Inventory of the Duke Endowment Reference Collection, 1964-ongoing

Collection Overview

The Duke Endowment Reference Collection contains addresses, clippings, ephemera, news releases, information on the Duke Endowment archives housed in the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University, as well as various newsletters, reports, and yearbooks concerning the Duke Endowment and Duke Power. This collection was compiled from a variety of sources by the University Archives for use in reference and research

Descriptive Summary

Repository: University Archives, Duke University
Creator: Duke University. University Archives.
Title: Duke Endowment Reference Collection, 1964-ongoing
Language of Material: English
Extent: 1.5 Linear Feet, 500 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

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Container List, 1964-ongoing

Administrative Information

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Access Restrictions

Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.

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.

Contents of the Collection

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Container List, 1964-ongoing

1 Box

Addresses (delivered at the 8th, 9th, and 10th Anniversaries of the Duke Endowment)

Box 1

Addresses c.2

Box 1

Clippings, ephemera, and news releases (4 folders)

Box 1

Committee on Educational Institutions, 1965; 1967

Box 1

Committee on Educational Institutions, 1970-1971

Box 1

Committee on Educational Institutions, 1972-1973

Box 1

Committee on Educational Institutions, 1974-1975

Box 1

Committee on Educational Institutions c.2 (2 folders)

Box 1

Duke Endowment Archives

Box 1

Duke Endowment Archives, Inventory

Box 1

Duke Endowment and _____

Box 1

Duke Power Archives, a Chronology of Duke Power

Box 1

Indenture of James B. Duke establishing The Duke Endowment (10 copies)

Box 1

Issues' newsletter, c.2 and c.3 (c.1 is cataloged)

Box 1

Questions and Answers, 1987-1997 [pamphlet]

Box 1

Questions and Answers c.2

Box 1

Reports - Annual Report, 1991

Box 1

Reports - Annual Report, 2005

Box 1

Reports - Report of the Secretary, 1964

Box 1

Reports - Report of the Treasurer, 1964

Box 1

Yearbook, no. 3, 25, 26

Box 1

James B. Duke Memorial Volume, signed by Trustees of the Duke Endowment at a meeting held 1925 Oct. 27

Box 1

Historical Note

The Duke Endowment is a common law charitable trust that began its legal existence on December 11, 1924, when James Buchanan Duke signed the Indenture, which established a $40 million dollar endowment whose mission is to serve the people of North Carolina and South Carolina by supporting selected programs of higher education, health care, children's welfare, and spiritual life. Market Value of Endowment Assets as of Dec. 31, 2006: Approximately $2.9 billion.

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