Property Plats, circa 1925-1932

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Summary

Creator:
Duke Construction Company
Abstract:
Although the exact provenance of the property plats is unknown, it is indicated on the reverse side of some plats that the surveys were used by A. C. Lee, Chief Engineer of the Duke Construction Company and the plats may have been created by the Atlantic Realty Company. This collection includes approximately 100 survey plats of Duke University properties prior to the construction on East Campus and West Campus from the years 1925-1926. Also included are plats representing the Duke Homestead from 1932 that were possibly drawn by V.A. Stewman.
Extent:
6.0 Linear Feet
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
UA.10.05.0005
University Archives Record Group:
10 -- Executive VP and Treasurer & Administration (Business and Finance)
10 -- Executive VP and Treasurer & Administration (Business and Finance) > 05 -- Facilities

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes approximately 100 survey plats of Duke University properties prior to the construction on East Campus and West Campus from the years 1925-1926. Some plats represent part of what is now Duke Forest. The plats show details of the topography and terrain, roads and streets, bodies of water, trees and buildings. A key map is included. On the reverse side of some plats, it is indicated that the surveys were used by A. C. Lee, Chief Engineer of the Duke Construction Company and the plats may have been produced by the Atlantic Realty Company. Also included are plats representing the Duke Homestead from 1932 that were possibly drawn by V.A. Stewman. Topics include Duke Construction Company, East Campus, West Campus, Duke Forest and the Duke Homestead.

Drawings are pen and pencil on paper mounted to cloth, measuring approximately 23"x30", organized according to geographic locations The scale is approximately 50 feet to the inch.

Acquisition information:
The Property Plats were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1979.
Processing information:

Processed by Jessica Wood, 2007

Encoded by Molly Bragg, April 2011

Accession A79-70 is described in this finding aid.

Rehoused and finding aid updated by Tracy M. Jackson, October 2019.

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Subjects:
Duke University -- West Campus
Duke University -- East Campus
Duke Homestead (Durham, N.C.)
Format:
Plats (maps)
Names:
Duke Construction Company
Places:
Duke Forest (N.C.) -- Maps

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[Identification of item], Property Plats, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.