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. 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.

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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.

Related material:

1985 oral history with MDBTS, Allen Building Takeover Oral History collection, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University.

1995 oral history with MDBTS, Records and Papers of Terry Sanford, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University.

2004 oral history with MDBTS, Woman's College Oral History Project records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Roland Alston family papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University. Roland was employed by Mary Duke Biddle then MDBTS as a gardener. His employment history with the family is covered in his oral histories.

1982 interview with MDBTS, Chris D. Howard papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University.

1988 interview with MDBTS, Anne Firor Scott papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University.

2003 WUNC-TV interview with MDBTS, Nasher Museum of Art records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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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, 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.

Access note. Some materials in this collection are fragile audiovisual 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.

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