Summary

Creator:

Duke, Doris

Abstract:

Doris Duke was the only child of James Buchanan (J.B.) Duke, a founder of the American Tobacco Company and Duke Energy Company and a benefactor of Duke University, and Nanaline Holt Duke. Inheriting a bulk of her father's estate in 1925, which included Duke Farms in New Jersey, Rough Point in Newport, R.I., and a mansion in New York City, Doris was soon dubbed by the press as "the richest girl in the world." Although Doris did her best to live a private life, she carried on the Duke family's pattern of philanthropy by contributing to a number of public causes such as the arts, historic preservation, and the environment. Doris Duke died in October 1993 at the age of 80. In her will she left the majority of her estate to the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The Doris Duke Photograph Collection was created by combining color and black and white photographs, slides, negatives, and other photographic formats contained in albums, boxes, picture frames, and envelopes.

Extent:

56.6 Linear Feet

Language:

Material in English

Collection ID:

RL.00319

Background

Scope and Content:

The Doris Duke Photograph Collection was created by combining color and black and white photographs, slides, negatives, and other photographic formats contained in albums, boxes, picture frames, and envelopes into groupings closely mirroring the collections that constitute the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Historical Archives. The collection covers the years 1870 to 2006 and is organized into twelve series: Doris Duke, Duke Endowment, Duke Farms, Duke Gardens, Duke Family, Falcon Lair, General, New York Apartments/New York Mansion, Newport Restoration Foundation, Rough Point, Southeast Asian Art and Culture (SEAAC), and Shangri La.

In cases where the copyright of the image does not belong to the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, these are noted in the finding aid and use restrictions/citation information is included when possible.

Acquisition Information:

The Doris Duke Photograph Collection was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a donation from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation in June 2009.

Processing information:

Processed by Mary Samouelian, November 2012

Encoded by Mary Samouelian, November 2012

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: UA2009-0030

Rules or Conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related

Related Material:

• Duke Family Papers, 1885-1992 (bulk 1892-1927) David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
• Doris Duke Papers, 1798-2003 and undated (bulk 1930-1999) David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
• Doris Duke Papers on the Duke Farms Residence, 1859-2004 and undated David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
• Doris Duke Papers on the Rough Point Residence, 1922-1997 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
• Doris Duke Papers on the Shangri La Residence, 1932-2003 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
• Newport Restoration Foundation Records, 1968-1999 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Subjects

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Subjects:

International travel
Cromwell, James H. R. (James Henry Roberts), b. 1896
Duke family

Names:

Duke, Nanaline Holt Inman
Duke, James Buchanan, 1856-1925
Duke, Doris