Inventory of the George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana Records, 1931-1981

Abstract

The purpose of the George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana is to collect materials concerning the history and literature of the Southern United States.

Collection includes correspondence, annual reports, disbursements and other material.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: University Archives, Duke University
Creator: George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana.
Title: George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana Records, 1931-1981
Language of Material: English
Extent: 35 Linear Feet, approx. 27,500 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Material includes correspondence, annual reports, disbursements, and other material such as acquisition cards related to the development of the George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana.

Administrative Information

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Access Restrictions

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

Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.

Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the University Archives to use this collection.

Collection is open for research.

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

Correspondence, 1933-1945: A -- Gittman's Bookshop

Box 1

Correspondence, 1933-1945: Glazebrook -- Roberds

Box 2

Correspondence, 1933-1945: Rosenbach -- Zeitter

Box 3

Correspondence, 1945-1947: A -- Z

Box 4

Correspondence, 1947-1948: St. Chambers -- Morris

Box 4

Correspondence: 1947-1948: Museum -- Wilson

Box 5

Correspondence, 1948-1949: A -- Z

Box 5

Correspondence, 1949-1950: Argosy -- Scotland Co.

Box 5

Correspondence, 1949-1950: Seven Gables -- Young, Misc.

Box 6

Correspondence, 1950-1959: A -- Z

Box 6

Correspondence, 1951-1952: A -- Z

Box 7

Correspondence, 1952-1953: A -- Z; Personal

Box 7

Correspondence, 1953-1954: A -- Graydon

Box 7

Correspondence, 1953-1954: Hackett -- Taylor

Box 8

Correspondence, 1954-1955: A -- Z

Box 8

Correspondence, 1959-1963: A -- R

Box 9

Correspondence, 1959-1963: S -- Z

Box 10

Disbursements, 1961-1963

Box 10

Correspondence, 1952-1962: Harkin -- Zucker

Box 11

Annual Reports, 1937-1978

Box 11

Disbursements, 1957-1959

Box 11

Correspondence, 1964-1965

Box 12

Correspondence, 1965-1968: A -- S

Box 13

Correspondence, 1965-1968: T -- Z

Box 14

Correspondence, 1968-1970: A -- Z

Box 14

Annual Reports

Box 15

Disbursements, 1966-1968

Box 15

Lists, 1931-1938

Box 16

Office Files

Box 16

Annual Reports, 1931-1936

Box 17

Acquisition Cards, 1941-1947

Box 17

Acquisition Cards, 1946-1951

Box 18

Acquisition Cards, 1951-1954

Box 19

Acquisition Cards, 1954-1958

Box 20

Acquisition Cards, 1958-1961

Box 21

Acquisition Cards, 1961-1963

Box 22

Acquisition Cards, 1963-1965

Box 23

Acquisition Cards, 1965-1968

Box 24

Acquisition Cards, 1969-1972

Box 25

Acquisition Cards, 1972-1974

Box 26

Acquisition Cards, 1973-1975

Box 27

Acquisition Cards, 1979-1981

Box 27

Historical Note

The George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana (sometimes referred to as the George Washington Flowers Memorial Collection) honors George Washington Flowers, a trustee of Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) from 1897-1918. Some of his children graduated from Trinity College, including Robert Lee Flowers, President of Duke University from 1941-1948. The collection was established and endowed by his children for the purpose of collecting materials concerning the history and literature of the Southern United States. The Flowers Collection of Southern Americana is part of and managed by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University.