Center for Documentary Studies DoubleTake exhibition collection, 1906-1996, bulk 1990-1996
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Summary
- Creator:
- Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University) and Duke University. Center for Documentary Studies
- Abstract:
- The Center for Documentary Studies was established at Duke University in Durham, N.C. for the study of the documentary process. The collection contains 51 black-and-white and color photographs, chiefly 11x14 and 16x20 inches, that were selected by CDS staff from portfolios published in DoubleTake magazine or by DoubleTake books from 1995 to 1997, and were exhibited at the CDS galleries. Many of the images were taken in the southern United States, but there are also scenes from California, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, and from countries such as Mexico, Vietnam and Ireland. Some images are dated as early as 1906 and 1940. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
- Extent:
- 5 Linear Feet (8 boxes; 51 items)
51 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00315
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains 51 black-and-white and color photographs that were selected by Center for Documentary Studies staff from portfolios published in DoubleTake magazine or by DoubleTake books from 1995 to 1997; they were were exhibited at the Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University galleries.
Many of the images were taken in the southern United States, but there are also scenes from California, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, and from countries such as Mexico, Vietnam and Ireland.
The prints range widely in size from 8x10 to 20x24 inches, but the most typical sizes are 11x14 and 16x20 inches. Black-and-white gelatin silver prints predominate, with some color prints present.
Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
- Acquisition information:
- The Center for Documentary Studies Double Take Exhibition Collection was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2007.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Marlyse MacDonald; September 2007. Encoded by John Mayrose, October 2007.
Accession(s) represented in this collection guide: 2007-0157.
Materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Documentary Photography -- Periodicals
Documentary Photography -- Southern States
Documentary photography -- United States -- Exhibitions
Photography -- United States -- History
Portrait photography -- United States - Format:
- Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Chromogenic color prints
Gelatin silver prints - Names:
- Archive of Documentary Arts (Duke University)
Duke University. Center for Documentary Studies. DoubleTake - Places:
- North Carolina -- Periodicals
Southern States -- Photographs
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Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of item], Center for Documentary Studies Double Take Exhibition Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
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