The Middlesworth Awards have been established to encourage and recognize excellence of research, analysis, and writing by Duke University students in the use of primary sources and rare materials held by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library of Duke University. This collection contains prize winning papers, information about the prize, nomination forms, correspondence and other records.

This collection contains prize winning papers, information about the prize, nomination forms, correspondence and other records.

The Diversity Working Group (DWG) was formed in 1999 with a charge to plan, facilitate, and conduct programs related to diversity within the Duke University Libraries (DUL). This collection contains materials related to the work of the DWG, including correspondence, memos, and other materials related to workshops, surveys, and other projects conducted.

The collection includes materials related to the formation and work of the Diversity Working Group, including correspondence, minutes, memorandums, survey forms, flyers, and other materials. Topics covered include the planning and administration of diversity workshops for library staff; feedback and correspondence related to these workshops; the creation, completion, and results of a 2002 workplace assessment survey; the summer film festival; desired workplace behaviors; and other subjects.

Minutes, agendas, announcements, committee files, flyers, planning documents, directories, newsletters, and other materials created and collected by DULSA, the Duke University Library Staff Association.

Minutes, agendas, correspondence, financial records, announcements, committee files, flyers, planning documents, directories, newsletters, and other materials created and collected by DULSA, the Duke University Library Staff Association. Includes a detailed history of DULSA from its founding through the 1960s, correspondence related to library employee wage and status advocacy, a cookbook produced in the 1970s, materials related to "Lunch and Look" and "Lunch and Listen" events from the 1960s and 1970s, and financial records, including receipts, bank statements, a ledger, and other materials, for DULSA's operations, including dues and events. Also included are some meeting minutes, correspondence, brochures, parking maps, clippings, and notes related to the parking situation on campus near the libraries and for library staff, as part of the work of the Parking Task Force.

Materials remain in their original housing and order, and have not been arranged.

The Friends of the Duke University Library promotes understanding of the Duke University Libraries through special events and gathers financial support for various Library endowments and projects. Types of materials include agendas, printed matter, correspondence, minutes, programs, gift reports, financial material, contest records, and publications of Duke University Friends of the Library. Major subjects include Duke University Libraries, academic libraries, and library fund raising. Materials range in date from 1935-1987. English.

Contains agendas, printed matter, correspondence, minutes, programs, gift reports, financial material, contest records, and publications of Duke University Friends of the Library. Materials range in date from 1935-1987.

The purpose of the George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana is to collect materials concerning the history and literature of the Southern United States. Collection includes correspondence, annual reports, disbursements and other material.

Material includes correspondence, annual reports, disbursements, and other material such as acquisition cards related to the development of the George Washington Flowers Collection of Southern Americana.

Contains records of the Duke University Library Administration, primarily under Jerry D. Campbell's administration, ca. 1984-1995. Types of materials include subject files, correspondence, minutes, annual reports, budgets, evaluations, contracts, and miscellaneous notes pertaining to the operation and management of the Duke University Libraries since around 1930. Major topics include academic library administration, space utilization, statistics, Jerry D. Campbell, information networks, library cooperation, catalog automation, and budgets. The bulk of materials (A2002-88) are from 1989-1994. English.

Contains subject files, correspondence, minutes, annual reports, budgets, evaluations, contracts, and miscellaneous notes pertaining to the operation and management of the Duke University Libraries from about 1930-1994. The bulk of materials were created by Jerry D. Campbell's administration, circa 1984-1995.

The Librarians Assembly (LA) of Duke University is the staff association for professional librarians at Duke University. The Librarians Assembly records contains materials related to the formation, organization, and activities of the LA.

The Librarians Assembly records contains materials related to the formation, organization, and activities of the Librarians Assembly of Duke University. Materials include minutes, reports, correspondence, flyers, regulations and bylaws, and subject files. Topics covered include the assembly's regulations and governing documents; issues surrounding appointment and promotion; salaries and benefits for librarians; the academic status of librarians; staff issues such as parking and grievance producres; and other subjects. The collection includes materials from the formation of the Librarians Assembly through the early 2000s.

The Library Council is a faculty advisory committee for the Library. Minutes, agendas, membership lists, and related records of the Duke University Library Council with a card index for records from 1940-1979.

Includes newsletters created by the library for Duke University faculty announcing new acquisitions and library news, as well as accession books, collection acquisition information, statistics, bookplates, and other materials.

The Perkins Library Suggestion/Answer book was a loose-leaf binder set up in the lobby of Perkins Library from 1982 until about 2006 in which people could write comments, suggestions, or questions, which were answered in the book by the Answer Person, a librarian. The collection consists of the original pages of the Perkins Library Suggestion/Answer book ranging from 1982 to approximately 2006. These pages have handwritten questions and typed responses as well as some items or materials attached to the original pages.

The collection consists of the original pages of the Perkins Library Suggestion/Answer book ranging from 1982 to approximately 2006. These pages have handwritten questions and typed responses as well as some items or materials attached to the original pages. A number of single pages are missing throughout the collection, and may have been removed or lost by individuals while pages moved around in the answering process. The collection also includes loose photocopies of some runs of pages as well as a bound photocopy version of the first 1,000 pages and a copy of the undated selected excerpts compiled by Library staff in the 1990s.