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Size | 33500 items (38.5 linear feet) |
Abstract | Frank Hawkins Kenan (1912-1996), philanthropist, businessman, and civic leader of Durham, N.C. The collection documents Frank H. Kenan's family, social, political, and business networks; various businesses and investment interests; and his extensive civic leadership and philanthropic work with educational, religious, and other non-profit organizations and institutions. Personal correspondence documents relationships with family and friends, many of whom also were associates in business and philanthropy. Financial materials concern Kenan's interests in personal and commercial properties and other investments, often in partnership with W. Clay Hamner. Also included are some materials relating to the Kenan Oil Company, the Kenan Transport Company, and the Flagler System, Inc. Kenan's chief philanthropic work is evidenced in William R. Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust materials, which document the administration of the many funds, programs, and institutions that it supports. These include Kenan professorships and convocations; the National Center for Family Literacy; the William R. Kenan, Jr., Fund; the William R. Kenan, Jr., Center; the Kenan-Flagler Business School; and the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise. Many activities of the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise are documented, including the Global TransPark, the Kenan Institute Asia, the MBA Enterprise Corps, the Urban Enterprise Corps, and the Durham Scholars Program. Kenan's civic leadership and philanthropic work are documented further in materials relating to the Sarah Graham Kenan Foundation, the Kenan Family Foundation, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Woodberry Forest School, the Duke Endowment, Durham Academy, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, and other non-profit organizations and institutions. Also included is material relating to some of the awards and honors that Kenan received in recognition for his philanthropy and business and civic leadership. |
Creator | Kenan, Frank H. (Frank Hawkins). |
Curatorial Unit | Southern Historical Collection |
Language | English. |
This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation.
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Frank Hawkins Kenan (1912-1996) was born 3 August 1912 in Atlanta, Ga. He was graduated from Woodberry Forest School in Virginia in 1931 and from the University of North Carolina with a bachelor of science in commerce in 1935. Upon graduation, he began his business career as a commission agent for Pure Oil Company. Within a year, he created Kenan Oil Company, an independent oil distribution business. From 1941 to 1945, Kenan served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy in Charleston, S.C. During this time, he continued to run Kenan Oil Company with the assistance of business associate J. H. Mallard, and he created his second company, Kenan Transport Company, which would become the largest petroleum hauler in the southeast United States. After World War II, Kenan expanded his business operations by opening Tops Petroleum, a chain of independent service stations. This purchase marked the beginning of Kenan's commercial property real estate investments. Kenan would go on to invest in many commercial and residential properties, including Europa Center, University Square, and Granville Towers in Chapel Hill, N.C., and Brightleaf Square, Erwin Square, and Treyburn in Durham, N.C. In 1964, Kenan became a director of the Flagler System, Inc., a group of family-owned companies in Florida that included the Breakers hotel. He later served as chair and chief executive officer and was instrumental in the growth of Flagler System, Inc., assets.
Kenan proved to be a great success in philanthropy as well as in business. From 1962 to 1964, Kenan was involved in groundbreaking legislation and an ensuing court case in which he successfully sought control of the estate of Sarah Graham Kenan, his aunt who had been declared incompetent by the state. The legislation made it possible for him to preserve the value of the estate by creating the Sarah Graham Kenan Foundation, which ultimately dispensed more than $22 million to charitable causes. Kenan also served on the board of trustees of the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust. As with his business interests, Kenan stewarded the Trust with a hands-on management style and played a prominent role in developing its creative philanthropic agenda. He guided many large gifts to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including the funds that created the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise as an arm of the Kenan-Flagler School of Business. The Trust also gave generously to many educational programs and institutions besides the University of North Carolina, including Woodberry Forest School and the National Center for Family Literacy (sometimes called the Kenan Trust Family Literacy Project).
Kenan's civic interests included business, community, education, and church organizations. He had particularly enduring relationships with St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Durham Academy, and the Duke Endowment. In addition to his charitable contributions, Kenan frequently lent his business acumen by serving on boards of directors and trustees, as well as on development and planning committees. He served on many such boards and committees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including the Board of Visitors and boards of directors for the medical, business, educational, arts and sciences, and institutional development foundations.
Kenan received a number of awards and honors in recognition of his leadership in education, business, and community interests. He received honorary degrees from North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, Hollins College, the University of the South, and Elon College. He also was elected to the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame, named the Outstanding Philanthropist of the Triangle, and received the North Carolina Public Service Award, the North Carolina Philanthropy Award, and the Durham Chamber of Commerce Civic Honor Award. Kenan's long relationship of service and philanthropy to the University of North Carolina was recognized in a number of awards, including the General Alumni Association's Distinguished Service Medal, the Distinguished Alumnus Award, the Distinguished Service Award from the School of Medicine, the William R. Davie Award from the Board of Trustees, and the University Award.
Frank H. Kenan lived in Durham, N.C. He married twice. His 1936 marriage to Harriet DuBose, with whom he had sons Thomas S. Kenan III and Owen Graham Kenan, ended in divorce. In 1966, he married Elizabeth Price, with whom he had daughters Elizabeth Price Kenan and Annice Hawkins Kenan, and stepson Owen Gwyn. Kenan died 4 June 1996.
Back to TopThe collection includes materials documenting Frank H. Kenan's family, social, political, and business networks; his various businesses and investment interests; and his extensive civic leadership and philanthropic work with many educational, religious, and other non-profit organizations and institutions.
Series 1. Personal Correspondence contains letters relating to Kenan's family, friends, business associates, and community leaders; local and national politicians; and administrators at his alma maters, Woodberry Forest School and the University of North Carolina, with whom he maintained long relationships of service and philanthropy.
Series 2. Personal Financial Materials contains correspondence and other materials relating to Kenan's financial interests in personal and commercial real estate and other investments. The bulk of the material pertains to his partnerships with W. Clay Hamner and others in various residential and commercial real estate and stock purchase opportunities. Other financial materials can be found in Series 7. Kenan Oil Company, Series 8. Kenan Transport Company, and Series 9. Flagler System, Inc. These three series document Kenan's family businesses and his primary financial interests. All of the series with financial materials present evidence of Kenan's business acumen and hands-on management style.
Series 3. William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust contains materials relating to the administration of the Trust and the many funds, programs, and institutions it supports. The bulk of the material concerns donations to higher education and to the University of North Carolina in particular. Materials document Kenan professorships and convocations, Kenan Enterprise Awards, and the National Center for Family Literacy. Also documented are the William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund and the projects it supports, including the William R. Kenan, Jr. Center, the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, and program development and construction at the Kenan-Flagler School of Business. Many of the activities of the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise are documented, including the North Carolina Global TransPark, Kenan Institute Asia, U.S.-Thailand Development Partnership, MBA Enterprise Corps, Urban Enterprise Corps, and Durham Scholars Program.
Other philanthropic interests of Frank H. Kenan and his family are documented in Series 4. Sarah Graham Kenan Foundation and Series 5. Kenan Family Foundation. The Sarah Graham Kenan Foundation materials include legal documents relating to groundbreaking legislation and an ensuing court case in which Frank H. Kenan sought to preserve the value of the estate of Sarah Graham Kenan, his aunt who had been declared incompetent by the state, in part by creating a charitable foundation in her name.
Frank H. Kenan's civic leadership is documented in several series. Series 6. University of North Carolina documents a long relationship of service and philanthropy with his college alma mater. Series 10. Civic Activities contains correspondence and other materials relating to interests in community, education, and church organizations. The collection evidences particularly long relationships with the Duke Endowment, Durham Academy, and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. Series 11. Awards, Honors, and Speeches documents the recognition Kenan received for his philanthropy and his business and civic leadership in correspondence, speeches, and clippings.
Miscellaneous materials, including biographical materials and photographs, are in Series 12. Other Papers and Series 13. Photographs.
Many of Kenan's closest family and friends also were associates in business and philanthropy, with resulting correspondence that sometimes mixed business with pleasure. Though substantive material likely is duplicated in several locations, researchers are advised to search both topical series and the personal correspondence series for material relating to a given subject.
Back to TopCorrespondence chiefly documenting the extensive family, business, political, and social network of Frank H. Kenan and his lifelong commitment to civic activity. Early materials in the general correspondence subseries relate to Kenan's life and business dealings while in the Navy during World War II. Later correspondence chiefly concerns relationships with family, friends and acquaintances, charitable giving, requests for employment, and advice given to aspirants to careers in business and entrepreneurship. In addition, there is some material relating to investments, business operations of the Flagler System, Inc., the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust, and the University of North Carolina. The bulk of materials relating to these subjects, however, is in other subseries. The political correspondence subseries includes materials relating to North Carolina politics, national politics, and political campaign contributions. Though Kenan served as county commissioner in Durham County, N.C., the political materials do not relate to that post. The James Kenan subseries includes correspondence regarding family matters and business interests in the Flagler System, Inc., and other family companies. The other correspondence subseries includes materials relating to various individuals, travel, charitable interests, Kenan's biography, and Woodberry Forest School.
Arrangement: chronological.
Correspondence documenting Frank H. Kenan's extensive family, business, political, and social networks. Materials dated 1941-1946 relate to Kenan's life and business dealings while he served in the Navy during World War II. Materials dated 1968-1996 relate to family matters, friends and acquaintances, charitable contributions, requests for employment, and advice given to aspirants to careers in business and entrepreneurship. Also included are some materials relating to awards received (see also Series 12. Awards, Honors, and Speeches). In addition, there is some material relating to properties and investments, including the Cove (sometimes spelled Kove), business operations of the Flagler System, Inc., the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust, and the University of North Carolina, though the bulk of material relating to these subjects is in other series. Correspondents include Archie Davis, Lawrence Lewis, James Leutze, Leslie Boney, and many others.
Folder 1 |
1941-1946 |
Folder 2 |
1968-February 1969 |
Folder 3-6
Folder 3Folder 4Folder 5Folder 6 |
1969 |
Folder 7 |
1970 |
Folder 8 |
1971 |
Folder 9-13
Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13 |
1972 |
Folder 14-19
Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17Folder 18Folder 19 |
1973 |
Folder 20-23
Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23 |
1974 |
Folder 24-25
Folder 24Folder 25 |
1975 |
Folder 26-27
Folder 26Folder 27 |
1976 |
Folder 28 |
1977 |
Folder 29 |
1978 |
Folder 30-31
Folder 30Folder 31 |
1979 |
Folder 32 |
1980 |
Folder 33 |
1981 |
Folder 34 |
1982 |
Folder 35 |
1983 |
Folder 36-37
Folder 36Folder 37 |
1984 |
Folder 38 |
1985 |
Folder 39 |
1986 |
Folder 40-41
Folder 40Folder 41 |
1987 |
Folder 42-43
Folder 42Folder 43 |
1988 |
Folder 44-45
Folder 44Folder 45 |
1989 |
Folder 46 |
1990 |
Folder 47-48
Folder 47Folder 48 |
1991 |
Folder 49-52
Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51Folder 52 |
1992 |
Folder 53-55
Folder 53Folder 54Folder 55 |
1993 |
Folder 56-59
Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58Folder 59 |
1994 |
Folder 60-67
Folder 60Folder 61Folder 62Folder 63Folder 64Folder 65Folder 66Folder 67 |
1995 |
Folder 68-69
Folder 68Folder 69 |
1996 |
Folder 70 |
Undated |
Arrangement: chronological.
Correspondence relating to family news, the Flagler System, Inc., the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust, Olympia Investment Corporation, and Kenan Oil Company.
Folder 71 |
1941 |
Folder 72 |
1946 |
Folder 73 |
1947 |
Folder 74 |
1948 |
Folder 75 |
1949 |
Folder 76 |
1950 |
Folder 77 |
1951 |
Folder 78 |
1952 |
Folder 79 |
1953 |
Folder 80 |
1954 |
Folder 81 |
1955 |
Folder 82 |
1956 |
Folder 83 |
1957 |
Folder 84 |
1958 |
Folder 85 |
1959 |
Folder 86 |
1960 |
Folder 87 |
1961 |
Folder 88-89
Folder 88Folder 89 |
1962 |
Folder 90-92
Folder 90Folder 91Folder 92 |
1963 |
Folder 93-94
Folder 93Folder 94 |
1964 |
Folder 95 |
1965 |
Folder 96 |
1966 |
Folder 97 |
1967 |
Folder 98 |
1975 |
Folder 99 |
1976 |
Folder 100 |
1977 |
Folder 101 |
1978 |
Folder 102 |
1979 |
Folder 103 |
1980 |
Folder 104 |
1981 |
Folder 105 |
1982 |
Folder 106 |
1983 |
Folder 107 |
1984 |
Folder 108 |
1985 |
Folder 109 |
1986 |
Folder 110 |
1987-1989 |
Folder 111 |
1990-1991 |
Folder 112 |
Undated |
Arrangement: chronological, followed by subject files.
Chiefly correspondence relating to local, state, and national reelection campaigns. Also included are materials relating to Frank H. Kenan's affiliation with "Five Old Men," an organization of civic-minded men who sought to encourage political activism and initiate community development in Durham, N.C. (see also "Five Old Men" in Series 12. Other Papers).
Folder 113 |
1986-1991 |
Folder 114-116
Folder 114Folder 115Folder 116 |
1992 |
Folder 117 |
1993-1996 |
Folder 118 |
M. Steve Forbes, 1995-1996 |
Folder 119-120
Folder 119Folder 120 |
Jesse Helms, 1977-1981, 1995-1996 |
Folder 121 |
James B. Hunt, 1993-1995 |
Arrangement: by subject.
Correspondence documenting Frank H. Kenan's relationships with people and institutions and his interest in various projects and travel. Included are materials relating to Marjorie Cameron, a former English nanny for the Kenan children; honors for William C. Friday; responses to The Meaning of Honor: The Life of Frank Hawkins Kenan (1994), a biography published by Betty Kenan; family travel; and Frank H. Kenan's lifelong devotion to Woodberry Forest School.
Folder 122 |
Marjorie Cameron, 1980-1988 |
Folder 123-125
Folder 123Folder 124Folder 125 |
William C. Friday, 1980-1981, 1991-1995 |
Folder 126-127
Folder 126Folder 127 |
The Meaning of Honor: the Life of Frank Hawkins Kenan (1994), 1993-1995 |
Folder 128 |
Saint Mary's Country Day School, 1974-1975 |
Folder 129 |
Saint Mary's College, 1978 |
Folder 130-132
Folder 130Folder 131Folder 132 |
Swan Island, 1973, 1977-1989 |
Folder 133-135
Folder 133Folder 134Folder 135 |
Travel, 1984-1993 |
Folder 136-142
Folder 136Folder 137Folder 138Folder 139Folder 140Folder 141Folder 142 |
Woodberry Forest School, 1977-1996 |
Correspondence, financial reports, and other materials relating to Frank H. Kenan's interests in residential and commercial real estate and other investments. A few materials relate to his early investments and business activities, including his membership on the board of directors of Central Carolina Bank. The bulk of the material, however, pertains to his partnerships with W. Clay Hamner and others in various residential and commercial real estate purchases. Several of Kenan's investment interests in real estate involved shopping centers, including Brightleaf Square and Erwin Square in Durham, N.C., and exclusive residential communities, including Treyburn in Durham County, N.C., and Landfall, near Wilmington, N.C. His investments in personal properties included vacation homes and the Cove (sometimes spelled Kove), a working farm in Tazewell County, Va.
Arrangement: chronological, followed by subject files.
Correspondence, financial reports, legal materials, maps, and other materials relating to Frank H. Kenan's financial interests in residential and commerical real estate and other investments. A few materials relate to Kenan's early investments and his work as a member of the board of directors of Central Carolina Bank. The bulk of the material, however, pertains to his partnerships with W. Clay Hamner and others in various residential and commercial real estate purchases. On occasion, Kenan and Hamner also jointly purchased stocks. Many of these investments were organized under the Montrose Capital Corporation, Montrose Investment Corporation, and SEHED Development Corporation. Researchers interested in a specific investments should also consult the files for the investment corporations, if applicable, and also general correspondence.
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
Correspondence, financial reports, blueprints, and maps relating to Frank H. Kenan's investments in personal property, including two working farms and a vacation home. The bulk of the material relates to the purchase, restoration, and management of the Cove (sometimes spelled Kove), a 4500 acre farm property in Tazewell County, Va. Also included are blueprints of the Kenan farmhouse and Landfall residence.
Folder 320 |
Blueprints and maps |
Folder 321-342
Folder 321Folder 322Folder 323Folder 324Folder 325Folder 326Folder 327Folder 328Folder 329Folder 330Folder 331Folder 332Folder 333Folder 334Folder 335Folder 336Folder 337Folder 338Folder 339Folder 340Folder 341Folder 342 |
Cove/Kove, 1975-1989, 1992, and undated |
Folder 343 |
Grandfather Mountain, 1993-1995 |
Folder 344 |
Hunter's Isle, 1979-1994 |
Correspondence, legal materials, funding reports, clippings, bills, annual reports, trustee meeting materials and reports, blueprints, contracts, and other documents relating to the administration of the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust and the many funds, programs and institutions it supports. The materials in this series demonstrate the Trust's interest in and commitment to education and Frank H. Kenan's important role in Trust decision-making and the development of Trust-funded initiatives.
The Trust was established in 1966, in New York, per the directions of William Rand Kenan, Jr.'s will. The first major act of the trust created the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professorships. Frank H. Kenan, who became a trustee in 1978, stewarded the Trust with a hands-on management style and played a prominent role in developing its creative philanthropic agenda. In 1980, the Trust established the Secondary School Challenge Grants. In 1983, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund was created in part to support the future Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, which was established two years later. Many of the activities of the Institute of Private Enterprise are documented in this collection, including the Global TransPark, the MBA Enterprise Corps, the Urban Enterprise Corps, the Durham Scholars Program, the U.S.-Thailand Development Partnership, and the Kenan Institute Asia. In 1986, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Center was built at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to house the Trust, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund, the Institute of Private Enterprise, and some of the operations of the Kenan-Flagler School of Business. In 1988, the Kenan Enterprise Awards were established to recognize liberal arts teaching and research that fostered the free enterprise system. In 1989, the Trust established the National Center for Family Literacy (sometimes called the Kenan Trust Family Literacy Project) and the Four-year Private Liberal Arts Colleges Challenge Grants. In 1991, the Trust committed $10 million to the construction of a new building for the Kenan-Flagler School of Business and created the William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund for the Arts and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund for Engineering, Technology, and Science. These two funds in turn provided support for the creation of the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts at the North Carolina School of the Arts and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Institute for Engineering, Technology, and Science at North Carolina State University. In 1995, the Trust created the William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund for Ethics, which provided support for the creation of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University.
The Trust's generous support to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is well documented throughout this series and in Series 9. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. General correspondence in Series 9. contains some acknowledgments from various University of North Carolina administrators regarding gifts of the Trust to the University. Substantive material likely is duplicated in the two series, but researchers are advised to look in both places for materials relating to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust.
Correspondence, legal materials, funding reports, clippings, bills, trustee meeting materials, trustee reports, and other documents relating to the establishment, administration, and relocation of the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust.
Though substantive material likely is duplicated throughout this series, researchers are advised to search in this general subseries as well as in the subsequent topical subseries for materials relating to a given subject.
Arrangement: chronological, followed by subject files.
Correspondence, bills, fund availability reports, and other documents relating to the establishment and administration of the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust, the relocation of the Trust to Chapel Hill, N.C., and various initiatives supported by the Trust. Specific initiatives, including renovations of Kenan Stadium and an endowment honoring William C. Friday, are documented in the chronological files, as are many other approved and denied funding requests. There is some personal correspondence with William C. Friday, Paul Fulton, Ted Probert, Harry Barbee, Jack Kasarda, Rollie Tillman, and others at the Kenan-Flagler Buisness School, the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, the Morgan Guaranty Trust Bank, the National Family Literacy Center, and other entities connected with the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust.
Folder 345-346
Folder 345Folder 346 |
1965 |
Folder 347 |
1966 |
Folder 348 |
1967 |
Folder 349 |
1973-1978 |
Folder 350 |
1980-1985 |
Folder 351-352
Folder 351Folder 352 |
1986 |
Folder 353 |
1987 |
Folder 354 |
1988 |
Folder 355-356
Folder 355Folder 356 |
1989 |
Folder 357 |
1990 |
Folder 358-359
Folder 358Folder 359 |
1991 |
Folder 360-362
Folder 360Folder 361Folder 362 |
1992 |
Folder 363 |
1993 |
Folder 364 |
1994 |
Folder 365 |
1995 |
Folder 366 |
1996 and undated |
Folder 367 |
Bills |
Folder 368 |
Carolina Challenge |
Folder 369 |
Competitive North Carolina |
Folder 370 |
Crossroads on the Hill |
Folder 371-372
Folder 371Folder 372 |
Funds Available: Reports |
Folder 373 |
History of Trust |
Folder 374-377
Folder 374Folder 375Folder 376Folder 377 |
New funds (see also Series 3.13. William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund for the Arts, and Series 3.14. William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund for Engineering, Technology, and Science) |
Folder 378 |
Relocation of Trust to Chapel Hill, N.C. |
Folder 379 |
Statement with respect to grant requests |
Folder 380 |
Tom Sweeney grant to New York University, 1987-1992 |
Folder 381 |
Douglas A. Warner ("Sandy") visit, 1991 |
Arrangement: chronological.
Agendas, supporting materials, and minutes for meetings of the trustees of the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust.
Folder 382 |
13 January 1986 |
Folder 383 |
13 April 1987 |
Folder 384 |
25 September 1987 |
Folder 385-386
Folder 385Folder 386 |
10 December 1987 |
Folder 387-388
Folder 387Folder 388 |
28 April 1988 |
Folder 389 |
8 September 1988 |
Folder 390 |
5 October 1988 |
Folder 391 |
4 December 1988 |
Folder 392-394
Folder 392Folder 393Folder 394 |
21 March 1989 |
Folder 395 |
22 June 1989 |
Folder 396 |
21 September 1989 |
Folder 397 |
28 September 1989 |
Folder 398 |
4 December 1989 |
Folder 399-400
Folder 399Folder 400 |
25 April 1990 |
Folder 401 |
2 August 1990 |
Folder 402 |
16 November 1990 |
Folder 403 |
27 June 1991 |
Folder 404 |
16 October 1991 |
Folder 405 |
27-28 January 1992 |
Folder 406 |
10 June 1992 |
Folder 407 |
18 September 1992 |
Folder 408-409
Folder 408Folder 409 |
1992: Undated |
Folder 410 |
19 January 1993 |
Folder 411 |
12 April 1993 |
Folder 412 |
16 June 1993 |
Folder 413 |
29 October 1993 |
Folder 414 |
5-6 May 1994 |
Folder 415 |
22 August 1994 |
Folder 416 |
17 September 1994 |
Folder 417 |
17 February 1995 |
Folder 418 |
12 May 1995 |
Folder 419 |
20 October 1995 |
Arrangement: chronological.
Annual reports of the trustees of the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust, and a 25-year financial summary report.
Folder 420 |
1966-1973 |
Folder 421 |
1966-1975 |
Folder 422 |
1966-1977 |
Folder 423 |
1978 |
Folder 424 |
1979 |
Folder 425 |
1980 |
Folder 426 |
1981 |
Folder 427 |
1982 |
Folder 428 |
1985 |
Folder 429 |
1986 |
Folder 430 |
1987 |
Folder 431 |
1988 |
Folder 432 |
1989 |
Folder 433 |
1990 |
Folder 434 |
1991: The First Twenty-Five Years |
Folder 435 |
1992 |
Folder 436 |
1993 |
Folder 437 |
1994 |
Folder 438 |
1995: A Report on the Benefactions of the Kenan Family and the Major Grants and Commitments of the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust |
Correspondence and other materials relating to the administration of the Kenan professorships and the biannual convocations of Kenan professors from around the country in Chapel Hill, N.C. The University of North Carolina and five universities in New York state received the first endowed Kenan professorships in 1966. By 1980, the Trust had committed approximately $750,000 to each of the Kenan professorships at 56 American universities and colleges. The grants were intended to enhance the quality of teaching and teacher-student relationships at the undergraduate level. Convocations of Kenan professors have been held biannually since 1980.
Arrangement: chronological.
Correspondence relating to the administration of the Kenan professorships.
Folder 439 |
1975-1980 |
Folder 440 |
1981-1982 |
Folder 441 |
1983-1986 |
Folder 442 |
1987-1989 |
Folder 443 |
1990-1992 |
Folder 444 |
1993 |
Folder 445 |
1994 |
Folder 446 |
1995-1996 |
Arrangement: chronological.
Correspondence and other materials relating to the biannual convocations of Kenan professors from around the country in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Folder 447 |
1978-1979 |
Folder 448-449
Folder 448Folder 449 |
1980 |
Folder 450 |
1981-1982 |
Folder 451 |
1983-1984 |
Folder 452 |
1985-1987 |
Folder 453 |
1989 |
Folder 454 |
1990-1992 |
Folder 455 |
1993-1994 |
Folder 456 |
1995-1996 |
Arrangement: chronological.
Correspondence and annual reports regarding the activities, finances, and history of the William R. Kenan, Jr. Chemistry Department Endowment at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Endowment was established in 1974, with a gift of $500,000 from the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust, and received an additional $500,000 in 1975. Over the years; the Endowment has sponsored visiting faculty; newly appointed faculty; minority graduate student recruitment; the Department of Chemistry Short Course Program; and the acquisition of new technology, including computers. Correspondence between Trust administrators and the faculty of the Chemistry Department chiefly concerns the finances, history, and preparation of the annual reports for the Endowment.
Arrangement: chronological, followed by subject files.
Chiefly correspondence of Frank H. Kenan, administrators of the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust, and the secondary schools that received challenge grants and endowment grants of recognition and support. Materials relate to the administration of the grants, which were issued to help secondary schools increase their endowments and annual giving programs. Also included are materials relating to the 1988 convocation of headmasters.
Folder 462 |
1982-1983 |
Folder 463 |
1984-1985 |
Folder 464 |
1986 |
Folder 465 |
1987 |
Folder 466a-466b |
1988 |
Folder 467 |
1989 |
Folder 468 |
1990-1992 |
Arrangement: chronological.
Chiefly correspondence of Frank H. Kenan, administrators of the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust, and administrators of four-year private liberal arts colleges that received challenge grants and endowment grants of recognition and support. Grants were intended to expand endowments and ultimately improve the quality of undergraduate teaching. Grants issued to Guilford College, Hollins College, and the University of the South are documented.
Folder 469 |
1988 |
Folder 470 |
1989 |
Folder 471 |
1990-1991 |
Folder 472 |
1992 |
Folder 473 |
1993-1996 |
Arrangement: chronological.
Chiefly correspondence and legal documents relating to the establishment and operations of the William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund, which was created in 1983 by the Trustees of the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust to support the activities of the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise and the construction of the William R. Kenan, Jr. Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Materials concern the creation of the Fund, its objective, the board of trustees, tax status, expenses, funding, by-laws, planning and construction of the Kenan Center, and the Institute of Private Enterprise. Also included are subject files concerning the activities of William C. Friday as president of the Fund.
Folder 474 |
1981-1982 |
Folder 475-481
Folder 475Folder 476Folder 477Folder 478Folder 479Folder 480Folder 481 |
1983 |
Folder 482 |
1984 |
Folder 483 |
1985 |
Folder 484 |
1986 |
Folder 485 |
1987 |
Folder 486 |
1988 |
Folder 487-488
Folder 487Folder 488 |
1989 |
Folder 489 |
1990 |
Folder 490 |
1991-1992 |
Folder 491 |
1993 |
Folder 492 |
1994 |
Folder 493 |
1995-1996 |
Folder 494-495
Folder 494Folder 495 |
William C. Friday, 1985-1988 |
Materials, chiefly correspondence, reports, and clippings, relating to the activities and organization of the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise. The series has been broken down into five subseries: 3.7.1. General; 3.7.2. MBA Enterprise Corps; 3.7.3. Global TransPark; 3.7.4. Kenan Institute Asia/U.S.-Thailand Development Partnership; and 3.7.5. Urban Enterprise Corps.
The Institute for the Study of Private Enterprise was established in 1985, through gifts from the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund, with the aim to "foster mutual understanding and cooperation among people working in business, academic institutions, and government to strengthen private enterprise systems in the United States and worldwide" (from 1993 Report to the Board of Directors of the Charitable Trust). In 1987, the Institute was renamed the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise in honor of Frank H. Kenan. Rollie Tillman served as the director from 1985 through 1989, and Jack Kasarda began his term as director in 1989. The Institute of Private Enterprise is located in the Kenan Center on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Although it originally focused on private enterprise development in the United States, in the early 1990s the Institute expanded its outlook to include a number of international activities with a focus on Central Europe and Southeast Asia. Activities of the Institute of Private Enterprise have included the Center for Competitiveness and Employment Growth, the Center for Emerging Markets, the Center for Global Business Research, the Global Manufacturing Research Center, the Center for Urban Investment, the Citibank International Fellows Program, the Global TransPark, the International Business Education Center, the MBA Enterprise Corps, the Urban Enterprise Corps, the Durham Scholars Program, the U.S.-Thailand Development Partnership, and the Kenan Institute Asia.
Arrangement: chronological, followed by subject files.
Correspondence, clippings, and reports relating to the activities, management, and organization of the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise. Correspondents include Jack Kasarda, the board of trustees, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill officials, and national and international business leaders. Clippings document business and transportation issues and various projects of the Institute. Subject files include materials and minutes from the board of trustees meetings, activity reports, annual reports, the budget, and the Institute's mission statement. Also included are materials concerning the proposed establishment of an international center for private enterprise in Europe under sponsorship of the Institute of Private Enterprise and the prospect of obtaining the Villa La Magia near Florence, Italy, from the Contessa Marcella Amati Cellisi, for use by the Kenan Fund and the Institute of Private Enterprise.
Though substantive material likely is duplicated, researchers are advised to search Subseries 3.1.1. General Correspondence for additional correspondence between Frank H. Kenan and Jack Kasarda.
Folder 496 |
1983-1984 |
Folder 497 |
1985 |
Folder 498-500
Folder 498Folder 499Folder 500 |
1986 |
Folder 501-504
Folder 501Folder 502Folder 503Folder 504 |
1987 |
Folder 505-507
Folder 505Folder 506Folder 507 |
1988 |
Folder 508 |
1989 |
Folder 509 |
1990 |
Folder 510-512
Folder 510Folder 511Folder 512 |
1991 |
Folder 513 |
1992 |
Folder 514 |
1993 |
Folder 515 |
1994-1996 |
Folder 516 |
Undated |
Folder 517-522
Folder 517Folder 518Folder 519Folder 520Folder 521Folder 522 |
Board of Trustees Meetings, 1988-1992 |
Folder 523 |
Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes, 1986-1994 |
Folder 524 |
Board of Trustees Members, 1986-1989 and undated |
Folder 525 |
Activity Reports, 1983-1994 |
Folder 526-527
Folder 526Folder 527 |
Annual Reports, 1993-1996 |
Folder 528 |
Budget, 1985-1989 |
Folder 529 |
Marketing Materials, undated: Pamphlets and fact sheets |
Folder 530 |
Mission Statement, 1985-1987 |
Folder 531 |
Access America |
Folder 532-533
Folder 532Folder 533 |
International Center, 1989-1990 |
Folder 534 |
Privatization Grant |
Folder 535-536
Folder 535Folder 536 |
Villa La Magia, 1993-1994 and undated |
Arrangement: chronological.
Correspondence, reports, and clippings regarding the formation, funding, and activities of the MBA Enterprise Corps, a consortium of American business schools that introduces MBA students from participating universities to international business and cross-cultural experiences through internships with overseas companies located in developing market countries, primarily in Central Europe and Southeast Asia. The MBA Enterprise Corps was headquartered at the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise until its merger with the Citizens Democracy Corps of Washington, D.C., in 2000. The Institute of Private Enterprise and U.S. Agency for International Development under the Private Sector Initiative are the primary sponsors of the MBA Enterprise Corps.
Folder 537 |
1990 |
Folder 538 |
1991 |
Folder 539 |
1992 |
Folder 540 |
1993 |
Folder 541 |
1994 |
Folder 542 |
1995 |
Folder 543 |
1996 |
Arrangement: chronological.
Chiefly correspondence, clippings, and reports relating to the development of a Global TransPark air cargo facility/industrial complex in eastern North Carolina. The correspondence of Jack Kasarda, Frank H. Kenan, local and state political and educational leaders, and local and international businesses, relates to the role of the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise in developing and researching the feasibility of the Global TransPark in North Carolina, Thailand, and Europe. State and international clippings, as well as newsletters and reports, outline the plans and progress of the Global TransPark beginning in November 1990, when Kasarda, director of the Institute of Private Enterprise, introduced the concept of the Global TransPark to the state of North Carolina. The plan called for the establishment of a global air cargo facility/industrial complex that would integrate advanced telecommunications and materials handling with a multi-modal transportation system.
With the support of the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration, the Institute of Private Enterprise conducted feasibility studies and research into the latest developments in manufacturing and delivery systems. In 1992, the state-sponsored Global TransPark Authority selected Kinston, N.C., as the host site. The non-profit Global TransPark Foundation was established to raise funds from corporate and other private sources, and the Global TransPark Commission, representing twelve eastern North Carolina counties, was established to invest in infrastructure improvements to support regional development. Thailand, Germany, Scotland, and Spain also conducted research into the feasibility of establishing similar facilities to link with the North Carolina complex.
Folder 544 |
1990-1991 |
Folder 545-547
Folder 545Folder 546Folder 547 |
1992 |
Folder 548-549
Folder 548Folder 549 |
1993 |
Folder 550 |
1994 |
Folder 551 |
1995-1996 |
Folder 552 |
Undated |
Arrangement: chronological.
Chiefly correspondence and clippings relating to the formation of both the U.S.-Thailand Development Partnership (USTDP) and the Kenan Institute Asia (KIAsia). The correspondence of Jack Kasarda, Frank H. Kenan, trustees of the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise and the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust, and business and educational leaders in both the United States and Thailand, concerns the Institute's interests in Southeast Asia, the formation of the USTDP, the establishment of the KIAsia, and travel to the United States and Thailand. Clippings and articles relate to the formation, plans, and activities of the USTDP and the political and economic affairs of Thailand. Travel reports, newsletters, and brochures further document the Institute of Private Enterprise's activities in Thailand.
USTDP was established in 1993, when the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which had provided assistance to promote the economic and social development of Thailand for over forty years, granted the Institute of Private Enterprise $10 million to develop a model of foreign assistance based on collaboration and shared benefits rather than hand-outs. Further aid came from the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust, the Royal Thai Government's Department of Technical and Economic Cooperation, and the private sector. The function of the USTDP is to support technological cooperation between the United States and Thailand, to encourage economic and social growth in Thailand, and to open up new American markets, thus benefiting the economies of both nations. "A core activity of the Partnership is helping U.S. companies to market products and processes that will help Thailand improve the environment, provide basic health services, and meet other priority development needs" (U.S.-Thailand Development Partnership, 11 January 1994). The USTDP helped to initiate over sixty joint partnerships in its first year. The KIAsia and the Kenan Institute in Washington, which was founded to oversee international enterprise projects, share the management of the USTDP.
The KIAsia was founded in Bangkok, Thailand, in 1994, to "promote mutually advantageous cooperative programs among American and Asian corporations, universities, government agencies, and assistance organizations" (KIAsia brochure). Areas of interest include technology cooperation, improved environmental management, infrastructure enhancement, telecommunications improvements, capital and financial market development, human resource development, and improved U.S.-Thai economic linkages. Paul Wedel, former director of Pacific Rim Consulting in Singapore, was chosen to head the institute. Sources of funding include the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust; the William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund; Citibank-Thailand; and USAID, in cooperation with the Royal Thai Government. Housed at the Queen Sirkit National Convention Center in Bangkok, the KIAsia is sponsored by the Institute of Private Enterprise.
Folder 553-554
Folder 553Folder 554 |
1991-1993 |
Folder 555 |
1994-1995 |
Folder 556 |
1996 and undated |
Arrangement: chronological, followed by subject files.
Correspondence, reports, and proposals relating to the formation, funding, activities, goals, and development planning of the Urban Enterprise Corps, an initiative to promote entreprenuership and microbusiness development for inner-city economic revitalization. Also included are materials relating to the formation, funding, operation, and activities of the Durham Scholars Program, an initiative of the Urban Enterprise Corps that targeted high school juniors and seniors for college outreach and a college preparatory academy for sixth grade students.
Created in 1994, the Urban Enterprise Corps was launched on a pilot basis in Durham, N.C., with support from the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund, the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, Citibank, Chase Manhattan Bank, and Morgan Guaranty Trust. MBA students from leading business schools were selected to provide managerial assistance to inner-city businesses, community-based economic development organizations, and other economic revitalization institutions. The Urban Enterprise Corps was managed by the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, under the direction of James H. Johnson, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Folder 557 |
General, December 1992-September 1993 |
Folder 558 |
General, October 1993-May 1994 |
Folder 559 |
General, September 1994-1996 and undated |
Folder 560-561
Folder 560Folder 561 |
Development Plan |
Folder 562-566
Folder 562Folder 563Folder 564Folder 565Folder 566 |
Durham Scholars Program, 1994-1996 |
Folder 567 |
Durham Scholars Program, 1995: An Evaluation Research Proposal |
Arrangement: chronological, followed by subject files.
Correspondence, blueprints, contracts, and other materials concerning the planning and construction of the William R. Kenan, Jr. Kenan Center. Correspondence relates to costs, funding, budgets, floor plans, landscaping, use, contracts with vendors, property agreements with the state of North Carolina, construction progress, insurance, furnishings and decorations, staff, and the opening ceremony. Also included are contracts with the architects, contractors, and suppliers. Subject files include blueprints of the Kenan Center, the use policy, furniture specifications, and a design development submittal. See also Series 3.6. William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund for related correspondence.
The Kenan Center was constructed in 1986 on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to house the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund. The five story, 63,702 square foot building was a gift to the University from the William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund. The housed at the Kenan Center is the administration of the Kenan-Flagler Business School. Other areas in the building are available as meeting and social facilities for the University. The architectural firm in charge of design was O'Brien/Atkins Associates, P.A., and the general contractor was C. T. Wilson Construction Company, Inc.
Folder 568 |
1983 |
Folder 569-571
Folder 569Folder 570Folder 571 |
1984 |
Folder 572-575
Folder 572Folder 573Folder 574Folder 575 |
1985 |
Folder 576-580
Folder 576Folder 577Folder 578Folder 579Folder 580 |
1986 |
Folder 581-582
Folder 581Folder 582 |
1987 |
Folder 583 |
1988-1989 |
Folder 584 |
1990-1996 |
Folder 585 |
Blueprints, 1983, 1985 |
Folder 586 |
Clippings |
Folder 587 |
Design Development Submittal, 1983 |
Folder 588 |
Furniture Specifications, 1985 |
Folder 589 |
Pamphlets, 1986 |
Folder 590 |
Use Policy |
Arrangement: chronological.
Correspondence, reports, press releases, project budgets, and a videotape documenting the contributions of the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust to literacy work in the southeast and across the country. The Trust initially funded a pilot grant to the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Family Literacy Project to develop programs for at-risk preschool children and their undereducated parents in North Carolina and Kentucky. Success of the SREB project resulted in the subsequent establishment of the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) in Louisville, Ky., in 1989. The NCFL provides information, training materials, and technical assistance to family literacy initiatives across the country. The NCFL also seeks to influence federal education policies and initiatives.
See also Subseries 3.1.1. General Correspondence for additional materials relating to the National Center for Family Literacy. Note that the National Center for Family Literary is sometimes referred to as the Kenan Trust Family Literary Project.
Folder 591 |
1987 |
Folder 592 |
1988 |
Folder 593-594
Folder 593Folder 594 |
1989 |
Folder 595-597
Folder 595Folder 596Folder 597 |
1990 |
Folder 598 |
1991 |
Folder 599-600
Folder 599Folder 600 |
1992 |
Folder 601-602
Folder 601Folder 602 |
1993 |
Folder 603 |
1994 |
Folder 604 |
1995-1996 |
Arrangement: chronological.
Correspondence relating to the Kenan Enterprise Awards, which were established to recognize arts and sciences faculty who use creative teaching and scholarship to foster the free enterprise system in the United States and around the world. Recipients of the Kenan Enterprise Awards are announced at the biannual convocation of Kenan professors.
Folder 605 |
1988 (except 7 November 1988) |
Folder 606 |
7 November 1988 |
Folder 607 |
1989 |
Folder 608 |
1990 |
Folder 609 |
1993, 1996 |
Arrangement: chronological, followed by subject files.
Correspondence, clippings, and reports concerning the operations and activities of the Kenan-Flagler Business School, located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Much of the material relates to the funding and construction of a new building (the McColl Building) to house the school. Correspondence and reports from 1994 relate to a $9 million grant from the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust to the Kenan-Flagler Business School, of which $8 million was designated for an executive conference center and the remaining $1 million was allocated for the Center on Entrepreneurship. Various reports outline the activities and plans of the business school.
Other topics include the various programs and conferences hosted by the Kenan-Flagler Business School, the activities of the board of directors and the board of visitors, faculty awards, grants from the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust, other sources of funding and donations, the appointment and retirement of Dean Paul Rizzo, national rankings, and the Undergraduate Business Symposium. Subject files include the possible acquisition of the Baity property located near campus, the UNC Bond issue, the 1991 ceremony that renamed the business school in honor of Mary Lily Kenan Flagler (1897-1917) and her husband Henry Morrison Flagler (d. 1913), the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the new building, the Executive Education Conference Center, and the Executive Education Five Year Business Plan.
Though substantive material likely is duplicated, researchers are advised to search Subseries 3.1.1. General Correspondence for additional materials relating to the Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Folder 610 |
1985-1986 |
Folder 611 |
1987 |
Folder 612-614
Folder 612Folder 613Folder 614 |
1988 |
Folder 615-616
Folder 615Folder 616 |
1989 |
Folder 617 |
1990 |
Folder 618-619
Folder 618Folder 619 |
1991 |
Folder 620-621
Folder 620Folder 621 |
1992 |
Folder 622-623
Folder 622Folder 623 |
1993 |
Folder 624-627
Folder 624Folder 625Folder 626Folder 627 |
1994 |
Folder 628-630
Folder 628Folder 629Folder 630 |
1995 |
Folder 631-633
Folder 631Folder 632Folder 633 |
1996 |
Folder 634 |
Baity Property, 1987-1988 |
Folder 635 |
UNC Bond Issue, 1990-1993 |
Folder 636 |
Marketing Materials, undated: Pamphlets for executive institutes and programs |
Folder 637 |
Naming Ceremony, 1991 |
Folder 638 |
Groundbreaking, 1994 |
Folder 639 |
Executive Education Conference Center |
Folder 640 |
Executive Education Five Year Business Plan, 1995-1999 |
Arrangement: chronological.
Correspondence relating to the establishment of the William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund for the Arts. The fund was established in 1992 with a $20 million grant from the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust to aid in the enrichment and development of the arts and cultural life. The Fund for the Arts supports the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts located on the campus of the North Carolina School for the Arts in Winston-Salem, N.C. Jeanne F. Butler was the founding director of the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts.
See also "New Funds" in Subseries 3.1.1. General Correspondence.
Folder 641 |
1991-1996 |
Arrangement: chronological.
Correspondence relating to the William R. Kenan, Jr. Fund for Engineering, Technology, and Science. The fund was established in 1992 with a $20 million grant from the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust to encourage research and teaching advancements in the areas of science, engineering, and technology, thus fostering American economic development. The Fund for Engineering, Technology, and Science supports the William R. Kenan, Jr. Institute for Engineering, Technology, and Science located at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. Harold B. Hopfenberg was the founding director of William R. Kenan, Jr. Institute for Engineering, Technology, and Science.
See also "New Funds" in Subseries 3.1.1. General Correspondence.
Folder 642 |
1991 |
Folder 643 |
1992 |
Folder 644 |
1993 |
Folder 645 |
1994 |
Folder 646 |
1995-1996 |
Arrangement: by subject.
Materials relating to other projects supported by the William Rand Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust.
Correspondence, legal materials, financial statements, and acknowledgments from scholarship recipients relating to the establishment and dispensation of funds from the Sarah Graham Kenan Foundation. Also included is a brief history of the Foundation. Sarah Graham Kenan was the aunt of Frank H. Kenan, who became her legal guardian when she was deemed incompetent in 1962. In groundbreaking legislation and ensuing court case, Frank H. Kenan sought control of his aunt's estate to protect its value. He argued that transfer of control should be granted so that a legal guardian could spend the estate money in the manner in which an incompetent would spend the money if he or she was competent. The Foundation was liquidated in 1976 after contributing more than $22 million dollars to charitable causes. Some of the endowed gifts continue to fund scholarships and professorships.
Folder 652 |
1973-1975 |
Folder 653 |
1976-1986 |
Folder 654 |
1993 |
Folder 655 |
1994-1995 |
Folder 656-657
Folder 656Folder 657 |
1996 |
Folder 658 |
Undated |
Folder 659 |
Sarah Graham Kenan Foundation: A History (1984) |
Folder 660 |
Clippings, 1962-1964 |
Folder 661 |
Financial Materials, 1965 |
Folder 662-665
Folder 662Folder 663Folder 664Folder 665 |
Legal Materials, 1963-1965 |
Folder 666-668
Folder 666Folder 667Folder 668 |
John Manning, 1962-1965: Chiefly legal correspondence relating to Sarah Graham Kenan estate; also includes other legal correspondence |
Folder 669 |
Wilmington Waterfront Parking Facility, 1966: Correspondence and legal materials relating to purchase of parking facility bonds in Wilmington, N.C. |
Arrangement: chronological.
Correspondence concerning the charitable activities of the Kenan Family Foundation, including approved and denied requests for funding. The Kenan Family Foundation received requests for funding from a variety of institutions, including St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, the Kenan-Flagler Business School, the Durham County Habitat for Humanity, the North Carolina Outward Bound School, the Jesse Helms Center at Wingate College, and many others.
The Kenan Family Foundation was established in 1985, and is one of several foundations endowed by the Kenan family. The Kenan Family Foundation emphasizes education, but also supports the arts and religion. The majority of grantrecipients are located in North Carolina. Frank H. Kenan acted as the head of the board of directors. A letter dated 5 November 1992 contains a profile of the foundation.
Folder 670 |
1989-1991 |
Folder 671-672
Folder 671Folder 672 |
1992 |
Folder 673 |
1993 |
Folder 674 |
1994 |
Folder 675 |
1995 |
Arrangement: chronological, followed by subject files.
Chiefly correspondence documenting Frank H. Kenan's long relationship of service and philanthropy with the University of North Carolina. General correspondence relates to his work with the Arts and Sciences Foundation Board of Directors, his Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award, and his relationships with various University officials. Other materials relate to Kenan's interest in athletics, particularly football; his contributions of time and money to various fundraising and development initiatives, including the Business Foundation of North Carolina, the Carolina Challenge, the Educational Foundation, the Institutional Development Foundation, the Medical Foundation of North Carolina, and the Bicentennial Campaign Steering Committee; and his committment to various other organizations supporting the mission of the University, including the Tar Heel Order of 100 and the University of North Carolina Press.
Arrangement: chronological, followed by subject files.
Correspondence, maps, and financial materials relating to the Kenan Oil Company. Frank H. Kenan founded the Kenan Oil Company in 1936, after a year of working as a commission agent for Pure Oil Company. Correspondence chiefly documents how Kenan and June Mallard, secretary and general manager, kept the company running during World War II while Kenan was on active duty at the Charleston Navy Yard. Other materials relate to accounting and budgets, job benefits, and legal concerns.
Correspondence, reports, and financial materials relating to Kenan Transport Company, which was founded by Frank H. Kenan in 1943.
Arrangement: chronological, followed by subject files.
Correspondence, blueprints, maps, ledgers, clippings, and marketing materials relating to the Flagler System, Inc., a group of business assets owned by the Kenan family. Materials document proposed sales; properties, including Glen Lennox, White Sulphur Springs, and Paradise Island; and guest accommodations at the Breakers hotel. In 1964, when Kenan became a director of the Flagler System, Inc., assets included the Florida East Coast Hotel Company, which was comprised of the Breakers; the Ponce de Leon hotels, which would later become Flagler College; forty percent of the Florida Times-Union newspaper; office buildings and a garage in Miami, Fla.; and other real estate. Other Flagler System, Inc., assets included the Perrine Grant Land Company, West Palm Beach Water Company, and Florida East Coast Car Ferry Company.
Folder 789 |
1971-1974 |
Folder 790 |
1976-1978 |
Folder 791-792
Folder 791Folder 792 |
1979 |
Folder 793-800
Folder 793Folder 794Folder 795Folder 796Folder 797Folder 798Folder 799Folder 800 |
1980 |
Folder 801-802
Folder 801Folder 802 |
1981 |
Folder 803 |
1982-1984 |
Folder 804 |
1985-1987 |
Folder 805 |
1988-1991 |
Folder 806 |
1992-1993 |
Folder 807 |
1994-1996 |
Folder 808 |
Undated |
Folder 809 |
Blueprints and Maps, 1955-1985 and undated: Includes Flagler System, Inc., properties in Chapel Hill, N.C., and Breakers residences in Palm Beach, Fla. |
Folder 810 |
Clippings |
Folder 811 |
Marketing Materials |
Oversize Volume SV-5078/1 |
West Palm Beach Water Company, 1960-1966: Accounting ledger |
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
Correspondence and other materials relating to Frank H. Kenan's extensive participation in civic activities. Kenan's civic interests included business, community, education, and church organizations and institutions. The collection evidences particularly long relationships with the Duke Endowment, Durham Academy, and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. Kenan made many charitable donations to these and other organizations and frequently shared his business and investment experience by serving on boards of directors and trustees, as well as on development and planning committees.
Includes correspondence and speeches relating to various awards and honors Frank H. Kenan received, including honorary degrees from North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, Hollins College, the University of the South, and Elon College. Other notable awards and honors include Outstanding Philanthropist of the Triangle, the North Carolina Public Service Award, induction into the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame, the North Carolina Philanthropy Award, and the Durham Chamber of Commerce Civic Honor Award.
See also Series 1.1. Personal Correspondence for material related to other miscellaneous awards received; Series 6. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and North Caroliniana Society in Series 10. Civic Activities. Additional clippings with notices of awards may be found in clippings in Series 12. Other Papers
Various materials relating to the interests, activities, and death of Frank H. Kenan. Biographical material, a calendar, clippings, Betty Kenan's correspondence relating to her husband's death, correspondence relating to the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, and some genealogical society correspondence are included. Also included are materials relating to his affiliation with "Five Old Men," an organization of civic-minded men who sought to encourage political activism and initiate community development in Durham, N.C.
Folder 956 |
Biographical Material |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-5078/1 |
Blueprints and Maps |
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-5078/1-2
XOPF-5078/1XOPF-5078/2 |
Blueprints and Maps |
Folder 958 |
Calendar, 1995 |
Folder 959-960
Folder 959Folder 960 |
Clippings: Items relating to Frank H. Kenan's personal life, businesses, civic activities, and philanthropy; clippings relating to awards are collected here and in Series 9. Awards, Honors, and Speeches |
Folder 961 |
Clubs |
Folder 962 |
Five Old Men: Clippings (see also Series 1.3. Political Correspondence) |
Folder 963 |
Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, 1981-1991: Correspondence relating to charitable contributions and materials loaned to the museum |
Folder 964 |
Betty Kenan, 1996: Correspondence relating to death of her husband, Frank H. Kenan |
Folder 965 |
Liberty Hall Restoration (Kenansville, N.C.): Clippings and pamphlets |
Folder 966 |
North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati, 1972-1992 |
Black and white and color portraits and candids of Frank H. Kenan, alone and with friends and colleagues. Also included is a signed color photograph of Senator Jesse Helms.
Image Folder PF-5078/1 |
Black and White Photographs |
Image Folder PF-5078/2 |
Color Photographs |
Videotape VT-5078/1 |
Granville Towers, "The Place to Be at UNC"VHS |
Videotape VT-5078/2 |
Landfill marketing materialsVHS |
Videotape VT-5078/3 |
Interview during UNC bicentennial convocation, 12 October 1993VHS |
Videotape VT-5078/4 |
ABC World News Tonight, family literacy project, 14 June 1990VHS |
Items separated include oversize papers (OP-5078/1, XOPF-5078/1-2); photographs (P-5078/1-2); and videotapes (VT-5078/1-4).
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