uatowngown Inventory of the Town and Gown Reference Collection, 1894-ongoing Processed by: Thomas Harkins; machine-readable finding aid created by: Kimberly Sims University Archives Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: August 2009Processed by Thomas Harkins, July 2009; finding aid encoded by Kimberly Sims, University Archives, Duke University, August 2009 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and our local Style Guide Inventory of the Town and Gown Reference Collection, 1894-ongoing University Archives Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

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 Descriptive Summary University Archives, Duke University Duke University. University Archives. Town and Gown Reference Collection, 1894-ongoing Material in English 1.0 Linear Feet 900 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. The Town and Gown Reference Collection contains files of clippings, reports, publications, flyers, and other material concerning the University's relations with the city and county of Durham and the Research Triangle region. This collection was compiled from a variety of sources by the University Archives for use in reference and research. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Collection is open for research.

 Copyright Notice

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.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Town and Gown Reference Collection, University Archives, Duke University.

 Provenance

The Town and Gown Reference Collection was compiled from a variety of sources by the University Archives for use in reference and research.

Processing Information

Processed by Thomas Harkins, July 2009

Encoded by Kimberly Sims, August 2009

Updated by Molly Bragg, July 2011

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

 Collection Overview

The collection contains files of clippings, reports, publications, flyers, and other material concerning the University's relationships with, impact on, and service to the city and county, and the region. The bulk dates are 1965 to 1995. Major topics include education, financial matters (including taxation), transportation, and student service to the community through organizations such as Kazi Ya Sanna (work of art in Swahili, 1997) and CHANCE (Concern and Help for the Advancement of Needy Children through Education, 1987). Major programs covered include the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership and the Education Improvement Program, a project funded by the Ford Foundation to assist Durham schools. Durham neighborhoods figuring prominently in the material include Edgemont, Walltown, and Trinity Park. Notable items include an 1894 statement titled Relations of College and Community; The Third Side of the Triangle: Duke University's Interaction with the Community and Region, a 1969 report about the University's public services; and campus publications such as The Duke Community Reporter.

Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.

Duke University--History--19th century. Duke University--History--20th century. Durham (N.C.)--History--19th century. Durham (N.C.)--History--20th century. Related Material Service Duke Community Reporter [serial], circa 1993-1994 Duke University Archives Durham & Duke [serial] : Duke University economic impact report Duke University Archives Community Service Center Records, 1990-2002 Duke University Archives Contents of Collection Subject Files 1Indexes: to articles in the Trinity/Duke Alumni Register and to archival record groups Affordable housing loan program, 1993-1995 Africa News Service, 1985-1996 Bull on Bull [a guide to Durham], 1982, 1985 Duke-Durham campaign, 2001 Duke-Durham Fellows Seminar, 1984 Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership, 1996- Duke and Durham Town-Gown Relationship / William E. King, 1992 Duke outreach, 1980 Duke University Associates Program, 1993 Duke University financial impact, 1997- Durham centennial - Duke Hospitality Day, 1953 Durham County Public Library Durham Education Improvement Program: 4th Annual Report, 1969 Durham Education Improvement Program: Publications, [1965-1970] Durham Education Improvement Program: Reports, [1965-1970] Durham Savoyards East-West Expressway [Durham Freeway], 1979-1983 Edgemont Community Center Hassle House crisis center, 1982 Lincoln Hospital National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park Students The Third Side of the Triangle: Duke University's Interaction with the Community and Region, 1969 Triangle Transit Authority Trinity Park United Fund, 1953-1979 Walltown, 1993- Chronological Files 21894-1919 1920-1929 1930-1939 1940-1949 1950-1959 1960-1969 1970-1975 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 (2 folders) 1993 1994-1999 2000-