Board of Trustees Reference collection, 1941 - 2002
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Summary
- Creator:
- Duke University. University Archives
- Abstract:
- The Duke University Board of Trustees is the administrative decision-making body that oversees the planning and direction of the University. The Board of Trustees Reference Collection is mainly comprised of clippings and lists of Board members. English.
- Extent:
- 2 Linear Feet
2000 Items - Language:
- English.
- Collection ID:
- UA.01.11.0007
- University Archives Record Group:
- 01 -- General Information and University History
01 -- General Information and University History > 11 -- Reference Collections
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Board of Trustees Reference Collection is mainly comprised of clippings and lists of Board members. The first series, Duke University, features clippings on a number of Duke events and issues that affected the Board. The second series, Board of Trustees, contains lists of members, press reports, citations, and the "Trustee Manual."
- Biographical / historical:
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The Duke University Board of Trustees is the administrative decision-making body that oversees the planning and direction of the University. The Board consists of 36 members. More information about the Board can be found at the University Secretary's website at: http://www.duke.edu/web/ous/
- Acquisition information:
- The Board of Trustees Reference Collection was compiled by University Archives staff from a variety of sources.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Valerie Gillispie
Completed April 15, 2005
Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, April 15, 2005
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult University Archives, Duke University.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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- Restrictions:
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Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.
The majority of the collection was not created by the Board of Trustees and does not comprise the Board of Trustees Records, and so is open for use. See paragraph below for restrictions on Board of Trustees Records, such as minutes.
Records of the University's Board of Trustees which have been in existence for at least fifty years are available for scholarly research with the permission of the University Archivist. Access to records which have been in existence for less than fifty years shall be granted only by special permission, in writing, from the Board of Trustees.
All or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. The library may require up to 48 hours to retrieve these materials for research use.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Board of Trustees Reference Collection, University Archives, Duke University.