116, 1930s-1940s

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Box 156
Physical description:
Black-and-white.
Scope and content:

Mostly family and personal life, such as MDBTS and Nicholas Duke Biddle as children with Mary Duke Biddle and baby nurses, MDBTS as a young adult in different coats with hats, and the Trent girls as children (including with Mary Duke Biddle). There is also a small group of people at Linden Court, a marching band performance at a Duke University home football game and a parade in Durham, and one early exterior of Pinecrest.

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Collection restrictions:

This collection is currently being reprocessed to incorporate additional material before it becomes fully open to researchers in January 2027--material may sometimes be unavailable because of this. This work is being funded by a Duke Endowment grant focused on Duke family papers. For more information, please contact the Rubenstein Library.

Access restricted. 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.

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

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