Duke Family Papers, 1885-1992 (bulk 1892-1927)

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Duke family. Duke Family Papers, 1885-1992 (bulk 1892-1927)

Duke Family Papers, 1885-1992 (bulk 1892-1927)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/656841661

The Duke Family Papers (formerly DKFM) are part of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Historical Archives which were donated to the Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The collection spans the years 1885 to 1992, although the bulk of the material dates from the 1890s to the mid-1920s. The collection is arranged into five series: Correspondence, Financial Records, Legal Records, Miscellaneous Records, and the Divorce Proceedings of James B. Duke and Lillian McCredy Duke. The collection primarily documents James B. Duke's business and personal activities. The correspondence is a combination of business and personal letters, with many of the personal letters related to his philanthropy, such as requests from individuals for financial aid and other forms of assistance or favors, such as making investments and employment. Financial records include invoices and receipts for his businesses such as the British American Tobacco Company and the Raritan Power Co., and purchases for his Fifth Avenue mansion in New York City, Duke Farms in New Jersey, and other personal belongings such as furniture, clothing, and jewelry purchased by Nanaline Holt Inman Duke. The collection also documents the administration of the Estate of James B. Duke, including legal proceedings stemming from claims made against the estate after the will of James B. Duke had been executed. A quarter of the collection focuses on the divorce of J.B. Duke and his first wife Lillian McCredy Duke, including statements and affidavits of witnesses involved in the divorce proceedings.Miscellaneous records include a booklet tracing the Duke family geneaology and the Duke Name Project including incomplete names of Duke family members. The materials in this collection are arranged loosely in chronological order.

3,000 items (9.0 lin. ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library