Manuscripts and Recordings, circa 1980-2013

Extent:
14 boxes, 1 mp3 file
Scope and content:

Professional papers, including correspondence, writings, teaching materials, and other documents, stemming from Tom Rankin's long career in teaching and documentary arts, and serving as Director of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Includes a digital audio recording of his opening talk on February 27, 2008 at the Duke University Libraries exhibit of his work, "Near the Cross: Photographs from the Mississippi Delta." This file has been mounted on the library server and is also available online through the Duke Libraries digital exhibits website. The papers have been given basic processing.

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