50th Anniversary (1924-1974) of the founding of Duke University, 1973-1975
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Series includes correspondence, planning materials, programs, meeting minutes, financial statements, printed matter, and clippings created by the 50th Anniversary Steering and Advisory Committees. Materials range in date from 1973 to 1975. Major subjects include Duke University history and event planning.
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- During the 1974/1975 academic year, Duke University celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding. On December 11, 1924, James Buchanan Duke signed an Indenture of Trust creating the Duke Endowment. This Endowment established Duke University, which was built at Trinity College in Durham, N.C., as a memorial to J. B. Duke's father, Washington Duke, and to the Duke family. The 50th Anniversary Celebration took place the weekend of April 11-13, 1975. Events included a film festival, concerts, convocation, reception, service of worship, and two symposia: The Report of the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education and The Roles of the University in the Post-Colonial World.
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The collection is open for research, except box 100.19, labeled: "1939-2039. A collection of items presented to the President of Duke University at the Centennial Celebration, April 22, 1939; not to be opened until the occasion of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the institution."
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