Inventory of the Fifth Decade Program Records, 1964-1973

Abstract

The Fifth Decade Program was part of a ten-year plan to expand educational and research programs, strengthen the faculty, and upgrade the physical plant.

The collection includes the files of the Ad Hoc Committee on Quality, reports, printed material and clippings. It ranges in date from 1964-1973.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: University Archives, Duke University
Creator: Duke University. Fifth Decade Program.
Title: Fifth Decade Program Records, 1964-1973
Language of Material: English
Extent: 1.5 Linear Feet, approx. 750 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

The collection includes reports, memoranda, correspondence, brochures, clippings, and other materials concerning the fund-raising campaign undertaken during President Knight's administration. The bulk of the collection consists of printed reports but in addition includes records of the Ad Hoc Committee on Quality in Relation to the Fifth Decade. Those records of the Ad Hoc Committee on Quality were official transfers. The provenance of other material is conjectural and is not considered to be official transfers. The material ranges in date from 1964-1973.

Administrative Information

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Access Restrictions

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

Collection is open for research.

In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is required for use.

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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Ad Hoc Committee on Quality, 1965-1966

Correspondence, 1965-1966

Box 1

Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Quality in Relation to the Fifth Decade, 1966

Box 1

Report Drafts, 1965-1966

Box 1

Ad Hoc Committee Report Notes, circa 1965-1966

Box 1

University Committee on Long Range Planning, Report of Subcommittee on the Undergraduate Colleges, 1960

Box 1

Communications and Reports, 1965-1973

Communications, 1965-1966, 1968, 1973

Box 1

Summary Report through 1968 Nov. 30

Box 1

Report and Recommendations to the Board of Trustees, 1965

Box 1

University Report, 1966-1971

Box 1

Campaign Report, 1966-1971

Box 1

Printed Materials, 1964-1971

Promotional (booklets, brochures, pamphlets), circa 1965-1969

Box 2

Duke University Today, 1967

Box 2

School Brochures, 1966-1969

Box 2

The Fifth Decade Campaign in Retrospective, 1965-1971

Box 2

Chairman's Handbook, undated

Box 2

Memorial Gift Opportunities, undated

Box 2

A Statement of the Case for Duke University's Plans for the Future, 1965

Box 2

THE FIFTH DECADE, rough copy, draft two

Box 2

THE FIFTH DECADE, final draft[?], 1964

Box 2

THE FIFTH DECADE, 1964

Box 3

THE FIFTH DECADE, 1964

Box 3

Miscellaneous, 1965-1966

A Staff Re-Examination, 1965[?]

Box 3

Fund Raising Potentials for Duke University: A Survey, Analysis and Plan, John Price Jones Co., Inc., 1965

Box 3

Clippings, 1965-1966

Box 3

Historical Note

The Fifth Decade Program was formally announced on March 10, 1965, but its origins may be found in the long range planning begun during the administration of President Edens. The fund-raising campaign was part of a ten-year plan to expand educational and research programs, strenghten the faculty, and upgrade the physical plant. A Special Trustee Committee on Duke's Fifth Decade was established in 1964 and a goal of $187,411,000 was set.

The Ad Hoc Committee on Quality in Relation to the Fifth Decade was established in Summer 1965 and was charged with examining how to maintain and improve the quality of the University, given that the enrollment was going to increase. The Committee was chaired by Arlin Turner and submitted its report to the University Policy and Planning Advisory Committee on May 3, 1966.