Preliminary Inventory of the Residential Program Review Records, 1958 - 2002

Abstract

The Residential Program Review began in 1998 to focus on residential improvements for upperclass students at Duke University. This administrative group oversaw the building of a new dormitory, the West-Edens Link, on Duke's West Campus, and continues to be involved in improving residential life on campus. Types of materials in the collection include reports, architectural drawings, proposals, surveys, correspondence, and minutes. Major subjects include architecture, living and social space, fraternities and sororities, residential policy, and residential issues of concern on the campus, such as alcohol abuse.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Residential Program Review Records, 1958 - 2002.
Creator: Duke University. Residential Program Review.
Extent: 3.5 Linear Feet, , 3500 Items
Repository: University Archives, Duke University
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult University Archives, Duke University.
Language: English.

Collection Overview

Collection includes reports, memoranda, correspondence, clippings, transparencies, and other materials related to residential planning at Duke University. Topics include architecture, living space, social space, fraternities and sororities, contemporary residential life issues, and surveys of student opinion. The items listed for each box are not folder titles, but instead offer a broad description of each box's contents. The files appear to be alphabetized but the collection is only preliminarily processed. Some materials are restricted.

Administrative Information

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Access Restrictions

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

For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the office of origin and the University Archivist is required for use. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the University Archivist.

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.

Unprocessed materials are closed pending processing.

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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Accession Number: A2000-45

Presentations on Residential Plans for West Campus, 1999

Box 1

Minutes of Steering Committee for Residential Programs, Board of Trustees, 1998-1999

Box 1

Architectural Drawings, 1998-1999

Box 1

Correspondence, Reports, Memoranda, Surveys, Agendas, and Objectives related to Residential Life, 1997-1999

Box 1

Accession Number: A2003-4

Alcohol Issues, 1998-2000

Box 2

Residential Life Clippings, 1958-2001

Box 2

Residential Life Reports, 1972-1999

Box 2

Architectural Plans, 1997-1999

Box 2

"Devils' Desires" (student proposals), 1999-2000

Box 2

Fraternity Issues and Concerns, 1998-1999

Box 2

Residential Life Proposals, 1999-2000

Box 2

Social Space Needs, 1999-2000

Box 2

Surveys, 1999

Box 2

Residential Programs Steering Committee minutes and other materials, 1998-2001

Box 3

Residential Life Reports, 1998

Box 3

Memoranda, 1998

Box 3

Residential Life Program Planning Background Materials (binder of collected information), 1994-2001

Box 3

Historical Note

The Duke University Residential Program Review began in 1998 when Judith White, a former Special Assistant to the President, was appointed to direct the group. The Residential Program Review has focused on improving residential life on the West Campus for Duke's upperclass students. Their most important accomplishment was overseeing the completion of a new dormitory, the West-Edens Link, in 2002. The building offers housing, meeting and study rooms, and dining facilities. The Residential Program Review continues to work on improving other West Campus dormitories.

On the Residential Program Review website, <www.duke.edu/web/rdr>, the organization describes its mission as follows:

1. Provide residential space on Duke's historic West campus which is sufficient in amount and which has been maintained and upgraded in keeping with standards for comfortable, safe living quarters.

2. Create a climate for upperclass residential life consistent with the principles that have been articulated in all of our residential plans since 1994. Those principles are:

- support for intellectual and personal growth of our undergraduates;

- equity of access and variety of experiences in the residential program;

- building one diverse university community; and

- respect for Duke traditions of continuity and change, achieved by honoring past generations of students and faculty while preparing to serve students of the future.