James B. Duke and Lillian McCredy Duke Divorce Records, 1904-1906.

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James B. Duke and Lillian McCredy Duke Divorce Records, 1904-1906.

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The Duke divorce records span the years 1904 to 1906. The collection contains correspondence and media regarding the divorce trial between Lillian and James B. Duke and appear to have been part of the evidence submitted at the divorce trial. The bulk of the correspondence is letters from Lillian to both James and her aunt G. E. Townes. There is one letter addressed to Lillian sent by her aunt. The rest of the material includes clippings, exhibits from the trial, trial transcripts, a detective report, and a bill of sale to Lillian's brother John A. Fletcher. The collection is grouped into the following series: Correspondence, Clippings, Court Case Related, Exhibits, and Publications.

1200 items (1.5 linear ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7904496

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke, James Buchanan, 1856-1925

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Tobacco manufacturer, industrialist, and philanthropist, of Durham, N.C., and New York City. From the description of Papers, 1764-1998 ; (bulk 1917-1928). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122561097 From the description of James Buchanan Duke papers, 1777-1990 (bulk 1890s-1930s). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19536504 1856, Dec. 23 Born, Orange County, N.C. ...

Duke family.

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Duke, Lillian M.

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Lillian Fletcher McCredy Duke was the first wife of James Buchanan Duke. The two were married in 1904, but shortly divorced in 1906. Before marrying James Duke, Lillian had been married to William F. McCredy. That marriage, too, ended in divorce. From the description of James B. Duke and Lillian McCredy Duke Divorce Records, 1904-1906. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 639284643 ...