Administrative Records, 1939-2002 and undated

Scope and content:

Topics in this series are widely varied; however they are all related to the daily operations of the Duke Gardens Foundation and the Indoor Display Gardens, including the original agreement between Doris Duke and the Duke Gardens Foundation outlining the purpose of the Foundation. Also included are board meetings and minutes, progress reports, correspondence, notes, and invoices regarding design, set up, and materials for the different display gardens, correspondence and memoranda regarding purchases and donations of plant materials, clippings and brochures related to the opening and success of the gardens, property appraisals, inventories, and other general administrative materials. Boxes 34-54 contain logs of different activities such as registries for garden tours, in and out logs, and schedules for evening tours. Of particular interest are the thank you letters, many addressed to either Doris Duke or to the Tour Guides who gave the garden tours.

The administrative records also contain architectural records, which were not separated out and included in the Architectural Records series in order to give its associated correspondence context. Additionally, intermixed with the Duke Gardens Foundation Records are Duke Farms records including rental house agreements, repairs to rental houses, and other repairs to buildings on the Duke Farms property.

This series is arranged chronologically and alphabetically thereunder.

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