Faculty Club of Duke University records, 1918-1976

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Summary

Creator:
Faculty Club of Duke University
Abstract:
The Faculty Club of Duke University is a non-stock corporation chartered by the State of North Carolina in 1933. The purpose of the club was to foster good fellowship among members; to contribute to their social life; and to promote discussion of scholarly matters as well as matters of general interest. This collection contains reports, correspondence, minutes, memoranda, agendas, programs, lists, questionnaires, charter and bylaws, and newspaper clippings. Major subjects include Duke University faculty, faculty societies, and the Duke University Faculty Club. Materials range in date from 1918-1976. English.
Extent:
0.7 Linear Feet
Language:
English.
Collection ID:
UA.28.01.0012
University Archives Record Group:
28 -- Faculty and Staff Organizations
28 -- Faculty and Staff Organizations > 01 -- General Organizations

Background

Scope and content:

Records were created by members and officers of the Faculty Club of Trinity College (and Duke University) between 1918 and 1976. The records consist of one box of foldered materials and one volume of Faculty Club records (1918 to 1933), which includes minutes of the Board of Governors. The collection primarily contains reports, correspondence, and minutes. It also consists of memoranda, agendas, programs, lists, questionnaires, the organization's charter and bylaws, and newspaper clippings.

Biographical / historical:

The Faculty Club of Duke University is a non-stock corporation chartered by the State of North Carolina in 1933. Its origins date to the formation of the Faculty Club of Trinity College in 1918. History professor William K. Boyd served as this organization's first president. The club had fifteen charter members. The four core officers (president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer) constituted a Board of Governors. The Board was in charge of elections, committees, bylaws, and finances. Club membership included active, associate, and honorary faculty (persons of distinction who had performed services for the U.S., North Carolina, or Trinity College). All faculty and officers of administration and instruction were eligible to join the club.

The purpose of the club was to foster good fellowship among members; to contribute to their social life; and to promote discussion of scholarly matters as well as matters of general interest. In 1932 the Faculty Club proposed a plan for a university medical guild, which generated interest resulting in the creation of the present medical and hospital care plan for the faculty and staff. During the 1940s a member described the Faculty Club as the "sole medium through which the entire faculty meets in a social way." The organization focused on both leisure and intellectual concerns. Members enjoyed annual picnics, Christmas parties, smokers, athletic events, and other activities. They also organized and attended lectures about both national and international issues, and sponsored joint meetings with the Faculty Club of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Two major concerns of the club were improving faculty-student relations and securing a permanent home. The members had been meeting in various locations on campus and in the University House, the former B. N. Duke Estate in Durham known as "Four Acres." The Nello Teer, Jr. House on Roxboro Road in Durham became the site of the club in 1968. This proved unsatisfactory because of the distance from campus, and plans were soon underway to build a new facility. The Faculty Club, completed around 1971, is located in Duke Forest near the University golf course.

Acquisition information:

Gift; 1948; 48-1837

Gift; 1966; 66-202

Processing information:

Processed by Jane Veronica Charles

Completed July 2000

Encoded by Emily Glenn, April 2003

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult University Archives, Duke University.
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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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[Identification of item], Faculty Club of Duke University Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.