Sue Coon papers, 1920-2017

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Summary

Creator:
Coon, Sue, 1952-2019
Abstract:
Personal papers of longtime Duke administrator Sue Coon documenting her family life and history. Consists chiefly of correspondence, photograph albums, the diary of Jane Dunihue, and the scrapbook of Mary Louise Newburn.
Extent:
3.0 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11755

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists chiefly of personal correspondence comprising letters and cards, family photograph albums, the diary of Coon's aunt Jane Dunihue, and the scrapbook of Mary Louise Newburn.

Biographical / historical:

Born in 1952, Sue Coon grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and graduated from Kalamazoo College. She attended NYU and earned a Master's in Performing Arts Administration. She began her career as the Director of the Stewart Theater at North Carolina State University. She then worked at Duke from 1984 through her retirement in 2017, first serving as the Director of Cultural Affairs, and later in the Undergraduate Admissions Office. She passed away in 2019 from complications of ALS.

Acquisition information:
The Sue Coon papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2019.
Processing information:

Processed by Megan Lewis, August, 2020;

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2019-0104

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