The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Duke University was formally established in 1926, although some graduate instruction had been offered previously at Trinity College and Duke University. In 1968 the name was shortened to the Graduate School. Collection includes student records, admission applications, correspondence, dissertation abstracts, brochures, memoranda, newsletters, minutes, financial records, grant records, statistics, and other material generated by the Graduate School. Some individuals featured within the collection include William Glasson, Paul Gross, John McKinney, and Richard Predmore.
The Round Table on Science and Public Affairs, sponsored by the Duke University Graduate School, began in 1973. The program invited speakers to discuss issues of science, technology, and public policy, and their relationships to academics, industry, and government. The collection includes cassettes and reel-to-reel tapes of speeches, correspondence, financial documents, brochures, announcements, lists of seminar attendees, travel vouchers, clippings, and other materials. Major subjects include technology, science, public policy, and the effect of technology on social and public policy. English.