Edgemont Community Center.

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The Edgemont Community Center was incorporated in 1941 in Durham, NC, as an autonomous, service oriented center located in a low-income white neighborhood beset by numerous social problems. The center came to serve a more racially mixed population in later years.

From the description of Edgemont Community Center Records, 1955-1973. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 41546424

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creatorOf Edgemont Community Center. Edgemont Community Center Records, 1955-1973. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Earl E. Thorpe Papers, 1942-1990 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Parapsychology Laboratory Records, 1893-1984 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
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associatedWith Parapsychology Laboratory person
associatedWith Thorpe, Earl Endris, 1924-1989 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Durham (N.C.)
North Carolina--Durham
Subject
Community development, Urban
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Corporate Body

Active 1955

Active 1973

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