Reel 47: Parade, Le Touquet, France, 1932-1939

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Very grainy parade footage at start that comes back twice and eventually shows snow-covered mountains; blurry people at one point could be family. MDBTS and friends with puppies and dogs. Mary Duke Biddle floating/swimming in a pool. William Few and Alice Baldwin with MDBTS and a group of female students indoors. MDBTS and Josiah C. Trent with a cake. Duke University West Campus, then May Day ceremony on East Campus. Military marching band and parade exercises. Linden Court. Mary Duke Biddle in an apron outside Pinecrest. Harvard University campus then historic homes like the Longfellow House, Hancock-Clarke House, Orchard House, The Wayside, and The Old Manse. NC Executive Mansion.

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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, especially in the remaining series: Correspondence, Writings and Speeches, Subject Files, and Personal. 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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