Administrative Records, 1922-1997
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Materials in this series include correspondence dating from the 1950s inquiring about Doris Duke's plans for the estate. These letters, addressed to both to Doris Duke and S.L. Hawkins, include suggestions for donating the estate for a Greek orphanage and school, an Episcopalian Girls' School, and a hotel. Also included are documents related to Miss Duke's attempts to lease or rent Rough Point for the long term. The series also consists of appraisals of the estate after Hurricanes Carol and Edna in 1954, invoices for repairs to the interior and exterior of Rough Point, invoices for the purchase and repair of furniture, which includes fabric samples, invoices and vouchers for the purchase and repair of art objects, inventory books documenting the contents of each room of the estate (including color and black and white photographs), and memoranda and newspaper clippings regarding the Cliff Walk at Rough Point.
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