Inventory of the Bunyan S. Womble papers, 1900-1976

Abstract

Bunyan S. Womble, graduate of Trinity College in 1904 and Trinity Law School in 1906, served actively on the Board of Trustees from 1915-1963, and then as an emeritus trustee until his death in 1976.

The collection includes correspondence, reports, several newspaper clippings, memoranda, charts, and other materials. The bulk of these materials date from 1959-1963 and concern the governance and administration of the University.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: University Archives, Duke University
Creator: Womble, Bunyan S., 1882-1976.
Title: Bunyan S. Womble papers, 1900-1976
Language of Material: English
Extent: 3.9 Linear Feet, 1800 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

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The materials within the first and second box include correspondence, reports, several newspaper clippings, memoranda, charts, and other materials. The bulk of these materials date from 1959-1963 and concern the governance and administration of the University. Among the subjects found in the papers are the building of the Law School, the Board of Trustees, the place of religion in the curriculum, the Research Triangle Institute, and the integration of the University.

The third box consists entirely of photographs. The photographs include: 8 Trinity College scenes, 31 portraits of classmates (primarily from the Trinity class of 1904), 1 portrait of John Carlisle Kilgo, 1 portrait of a baseball player (in uniform but unidentified), 1 dormitory room (circa 1904), and 30 miscellaneous and unidentified photographs. The unidentified photos appear to be mostly of family and friends, circa 1900-1910.

Minutes of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee have been removed and placed in the Board's records. A newspaper clipping file on the Edens-Gross controversy has also been removed and placed in Small Collections.

Administrative Information

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Access Restrictions

Records of the University's Board of Trustees which have been in 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.

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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.

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3 Boxes

Biddle, Mary Duke Estate, 1960-1962

Box 1

Board of Trustees, 1960-1964 [RESTRICTED]

Box 1

Board of Trustees, Building Committee, 1960-1962 [RESTRICTED]

Box 1

Board of Trustee, Bylaws Committee, 1960-1962 [RESTRICTED]

Box 1

Board of Trustees, Committees, 1962-1963 [RESTRICTED]

Box 1

Board of Trustees, Correspondence, 1962-1968 [RESTRICTED]

Box 1

Board of Trustees, Executive Committee (1), 1960-1963 [RESTRICTED]

Box 1

Board of Trustees, Executive Committee (2), 1960-1963 [RESTRICTED]

Box 1

Board of Trustees, New and Prospective Members of the Board, 1960-1964 [RESTRICTED]

Box 1

Board of Trustees, Plans for Medical Center Addition- Architecture of Duke, 1963 [RESTRICTED]

Box 1

Board of Trustees, Presidential Selection Committee, 1962 [RESTRICTED]

Box 1

Brower, Alfred Smith "Sol" (Duke University Business Manager), 1959

Box 1

Bryson, E. C. (Duke University Attorney), 1963

Box 1

Class of 1904, 1954

Box 1

Commencement, 1963-1964

Box 1

Correspondence, 1960-1962

Box 1

Correspondence Regarding Chairmanship of Board of Trustees and Chester Davis Article, 1960-1972 [RESTRICTED]

Box 1

Cushman, Robert (Dean of School of Religion/Divinity School) (Information on Presidential Search), 1962

Box 1

Davison, W. C., Symposium on the Commonwealth of Children, 1964

Box 1

Divinity School (Includes correspondence with Dean Robert Cushman, plans for expansion), 1960-1965

Box 1

Duke Chronicle, 1961-1963

Box 1

Duke University Alumni Affairs, National Council, 1961-1965

Box 1

Duke University Bequest Committee, 1960-1965

Box 1

Duke University Center for Southern Studies, 1965

Box 1

Duke University Development Office and Program, 1958-1965

Box 1

Duke University Development, Fifth Decade, 1965-1966

Box 1

Duke University Faculty Benefits, 1962

Box 1

Duke University Faculty-Trustee Liaison Committee, 1960-1963

Box 1

Duke University Founder's Day, 1960-1964

Box 1

Duke University Half-Century Club, 1959-1965

Box 1

Duke University Integration, 1960-1962

Box 1

Duke University Investments, 1961-1963

Box 1

Duke University Loyalty Fund, 1964-1972

Box 1

Duke University, Objectives of the University, 1958-1962

Box 1

Duke University Open House Policy, 1965-1966

Box 1

Duke University, Religion at Duke, 1961

Box 1

Duke University, Symposia at Duke, 1963-1965

Box 1

Edens, A. Hollis Speeches, 1949-1958

Box 1

Edens Resignation, Memoranda and Correspondence (1), 1957-1960

Box 1

Edens Resignation, Memoranda and Correspondence (2), 1958-1976

Box 1

Hart, Deryl (President), Correspondence, 1963

Box 1

Hart, Deryl (President), Cottage at Roaring Gap, 1954-1960

Box 1

Honorary Degree Received at Duke University, Correspondence, 1964

Box 1

Knight, Douglas M, 1962-1966

Box 2

Knight, Douglas M. Inauguration, 1963

Box 2

Lake James Parties, 1958-1970

Box 2

Latty, Elvin Remus "Jack", 1967

Box 2

Law School, 1958-1963

Box 2

Law School Development Advisory Committee, 1965

Box 2

Law School, Miscellaneous Information Used by B.S. Womble for the Dedication of the Law School Building, 1905-1963

Box 2

Legislation (Effects on Duke), 1962

Box 2

Medical School, 1962

Box 2

Perkins, Thomas L., 1961-1964

Box 2

Presidential Search (1), 1960-1965

Box 2

Presidential Search (2), 1960-1965

Box 2

Research Triangle Institute, 1960-1963

Box 2

Research Triangle Institute, Printed matter and promotional material, 1959-1961

Box 2

Reynolds, W.N. Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1961

Box 2

Sanford, Terry, 1963-1970

Box 2

Tisdale, Wright, 1963-1964

Box 2

Traditions (of Duke), 1952-1963

Box 2

Violence on Campus, 1969

Box 2

Womble Scholarship Fund (Law School), 1969-1972

Box 2

Photographs, c. 1900-1910

Box 3

Historical Note

Womble, graduate of Trinity College in 1904 and Trinity Law School in 1906, served actively on the Board of Trustees from 1915-1963, and then as an emeritus trustee until his death in 1976. He was on the Executive Committee from 1950-1963, and was Chairman of the Board from 1960-1963.

Womble's tenure covered a critical period of growth and upheaval. He witnessed the initial admittance of African American students to Duke, President Eden's resignation, the removal of Dr. Gross from the Vice-Presidential office, the interim Hart administration, and the search for a new president that led to Douglas M. Knight. He was also on hand for the dedication of the new Law School building, and was involved in the planning of a new section of the Duke Hospital.

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