Office of the Chancellor records, 1969-1988

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Summary

Creator:
Duke University. Office of the Chancellor
Abstract:
The Chancellor of Duke University was a position under the President, designed to exercise all of the President's duties when delegated by the President if the President was incapacitated or absent from the position. The last active Chancellor was William Anlyan, whose time as Chancellor spanned from 1988 to 1995. After his tenure, the position is apparently no longer in use. The collection includes files from a variety of different committees and councils related to the administration of Duke University. Collection also includes personal correspondence from members of the Board of Trustees, materials related to planning for the construction of Duke Hospital North, files on a proposed rapid transit system, debt and operating reports, correspondence, and materials related to Duke University's affirmative action and equal employment opportunity policies and programs.
Extent:
7.5 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
UA.06.01.0001
University Archives Record Group:
06 -- Office of the Chancellor (inactive)
06 -- Office of the Chancellor (inactive) > 01 -- Office of the Chancellor

Background

Scope and content:

The collection includes files from a variety of different committees and councils related to the administration of Duke University. Committees are related to student housing, residential life, the environment, traffic, equal employment, affirmative action, physical education, athletics, business and finance, and religious life.

Includes personal correspondence from various members of the Board of Trustees. The collection also includes materials related to planning for the construction of Duke Hospital North, files on a proposed rapid transit system, debt and operating reports, correspondence, and materials related to Duke University's affirmative action and equal employment opportunity policies and programs.

Biographical / historical:

President Emeritus R. L. Flowers was given the title of Chancellor in 1949 and the position was seemingly an honorary one. There are no records of his tenure. The office was re-established in March 1969, when President Douglas M. Knight wanted an officer to assist with an increasing executive workload. The Chancellor was given responsibility for the internal operation of the University. The last active Chancellor in this role was Keith H. Brodie, whose time as Chancellor spanned from 1982 to 1985. In 1987, Dr. William Anlyan was appointed Chancellor, effective July 1988, with a role more focused on representing the University to local, state, national, and international groups and organizations, as well as fundraising for the Capital Campaign.

The Chancellor of Duke University was a position under the President, designed to exercise all of the President's duties when delegated by the President if the President was incapacitated or absent from the position. The Chancellor must have received authorization from the Board of Trustees or the President before assuming these duties.

The Office of the Chancellor worked closely with the Duke University Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees is the administrative decision-making body that oversees the planning and direction of the University. The Board consists of 36 members. More information about the Board can be found at the University Secretary's website at: https://trustees.duke.edu/

Under the University By-laws of May 10, 1988, the Chancellor is an executive officer with powers and duties assigned by the President. The occupants of the office have been the following: Robert L. Flowers (1949-1951), Barnes Woodhall (1969-1970, pro tem), A. Kenneth Pye (1970-1971), John O. Blackburn (1971-1976); A. Kenneth Pye (1976-1982), Keith H. Brodie (1982-1985), and William G. Anlyan (1988-1995).

Acquisition information:
Transfer
Processing information:

Processed by: Patrick Dollar, February 2015.

Finding aid derived from MARC record, November 2014. Finding aid completed February 2015.

Updated historical note and collection dates: Tracy M Jackson, February 2016.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Records of the University's Board of Trustees which have been in 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.

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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.

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[Identification of item], in the Office of the Chancellor records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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