Audio and Video Recordings, 1920s-2012

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This collection is currently being reprocessed to incorporate additional material before it becomes fully open to researchers in January 2027. This work is being funded by a grant from The Duke Endowment. For more information, please contact the Rubenstein Library.

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Access note. Some materials are fragile audiovisual formats that may need to be reformatted before use. Contact Research Services for access.

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Scope and content:

Home movies of MDBTS and her family, and audio and video recordings from James H. Semans related to the North Carolina School of the Arts and his memoirs. There are also radio segments and television interviews, awards and speeches, and funeral services.

Arrangement:

Organized into five subseries: Home Movies, North Carolina School of the Arts, Coming of Age , Other Audio Recordings, and Other Video Recordings.

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Collection restrictions:

Access to this material will be consistent with the 1991 agreement between Duke University Library, James H. Semans, and Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans. Access to any correspondence, legal papers, and financial papers is restricted and will be permitted only with prior written permission, which should be sought from the chair of the board of the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation. This restriction shall be in place until 1 January 2027, after which all material shall be considered open for research.

Access note. Some materials in this collection are fragile audiovisual/photographic formats that may need to be reformatted before use. Contact Research Services for access.

Access note. Some materials in this collection are electronic records that require special equipment. Contact Research Services with questions.

This collection is currently being reprocessed to incorporate additional material before it becomes fully open to researchers in January 2027. This work is being funded by a grant from The Duke Endowment. For more information, please contact the Rubenstein Library.

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The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

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