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James A. Joseph papers, 1961-2004

3 Linear Feet 2030 Items
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James A. Joseph is a Louisiana native who graduated from Southern University, Baton Rouge, and from Yale Divinity School. He is an ordained minister and is currently Professor of the Practice of Public Policy Studies and Leader-in-Residence at the Hart Leadership Program at Duke University. He is also responsible for launching the U.S. - Southern Africa Center for Leadership and Public Values. Joseph has worked for four U.S. presidents, beginning as Interior undersecretary for President Carter from 1977-1981. He has also served on the Advisory Committee to the Agency on International Development under President Reagan, and was appointed by President Bush to the Presidential Commission on Historically Black Colleges. In 1996, he was appointed as Ambassador to South Africa by President Clinton, where he served until 1999. He is also a former president and CEO of the Council on Foundations, 1982-1995. Collection includes correspondence, chronological files, calendars, clippings, memorabilia, notes, and administrative materials largely dating from Joseph's time as an undersecretary for the Department of the Interior and his ambassadorship to South Africa. Also included are some materials from his work for the Council on Foundations, largely dating from the late 1980s, and some awards and honors dating from the early 2000s. Some newspaper clippings dating from the 1960s discuss his Civil Rights work and ministerial activities. This material has not been processed and therefore no arrangement has been completed at this time. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.
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Accession (2009-0015) 1961-2004 2 boxes, 1 oversize folder

Markham family papers, 1880-1945

0.6 Linear Feet 400 items
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The Markham family was a prominent family in Durham in the early 1900s. Charles Markham attended Duke University and was editor of the Duke Chronicle. The collection consists of indentures, contracts, insurance policies, receipts, and other business-related ephemera for the Markham family of Durham, North Carolina, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1910s. Other materials include personal correspondence to and from Charles Markham in the 1940s, as well as some undated blueprints and other miscellaneous ephemera.
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Accession (2009-0019) 1 boxes

Markham family papers, 1880-1945 0.6 Linear Feet 400 items

Laura "Tibbie" Roberts papers, 1811-2011 and undated

4.5 Linear Feet 2933 items
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Laura "Tibbie" Roberts is a life-long activist for women's rights and has been repeatedly honored for her community service and volunteering in North Carolina and abroad. The collection consists of correspondence, conference materials, awards, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera from the life and volunteering of Tibbie Roberts. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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Accession (2009-0084), 1970s-2008 6 boxes

Durham Traditional Arts Survey Project records, 2000-2002

1.8 Linear Feet 900 Items
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The Durham Traditional Arts Survey was conducted in the early 2000s as part of the Document Durham project within the Community Programs department at the Center for Documentary Studies. Participants consisted of folklorists and photographers who traveled through Durham County, attempting to document the diversity of various communities by focusing on traditional artists within those communities. One outcome of the DTAS was the Home Made Visible: Durham 2002 exhibition, which highlighted Durham traditional arts and crafts. Includes fieldwork reports, interview tapes, slides, photographs, and other documentary material from the research and observations conducted by participants in the Durham Traditional Arts Survey Project. Durham communities and artists represented in the project include African American, African immigrants, Latino, Middle Eastern, Jewish, South Indian, and Asian, as well as occupational traditions and rural community traditions. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts.
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Accession (2009-0085), dated 2000-2002 3 boxes

Bertha "B" Holt papers, 1940-2010

5.5 Linear Feet 3425 items
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Bertha "B" Holt is a longtime resident of Burlington, North Carolina. She was first appointed to the N.C. House of Representatives in 1975 and later won re-election eight times. Collection includes campaign materials; correspondence, 1977-2000s; and research materials from various bills and issues from Holt's career. Other files relate to Holt's activities, including the Women's Forum of North Carolina, North Carolina Legislative Women's Caucus; the State Council for Social Legislation; the Science and Technology Board; tribute dinners and awards; clippings; a scrapbooks; and other miscellaneous papers and letters. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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Accession (2009-0097), 1970-2008 3 boxes

Southerners on New Ground records, 1993-2015

17.3 Linear Feet
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According to the organization's website, Southerners on New Ground (SONG) is an intersectional activist organization that works to build, connect, and sustain those in the South who believe in liberation across all lines of race, class, culture, gender and sexuality. It was established in 1994 following a National Lesbian and Gay Task Force meeting. SONG is currently headquartered in Atlanta with regional offices across the South. The accession (2009-0098) (9.6 lin. ft.; dated 1993-2004) includes administrative and financial records, programming materials, and organizational files, all stemming from retreats, training, workshops, and community events sponsored or promoted by SONG. The accession also includes SONG materials from the Bayard Rustin project, People of Color activities, Pride at Work, and the Highlander Economy Educational Institute, among others. The accession (2015-0113) (2.9 lin. ft.; dated 2006-2015) was donated by Caitlin Breedlove, Co-Director of SONG from 2006-2015. It includes administrative and financial records, programming information, flyers and promotional materials and research related to campaign initiatives from her time in the SONG leadership.
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Accession (2009-0098), 1993-2004 7 boxes

Frances Hooper papers, 1970s

0.6 Linear Feet 3 items
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Frances Hooper (1892-1986) was founder and president of the Frances Hooper Advertising Agency, and was one of the first female advertising executives in the United States. Accession (2009-0100) (3 notebooks; 0.6 lin. ft.; dated 1970s) consists of three spiral-bound collections of typed memoirs written by Hooper around the 1970s. Subjects include her childhood, her journalism career in Chicago, her transition into advertising with Marshall Fields, and descriptions of her friends, her travels, and her book collections. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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Accession (2009-0100) 1 box

Jim Varney Collection of Advertising, 1983-2000

2.1 Linear Feet 100 Items
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Jim Varney was an actor who played the character Ernest P. Worrell in commercials, a television series (Hey Vern! It's Ernest), and numerous movies. These materials were collected and donated by Roy Lightner. The collection (2009-0119) (100 items; 2.1 lin. ft.; dated 1983-2000) includes videotapes of Ernest films; audiocassettes of commericals; advertising kits used to pitch Ernest as a spokesman for local markets; Ernest memorabilia, including t-shirts, movie posters, buttons, a towel, and a doll; and other miscellaneous marketing tools used by the Carden and Cherry Advertising Agency. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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Accession (2009-0119) 3 boxes

Norine Shipley Norris papers, 1895-2000

1.8 Linear Feet 200 Items
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Norine Shipley Norris attended Southern Female College (also known as Cox College) in 1897-1899, and taught Sunday school in Atlanta at Kirkwood Baptist Church in the early 1900s. This collection (2009-0129) (200 items; 1.8 lin. ft.; dated 1890s-2000) includes a variety of materials from Norine Shipley Norris, in particular her school notebooks, correspondence, and catalogs from the Southern Female College, which she attended for at least two years. Of note is the correspondence from Earnest Sevier Cox, a white supremist who courted Shipley for a time (1905-1906); photographs and records from her years of teaching at Kirkwood Baptist Church (1901-1904); and her handwritten application to the Daughters of the American Revolution (1918). Also included are a number of photographs and tintypes, scrapbooks, several books of poetry and literature, and miscellaneous clippings and ephemera.
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Accession (2009-0129) 3 boxes

Rockett, Burkhead & Winslow (RBW) Archives, 1985-2009

7.5 Linear Feet 600 Items
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Rockett, Burkhead & Winslow (RBW) was a Raleigh-based advertising agency that operated from 1985-2009. Accession (2009-0133) includes CDs, videotapes, DVDs, samples of print advertisements, awards, and USB drives with documents from RBW. Clients include Glaxo, Cort, Dollar Tree, Volvo, and Reed's.
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Charles F. Roos papers, 1932-2013, bulk dates 1932-1958

5.5 Linear Feet (Nine boxes.)
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Charles Roos (1901-1958) was the founder of Applied Econometrics, Inc. (now The Econometric Institute, Inc.). This collection documents the first 20 years of that organization through their publications and Roos' correspondence. It forms parts of the Economists' Papers Archive.
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Accession 2009-0146, 1930s-1950s

Patricia Miller papers, 1967-1972

0.6 Linear Feet 500 Items
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Patricia Miller is an attorney, abortion rights activist, and the author of The Worst of Times: Illegal Abortion--Survivors, Practitioners, Coroners, Cops, and Children of Women Who Died Talk About its Horrors. Collection includes Miller's personal correspondence, materials and background information from the Pennsylvania Abortion Law Commission, and general pro and con abortion materials from Pennsylvania and Colorado.
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Accession (2009-0161), 1967-1972 1 box

Women Work! records, 1975-2009

17.1 Linear Feet
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Women Work! improved women's economic security through job training, education, lobbying policymakers, and partnering with other national organizations. It was originally known as the Displaced Homemakers Network, and operated from 1978 until 2009. Accession (2009-0163) (12,375 items; 16.5 lin. ft.; dated 1979-2009) includes board materials, training guides and reports, program materials, conference files, newsletters and publications, news clippings and photocopies, photographs, slides, electronic files and images, and videos. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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Accession (2009-0163), 1979-2009 11 boxes

June Blum papers, 1969-2005

0.6 Linear Feet 150 Items
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June Blum is a feminist artist and curator, and was at the forefront of the women's art movement in New York City in the 1960s-1970s. Accession (2009-0174) (150 items; 0.6 lin. ft.; dated 1960s-2005) includes biographies and articles about Blum, programs and announcements from gallery shows she curated or participated in, and some photocopied newspaper articles about her role in the women's art movement. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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Accession (2009-0174), 1969-2005 1 box

June Blum papers, 1969-2005 0.6 Linear Feet 150 Items

Victoria Tepe papers, 1992-2001

1.2 Linear Feet 900 Items
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Victoria Tepe, Ph.D., is an experimental psychologist and neurophysiologist, author, and advocate for women's reproductive health and rights. Collection includes materials from the abortion debate of the 1990s, including articles, essays, handbooks, and reviews. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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Accession (2009-0180), 1992-2001 2 boxes

J. Walter Thompson Company. Traveling Archives records, 1990-1995

1.2 Linear Feet 50 Items
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In 1994, J. Walter Thompson Co. used its archives at Duke University and information from many offices to create three audiovisual modules on JWT history. Kodak account director Ernie Emerling managed the project. Accession (2009-0185) (50 items; 0.6 lin. ft.; dated 1990-1995) consists of miscellaneous items used in creating the Traveling Archives. Includes submissions on innovations and milestones in JWT advertising by several international offices, including Japan, India, Brazil, and Spain. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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Team Detroit Office records, 2006-2009

4 Linear Feet 1200 Items
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Team Detroit is an umbrella organization that includes J. Walter Thompson and a number of other sister advertising agencies. It consolidates all of the ad agencies that work for the Ford Motor Company in Detroit. The accession (2009-0194) (1200 items; 4 lin. ft.; dated 2006-2009) includes marketing plans, sample advertisements and mailings, and launch details for a variety of Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, and Cadillac vehicles between 2006 and 2008. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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Accession (2009-0194), 2006-2009 3 boxes

American Economic and Tax Reform Pamphlets and Ephemera, 1919-1984

2 Linear Feet 1000 Items
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This is a collection of pro-Libertarian literature, which includes a wide range of conservative viewpoints. Accession (2009-0196) (1000 items; 2.0 lin. ft.; dated 1919-1984) consists of pamphlets, newsletters, newspapers, brochures, and other publications and periodicals from a variety of pro-libertarian and right wing organizations, including the American Economic Foundation and the National Economic Council, Inc. Topics include free market capitalism, price stabilization, the elimination or reduction of taxes, anti-communism, the Federal Reserve, inflation and the gold standard, the Marshall Plan, and foreign aid.
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North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys records, 1978-2011

17.6 Linear Feet (12,750 items)
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The North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys (NCAWA) was founded in 1978 to support women legal professionals and women's legal rights. Accession (2009-0209) (11.6 lin. ft.; 7100 items; dated 1978-2009) includes administrative and organizational records from the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys. Materials include membership directories, conference binders, surveys and other research about women in the profession, videotapes from annual conferences, committee and task force files, meeting minutes, articles of incorporation, photographs from events, and other related materials. Accession (2011-1018) (1.0 lin. ft.; 1000 items; dated 1998-2011) includes additional administrative and organizational records from the NCAWA. Materials include newsletters, membership directories, conference notebooks, continuing legal education (CLE) presentations, photographs, correspondence, and periodicals about legal matters. Accession (2013-189) (6.0 lin. ft.; 4500 items; dated 1978-2009) includes newsletters, brochures, membership directories, conference materials, and photographs of past presidents. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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Accession (2009-0209), 1978-2009 9 boxes

National Coalition of Abortion Providers records, 1990-2009

5.6 Linear Feet 3450 Items
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The National Coalition of Abortion Providers (NCAP) was founded in 1990 as a pro-choice organization that represented the political interests of over 200 independent abortion providers throughout the United States. Collection includes NCAP newsletters; pro-life organization files with news clippings and other materials; partial birth abortion legislation and debate information; training documents, and other administration materials. Also includes printed and audiovisual materials from other pro-choice groups. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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Accession (2009-0210) 5 boxes