Frank H. Kenan papers, 1937-1996 [manuscript].

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Frank H. Kenan papers, 1937-1996 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51500419

The collection documents Frank H. Kenan's family, social, political, and business networks; various businesses and investment interests; and his extensive civic leadership and philanthropic work with educational, religious, and other non-profit organizations and institutions. Personal correspondence documents relationships with family and friends, many of whom also were associates in business and philanthropy. Financial materials concern Kenan's interests in personal and commercial properties and other investments, often in partnership with W. Clay Hamner. Also included are some materials relating to the Kenan Oil Company, the Kenan Transport Company, and the Flagler System, Inc. Kenan's chief philanthropic work is evidenced in William R. Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust materials, which document the administration of the many funds, programs, and institutions that it supports. These include Kenan professorships and convocations; the National Center for Family Literacy; the William R. Kenan, Jr., Fund; the William R. Kenan, Jr., Center; the Kenan-Flagler Business School; and the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise. Many activities of the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise are documented, including the Global TransPark, the Kenan Institute Asia, the MBA Enterprise Corps, the Urban Enterprise Corps, and the Durham Scholars Program. Kenan's civic leadership and philanthropic work are documented further in materials relating to the Sarah Graham Kenan Foundation, the Kenan Family Foundation, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Woodberry Forest School, the Duke Endowment, Durham Academy, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, and other non-profit organizations and institutions. Also included is material relating to some of the awards and honors that Kenan received in recognition for his philanthropy and business and civic leadership.

33500 items (38.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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North Carolina Global TransPark Authority

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Urban Enterprise Corps.

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Kenan, Frank H. (Frank Hawkins)

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Frank Hawkins Kenan (1912-1996), philanthropist, businessman, and civic leader of Durham, N.C. From the description of Frank H. Kenan papers, 1937-1996 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 51500419 Frank Hawkins Kenan (1912-1996) was born 3 August 1912 in Atlanta, Ga. He was graduated from Woodberry Forest School in Virginia in 1931 and from the University of North Carolina with a bachelor of science in commerce in 1935. Upon graduation, he began his business caree...

Kenan family.

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Kenan-Flagler Business School

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Kenan Convocation

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The Kenan Convocation is a gathering of Kenan-endowed professors held every two to three years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It features speakers and discussion on a topic determined by its Planning Committee. It is sponsored by the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust, which endows professorships at universities throughout the United States. The first Kenan Convocation was held in 1980; subsequent ones have been held in 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1993, and 1996. ...

Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise

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William R. Kenan Jr. Fund

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Kenan Institute Asia.

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St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Durham, N.C.)

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Flagler System, Inc.

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Duke Endowment

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Philanthropic trust established by James Buchanan Duke in 1924. Educational beneficiaries are Duke University, Davidson College, Furman University, and John C. Smith University. Support is given to hospitals and childcare institutions throughout North Carolina and South Carolina as well as to Methodist Episcopal Church, South congregations in rural North Carolina. From the description of The Duke Endowment archives : records, 1902 - [ongoing] (bulk [1920s]-[1990s]) [manuscript]. (Duk...

William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust

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Durham Scholars Program.

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Kenan Oil Company.

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Woodberry Forest School

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National Center for Family Literacy (U.S.)

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Hamner, W. Clay.

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William R. Kenan, Jr. Center.

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MBA Enterprise Corps.

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Durham Academy (Durham, N.C.)

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Kenan Transport Company.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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