News and Communications records, 1993-2021
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Summary
- Creator:
- Duke University. Office of News and Communications
- Abstract:
- The Office of News and Communications served as the hub for Duke University's news, media relations, and marketing. It worked with the news media and others to highlight Duke's faculty, students, and staff's activities locally and worldwide. This collection contains media guides related to presidential inaugurations, reports, strategic plans, ephemera, publications, Duke Daily messages, and digital photographs containing images of the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue from the Duke Chapel.
- Extent:
- 1.5 Linear Feet
0.21 Gigabytes - Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- UA.27.01.0009
- University Archives Record Group:
- 27 -- University Communications
27 -- University Communications > 01 -- University Communications
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of media guides related to presidential inaugurations, reports, strategic plans, publications, Duke Daily messages, t-shirts, and digital photographs of the Robert E. Lee statue removal from the Duke Chapel. Also contains promotional materials for the Nasher Museum of Art, disaster relief efforts, and records related to the University Counsel and Presidential search committees.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Office of News and Communications was part of Duke's Office of Public Affairs and Government Relations. The office served as the hub for Duke University's news, media relations, and marketing. It worked with the news media and others to highlight Duke's faculty, students, and staff's activities locally and worldwide. The office created news releases and materials for the media, managed Duke Today news site and social media projects, and provided media-training workshops for faculty and staff. As of 2023, Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs manages the activities of the former Office of News and Communications.
- Acquisition information:
- The News and Communications records were received by the University Archives as a series of transfers in 2004, 2015, and 2021.
- Processing information:
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Processed by April Blevins, July 2024
Accessions described in this collection guide: UA2015-0026, UA2021-0002, UA2021-0047
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], News and Communications records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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- https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/m1p163