Operations and Maintenance Dept. records, 1919-1957.

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Operations and Maintenance Dept. records, 1919-1957.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57225793

The Operations and Maintenance Dept. Records include correspondence, plans, architectural drawings, blueprints, financial records, contracts, desk diaries, keys, and other materials related to Duke buildings. Prominent individuals represented in the collection include Frank Clyde Brown, S.W. Myatt, and Horace Trumbauer. Major subjects include the building and administration of Duke University, the planning of buildings and grounds on the Duke Campus, and the establishment of the Duke Construction Company to oversee construction on campus.

12000 items (13.75 linear ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7760391

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Myatt, S. W.

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Brown, Frank Clyde, 1870-1943

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Frank Clyde Brown (1870-1943) served as Professor of English at Trinity College and Duke University, and as Comptroller and University Marshal of Duke University. He oversaw the initial construction of Duke University's West Campus and the renovation of East Campus. Brown also founded the North Carolina Folklore Society. From the description of Frank C. Brown papers, 1899-1943. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 55635825 Frank Clyde Brown (1870-1943)...

Duke Construction Company.

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Duke University. Medical Center

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Residential psychiatric hospital located in Asheville, N.C. and partly operated by Duke University from 1944 through 1980. From the description of Highland Hospital papers, 1934-1980. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 60812123 Duke Health Sector Conferences (formerly known as The Private Sector Conferences) are a series of healthcare-related conferences hosted by Duke University Medical Center and Health System. From the description of Duke Health Sector Con...

Duke University. Operations and Maintenance Dept.

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The Operations and Maintenance Dept. was responsible for construction and upkeep of Duke University Buildings. From the description of Operations and Maintenance Dept. records, 1919-1957. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 57225793 ...

Duke University

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Trumbauer, Horace, 1869-1938

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Horace Trumbauer Born in the Frankford section of Philadelphia in 1868, Horace Trumbauer left school at the age of fourteen and entered the architectural firm of G. W. and W. D. Hewitt as an "errand boy". He was soon promoted to draftsman. Trumbauer's advancement and acquisition of knowledge enabled him to eventually open his own office in 1890. Trumbauer's first major commission was a mansion in Glenside, Pennsylvania, for sugar baron William Welsh Harrison....