Campus Club records, 1914-2022

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Summary

Creator:
Campus Club (Duke University)
Abstract:
The Campus Club was founded in 1914 as a way for the wives of Duke faculty members to create a social community and to support the University through educational events. The collection contains documentation of Campus Club events, business meetings, and financial transactions, as well as scrapbooks, correspondence, clippings, and publications.
Extent:
26.5 Linear Feet
Language:
Material in English
Research Center:
Duke University Archives
Collection ID:
UA.28.01.0011
University Archives Record Group:
28 -- Faculty and Staff Organizations
28 -- Faculty and Staff Organizations > 01 -- General Organizations

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a variety of materials pertaining to the history of the Campus Club. Primary contents include notebooks kept by executive board members, scrapbooks created by various committees, and records documenting the work of numerous groups within the Club. Additional types of documentation contained within the collection are promotional materials, oral histories, meeting minutes and agenda, publicity clippings, membership records, digital photographs, and materials related to events planning.

Biographical / historical:

From the Campus Club website: Since its founding in 1914, the purpose of Campus Club has been to promote knowledge of the goals and structures of Duke University, to increase communication and friendship within the university and community, as well as to extend a warm welcome to new members. The membership encompasses a unique grouping of all women affiliated with Duke University, including among others: Duke faculty women, wives/partners of faculty, staff members, women officers and administrators, Duke volunteers, alumnae and wives of alumni, and family of all eligible women.

Acquisition information:
The Campus Club Records were received by the University Archives as a series of transfers from 1988-2019 and a gift in 2024 and 2025.
Processing information:

Processed by Rosemary K. J. Davis, October 2011

Encoded by Rosemary K. J. Davis, October 2011

Updated by Rosemary K. J. Davis, November 2011

Accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

Accession UA2019.0043 added by Tracy M. Jackson, July 2019.

Accession UA2024.0005 added by April Blevins, April 2024.

Accession UA2025.0026 added by April Blevins, July 2025.

Accession UA2025.0053 added by April Blevins, November 2025.

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Terms of access:

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:

[Identification of item], Campus Club Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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