Office of Institutional Advancement records, 1958-1981.

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Office of Institutional Advancement records, 1958-1981.

The Office of Institutional Advancement was created in 1961 to organize public and alumni relations, fund raising, and long-range planning and development at Duke University. The collection features addresses by E. H. Hopkins, the first Vice President for Institutional Advancement; reference files concerning the administration and history of the Office of Institutional Advancement; reports and studies focusing on fundraising and development of Duke University; and the Office's subject files. Major subjects include planned giving, the Fifth Decade campaign, and corporate support. In 1981, the Office of Institutional Advancement was eliminated and its duties largely assumed by the Office of University Development.

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Duke University. Office of Institutional Advancement.

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Everett H. Hopkins was appointed Vice President for Institutional Advancement in January 1961 and began his duties in July of that year. The Long-Range Planning Committee of the late 1950s and early 1960s demonstrated the need for organized institutional advancement and large-scale development. Originally, the Vice President for Institutional Advancement was responsible for all public and alumni relations, fund raising, and long-range planning and development. In 1963, long-range planning duties...