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1 online resource (xiv, 386 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The origins of the Duke endowment -- Launching the endowment : the hospital and orphan section (part 1) -- Launching the endowment : the hospital and orphas section (part 2) -- The endowment and the four educational institutions, 1924-1960 -- In remembrance of the circuit riders : the endowment and the Methodist Church in North Carolina, 1924-1960 -- Transitions and troubles in the 1960s and 1970s -- The endowment and its educational beneficiaires, 1960-1994 -- The endowment and hospitals, child care, and the rural Methodist Church, 1960-1994 -- J.B. Duke wins and loses : the partial collapse of the grand design |
| Summary |
Like the majority of the founders of large philanthropic foundations in the United States, James B. Duke assumed that the Duke Endowment, which he established in 1924, would continue its charitable activity forever. Lasting Legacy to the Carolinas is an examination of the history of this foundation and the ways in which it has--and has not--followed Duke's original design. In this volume, Robert F. Durden explores how the propriety of linking together a tax-free foundation and an investor-owned, profit-seeking business like the Duke Power Company has significantly changed over the course of the century. Explaining the implications of the Tax Reform Act of 1969 for J.B. Duke's dream, Durden shows how the philanthropist's plan to have the Duke Endowment virtually own and ultimately control Duke Power (which, in turn, would supply most of the Endowment's income) dissolved after the death of daughter Doris Duke in 1993, when the trustees of the Endowment finally had the unanimous votes needed to sever that tie. Although the Endowment's philanthropic projects--higher education (including Duke University), hospitals and health care, orphan and child care in both North and South Carolina, and the rural Methodist church in North Carolina--continue to be served, this study explains the impact of a century of political and social change on one man's innovative charitable intentions. It is also a testimony to the many staff members and trustees who have invested their own time and creative energies into further benefiting these causes, despite decades of inevitable challenges to the Endowment. This third volume of Durden's trilogy relating to the Dukes of Durham will inform not only those interested in the continuing legacy of this remarkable family but also those involved with philanthropic boards, charitable endowments, medical care, child-care institutions, the rural church, and higher education |
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Continues: The Dukes of Durham, 1865-1929 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Duke Endowment -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Duke Endowment fast |
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Endowments -- North Carolina -- History
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Endowments -- South Carolina -- History
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HISTORY -- United States -- General.
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Endowments
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North Carolina
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South Carolina
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780822397120 |
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0822397129 |
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