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Personal, 1900s-1994

Material that does not fit into any other series. Includes awards and certificates, calendars, clippings, a diploma, and inscribed and autographed books.

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James H. Semans papers, 1878-1955, bulk 1936-1953 23.0 Linear Feet (26 boxes and one oversize folder.)

James Hustead Semans (1910-2005) was an American urologist and the second husband of Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans. This collection documents the history of the Semans family of Uniontown, PA and his medical training and career, which involved stateside military service during World War II, private practice in Atlanta, GA, and teaching at Duke University. His clinical interests included medical rehabilitation and marriage counseling, and he was the creator of polylingual lecturing.

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1894, 1913-1960 17 folders
Box 1

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Condolences: Duke, Angier Buchanan, 1923 September-October 3 folders
Box 1

Includes one folder of telegrams.

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Condolences: Duke, Benjamin N., 1929 January-June 2 folders
Box 1

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Condolences: Duke, Sarah P., 1936 September-November 4 folders
Box 1

Includes one folder of telegrams.

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Correspondence, 1894-1960

Primarily correspondence to and from Biddle, but also includes correspondence to and from Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr., Benjamin Newton Duke, Sarah Pearson Angier Duke, Angier Buchanan Duke, Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Nicholas Benjamin Duke Biddle, and Duke University administrators, trustees, and faculty. There is a significant amount of incoming correspondence from Duke family business managers related to her finances and outgoing correspondence to Duke University related to her philanthropy. Some legal documents related to financial transactions are interspersed.

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