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Preferred Citation

James K. Duke Letter to Basil Duke, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. J. H. Shoremaker, January 1964

Scope and Contents

Letter written by James K. Duke of Scott, Kentucky to his son Basil Duke, a student at Yale College. The letter chastizes Basil for not writing home soon after an illness and thus upsetting his mother. It is also a response to what appears to be a complaint of Basil's that Yale professors are biased towards southerners. His father disagrees and provides reasons as to why and also offers him advice. A typed transcription is included.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Fathers and sons
• Yale University--History--19th century