Sarah P. Duke Gardens Reference Collection, 1934-2001.

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Sarah P. Duke Gardens Reference Collection, 1934-2001.

The Sarah P. Duke Gardens Reference Collection contains files of clippings, brochures, maps, history of the gardens, symposium and promotional packets, and other material concerning the Duke Gardens.

500 items (0.5 linear ft.)

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Duke University. University Archives

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Richard Halleck Brodhead became Duke's ninth president on July 1, 2004, after a 32-year career at Yale University. In addition to serving as president, he is a professor of English at Duke. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he graduated from Yale in 1968 and received his Ph.D. there in 1972. He then joined the Yale faculty, where he became the A. Bartlett Giamatti Professor of English and American Studies. After serving as chair of Yale's Department of English for six years, Brodhead was named dean of Yale ...

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

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The Gardens were a gift from Mary Duke Biddle in honor of her mother, Sarah P. Duke (Mrs. Benjamin N.). Construction began in 1932 and the site was open to the public in 1934. From the description of Sarah P. Duke Gardens records, 1932-2002. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 164323133 taken from the Sarah P. Duke Garden website http://www.hr.duke.edu/dukegardens/history.htm Much of the Gardens is located in a valley that the planners of ...