Residential College Task Force records, 1985-1987
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Summary
- Creator:
- Duke University. Residential College Task Force
- Abstract:
- The Residential College Task Force was created by President H. Keith H. Brodie in 1985 for the purpose of looking at the establishment of a new living option. The collection contains minutes and other task force records, including correspondence, memoranda, financial records, brochures, application forms, floor plans, and other materials.
- Extent:
- 1.5 Linear Feet
1000 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- UA.03.02.0006
- University Archives Record Group:
- 03 -- Presidents
03 -- Presidents > 02 -- Committees
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection includes minutes and other records of the task force, including correspondence, memoranda, financial records, brochures and application forms, photographs, students' applications for membership in the Bassett-Brown College, floor plans, a draft and copies of "Duke's College Try", a memoir by professor Donald Fluke, memoranda concerning the faculty-in-residence program, information regarding the "Duke's Vision" pamphlet controversy of 1989, and other records. Topics covered include the Residential College Task Force, student housing, Round Table Dormitory, and Professor Donald J. Fluke.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Residential College Task Force was created by President H. Keith H. Brodie in 1985 for the purpose of looking at the establishment of a new living option. At the Task Force's first meeting, Brodie expressed his committment to the development of a residential college, noting that review of transfer students' reasons for leaving Duke indicated a desire for stable living arrangements which incorporate a community identity and a deeper intellectual life.
- Acquisition information:
- The Residential College Task Force Records were received by the University Archives as a transfer in September 1996.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Kimberly Sims, March 2007
Encoded by Molly Bragg, April 2011
Accession A96-104 is described in this finding aid.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Duke University -- Student housing
- Names:
- Fluke, D. J.
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[Identification of item], Residential College Task Force Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.