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Letters dated 1932 and later are primarily solicitatons made by NC institutions that Benjamin N. Duke supported during his lifetime, including Kittrell College, the NC College for Negroes, Lincoln Hospital, and West Durham Methodist Church. Also included is a letter from Ora J. Swing to Doris Duke Cromwell, describing the friendship of Kate Reynolds, Swing's mother, with Benjamin and Mary Duke at New Garden School in 1871-1872. Swing enclosed a letter written by Benjamin to Kate dated 24 June 1872, the original of which is filed chronologically in folder "1872, 1877, 1879."

Includes 1930s brands: Gelfand, Henard, Easton, Wright.

Materials in English, Dutch, French, Spanish