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The desire of rural farm families in 1832 to start a school in Randolph County to educate their children was the first of a series of steps that eventually led to what is now Duke University.
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Individuals from Randolph County suggested that something be done to remember Trinity College before it was moved to Durham to become Duke University. Citizens suggested that a gazebo be constructed on the site of the former Trinity School using materials from the demolished building. In 1982 a committee was formed to raise $20,000 for the project. The non-ringing bell from Duke Chapel was displayed in the gazebo.
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Wallace Wade, former Duke University football coach, auctioned his special 1942 Rose Bowl trophy for $10,000 to support children's cancer research. To win the trophy at auction and keep it at Duke, Dr. Lenox Baker, professor of orthopedic surgery at Duke, led the Baker Syndicate, a group of about fifty students, alumni, and parents. Each of the fifty bid $100. The other half of the $10,000 bid was made by Harold Mayer, former chairman of the board of Oscar Mayer and Co. The trophy recalls a special time in history. In 1942, following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Rose Bowl was moved from Pasadena, California, to Duke's stadium for safety reasons. This moved occurred just three weeks before the tournament was scheduled to take place. Even though Duke lost the game to Oregon State, Coach Wade was presented with a special trophy for organizing the event on such short notice. The trophy is now housed in the Duke Hall of Fame in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
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Transitioning from a regional to a national university, Duke University is currently undergoing major renovations. Outside of spending over $11.2 million dollars on new buildings and an additional $1.2 million on the first purpose built oceanographic research vessel ever constructed in the United States, Duke has a new president. Replacing Dr. Deryl Hart, Dr. Douglas Maitland Knight, will work on continuing to expand the facilities of the Duke complex, propelling the university into competition with institutions such as Yale, Harvard, and Princeton.
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In 1992, the city of Durham offered Trinity College a sixteen-acre site, spurring the creation of the well-known Duke University by 1924. Generously endowed by Durham and expertly guided by professional scholars, Trinity's patronage forged ahead, drawing James B. Duke to endow the institution with $40,000 and a name change.
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21102
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In 1890, Washington Duke financed Trinity College's move from Randolph County to Durham. When the college fell into financial difficulty in 1892, Duke's son, Benjamin N. Duke, interceded with financial support. He and his brother, James B. Duke, invested their time and money into the university and established the Duke Endowment, used partly to build the new Duke University.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 52 Issue 2, April 1975,
p130-146, il, por
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21336
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Part one of a two-part article examining the founding of Duke University in the 1920's and its early years under President William Preston Few, focusing on Few's success in establishing a strong structure of government in the university that set competing interests in balance.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 64 Issue 3, July 1987,
p294-319, il, por, f
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21357
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Part two of a two-part article examining the founding of Duke University in the 1920s and its early years under President William Preston Few, focusing on Few's success in establishing a strong structure of government in the university that set competing interests in balance.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 64 Issue 4, Oct 1987,
p416-437, il, por, f
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32902
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The history of Duke University and its medical center is a major part of the history of improving health care for the people of North Carolina since 1930. This article discusses the history and contributions of the Duke Medical Center to health care, education, and medical research.
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39001
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Benjamin Edward Powell, a native of Gates County, was a graduate in history from Trinity College (now Duke University). In 1928, Powell accepted a position on the Duke Library Staff. In 1930, he received a degree in Library Science from Columbia University and in 1946 received a doctorate in Library Science from the University of Chicago. Powell planned, organized and supervised the Trinity College Library move to Duke University. Under the direction of Powell, the Duke Library grew immensely, was modernized and the Duke University Archives became a part of the Library.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 26 Issue No. 3, July 2017,
p78-80
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