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Knight, Douglas M., 1921-2005. Douglas M. Knight records, 1949-1970.

Title: Douglas M. Knight records, 1949-1970.

Records include correspondence, memoranda, proposals, surveys, reports, writings and speeches, minutes, audio-visual media, honorary citations, clippings, and printed matter. Major subjects include the administration of Duke University, the planning of a new art museum, university development, Duke's Fifth Decade Campaign and fundraising, the Duke Board of Trustees, Knight's inauguration, the School of Engineering, the School of Law, the School of Forestry, the Graduate School of Business, student protest, African-American students at Duke, the takeover of the Allen Building by members of the Afro-American Society, and student rights. Major correspondents include R. Taylor Cole, E.R. Latty, Lath Meriam, Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, R. Philip Hanes, Nancy Hanks, R. Patrick Ransom, George V. Allen, Charles B. Wade, Henry Rauch, Edwin L. Jones, Wright Tisdale, Les Brown, Ellen Huckabee Gobbel, Mark Pinsky, Graddon Rowlands, and Floyd B. McKissick.

ArchivalResource: 60,000 items (60.0 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53906096 View

Homer D. Crotty papers and addenda, 1859-2011

Title: Homer D. Crotty papers and addenda 1859-2011

This collection consists primarily of the personal and professional papers of lawyer, philanthropist, and book collector Homer D. Crotty and his wife, Ida Hull Lloyd Crotty.

ArchivalResource: Approximately 22,236 items

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt7r29s171 View

Biographical Reference Collection, ., 1972 - 2004

Title: Biographical Reference Collection, . 1972 - 2004

The Biographical Reference Collection contains files of clippings, publications, biographical sketches, curriculum vitae, and other materials about the activities of Duke University administration, faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as other people connected or associated with the University, including members of the Duke family. These files were compiled from a variety of sources by University Archives staff for use in reference and research.

ArchivalResource: 15.0 Linear Feet,; 15,000 Items

http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/uabio/ View