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Use this portal to search and explore finding aids, also called collection guides. Finding aids describe collections of primary sources and other unique, original, or rare materials held at Duke University's Rubenstein Library. Materials include manuscripts, letters, organizational records, photographs, audio visual recordings, oral histories, objects, zines, digital materials, and much more.


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