uatrinity Inventory of the Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) Reference Collection, 1889-1992 Processed by: Kimberly Sims; machine-readable finding aid created by: Sherrie Bowser University Archives Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: February 2007Processed by Kimberly Sims, January 2007; Finding Aid encoded by Sherrie Bowser, University Archives, Duke University, February 2007 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and our local Style Guide Inventory of the Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) Reference Collection, 1889-1992 University Archives Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

2007 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

 Descriptive Summary University Archives, Duke University Duke University. University Archives. Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) Reference Collection, 1889-1992 Material in English 1.0 Linear Feet 1000 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. 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], Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) Reference Collection, University Archives, Duke University.

 Provenance

The Trinity College (Randolph County) Reference collection materials were compiled from a variety of sources by University Archives staff for reference and research.

Processing Information

Processed by Kimberly Sims, January 2007

Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, February 2007

Updated by Molly Bragg, August 2011

Accessions A90-21, A95-78, A78-52 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

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

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

 Historical Note

In 1841, Trinity College in Randolph County, NC was first formally chartered as Union Institute and was formed by the Union Institution Society, a group of Methodists and Quakers. Braxton Craven became head of the institution in 1842. The school was re-chartered in 1851 as Normal College. In 1859, the institution's name was changed to Trinity College upon affiliation with the Methodist Church. In 1892, Trinity College relocated to Durham, NC.

 Collection Overview

The collection contains printed matter including brochures, bulletins, hymns, etc. as well as correspondence and subject files on Trinity College (Durham, N.C.). The provenance for most the material is unknown and was put together in this collection by Archives staff for research and reference use. The material ranges in date from 1889-1992.

 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.

Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--History. Trinity College (Durham, N.C.). Board of Trustees. Trinity College (Durham, N.C.). Law School. Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--Periodicals. Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)--Students. Related Material Trinity College (Randolph County, NC) collection, 1836-1990. University Archives, Duke University. Trinity College Library Records, 1892-1924. University Archives, Duke University. Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) Office of the Treasurer records, 1891-1924. University Archives, Duke University. Contents of Collection Container List 3 Boxes 1Admissions, 1904, 1916 Athletics and physical education, 1903, 1910, n.d. Board of Trustees, 1893, 1901 Charter, constitution and bylaws, 1893, 1903 Financial aid, ca. 1904 Form letters, 1891, 1913-1916 Fundraising and finances, ca. 1900-1916 The Lines of the Future Development of Trinity College / John C. Kilgo, [1902] Law School, 1891-1923 School of Education, 1910-1911 School for Teachers, ca. 1893-1898 School for Preachers, 1910-1920 Trinity College Press, 1922-1924 Methodist Church Conference publications, 1885-1910 Taxation in the American Colonies: … New Jersey / John F. Crowell, 1893 Important Facts [Brochures], 1905-1918 Educational Tracts, 1891 Bulletins, 1890-1894 Trinity College Chapel Book, undated [after 1913?] Trinity College Hymns, undated, circa 1920 Flyers and announcements, undated Women at Trinity, ca. 1896-1920, 1957 Crowell Scientific Society, 1921 Debating Club, 1917 Engineering Club, 1914 Glee Club, 1890 Sigma Upsilon / Fortnightly Club, ca. 1914-1920 Women’s Student Government Association. Constitution and Bylaws, ca. 1919 YMCA Student’s Handbook, 1891 Report of Grades and Attendance for Aura Holton, 1923, January 31 2Register of the Workers of the Trinity College Auxiliary of the Durham Red Cross chapter, 1918 Treasurer’s Book, Class of 1908, 1905-1908 The Trinity Archive Souvenir Edition, June 1904 (includes map and photos) Building a System of High Schools in North Carolina, by E.C. Brooks, 1916 Avera Bible Lectures, 1911-1929 Buffalo Incident of 1914 Coburn Players, 1911-1916 Excursion to Washington, D.C., 1898 Theodore Roosevelt’s Visit to Durham / John Allen Morgan, 1905 – diary extract Report of a Visit to Some of the Colleges in the South / William E. Dodd, 1913 Clippings about Trinity College from the Raleigh Christian Advocate, 1889-1890 Clippings about Trinity College Clippings about people associated with Trinity College Printed materials about Trinity College Index to Trinity College Reminiscences in the Trinity/Duke Alumni Register, 1915-1936 Trinity College and Academic Liberty from The South Atlantic Quarterly, January 1904 (typescript copy of editorial about the Bassett Affair) Change of name to Duke University, 1924 Centennial Celebration of the Relocation of Trinity College to Durham, 1992 3 Ministerial Band: Bylaws, constitution, minutes, 1919-1929 8Oversize materials Admissions of Women to Trinity College (Durham, NC), 1896 Commencement posters 1918 (2) 1919 1920 Published list of donations to purchase furniture for Trinity College, circa 1891 Trinity Yells, circa 1923 (A94-4)