated to the training of teachers. The Board members remained largely the same, but
new members were also added. In 1856, the Board approved resolutions to allow Normal College to
become the official college of the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. With the change came more Board members representing the Methodist Church, and a new charter
was approved by the Board. In 1859, Normal College changed its name to "Trinity College." A set of
bylaws was also drawn up, and these by-laws form the basis of Duke University's present-day
bylaws.
In 1892, Trinity College moved to Durham County to take advantage of a more urban setting
and to seek more financial support. In 1924, the University received a major endowment from James
B. Duke, who along with his father, Washington Duke, and brother, Benjamin Duke, had made a fortune
in tobacco and power companies. In his honor, the Board of Trustees changed the name of Trinity
College to Duke University (although the undergraduate institution still retains the name Trinity
College).
Although the bylaws of the Board have been modified over the years, the Duke University
Board of Trustees is still the body that makes the university's major administrative and strategic
decisions. The Board consists of 36 members, including the current president of Duke University. As
of 2005, the Bylaws of Duke University stated, "The thirty-six elected Trustees shall be elected as
follows: twelve by the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church; twelve by the
Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church; and twelve by the graduates of
Duke University." The Board is administered by the Office of the University Secretary. To read the
current bylaws of Duke University and to see a list of current Board members, visit the University
Secretary's webpage at: http://www.duke.edu/web/ous/
- Duke University--Administration.
- Duke University. Board of
Trustees.
- Duke University--Faculty.
- Duke University--Finance.
- Duke University--History.
- Duke University--Students.
- Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--Administration.
- Trinity College (Durham, N.C.). Board of
Trustees.
- Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--Faculty.
- Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--Finance.
- Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--History.
- Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--Students.
- Trinity College (Randolph County, N.C.)--Administration.
- Trinity College (Randolph County, N.C.).
Board of Trustees.
- Trinity College (Randolph County, N.C.)--Faculty.
- Trinity College (Randolph County, N.C.)--Finance.
- Trinity College (Randolph County, N.C.)--History.
- Trinity College (Randolph County, N.C.)--Students.
- Universities and colleges--Administration.
- Board of Trustees Reference Collection (Duke University Archives)
- Office of the University Secretary Records (Duke University Archives)
- Nancy Hanks Trustee Records (Duke University Archives)
- Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Board of Trustees and Duke University
Records (Duke University Archives)
- Charles B. Wade Records (Duke University Archives)
- Bunyan S. Womble Papers (Duke University Archives)
- Willis Smith Papers (Duke University Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Special Collections
Department)
- Photographs (Duke University Archives)
- Oversized Photographs (Duke University Archives)
[Identification of item], Board of Trustees Records, University Archives, Duke
University.
The Board of Trustees Records were received by the University Archives as transfers from
1974-2012.
Processed by Valerie Gillispie
Completed March 25, 2005
Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, March 25, 2005
Updated by Jill Katte, March 2006
Updated by Sherrie Bowser, March 2008
Updated by Kimberly Sims, November 2012
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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