Search

David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Walter J. Taylor papers, 1934-2000

5 Linear Feet (8 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Walter J. Taylor (1934-2002) was a Black man from California who was incarcerated multiple times from the 1950s through the 1970s, including a period at San Quentin and Folsom prisons (1968-1973). During this latter period in jail, Taylor founded the Sisters of Motivation and the Community Concern for Prisoners organizations to help Black Americans convicted of crimes. Collection consists largely of materials from Taylor's time in prison and later as a community activist in Berkeley, California. Most of the materials comprise Taylor's incoming correspondence during his incarcerations in the 1950s through the 1970s, which includes letters from a variety of people, especially women participating as pen pals in the Sisters of Motivation organization. Other frequent writers are Taylor's wives, girlfriends, family members, and community organizations that he had contacted regarding his imprisonment and the general condition of Black men in prison. Other materials include personal items documenting Taylor's life, as well as writings and creative works by Taylor. Acquired as part of the Human Rights Archive at Duke University.
Top 3 results in this collection — view all 92
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Charles T. Snyder papers, 1956-1970s

0.25 Linear Feet
Charles T. Snyder was a United States Information Agency (USIA) employee from 1956 to 1977 who worked primarily with the Africa Division of the Voice of America radio broadcasting program. Collection contains documents and photographs related to Snyder's work, with a particular focus on a 1959 trip around the African coast and the proposal and construction of the Liberia Relay Station.
Top 3 results in this collection — view all 7

Photographs, circa 1970s Box 1

Black-and-white photographs most likely taken around the time of Charles Snyder's retirement in 1977, though some may date to the earlier 1970s. Several photographs show Voice of America offices and recording studios. Some photographs also feature Mike Oyeshiji, a Black audiovisual specialist who worked for the US Information Service in Lagos, Nigeria. One photograph features Cosma Warugaba, a Ugandan radio broadcaster.

    Project Larry and other planning, 1961-1963 Box 1

    Proposals, drafts, correspondence, notes, and other material related to the VOA's Liberia Relay Station construction project. Includes information about linguistic and ethnic groups in Africa, as perceived by Snyder.

      David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

      National Council of Negro Women "Hunger USA" program ephemera, 1968-1970s

      0.1 Linear Feet
      The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) was founded in 1935 by Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune to empower Black women. Hunger USA was an NCNW program that began in 1968 and worked to alleviate hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity in Mississippi and Alabama by establishing community-run food centers and farms. Collection includes circular letters, leaflets, and brochures sent by the NCNW to raise awareness about hunger and malnutrition in the Deep South and NCNW efforts to alleviate it. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture and as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
      Top 3 results in this collection — view all 11

      Circular letter, circa 1970s Folder 1

      Circular letter from NCNW President Dorothy Height addressing food insecurity and the NCNW's plan to increase their community food farms and daycare centers in the Deep South.

        "I am the child" leaflet, circa 1970s 2 copies Folder 1

        Two leaflets featuring the poem "Child's Appeal" by Mamie Gene Cole on the front. The leaflets' reverse details program highlights from the NCNW, including a brief history of the organization, its values, and its current activities and programs.

          Donation envelopes, circa 1968-1970s 4 items Folder 1

          Business reply mail envelopes. Two envelopes include a printed quote from Fannie Lou Hamer, the NCNW Coordinator for the Sunflower County Hunger Program.

            David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

            Nancy Blood papers, 1967-2001 and undated.

            6 Linear Feet
            Nancy Blood is a retired librarian (Durham County Library) and is also a feminist and LGBTQ rights activist. The collection consists of subject files of printed materials discussing women's health, employment, art, feminism, academics, motherhood, child care, birth control, and more, as well as several feminist publications and Blood's activism files. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
            Top 3 results in this collection — view all 57

            Mayor Wib Gulley proclamation and recall, Library exhibit, 1986 Box 3

            Materials related to Mayor Gulley's anti-discrimination proclamation and the subsequent campaign to recall him. Also includes photographs and an article about a related LGBTQ display at the Durham library. Photos include Nancy Blood (short hair) and Joanne Abel (long hair).

            1. TALF and Activism
            Duke University Archives

            Diskin Clay papers, 1962-2014

            18 Linear Feet (14 boxes)
            Diskin Clay was on the Classics faculty at Duke University from 1990 to 2008. This collection of his professional papers includes correspondence, writings, teaching files, and research materials. Topics include Greek literature, especially poetry; Greek philosophy; and archaeology in Greece; specific topics relate to Oenanda, an ancient Greek city in Turkey, to the writings of Xenophon, Diogenes, and the poetry of Archilocus. There are also many slides of Greece, as well as from Italy and Paris, France, taken during research and archaeology trips.
            Top 3 results in this collection — view all 54

            Diskin Clay papers, 1962-2014 18 Linear Feet (14 boxes)

            Diskin Clay was on the Classics faculty at Duke University from 1990 to 2008. This collection of his professional papers includes correspondence, writings, teaching files, and research materials. Topics include Greek literature, especially poetry; Greek philosophy; and archaeology in Greece; specific topics relate to Oenanda, an ancient Greek city in Turkey, to the writings of Xenophon, Diogenes, and the poetry of Archilocus. There are also many slides of Greece, as well as from Italy and Paris, France, taken during research and archaeology trips.
              Duke University Archives

              William H. Lander papers, 1919-1990

              2 Linear Feet
              Contains papers and a scrapbook of William Hall Lander, a Trinity College/Duke University student from 1919 to 1924. Types of materials include pamphlets, short writings, photographs, correspondence, artwork, receipts, report cards, class schedules, a plaque, patches, letters, cards, playbooks, programs, invitations, telegrams, and clippings. Major subjects include life at Duke University, adoption of the Blue Devils mascot, the Beta Lambda chapter of Sigma Chi, secret societies, and general fraternity governance. Materials date from 1919 to 1990.
              Top 3 results in this collection — view all 24
              Duke University Archives

              Dept. of Music records, 1922-2024

              19 Linear Feet 15.4 Gigabytes
              The Department of Aesthetics, Art, and Music was established at Duke University in 1942. In 1960, the Department of Music was recognized as an independent department, and Dr. Allen H. Bone was appointed the first Chair. The department moved into the Mary Duke Biddle Music Building when it was completed in the 1970's. The bulk of the Dept. of Music records consist of publicity documents including programs, press releases, and calendars, for various Dept. of Music events. There are also documents regarding the renovation of the facilities, clippings, posters and general records for the department.
              Top 3 results in this collection — view all 562

              50 Years of Biddle, 2024 266 Megabytes (9 files) Digital-materials UA25280002-SET-0003

              Contains document (doc and pdf formats) files, image (png format) files, and a video (mp4 format) file. Consists of materials related to the 50 Years of Biddle concert including alumni vignettes, marketing materials, an event program, and the "Sounds of Biddle" video.

              1. Accession UA2025-0014, 2024

              Family Weekend Showcase Concert, 2024 81 Megabytes (7 files) Digital-materials UA25280002-SET-0003

              Consists of document (doc and pdf formats) files and video (mov formats) files. Includes an event program, poster, a centennial activity survey, and video recordings of Duke Symphony Orchestra.

              1. Accession UA2025-0014, 2024
              David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

              South Africa documentary photographs collection, 1940s-approximately 2013, bulk 1960-2013

              45.0 Linear Feet (49 boxes; approximately 1133 items) 278.1 Gigabytes
              Collection consists of over 1100 black-and-white and color exhibit prints representing the work of over 50 South African photographers who documented conditions during and after apartheid, from about the 1940s to 2013, with most dating after 1960. Arranged in five series representing projects curated by documentary photographers Alex Harris, Paul Weinberg, and others: Beyond the Barricades, The Cordoned Heart, Then and Now, Underexposed, and The Other Camera. There is also a series of work by Jeeva Rajgopaul, and a series of Staffrider digital materials. Set in rural and urban South Africa, the images portray political rallies; protests; forced removals; funerals; social gatherings such as dances and concerts; work and domestic life; the life of the elderly, the migrants, and the impoverished; and labor organizing and strikes. There are many portraits of individuals of all races and classes, well-known activists and politicians, as well as countless ordinary South African citizens. Many of the photographers were members of Afrapix, a collective photography agency engaged in documenting the anti-apartheid struggle. There is a small amount of printed material, as well as a selection of digital image files and a digital audio file of an exhibit talk. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
              Top 3 results in this collection — view all 208

              The Other Camera, circa 1970-circa 2013 25 prints (1 box)

              These 25 black-and-white and color photographic prints form part of "The Other Camera" project and exhibit, curated by Paul Weinberg, and offer a view of the many different styles and approaches of 20th century South African street photography. The images were taken by male and female photographers from the 1970s through the 2010s, and were produced in inkjet format by Weinberg, then archived, digitized, and exhibited with support from the University of Cape Town and Duke University. These images are a selection of prints from the exhibit; all of the images are available through the online e-book, The Other Camera (2014).

                David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                J. Walter Thompson Company. Diners/Fugazy Travel and Incentive Company records, 1970-1975 and undated

                3.0 Linear Feet
                Founded in 1864, the J. Walter Thompson Company (JWT) is one of the oldest and largest enduring advertising agencies in the United States. Diners/Fugazy Travel and Incentive was a short-lived (1970-1976) joint venture between JWT and General Leisure, Inc. offering a range of travel, merchandising and sales incentive programs. It was sold to Thomas Cook in 1976. Collection includes legal and financial papers, correspondence and memoranda, meeting minutes, clippings, reports and other materials relating to the establishment and operation of the enterprise. Companies represented include Austin Travel, Brasch Associates, Ford, Montgomery Ward, Phillips Petroleum, Reader's Digest, Sunsweet and Travelco, as well as materials relating to William (Bill) Denis Fugazy. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
                Top 3 results in this collection — view all 48
                David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                Jean O'Barr papers, 1915-2024

                20 Linear Feet 162 Megabytes (151 files extracted from 8 3.5" floppy disks and 1 video file)
                Professor and founder of Duke University's Women's Studies program. Materials from the founding and operation of Duke's Women's Studies program, including proposals, reviews, and annual reports. Also includes scrapbooks with photographs and conference materials; correspondence about the Women's Studies program; and publications about O'Barr and the Women's Studies program. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
                Top 3 results in this collection — view all 636
                Duke University Archives

                Program in Comparative Studies on Southern Asia records, 1964-1977

                3.5 Linear Feet
                Collection contains administrative files of the Program in Comparative Studies on South Asia.
                Top 3 results in this collection — view all 123
                David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                Sears Consumer Information Services filmstrip series, circa 1969-1970

                1.0 Linear Feet
                American retailer founded 1886 in Chicago, Ill. Consumer Information Services produced a series of instructional filmstrips and booklets on a range of home improvement projects. Consists of two boxed filmstrip series: Let's Decorate the Bathroom; and Your Space Age Kitchen. 35mm filmstrips are accompanied by reading scripts and handout booklets intended to instruct homeowners on tips and techniques for designing, planning, repairing and remodeling kitchens and bathrooms, with suggestions for electrical appliances and furnishings. Series was produced by the Sears Consumer Information Services Division. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
                3 results in this collection

                Sears Consumer Information Services filmstrip series, circa 1969-1970 1.0 Linear Feet

                American retailer founded 1886 in Chicago, Ill. Consumer Information Services produced a series of instructional filmstrips and booklets on a range of home improvement projects. Consists of two boxed filmstrip series: Let's Decorate the Bathroom; and Your Space Age Kitchen. 35mm filmstrips are accompanied by reading scripts and handout booklets intended to instruct homeowners on tips and techniques for designing, planning, repairing and remodeling kitchens and bathrooms, with suggestions for electrical appliances and furnishings. Series was produced by the Sears Consumer Information Services Division. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
                  Duke University Archives

                  Barry Sharoff Papers on the Duke Vigil, 1968-1988

                  1.25 Linear Feet
                  The Duke Vigil was a peaceful demonstration, sparked by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., that occurred at Duke University in April 1968. The Vigil involved students, faculty, and non-academic employees of the university and called for racial equality and improved wages for hourly workers. Barry Sharoff organized publicity for the Duke Vigil Strategy Committee. The collection includes fliers, newspapers, press releases, statements, notes, correspondence, and publicly distributed materials regarding the Duke Vigil gathered by Barry Sharoff in his role in charge of publicity for the Vigil, as well as materials related to the 20th anniversary of the Vigil in 1988.
                  Top 3 results in this collection — view all 10

                  Articles, draft writings, circa 1968 Box 1

                  Includes narrative accounts of the Vigil, discussion of activism and politics at universities, and a pamphlet called "The Duke Trustees and Labor" discussing individual trustees and their corporate activities. The authorship of one item is given (Huck Gutman and Richard Carro), others are undated and uncredited; it is unclear if any of these materials were later published.

                    Fliers and publicly distributed materials, circa 1968 Box 1

                    Includes fliers on participating in the Vigil, the dining hall boycott, and other events, as well as information on the Vigil, on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on distributing fliers and information, statements by University officials, and other materials.

                      Notes and Vigil Committee materials, circa 1968 Box 1

                      Includes handwritten notes, lists of Vigil participants and committee members, and information about the Duke Alumni organizations.

                        Duke University Archives

                        Project ABC (A Better Chance) Duke University Program records, 1966 - 1971, bulk 1966-1969

                        4.5 Linear Feet
                        Project ABC (A Better Chance) began at Dartmouth College in 1964 as a summer program to prepare academically-gifted, underprivileged, and minority students to attend independent college preparatory schools. From 1966 to 1969, Duke University operated Project ABC summer sessions for boys with the goal of easing the transition from public school to private school. Records contain reports, financial materials, and correspondence generated or maintained by Project ABC at Duke University. The bulk of the collection consists of student applications to the ABC program and prep school progress reports. Materials range in date from 1966 to 1969.
                        Top 3 results in this collection — view all 51
                        Duke University Archives

                        Robert F. Durden Reference collection, circa 1965-2001

                        0.5 Linear Feet about 21 Items
                        Robert F. Durden is a professor emeritus of history at Duke University. He has written numerous articles and several books about the history of Duke University, the Duke Family and The Duke Endowment. The collection includes reprints of articles and a speech written by Durden about Duke University, the Duke Family, and The Duke Endowment as well as a bibliography of selected works by Durden and clippings. The material ranges in date from circa 1965-2001.
                        Top 3 results in this collection — view all 16

                        Robert F. Durden Reference collection, circa 1965-2001 0.5 Linear Feet about 21 Items

                        Robert F. Durden is a professor emeritus of history at Duke University. He has written numerous articles and several books about the history of Duke University, the Duke Family and The Duke Endowment. The collection includes reprints of articles and a speech written by Durden about Duke University, the Duke Family, and The Duke Endowment as well as a bibliography of selected works by Durden and clippings. The material ranges in date from circa 1965-2001.
                          David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                          African American soldier's Vietnam War photograph album, circa 1965-1973

                          1.5 Linear Feet (1 box; 1 album)
                          Collection comprises a large photograph album likely created by an African American soldier serving in Vietnam. There are 268 uncaptioned black-and-white and several color photographs ranging in size from 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 to 3 1/2 x 5 inches, along with 15 souvenir postcards. Images primarily feature informal shots of African American and white servicemen in camp and off base, though few show the races mingling. There is also a series of well-executed portraits of individual soldiers, white and black. The photographer took many images of U.S. Army camps and air bases, army personnel and vehicles, street scenes from Saigon and smaller villages, and took numerous snapshots of local citizens, chiefly women and children. There are a handful of shots showing bombing raids and cleared or destroyed jungle areas. Overall, the images offer a wealth of details about the Vietnam War from a variety of viewpoints. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.
                          2 results in this collection

                          African American soldier's Vietnam War photograph album, circa 1965-1973 1.5 Linear Feet (1 box; 1 album)

                          Collection comprises a large photograph album likely created by an African American soldier serving in Vietnam. There are 268 uncaptioned black-and-white and several color photographs ranging in size from 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 to 3 1/2 x 5 inches, along with 15 souvenir postcards. Images primarily feature informal shots of African American and white servicemen in camp and off base, though few show the races mingling. There is also a series of well-executed portraits of individual soldiers, white and black. The photographer took many images of U.S. Army camps and air bases, army personnel and vehicles, street scenes from Saigon and smaller villages, and took numerous snapshots of local citizens, chiefly women and children. There are a handful of shots showing bombing raids and cleared or destroyed jungle areas. Overall, the images offer a wealth of details about the Vietnam War from a variety of viewpoints. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.
                            David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                            Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) "NOW" exhibit photographs and related materials, 1963-1967

                            4.0 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
                            The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) played a major role in the American Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s; its first major photography exhibit was titled "NOW" and opened in New York City in July 1965. Collection consists chiefly of 277 black-and-white photographs in sizes ranging from 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches to 16 x 20 inches, taken by SNCC photographers; a selection of these was used in the SNCC exhibit. Also included are paper records such as correspondence, fliers, brochures, and an exhibit layout diagram. Photographers whose work has been identified in the collection are: Joffré Clarke, Bob Fletcher, Danny Lyon, Fred DeVan, and Tamio Wakayama. The images were chiefly taken in Mississippi; other locations include Georgia, and possibly Alabama and Arkansas. Subjects center on conditions for African Americans in the South, voting rights campaigns, and civil rights marches and rallies; includes images of the 1964 Democratic National Convention, the Mississippi Freedom Party and its own Freedom Vote convention, the Selma-Montgomery March, and large rallies in Washington, D.C. Several images show burned-out buildings and cars, and harassed and bloodied demonstrators. People who have been identified in the photographs include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Bob Moses, and Fannie Lou Hamer. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture at Duke University.
                            Top 3 results in this collection — view all 20

                            "NOW:" the photographers [list], circa 1965 Box 1

                            On this typewritten list (2 copies) are the photographers whose images were used in the SNCC "NOW" exhibit: Joffré Clarke; Bob Fletcher; Doug Harris; George Love; Danny Lyon; Francis Mitchell; Willie Squire; Fred De Van; Cliff Vaughs; and Tom (later Tamio) Wakayama. There is also a copy marked "uncorrected list."

                            1. Exhibit-Related Materials, 1965-1967

                            SNCC Photographs, circa 1963-1965 3.5 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

                            The 53 black-and-white photographs in this series derive from the work of photographers working with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Most were taken in Mississippi from 1963-1965, with some from Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, and other unknown locations. Photographs were taken at voting rights rallies and marches, voter rights education sessions, Mississippi Freedom gatherings, Southern Freedom Schools, and the National Democratic Convention of 1964 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. There are many images from the Mississippi "Freedom Summer," 1963. Subjects include African Americans demonstrating, registering to vote, at work in agricultural fields, and in towns, at schools, or at their homes with families and children. Other subjects include African American activists, among which are Martin Luther King, Jr.; Bob Moses, Council of Federated Organizations; and Fannie Lou Hamer, co-founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP). Other subjects include SNCC staff and photographers, elected officials, political candidates, white bystanders, and police.

                              David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                              Duplex Advertising Company. Billboard Images and records, circa 1964-1993 and undated

                              7.5 Linear Feet 5300 Items

                              The Duplex Advertising Company. Billboard Images and Records spans the period 1964-1993 and documents the outdoor advertising work of this company in the central Texas area, primarily through photographs, negatives and slides of billboards. Many of the images are in color. A large number of the images are of national campaigns advertised in central Texas, as well as billboards, signs and posters of local Texas business services. In addition, a handful of articles written by R. V. Miller, Jr. for a number of publications, as well as other printed material and miscellaneous items from the Duplex Advertising Company, are present. Some of these articles, along with the images themselves, provide examples of commercial art and design in the outdoor advertising arena. The collection includes outdoor advertising images from national clients such as Kentucky Fried Chicken, Chevrolet, Coca Cola, Coors, Wendy's, Hardee's, and Taco Bell, and Texas clients such as Lone Star and Pearl beers.

                              Top 3 results in this collection — view all 1061

                              Duplex Advertising Company. Billboard Images and records, circa 1964-1993 and undated 7.5 Linear Feet 5300 Items

                              The Duplex Advertising Company. Billboard Images and Records spans the period 1964-1993 and documents the outdoor advertising work of this company in the central Texas area, primarily through photographs, negatives and slides of billboards. Many of the images are in color. A large number of the images are of national campaigns advertised in central Texas, as well as billboards, signs and posters of local Texas business services. In addition, a handful of articles written by R. V. Miller, Jr. for a number of publications, as well as other printed material and miscellaneous items from the Duplex Advertising Company, are present. Some of these articles, along with the images themselves, provide examples of commercial art and design in the outdoor advertising arena. The collection includes outdoor advertising images from national clients such as Kentucky Fried Chicken, Chevrolet, Coca Cola, Coors, Wendy's, Hardee's, and Taco Bell, and Texas clients such as Lone Star and Pearl beers.

                                David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                Lorraine Hansberry theater collection, 1959-1964

                                0.1 Linear Feet
                                Playwright Lorraine Hansberry (May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965) was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was the first Black woman to have a play performed on Broadway. Collection contains four items: a theater program and issue of Playbill magazine for Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, and a theater program and issue of Playbill magazine for Hansberry's The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.
                                Top 3 results in this collection — view all 5
                                David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                Lloyd A. Metzler papers, 1937-1974

                                14 Linear Feet (11 boxes and one oversize folder.)
                                Lloyd Metzler (1913-1980) was a professor emeritus of economics at the University of Chicago. This collection documents his professional life through his correspondence, writings, and professional and faculty activities. It forms parts of the Economists' Papers Archive.
                                Top 3 results in this collection — view all 51
                                David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                Glenn Scarboro photographs, 1962-1976

                                1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes) 168 items
                                This collection of 166 black-and-white inkjet 13x19 inch photographs by Glenn Scarboro explores through street photography, landscapes, and portraits the social life and culture of southern Virginia in the 1960s and 1970s. About half of the photographs were taken in Danville, the photographer's hometown, while other images were taken in Richmond, Blacksburg, Roanoke, and other towns of the region. A dozen or so photographs were taken in other states such as Georgia and North Carolina, and there are a few from Rhode Island and New York. The street scenes in Danville and other towns include images of white and African American residents, small businesses, houses, and churches; rural themes include horse shows. county fairs, and country landscapes. There is also a series of family portraits taken in the 1960s. Collection includes one handmade photobook by Scarboro containing eleven photographs and handwritten text. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
                                Top 3 results in this collection — view all 171
                                David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                African Americans in Film Collection, 1919-2000

                                15 Linear Feet
                                The African Americans in Film collection includes ephemeral materials, especially posters and pressbooks, promoting and advertising motion pictures featuring Black actors, directors, and production companies.
                                Top 3 results in this collection — view all 472

                                The Cool World, circa 1963 Box 6

                                Pressbook; directed by Shirley Clarke.

                                  Bamboozled, 2000 Box 1

                                  "Spike Lee directed this film about a frustrated African American TV writer who proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but it becomes a hit, to his chagrin. Starring Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith and Tommy Davidson."

                                    Duke University Archives

                                    Duke Photography Faculty and Staff photographs, circa 1960s-2003

                                    21 Linear Feet
                                    The majority of images in the collection are faculty and staff portraits taken by Duke Photography staff; a few pictures of students or of other individuals not affiliated with Duke are included. The collection contains photographic prints, negatives, slides, and CDs of digital files. Most of the items are undated but appear to be from the 1980s through around 2000. Most items include a job number assigned by Duke Photography. Duke Photography is a department of the Office of Public Affairs and Government Relations. Chris Hildreth is the current director; the department also includes assistant director Les Todd and six other staff photographers.
                                    Top 3 results in this collection — view all 3877

                                    Duke Photography Faculty and Staff photographs, circa 1960s-2003 21 Linear Feet

                                    The majority of images in the collection are faculty and staff portraits taken by Duke Photography staff; a few pictures of students or of other individuals not affiliated with Duke are included. The collection contains photographic prints, negatives, slides, and CDs of digital files. Most of the items are undated but appear to be from the 1980s through around 2000. Most items include a job number assigned by Duke Photography. Duke Photography is a department of the Office of Public Affairs and Government Relations. Chris Hildreth is the current director; the department also includes assistant director Les Todd and six other staff photographers.
                                      Duke University Archives

                                      Office of the Vice President for Business and Finance records, 1950-ongoing

                                      93.5 Linear Feet
                                      Contains memoranda, correspondence, budgets, reports, agreements, financial information, organizational records and other printed matter from the Office of the Vice President for Business and Finance. Records concern Duke University, its various academic departments, organizations, and benefactors, including the Medical Center. These records were created by Vice President for Business and Finance Gerhard Henricksen (1962-1966) and his successor Charles B. Huestis (1966-1985), and provide a detailed account of the university's financial status. Major topics include the university's relationship with the Duke Endowment and Local Unions 77 and 465, Medical Center construction;, university properties, physical plant, and facilities renovations, national professional organizations, several university committees, the Board of Trustees, the Duke University Athletic Association, WDBS campus radio station, the Duke Vigil, Duke University Marine Lab, Huestis' personal interests and affiliations, and the departments of the Business and Finance Division (including Housing, Data Processing and the Computation Center, Accounting, Dining Halls, Personnel, Materials Support, Safety and Traffic, TelCom, and Utilities), and the University Architect. Major correspondents include University Architect, University Council, Business Manager, Corporate and University Controllers, Terry Sanford, William G. Anlyan, A. Kenneth Pye, Richard L. Jackson, J. Peyton Fuller, John Adcock. English.
                                      Top 3 results in this collection — view all 1228

                                      Accession UA2011-0006, circa 1960s-1992 7.5 Linear Feet; 5 boxes

                                      This accession contains Charles Huestis' records and includes correspondence, subject files, reports, datebooks, and other general files. This material is restricted for 25 years from date of origin. Trustee committee records are restricted 50 years from date of origin.

                                        Accession UA2017.0081, correspondence, 1980, 1986, 2016 Box 59

                                        Includes a letter from Tom Butters to Chuck Huestis. Also included are copies of correspondence to members of the Duke Blue Devils Basketball team following their 72-69 point loss to Louisville in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Finals in 1986 (Weldon H. Williams; Mark Alarie; H. Tommy Amaker; David M. Henderson; Johnny E. Dawkins, Jr.; Jay Bilas; and coach Mike Krzyzewski).

                                        1. Accession UA2017.0081, 1980, 1986, 2016
                                        David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                        Kenneth Hubbard collection of presidential campaign ephemera, 1788-2024 and undated

                                        56.5 Linear Feet (74 boxes, 3 oversize folders, 1 phonodisc)
                                        Kenneth Hubbard (1942- ) is an avid collector of United States campaign memorabilia and is also a Duke alumnus (T. 1965) and former Duke University trustee. The Kenneth Hubbard Collection of Presidential Campaign Ephemera consists of printed and artifactural memorabilia from assorted presidential campaigns, dating largely from the late nineteenth century through the present. Items are chiefly relating to the Democratic and Republican political parties, with some materials from the U.S. Socialist Party and the Prohibitionist Party. The majority of the collection consists of buttons, pins, and campaign literature such as pamphlets, newsletters, flyers, and platforms. Arranged by year and candidate name.
                                        Top 3 results in this collection — view all 2701
                                        David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                        Barry Silverstein Collection of Direct Marketing Materials, 1871-1965 and undated

                                        6.0 Linear Feet
                                        Direct marketing executive who worked at Xerox and Epsilon before founding Directech I eMerge in 1983.
                                        Top 3 results in this collection — view all 120
                                        Duke University Archives

                                        Nicholas School of the Environment records, 1916-ongoing

                                        41.25 Linear Feet 32.2 Gigabytes
                                        Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment traces its beginnings to the founding of the Duke School of Forestry in 1938. In the 1990s two other entities, the Duke Marine Laboratory and the Duke Department of Geology, were combined with Forestry to form the Nicholas School. The Records of Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment, 1916-ongoing, contain materials created from the school's inception as the Duke School of Forestry (1938) through all its subsequent names: the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, the School of the Environment, and the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences. The collection also includes material about the history of Duke Forest and its use as a teaching and research facility. The earliest materials comprise the papers of Clarence F. Korstian, first director of the Forest and first dean of the School, including his correspondence, early reports about the Forest and the School, and his involvement in the Ecological Society of America, the North Carolina Forestry Association, and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations. The bulk of the collection consists of the School's general administrative records, including annual reports, admissions records, enrollment statistics, information on degrees granted, faculty history and meetings, and surveys and meetings of the School's alumni. Visual materials include posters, color and black-and-white photographs, negatives, slides, and digital photographs that document the School of Forestry and the Duke Marine Laboratory.
                                        Top 3 results in this collection — view all 532
                                        David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                        Anti-Civil Rights ephemera collection, 1945-1971 and undated

                                        0.2 Linear Feet
                                        Assorted racist flyers, printed materials, and some manuscript ephemera produced by groups, particularly white supremacist and states' rights groups, intent on opposing civil rights legislation and desegregation efforts in the Southern United States.
                                        Top 3 results in this collection — view all 6

                                        United Americans for Conservative Government flyers, 1958-1960s Box 1

                                        Recruitment flyers for white-only membership to United Americans for Conservative Government. Includes a flyer explaining the law for parents seeking vouchers for their white children to attend private, segregated schools.

                                          Duke University Archives

                                          School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Subject Collection, circa 1960-1979

                                          1 Linear Feet 400 Items
                                          In 1938, the School of Forestry at Duke was founded as the first graduate school of forestry in the South. In the 1970s, the school expanded its program to include a broad range of resource and environmental studies. In 1974/75, it became the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Collection contains memoranda, brochures, newspaper clippings, conference materials, annual reports, photographs and slides relating to the Duke School of Forestry and Environmental Studies from roughly 1960 through 1979.
                                          Top 3 results in this collection — view all 15

                                          School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Subject Collection, circa 1960-1979 1 Linear Feet 400 Items

                                          In 1938, the School of Forestry at Duke was founded as the first graduate school of forestry in the South. In the 1970s, the school expanded its program to include a broad range of resource and environmental studies. In 1974/75, it became the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Collection contains memoranda, brochures, newspaper clippings, conference materials, annual reports, photographs and slides relating to the Duke School of Forestry and Environmental Studies from roughly 1960 through 1979.
                                            David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                            J. Walter Thompson Company. James Kennedy papers, 1979-1983 and undated

                                            12.0 Linear Feet
                                            Founded in 1864, the J. Walter Thompson Company (JWT) is one of the oldest and largest enduring advertising agencies in the United States. It is headquartered in New York. Kennedy was an executive and Director of Human Resources. Collection includes correspondence, brochures, research reports and other printed materials. JWT subsidiaries and other firms represented include Brouillard Communications, Hill & Knowlton, Lansdowne, Lord Geller Federico & Einstein, Soskin/Thompson Associates and Thompson Recruitment Advertising. Materials touch on a variety of topics relating to personnel management, including affirmative action, alcohol counseling, career development, compensation, executive succession, professional development, retirement and training. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
                                            Top 3 results in this collection — view all 285
                                            David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                            Mary Dowdell Ashley film collection, 1937-1975

                                            3 Linear Feet (13 16mm film reels)
                                            The collection consists of approximately 9,000 film feet (about 5.5 hours across 13 reels) of 16mm home movies, shot from the 1930s to the 1970s by Mary Dowdell Ashley. The footage consists primarily of Ashley's family and community life in Montgomery, Alabama and the Gulf Coast area.
                                            Top 3 results in this collection — view all 34
                                            Duke University Archives

                                            Men's Glee Club records, 1930-1969

                                            0.3 Linear Feet 75 Items
                                            The Duke University Men's Glee Club, a social singing group of undergraduate men, was organized in 1927 by J. Foster "Bishop" Barnes, Director of Social and Religious Activities at Duke University. Contains materials pertaining to the Duke University Men's Glee Club from 1930-1969.
                                            Top 3 results in this collection — view all 10

                                            Men's Glee Club records, 1930-1969 0.3 Linear Feet 75 Items

                                            The Duke University Men's Glee Club, a social singing group of undergraduate men, was organized in 1927 by J. Foster "Bishop" Barnes, Director of Social and Religious Activities at Duke University. Contains materials pertaining to the Duke University Men's Glee Club from 1930-1969.
                                              David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                              Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina graphic arts collection, 1803-1988 and undated

                                              3 Linear Feet
                                              The Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina (JHFNC) graphic arts collection is an artificial collection of engravings, etchings, lithographs, screen prints, drawings, and sketches with themes related to Jewish religion, history, and culture. Artists represented include William Henry Bartlett, Paul Bourguignon, Gustave Doré, Joseph Margulies, Cécile Reims-Deux, and Yehudit Yelin-Ginat. The Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina (JHFNC) is an independent organization dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of the Jewish people of North Carolina.
                                              Top 3 results in this collection — view all 64
                                              David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                              William Golden papers, 1911-1970

                                              15 Linear Feet
                                              Graphic artist and Creative Director at CBS Radio and Television divisions. Creator of the CBS "eye" logo and corporate typography.
                                              Top 3 results in this collection — view all 244
                                              David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                              Rebecca Kirkland papers, 1954-2012, 2024

                                              0.8 Linear Feet (Two document boxes and one oversize folder.)
                                              Rebecca Gray Trent Kirkland (born 1942) is a pediatric endocrinologist and the third daughter of Mary Duke Biddle Trent (Semans) and Josiah C. Trent. This collection mostly contains correspondence from her mother and stepfather James H. Semans about family relationships, travel, and holiday plans over the course of her life, as well as from her friends and sisters after she moved away to attend prepatory school. There is also a transcript of a 2008 interview with Kirkland and two of her sisters about their family.
                                              Top 3 results in this collection — view all 10

                                              Poster, 2024 October 22 Oversize-folder 1

                                              For the Trent History of Medicine Lecture Series event "Memento Mori: The Art and Craft of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life" with Joanna Ebenstein, which included Kirkland and her sister Mary Trent Jones beforehand "sharing their experiences and recollections of growing up with the Josiah Charles Trent Collection."

                                                Interview, 2008 March 27 Box 2

                                                Transcript of interview between Margaret Humphreys and Kirkland, Mary Trent Jones, and Sally Trent Harris.

                                                  David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                  D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles Archives, 1929-1995 and undated

                                                  152 Linear Feet
                                                  The Archives document the history of Benton & Bowles advertisements; the merger of the D'Arcy MacManus Masius and Benton & Bowles companies; the early careers of William Benton and Atherton W. Hobler; research and publication about the history of Benton & Bowles; employee training, recruitment, and management; corporate publications; and marketing research. Includes material from three companies: D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, Benton & Bowles, and D'Arcy MacManus Masius. Specific formats include memoranda; correspondence; reports; corporate publications, such as house organs, research reports, manuals, credentials, and employee reference material; press releases and a press book; speeches; clippings; photographs in color and black-and-white, and negatives; films and DVDs of advertisements; book manuscripts; audio tapes; financial papers; and a scrapbook. Clients represented in the Advertisements Series include the Procter & Gamble Company, General Foods Corporation, Allied Chemical Corporation, Avco Corporation, Colgate Palmolive Co., Florida Citrus Commission, International Business Machines Corporation, and West Point Pepperell. The unprocessed addition (554 items, dated ca. 1950s-1980s) comprises 16-mm film reels of commercials. Brand names and clients include Crest, Post cereals, Scope, Yardley, Hardees, Grape Nuts, Hasbro, and Pampers. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising, and Marketing History. (01-103).
                                                  Top 3 results in this collection — view all 3589

                                                  Audiovisual Materials, circa 1950-1986

                                                  The films listed are believed all to predate 1986. Some material probably dates from the 1950s, with the bulk being from the 1960s-1970s. The films are arranged in numerical order by the reel number. Some individual cans contain detailed contents lists. For others, the content information is limited to a summary statement such as "Charmin Historical Reel."

                                                    P & G--Multi-Reel, 1960s Box OV17, Reel 400, Digital-materials RL00314-SET-0005, Video-file RL00314-F16-R400_01.mkv, Digital-materials RL00314-SET-0005, Video-file RL00314-F16-R400_02.mkv

                                                    Compilation reel includes: Post Sugar Crisps - Haunted House; Texaco - Mrs. Nagel; Charmin - Life Guard; Instant Maxwell House Coffee - Party; Crest - Bath; Texaco Havoline Oil - Spinning Balls; Texaco - Chimpanzee; Crest - American Dental Association; Texaco - Credit Card; Crest - Bath; Instant Maxwell House Coffee - Star Lineup (Edward G. Robinson, Betty White, Lauren Bacall, Jason Robards, Barbara Stanwyck); Post Crispy Critters - Moose Call; Seven Seas American Dressing - Now Appearing; Scope - Candle; Charmin - Dog Named Gentle; Instant Maxwell House Coffee - Bedtime; American Motors Rebel - Thunderstorm; Post Raisin Bran - Foxy Grandpa; Post Extra - Swinger; Beechnut - Hot Shots; Gaines Dog Food - Different Dinners

                                                    1. Audiovisual Materials, circa 1950-1986
                                                    2. Originals reels
                                                    David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                    Frank Wright National Corporation proposal for Bohemian beer advertising campaign, circa 1955-1957

                                                    2 Linear Feet
                                                    Advertising agency based in San Francisco and Los Angeles. One large portfolio featuring the corporation's campaign proposal, with 5 advertisements, to sell Bohemian beer in the California market. The proposal was presented to Carl Walters, of Southern Brewing Company in Los Angeles. There is no date on the proposal and no indication whether it was successful.
                                                    1 result in this collection

                                                    Frank Wright National Corporation proposal for Bohemian beer advertising campaign, circa 1955-1957 2 Linear Feet

                                                    Advertising agency based in San Francisco and Los Angeles. One large portfolio featuring the corporation's campaign proposal, with 5 advertisements, to sell Bohemian beer in the California market. The proposal was presented to Carl Walters, of Southern Brewing Company in Los Angeles. There is no date on the proposal and no indication whether it was successful.
                                                      David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                      Gary Davis collection of Leon Levinstein photographs, 1950s-1970s

                                                      1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
                                                      Collection consists of 38 black-and-white photographs taken by Leon Levinstein from the 1950s to the 1970s. The images, usually taken at close range and at unusual angles, portray children, women, and men of all races and backgrounds - many of them marginalized - on New York City streets and on the beach. Locations include Harlem, Manhattan, the Lower East Side, and Coney Island. There are also photographs of people in Haiti. and a few from India and Mexico. Most of the unmounted gelatin silver prints measure approximately 11x14 inches, with several larger prints. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
                                                      Top 3 results in this collection — view all 39

                                                      No known title, circa 1955 Box 3, Image RL.11358-P-0023

                                                      Older man and woman lying on the beach, Coney Island. Legacy id (assigned by collector): GDC2408.

                                                        Lower East Side, circa 1953 Box 2, Image RL.11358-P-0018

                                                        Man with cigarette in holder and woman with veil seen through window of car, New York. Legacy id (assigned by collector): GDC1512.

                                                          No known title, 1970s? Box 2, Image RL.11358-P-0014

                                                          Man, seated, with Panama hat on knee, Haiti? Legacy id (assigned by collector): GDC1217.

                                                            David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                            Warner Wells collection, 1945-1972

                                                            4.5 Linear Feet (1 records storage box; 1 boxed scroll; 1 volume; 1 oversize folder)
                                                            Drafts and other preparatory materials for the publication of Hiroshima Diary, originally written in Japanese by Dr. Michihiko Hachiya and translated and edited into English by Dr. Warner Wells and Dr. Neal Tsukifuji in 1955. The collection also includes clippings and press coverage of the book's publication; a scroll painted by Shuka Takahashi; and miscellaneous printed materials discussing Hiroshima.
                                                            Top 3 results in this collection — view all 17
                                                            Duke University Archives

                                                            Minister to the University (Dean of the Chapel) records, 1940-1997

                                                            31 Linear Feet
                                                            The Dean of Duke Chapel oversees the operation of the chapel and plays an integral role in connecting the academic and spiritual lives of the university's students, faculty and staff. The collection contains materials of the Minister's office, the Chaplain, Duke University Church, Friends of Duke Chapel, student religious activities and organization. Materials include files on former preachers at Duke Chapel, photographs, pamphlets, clippings, correspondence and audio cassettes.
                                                            Top 3 results in this collection — view all 1063

                                                            Faculty Women's Network, 1994-1996 2 folders Box 22

                                                            Folders contain memos, correspondence, and reports about the Faculty Women's Network

                                                              David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                              Hubert H. and Leona T. Hayes papers, 1891-1983, bulk 1925-1975

                                                              21 Linear Feet (37 boxes)
                                                              Hubert H. and Leona T. Hayes were actors, authors, and partners in the founding and production of the Mountain Youth Jamboree music and dance festival in Asheville, N.C. (1940s-1973). Collection comprises personal and business correspondence; plays, stories, articles, and minstrel scripts written by Hubert Hayes and others, as well as publicity, ephemera, production records, and photographs relating to the Asheville, N.C. Mountain Youth Jamboree (1940s-1973), to programs at Asheville's City Auditorium; and to the production of Hayes' outdoor drama about Daniel Boone, Thunderland, and plays such as Tight Britches. There are also photographs, chiefly black-and-white, of family and friends, actors in blackface, the Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) football team in 1922 or 1923, author Thomas Wolfe, 1937, and entertainers of the time. Other materials include a photograph album of Hubert's youth (1920s), and many scrapbooks documenting Humbert and Leona's theater and entertainment work, and Leona Hayes's career and her close association with Duke University Libraries and its director, Benjamin Powell. The materials speak to the history of Asheville, N.C., western N.C. life and social customs, and Appalachian and African American cultures as expressed in popular entertainment of the 1920s-1960s.
                                                              Top 3 results in this collection — view all 139

                                                              Photographs of the Mountain Youth Jamboree, circa 1950-1964 3 folders Box 11

                                                              Folders contain black-and-white photographs of Mountain Youth Jamboree child contestants dancing, singing, and playing fiddles, banjos, dulcimers, guitars, piano, and other traditional instruments. Almost all are captioned. Some of the images are from Jamboree auditions at the Hayes Jamboree Cabin in Asheville.

                                                              1. Mountain Youth Jamboree (Asheville, N.C.) Records, 1950-1974
                                                              David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                              Albert Cornell, M.D. collection of medical ephemera, 1910-2004

                                                              4 Linear Feet (1500 items)
                                                              Retired Chief of the Gastrointestinal Clinic at Mount Sinai Hospital.
                                                              Top 3 results in this collection — view all 276
                                                              David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                              Ground Observer Corps records, 1952-1959

                                                              5.25 Linear Feet
                                                              The Ground Observer Corps (GOC) was a civil defense organization run by the U.S. Air Force that enlisted volunteers to watch for and report aircraft movements. The Ground Observer Corps records include materials related to the operation of the Ground Observer Corps in the Durham area from 1952-1959. The collection includes assorted memoranda, correspondence, newsletters, forms, and recruiting materials, as well as manuals, logbooks, maps, posters, brochures, and promotional materials.
                                                              Top 3 results in this collection — view all 7

                                                              Logbooks, circa 1952-1958 5 folders Box 2

                                                              Observation post participation and call logs; observation post log, North and South Carolina, Charlotte Filter Center; Raleigh Durham Control Tower log; telephone bills processed; weekly itineraries.

                                                                GOC booklets and manuals, circa 1950-1959 6 folders Box 2

                                                                Aircraft recognition, atomic and biological weapon attach survival, civil defense, GOC publicity and information, newsletters, operations and training.

                                                                  David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                  Lucy Randolph Mason papers, 1912-1954

                                                                  9.75 Linear Feet
                                                                  Lucy Randolph Mason (1882-1959) was a white suffragist and labor activist who served for over fourteen years as the Public Relations Representative for the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in the South. Collection contains correspondence, writings, speeches, and notes, papers related to Mason's labor activism and other interests, and clippings. Collection material largely documents Mason's work for the CIO, especially how she worked to positively change public attitudes towards organized labor, her local interventions on behalf of labor organizers and striking workers, and the relationship between Christianity and labor unions.
                                                                  Top 3 results in this collection — view all 123
                                                                  David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                  Herbert Clarence Bradshaw papers, 1922-1976

                                                                  35 Linear Feet (70 boxes.)
                                                                  Herbert Clarence Bradshaw (1908-1976) was a white American author, historian, and journalist. This collection documents his personal and professional life through his subject files, which include a great deal of correspondence. A retired editor of the Durham Morning Herald, he was murdered in his home during a series of random shootings in Durham by a single individual in December 1976.
                                                                  Top 3 results in this collection — view all 228

                                                                  Addition 1987-0094, 1976 Box 70

                                                                  Correspondence, notes, and printed material for the development of Durham and its commemoration of the US bicentennial in 1976. Also includes information concerning health care in NC and notes from various conferences held by the US State Department for news editors.

                                                                    Duke University Archives

                                                                    Arthur Sperry Pearse papers, 1904-1960

                                                                    11 Linear Feet (17 boxes)
                                                                    Arthur Sperry Pearse (pronounced like "purse") was Professor of Zoology at Duke University from 1927 until his retirement in 1948; he played a pivotal role in the establishment of the Marine Biology Laboratory in Beaufort, North Carolina, and served as the lab's first director from 1938 until 1945. Collection comprises professional papers and photographs documenting A. S. Pearse's career as a zoologist. Formats include correspondence, writings and lectures, lab notes and data, fieldwork notes, teaching materials, clippings and printed materials, and over 2000 photographs, glass slides, and negatives. The images document Pearse's research travels, particularly in Nigeria and the Yucatán, but also in Alabama, Florida, coastal North Carolina, Japan, China, Burma, the Phillippines, Colombia, and Venezuela, chiefly during the period 1915-1935. Images are of local flora, fauna, landscapes, villages, dwellings, local crafts and industries, indigenous peoples, and other scientists.There are also early photographs of the Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort, N.C. Also found are many publication illustrations such as maps and charts. Prominent subjects throughout the collection include the establishment of and research projects at the Duke Marine Lab; the promotion of forestry as a scientific discipline at Duke; Pearse's role as editor of the publication Ecological Monographs; and his research interests in marine biology, ecology, crustaceans, parasitology, microbiology, biological adaptation, and forestry.
                                                                    Top 3 results in this collection — view all 256
                                                                    David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                    Mary Jane Whorton papers, 1945-2010s, bulk 1950s-1980s

                                                                    6 Linear Feet
                                                                    Mary Jane Whorton (1927-2018) was a Southern Baptist missionary who served in Nigeria from 1953 to 1990. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, slides, printed materials, videos and audio recordings related to Whorton's missionary work.
                                                                    Top 3 results in this collection — view all 18

                                                                    Correspondence, circa 1950s-2010s Box 1

                                                                    Includes correspondence to and from Mary Jane Whorton, primarily about her service as a missionary. Includes information about Nigeria and about the Republic of Biafra.

                                                                      Photos, circa 1950s-2010s Box 2

                                                                      Photos largely from Nigeria. Includes photos related to Mary Jane Whorton's years at Newton Memorial School, Oshogbo, Nigeria.

                                                                        Printed Materials, circa 1950s-2010s Box 3

                                                                        Materials include an autobiography of Mary Jane Whorton as well as her biography for the Foreign Mission Board. Also included are her class exercise book and gradebook from her teaching, clippings about the life of Mary Jane Whorton, convention ribbons and nametags, and her diaries.

                                                                          David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                          Chinese women's health and family planning posters, 1950s-1978

                                                                          2.0 Linear Feet
                                                                          Posters were used in cities and villages across China to promote health and hygiene, including for pregnancy and childbirth via the Patriotic Health Campaign from the 1950s through the 1970s, and to communicate limiting family sizes in the 1970s and the "one child" policy in the 1980s. The Chinese women's health and family planning posters include posters with images and text about childbirth, women's hygiene, and family planning.
                                                                          Top 3 results in this collection — view all 36

                                                                          維他代乳粉, circa 1950s-1970s Oversize-folder 2, Item RL11986-A-0019

                                                                          Soy Milk Powder, Publisher: 上海維他食品製造廠出品, Other Description: 適合國人體質之肥兒代乳聖品

                                                                            预防呼吸道传染病, circa 1950s-1970s Oversize-folder 3, Item RL11986-A-0020

                                                                            Respiratory Disease Prevention, Publisher: 山西省卫生防疫站制

                                                                              David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                              Charlotte S. Holt papers, circa 1950s-1960s

                                                                              1.0 Linear Feet (1 box; 2 oversize folders) 7 items
                                                                              Medical illustrator, sculptor, and exhibit designer, affiliated with the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. Collection consists of the exhibit detail book containing text and illustrations for the exhibit "Ostetrical Forceps Delivery," curated by Dr. Frederick H. Falls and illustrated by Charlotte S. Holt, as well as five large and one small exhibition panels. The exhibit consisted of five sections: Anesthesia; Technique; Management of Newborn; Pathology; and History and Indications. Within each section, Falls and Holt presented examples of situations leading to a forceps birth, correct technique for the use of forceps, the issues arising from this method, and the treatment of the newborn after this procedure. Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.
                                                                              Top 3 results in this collection — view all 14

                                                                              Charlotte S. Holt papers, circa 1950s-1960s 1.0 Linear Feet (1 box; 2 oversize folders) 7 items

                                                                              Medical illustrator, sculptor, and exhibit designer, affiliated with the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. Collection consists of the exhibit detail book containing text and illustrations for the exhibit "Ostetrical Forceps Delivery," curated by Dr. Frederick H. Falls and illustrated by Charlotte S. Holt, as well as five large and one small exhibition panels. The exhibit consisted of five sections: Anesthesia; Technique; Management of Newborn; Pathology; and History and Indications. Within each section, Falls and Holt presented examples of situations leading to a forceps birth, correct technique for the use of forceps, the issues arising from this method, and the treatment of the newborn after this procedure. Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.
                                                                                David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                C.C. Adams correspondence, 1954-1962

                                                                                0.25 Linear Feet
                                                                                Dr. C.C. Adams (1884-1976) was a Black minister and active member of the National Baptist Convention, serving as secretary of the Convention's Foreign Mission Board from 1941 into the 1960s. Collection consists of correspondence and accompanying items Adams received as secretary of the Foreign Mission Board, mostly from members of the Pilgrim Baptist Mission in Issele-Uku, Nigeria. This correspondence documents the Foreign Mission Board's support of Pilgrim Baptist Mission's financial requests, expenditures, and growth. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.
                                                                                Top 3 results in this collection — view all 11

                                                                                Annual report and welcome address, circa 1950s-1960s Box 1

                                                                                Contains a short, undated annual report to the Foreign Mission Board from F.O. Aina in the Gold Coast (now Ghana), as well as a welcome address to Mr. E.L. Wilson form the Christ Apostolic Church in Nigeria (Uyo province). Accompanying the welcome address is a list of the church member's needs, prayer requests, and a list of Government First School Leaving Certificate Examination candidates.

                                                                                  Duke University Archives

                                                                                  Michaels family papers, 1905-1975

                                                                                  1.0 Linear Feet
                                                                                  Susannah Gregory Michaels (1887-1973) graduated from Trinity College in 1907. Margaret Blackwell Michaels (1905-1997) graduated from Trinity College in 1928. The collection includes materials related to the history of Trinity College.
                                                                                  Top 3 results in this collection — view all 4

                                                                                  Michaels family papers, 1905-1975 1.0 Linear Feet

                                                                                  Susannah Gregory Michaels (1887-1973) graduated from Trinity College in 1907. Margaret Blackwell Michaels (1905-1997) graduated from Trinity College in 1928. The collection includes materials related to the history of Trinity College.
                                                                                    David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                    Joe McKibben papers, 1940-1997

                                                                                    3 Linear Feet (3 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
                                                                                    Joe McKibben (1921-1997) was a white artist who worked in commercial advertising. He was also a World War II veteran. Collection consists mostly of black-and-white photographs of McKibben's advertising artwork and product displays, though some personal photographs and memorabilia are present as well. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
                                                                                    Top 3 results in this collection — view all 36
                                                                                    David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                    Sugoroku (Japanese board games) collection, 1896-circa 1950

                                                                                    4.0 Linear Feet
                                                                                    Sugoroku are Japanese games similar to snakes and ladders, which in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were sometimes included in newspapers and children's magazines. Includes 26 sugoroku games (some items are double-sided), primarily dating from the 1910s to 1930s, with a few earlier and later.
                                                                                    Top 3 results in this collection — view all 27
                                                                                    David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                    Turkish political cartoons collection, 1939-2007

                                                                                    2.5 Linear Feet
                                                                                    Collection contains original caricatures, original and drafts drawings, and select magazine issues that critique political decisions, parties, cultural and social issues, world affairs, economics, womens' rights, equality, foreign policies, World War II, and more in 20th century Turkey. Artists such as Ramiz Gökçe, Memduh, Olgaç, and many more are represented in this collection. There are also representative caricature journals, e.g., Mizah, Akbaba, Karikatür, and Amcabey.
                                                                                    Top 3 results in this collection — view all 63

                                                                                    Apti drawings, circa 1950-2000 Box 1

                                                                                    2 original caricatures by Apti. 12 x 19 cm, 21 x 26 cm.

                                                                                      Duke University Archives

                                                                                      Ernestine Friedl papers, circa 1950 - 2000

                                                                                      22.5 Linear Feet 15000 Items
                                                                                      Ernestine Friedl served as chair of the Dept. of Anthropology and as Dean of Arts and Sciences and Trinity College at Duke University. She studied gender roles, rural life in modern Greece, and the Chippewa. The Ernestine Friedl papers include personal and professional correspondence, subject files, course materials, articles, reprints, field notes, and sound recordings related to her anthropological research and her roles as professor and administrator at Queens College and Duke University. English.
                                                                                      Top 3 results in this collection — view all 76

                                                                                      Ernestine Friedl papers, circa 1950 - 2000 22.5 Linear Feet 15000 Items

                                                                                      Ernestine Friedl served as chair of the Dept. of Anthropology and as Dean of Arts and Sciences and Trinity College at Duke University. She studied gender roles, rural life in modern Greece, and the Chippewa. The Ernestine Friedl papers include personal and professional correspondence, subject files, course materials, articles, reprints, field notes, and sound recordings related to her anthropological research and her roles as professor and administrator at Queens College and Duke University. English.
                                                                                        Duke University Archives

                                                                                        Eugenia Saville papers, circa 1950-1977

                                                                                        3 Linear Feet 1,000 Items
                                                                                        Eugenia Seville joined the faculty of the Duke University Music Department in 1947 as an instructor, and was eventually promoted to Assistant and Associate Professor in 1950 and 1960, respectively. She specialized in Italian sacred music, and directed the Duke Madrigal Singers from 1947 to 1972. She died in 2006. Contains course materials, music facsimiles, performance scores, materials related to the Duke Madrigal Singers, personal correspondence, and ephemera accumulated during Saville's research trips in the U.S. and Europe.
                                                                                        Top 3 results in this collection — view all 72

                                                                                        Eugenia Saville papers, circa 1950-1977 3 Linear Feet 1,000 Items

                                                                                        Eugenia Seville joined the faculty of the Duke University Music Department in 1947 as an instructor, and was eventually promoted to Assistant and Associate Professor in 1950 and 1960, respectively. She specialized in Italian sacred music, and directed the Duke Madrigal Singers from 1947 to 1972. She died in 2006. Contains course materials, music facsimiles, performance scores, materials related to the Duke Madrigal Singers, personal correspondence, and ephemera accumulated during Saville's research trips in the U.S. and Europe.
                                                                                          David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                          African American soldier's Korean War photograph album, circa 1950-1953

                                                                                          .5 Linear Feet (1 box)
                                                                                          Album contains 106 black-and-white and color photographs mounted in a black-leaf photograph album, bound in Japanese-style lacquered covers. The photographer may be an African American soldier named Tommy, who served in the U.S. Army's 511th Operation and Maintenance Service (OM SVC) Company during the Korean War. It is unclear whether the photographs are from Japan or from Korea. The images depict soldiers at work and enjoying recreational time. Many photographs depict both white and African American soldiers together. Other subjects include local women and children; women with servicemen; the countryside and Japanese-style buildings; and family members and others back home. Collection includes an early 20th century 10 1/2 x 14 inch portrait of four African American children. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture at Duke University.
                                                                                          2 results in this collection

                                                                                          African American soldier's Korean War photograph album, circa 1950-1953 .5 Linear Feet (1 box)

                                                                                          Album contains 106 black-and-white and color photographs mounted in a black-leaf photograph album, bound in Japanese-style lacquered covers. The photographer may be an African American soldier named Tommy, who served in the U.S. Army's 511th Operation and Maintenance Service (OM SVC) Company during the Korean War. It is unclear whether the photographs are from Japan or from Korea. The images depict soldiers at work and enjoying recreational time. Many photographs depict both white and African American soldiers together. Other subjects include local women and children; women with servicemen; the countryside and Japanese-style buildings; and family members and others back home. Collection includes an early 20th century 10 1/2 x 14 inch portrait of four African American children. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture at Duke University.
                                                                                            Duke University Archives

                                                                                            Frederick Augustus Grant Cowper papers, 1900-1975

                                                                                            13.5 Linear Feet
                                                                                            Frederick Cowper was an educator, born in Island Pond, Vermont, March 3, 1883. He received his B.A.,1906, and M.A., 1911, at Trinity College, Hartford, CT, and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, 1920. Cowper also received an L.H.D, from Trinity College in 1956. He was the author of, The Sources, Date and Style of Ille et Galeron, by Gautier d'Arras, (1922), and other works. Cowper was a professor of Romance Languages, Trinity College, Durham, NC, 1918-1924, Duke University, 1924-1952. He married Mary O. Thompson, (1881-1968) in 1909. Dr. Cowper died in Durham on January 24, 1978. There were no children. This collection contains correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, printed material, photographs and film, with bulk dates 1920-1970, produced or acquired by Professor Cowper.
                                                                                            Top 3 results in this collection — view all 59
                                                                                            David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                            Griffith J. Davis photographs and films, 1946-1991

                                                                                            6 Linear Feet (7 boxes; 1 film reel container)
                                                                                            Griff Davis (1923-1993) was a photojournalist, diplomat, and film maker from Atlanta, Georgia. The collection contains photographic materials and papers related to three photo essays illustrated by Davis: one on African American writer Langston Hughes; another on artists Hale Woodruff and Charles Alston; and one on the Palmer Memorial Institute, a private preparatory school for African Americans in Sedalia, N.C. Films in the collection were taken by Davis and include two home movies and six color and black-and-white 16mm films documenting people, politics, and agricultural life in Liberia during William Tubman's presidency in the early 1950s. Completing the collection is a photo album, "Progress in Liberia, Nov. 1949-Feb. 1950," containing twenty large black-and-white photographs, assembled to promote a partnership between the government of Liberia and the Liberia Mining Company. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
                                                                                            Top 3 results in this collection — view all 366
                                                                                            American Dance Festival Archives

                                                                                            Nathan Ockman programs collection, circa 1949-2006

                                                                                            1 Linear Feet
                                                                                            Nathan Ockman was born on December 29, 1926 in New York City. As a child in the 1930s, he was brought by his parents to an event that featured pioneering choreographers in modern dance, among them Anna Sokolow and Sophie Maslow. Though he received no formal dance training himself, this childhood exposure to modern dance sparked a lifelong passion for dance spectatorship. The collection contains the dance-related memorabilia (circa 1949-2006) saved by Nathan Ockman. Materials include performance programs and newspaper clippings, which are arranged chronologically. Many of the materials are annotated by Mr. Ockman.
                                                                                            Top 3 results in this collection — view all 274

                                                                                            Nathan Ockman programs collection, circa 1949-2006 1 Linear Feet

                                                                                            Nathan Ockman was born on December 29, 1926 in New York City. As a child in the 1930s, he was brought by his parents to an event that featured pioneering choreographers in modern dance, among them Anna Sokolow and Sophie Maslow. Though he received no formal dance training himself, this childhood exposure to modern dance sparked a lifelong passion for dance spectatorship. The collection contains the dance-related memorabilia (circa 1949-2006) saved by Nathan Ockman. Materials include performance programs and newspaper clippings, which are arranged chronologically. Many of the materials are annotated by Mr. Ockman.
                                                                                              David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                              Sonny Burke papers, circa 1949-1951 and undated

                                                                                              4 Linear Feet (5 flat boxes; 76 complete big band charts) 5 flat boxes 76 complete big band charts

                                                                                              The Sonny Burke Collection (chiefly undated, but some dated between Nov., 1949 and June, 1951) has as its focal point 76 arrangements of popular music for "Big Band." These charts were used by Burke's band during the 1940's-1950's for performances in the United States and Mexico. Most of the arrangements appear to be by Sonny Burke, but other composers/arrangers include: Frank Erickson, Hal Schaefer, Stan Kenton, John Valentine Eppel, Laurindo Almeida, and Ray Conniff. Some of the arrangements were made for recordings on the Decca Records label. The most common instrumentation is for two alto saxophones/clarinets, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, four trumpets and four trombones, although other combinations exist. The instrumentation is noted for each title in the Container List.

                                                                                              Top 3 results in this collection — view all 79

                                                                                              Sonny Burke papers, circa 1949-1951 and undated 4 Linear Feet (5 flat boxes; 76 complete big band charts) 5 flat boxes 76 complete big band charts

                                                                                              The Sonny Burke Collection (chiefly undated, but some dated between Nov., 1949 and June, 1951) has as its focal point 76 arrangements of popular music for "Big Band." These charts were used by Burke's band during the 1940's-1950's for performances in the United States and Mexico. Most of the arrangements appear to be by Sonny Burke, but other composers/arrangers include: Frank Erickson, Hal Schaefer, Stan Kenton, John Valentine Eppel, Laurindo Almeida, and Ray Conniff. Some of the arrangements were made for recordings on the Decca Records label. The most common instrumentation is for two alto saxophones/clarinets, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, four trumpets and four trombones, although other combinations exist. The instrumentation is noted for each title in the Container List.

                                                                                                David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                Social Democrats, USA records, 1937-1994, bulk 1970-1994

                                                                                                101.9 Linear Feet 60,551 Items

                                                                                                This collection (20,700 items, 35.5 linear feet, 1937-1984, bulk 1970-1984) includes office files and correspondence, and records from various organizations, such as the Young Social Democrats and the Youth Institute for Peace in the Middle East. Of note are some materials on prominent socialists, including Eugene Debs, Norman Thomas, and Carl Gershman. There are also important periodicals and special publications from 1937-1968 documenting American labor history, the Jim Crow Era, and civil rights issues in the 1960s. (96-104)

                                                                                                Top 3 results in this collection — view all 1643
                                                                                                David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                Advertising occupational photograph, circa 1949

                                                                                                1 items
                                                                                                Photograph of a woman working on an advertising layout for Chevrolet. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
                                                                                                2 results in this collection

                                                                                                Advertising occupational photograph, circa 1949 1 items

                                                                                                Photograph of a woman working on an advertising layout for Chevrolet. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
                                                                                                  David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                  E. F. Bleiler Checklist of Fantastic Literature typescripts and related materials, circa 1947-1949

                                                                                                  1.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
                                                                                                  E.F. (Everett) Bleiler was a novelist, editor, and scholar of science fiction and fantasy literature; he was the author of The Checklist of Fantastic Literature. This collection of original annotated typescripts from circa 1947-1949 relates to the compilation, editing and publication of the Checklist, and consists of the prefatory material, as well as substantial portions of the checklist as prepared for publication by Bleiler and Melvin Korshak, co-founder of Shasta Publishers and co-editor of the Checklist. Also includes a few related typescripts and the author-publisher contract from 1949.
                                                                                                  Top 3 results in this collection — view all 14

                                                                                                  Bibliography: Notes to the printer, circa 1949 Box 1

                                                                                                  Original typescript, four pages, with annotations and notes to the printer, representing drafts of the list of "Bibliographical Sources," "A Few Association Items," and a page with formatting explanations.

                                                                                                    E. F. Bleiler Checklist of Fantastic Literature typescripts and related materials, circa 1947-1949 1.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

                                                                                                    E.F. (Everett) Bleiler was a novelist, editor, and scholar of science fiction and fantasy literature; he was the author of The Checklist of Fantastic Literature. This collection of original annotated typescripts from circa 1947-1949 relates to the compilation, editing and publication of the Checklist, and consists of the prefatory material, as well as substantial portions of the checklist as prepared for publication by Bleiler and Melvin Korshak, co-founder of Shasta Publishers and co-editor of the Checklist. Also includes a few related typescripts and the author-publisher contract from 1949.

                                                                                                      Appendix notes, circa 1947 Box 1

                                                                                                      Carbon typescript, 11 leaves, typed on recto only. Identified as "Appendix Notes" on attached notecard, and differing (occasionally substantially) from those printed on pp. 435-40 of the published book.

                                                                                                        Duke University Archives

                                                                                                        DeLossie D. Tuttle papers, circa 1948-1952

                                                                                                        1.5 Linear Feet 250 Items
                                                                                                        DeLossie Tuttle was an undergraduate at the Woman's College at Duke University from 1948-1952. The collection includes grade reports, college papers, Duke calendars and schedule books, entertainment programs, Duke songbooks and handbook, photographs, a scrapbook, and artifacts such as a Duke pillow and wooden Duke Blue Devil statue. The collection ranges in date from circa 1948-1952.
                                                                                                        Top 3 results in this collection — view all 18

                                                                                                        DeLossie D. Tuttle papers, circa 1948-1952 1.5 Linear Feet 250 Items

                                                                                                        DeLossie Tuttle was an undergraduate at the Woman's College at Duke University from 1948-1952. The collection includes grade reports, college papers, Duke calendars and schedule books, entertainment programs, Duke songbooks and handbook, photographs, a scrapbook, and artifacts such as a Duke pillow and wooden Duke Blue Devil statue. The collection ranges in date from circa 1948-1952.
                                                                                                          David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                          Budweiser billboard dossiers and photographs, 1940s-1950s

                                                                                                          0.25 Linear Feet
                                                                                                          Budweiser beer is an American-style pale lager produced by Anheuser-Busch. In the 1940s and 1950s the company sought to advertise its beer on billboards and other outdoor displays. Collection contains four dossiers from three different outdoor advertising companies, each proposing locations for Budweiser billboards in a particular city. Each dossier contains photographs of prospective locations, as well as accompanying notes and cost estimates. Collection also contains loose photographs of potential billboard locations. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
                                                                                                          Top 3 results in this collection — view all 6
                                                                                                          Duke University Archives

                                                                                                          W. A. Stumpf papers, circa 1947-1955

                                                                                                          3 Linear Feet approx. 2,000 Items
                                                                                                          W. A. Stumpf was Professor of Education at Duke University from 1948 until his retirement in 1968. The collection contains surveys of high school seniors (circa 1955) from Durham, Guilford and Wake County high schools, in addition to a manuscript draft and mimeographed copies of papers relating to a 1950 civil rights case against Washington County (N.C.) schools. The material ranges in date from circa 1947-1955.
                                                                                                          Top 3 results in this collection — view all 22

                                                                                                          W. A. Stumpf papers, circa 1947-1955 3 Linear Feet approx. 2,000 Items

                                                                                                          W. A. Stumpf was Professor of Education at Duke University from 1948 until his retirement in 1968. The collection contains surveys of high school seniors (circa 1955) from Durham, Guilford and Wake County high schools, in addition to a manuscript draft and mimeographed copies of papers relating to a 1950 civil rights case against Washington County (N.C.) schools. The material ranges in date from circa 1947-1955.
                                                                                                            Duke University Archives

                                                                                                            Fletcher Nelson papers, 1901-1981

                                                                                                            4 Linear Feet
                                                                                                            This collection contains the papers of Dr. Fletcher Nelson, a Methodist minister and Assistant to the Dean of Development of the Duke Divinity School. It consists entirely of subject files and notes for the sermons Dr. Nelson gave during his career as a minister.
                                                                                                            Top 3 results in this collection — view all 513
                                                                                                            Duke University Archives

                                                                                                            Procurement Services records, circa 1945-Ongoing

                                                                                                            1.4 Linear Feet 255 Items
                                                                                                            Formerly known as the Material Support Department, Procurement Services manages Duke University purchasing systems. This collection contains memoranda, newsletters, catalogs and other records. Topics include Duke University administration.
                                                                                                            Top 3 results in this collection — view all 7

                                                                                                            Procurement Services records, circa 1945-Ongoing 1.4 Linear Feet 255 Items

                                                                                                            Formerly known as the Material Support Department, Procurement Services manages Duke University purchasing systems. This collection contains memoranda, newsletters, catalogs and other records. Topics include Duke University administration.
                                                                                                              David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                              John Gutmann photographs, 1942-1945

                                                                                                              0.75 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
                                                                                                              John Gutmann (1905-1998) was a photojournalist, professor of photography at San Francisco State University, and fine art photographer, whose work has been collected by many museums. Originally from Germany, Gutmann moved to the United States in the 1930s and became known for his work in photographing diverse groups, modern environments, with distinctive angles in black-and-white photographs. During World War II, Gutmann enlisted and stationed with the U.S. Office of War Information and U.S. Army 164th Signal Photo Company taking photographs and making motion pictures for the less known China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater in which the U.S. Army and Chinese Nationalist Army, allies, and civilians in various support operations such as transporting supplies, particularly the construction of the Ledo Road (also known as the Stilwell Road) and the journey of the First Convoy. Collection includes approximately 1000 photographs taken by Gutmann in black-and-white between 1942-1945, with most sized 3.5x5.5 inches and many include some notation on the reverse side including stamps for the Signal Corps. Materials depict various wartime activities such as construction, the First Convoy's journey, training, recreation, war injuries, office work, etc., in various locations in China, Burma, and India, with many identified in Kunming, China. Gutmann's photographs showcase notable figures such as General Joseph Stilwell, Colonel Lewis Pick, and additional military officials from the United States; General Ho Ying-Chin (He Yingqin); T. V. Soong; the Chinese Nationalist Army; Japanese POWs; Burmese nurses; Indian dock workers; African Americans serving in the United States Army; and civilians. Acquired by the Archive of Documentary Arts.
                                                                                                              Top 3 results in this collection — view all 18
                                                                                                              David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                              Merle Hoffman papers, circa 1944-2012 and undated bulk 1961-2000

                                                                                                              100 Linear Feet 68275 Items
                                                                                                              Abortion rights activist and the publisher of the feminist magazine ON THE ISSUES. The bulk of the collection consists of the records of Choices Women's Medical Center, a New York City women's health clinic and abortion clinic co-founded by Hoffman in 1971, and the organizational records for ON THE ISSUES, a feminist magazine owned by Choices and overseen by Hoffman. The remainder of the collection consists of Hoffman's personal papers, mostly related to her pro-choice activism. The collection also includes writings by or interviews with many activists, such as Aung San Suu Kyi, Charlotte Bunch, Phyllis Chesler, Andrea Dworkin, Kate Millett, Marge Piercy, and Elie Wiesel. The correspondence, administrative files, minutes, manuals, reports, surveys, research files, electronic records, clippings, flyers, brochures, newsletters, photographs, and audiovisual materials in the collection provide rich material for the study of the history of abortion, the pro-choice movement, women's health care, and the anti-abortion movement in the United States. The records of Choices Women's Medical Center are especially valuable for understanding the medical practice of abortion, as well as the political context of that practice. Other topics that can be explored through the materials include contraception, women's rights and feminism, and rape. The addition (04-041 and 04-062) (18,750 items, 30 linear feet; dated 1971-2003) consists primarily of administrative and financial files from Choices Women's Medical Center and predecessor clinics, including correspondence, financial reports, public relations and media files, board meeting files, policy and procedure manuals, subject files, insurance files, program files, grants files, legal files, and files related to ON THE ISSUES magazine. Also included are a small number of Hoffman's personal writings. This accession is unprocessed and closed to researchers. Addition (05-023) (5150 items, 12 lin. ft; dated 1978-2003) consists primarily of administrative and financial records from Choices Women's Medical Center, including correspondence, financial reports, public relations and media files. Also includes board meeting, subject, insurance, program, legal and grant files, as well as policy and procedure manuals; 33 videotapes, 84 slides, 54 photographs and contact sheets; 1 CD-ROM; printed materials; and promotional calendars. Accession is unprocessed and closed to researchers.
                                                                                                              Top 3 results in this collection — view all 2008

                                                                                                              Merle Hoffman papers, circa 1944-2012 and undated bulk 1961-2000 100 Linear Feet 68275 Items

                                                                                                              Abortion rights activist and the publisher of the feminist magazine ON THE ISSUES. The bulk of the collection consists of the records of Choices Women's Medical Center, a New York City women's health clinic and abortion clinic co-founded by Hoffman in 1971, and the organizational records for ON THE ISSUES, a feminist magazine owned by Choices and overseen by Hoffman. The remainder of the collection consists of Hoffman's personal papers, mostly related to her pro-choice activism. The collection also includes writings by or interviews with many activists, such as Aung San Suu Kyi, Charlotte Bunch, Phyllis Chesler, Andrea Dworkin, Kate Millett, Marge Piercy, and Elie Wiesel. The correspondence, administrative files, minutes, manuals, reports, surveys, research files, electronic records, clippings, flyers, brochures, newsletters, photographs, and audiovisual materials in the collection provide rich material for the study of the history of abortion, the pro-choice movement, women's health care, and the anti-abortion movement in the United States. The records of Choices Women's Medical Center are especially valuable for understanding the medical practice of abortion, as well as the political context of that practice. Other topics that can be explored through the materials include contraception, women's rights and feminism, and rape. The addition (04-041 and 04-062) (18,750 items, 30 linear feet; dated 1971-2003) consists primarily of administrative and financial files from Choices Women's Medical Center and predecessor clinics, including correspondence, financial reports, public relations and media files, board meeting files, policy and procedure manuals, subject files, insurance files, program files, grants files, legal files, and files related to ON THE ISSUES magazine. Also included are a small number of Hoffman's personal writings. This accession is unprocessed and closed to researchers. Addition (05-023) (5150 items, 12 lin. ft; dated 1978-2003) consists primarily of administrative and financial records from Choices Women's Medical Center, including correspondence, financial reports, public relations and media files. Also includes board meeting, subject, insurance, program, legal and grant files, as well as policy and procedure manuals; 33 videotapes, 84 slides, 54 photographs and contact sheets; 1 CD-ROM; printed materials; and promotional calendars. Accession is unprocessed and closed to researchers.
                                                                                                                David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                Les Brown Scores collection, circa 1944-1953 and undated

                                                                                                                12.5 Linear Feet 9000 Items
                                                                                                                Les Brown (1912-2001) was a 1936 graduate of Duke University, where he led the dance band the Duke Blue Devils. Under the name Les Brown and His Band of Renown, the band would achieve professional success in the 1940s and beyond, including a long tenure as Bob Hope's band. The Les Brown Scores Collection chiefly contains manuscripts of 329 jazz big band charts composed and/or arranged for Brown's band, the majority of which are undated, but with some dated between 1944 and 1953. While some charts comprise both a score and complete parts, most are either the score only or incomplete parts only. One additional folder contains a concert program and press clippings related to Brown's performance at Duke University in 1985.
                                                                                                                Top 3 results in this collection — view all 332

                                                                                                                Les Brown Scores collection, circa 1944-1953 and undated 12.5 Linear Feet 9000 Items

                                                                                                                Les Brown (1912-2001) was a 1936 graduate of Duke University, where he led the dance band the Duke Blue Devils. Under the name Les Brown and His Band of Renown, the band would achieve professional success in the 1940s and beyond, including a long tenure as Bob Hope's band. The Les Brown Scores Collection chiefly contains manuscripts of 329 jazz big band charts composed and/or arranged for Brown's band, the majority of which are undated, but with some dated between 1944 and 1953. While some charts comprise both a score and complete parts, most are either the score only or incomplete parts only. One additional folder contains a concert program and press clippings related to Brown's performance at Duke University in 1985.
                                                                                                                  Duke University Archives

                                                                                                                  Charles A. Ellwood papers, 1889-1946

                                                                                                                  6.5 Linear Feet (14 boxes)
                                                                                                                  Charles Abram Ellwood (1873-1946) established the Department of Sociology at Duke University in 1930, retiring in 1944. The papers feature incoming and outgoing correspondence, chiefly professional but with some personal exchanges; minutes and other records of Pi Gamma Mu; book and article manuscripts; speeches; news clippings and book reviews; and some photographs. There are some papers related to his teaching career, chiefly related to summer school appointments and his positions at Missouri and Duke. A microfilm copy of a scrapbook (circa 1900-1946) contains clippings from Ellwood's career. Professional topics in the papers cover discussion and criticism of Ellwood's books, articles, and views; international and U.S. sociology organizations; the sociology departments at the University of Missouri and Duke University; social ethics; criminology; the social function of religion; and the scientific and statistical approach to sociology. Issues in Ellwood's papers related to crises of the time include race relations; political systems and beliefs; Fascism; persecution of Jews in Europe; U.S. involvement in World War II; religion and ethics; militarism and pacifism; and compulsory conscription.
                                                                                                                  Top 3 results in this collection — view all 72
                                                                                                                  Duke University Archives

                                                                                                                  Gloria Bowen McCoy Papers, 1944-1947

                                                                                                                  2.0 Linear Feet
                                                                                                                  Gloria Bowen McCoy attended Duke University from 1944-1946. The collection includes a scrapbook, class notes, photographs, and memorabilia of her time at Duke.
                                                                                                                  Top 3 results in this collection — view all 10

                                                                                                                  Photographs, circa 1944-1946 Box 1

                                                                                                                  Includes photographs of Gloria and her classmates from Woman's College, many of them identified, as well as a few views of campus. Includes snow day scenes and some views of Duke Chapel.

                                                                                                                    Scrapbook: Newspaper, 1945 November 21 Oversize-folder 1

                                                                                                                    The Duke Chronicle featuring picture of Peggy Otto (friend of Gloria Bowen McCoy) after selection as beauty queen.

                                                                                                                      David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                      Samet family papers, 1929-1955 and undated, bulk 1943-1945

                                                                                                                      1.8 Linear Feet
                                                                                                                      The Samet family is a family of Lithuanian-Jewish descent that settled in North Carolina in the early part of the twentieth century. This collection mainly consists of the correspondence between Sydney Samet and his family in North Carolina while he was training at various United States Army airfields during World War II. Also included are letters sent to Sydney's mother and sister by the United States War Department and the family members of other soldiers from Sydney’s bomber crew after they were declared missing in August 1944. Topics represented in the collection include army life, Army Air Force training, and updates from family members and acquaintances.
                                                                                                                      Top 3 results in this collection — view all 25

                                                                                                                      Photographs, circa 1943-1944 and undated 7 items Box 2, Folder 5

                                                                                                                      Photographs of Sydney Samet, an unidentified man (presumably Jerome Samet), and three unidentified women.

                                                                                                                        David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                        Earle Ludgin papers, 1920-1979 and undated

                                                                                                                        4.5 Linear Feet
                                                                                                                        Advertising executive, founder of Earle Ludgin and Company agency, Chicago, Ill. Collection includes correspondence, clippings, tear sheets and proofs of print advertisements, speeches and other printed materials. Companies represented include: Albert Pick, B. Altman, Bluebird Diamond Syndicate, Chicago Title and Trust, Clinton Carpets (Ozite), Elgin, Elizabeth Arden, Eureka, Lenox, Lucien Lelong, Macy's, Matson Line, Mullins Manufacturing, Pennsylvania Railroad, Rit Dye, Saks, Scott Radio Laboratories, Swift, Walgreen, and W.F. McLaughlin. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
                                                                                                                        Top 3 results in this collection — view all 81
                                                                                                                        David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                        Melville Company saleswoman portfolio, 1944

                                                                                                                        0.25 Linear Feet
                                                                                                                        The Melville Company was a Cincinnati-based, direct-sales clothing company owned by Melville, Sidney, and Georgette Meyers. Collection consists of material, largely instructions and catalog pages, from the Melville Company for its sales personnel. A mail-in coupon and order form have been filled out by Violet F. Schulz, a Minnesota woman who likely was a Melville saleswoman. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
                                                                                                                        Top 3 results in this collection — view all 5

                                                                                                                        Staff ID card, appointment cards, and envelopes, circa 1944 Box 1

                                                                                                                        Includes a blank "Certificate of Identification as Staff Member" for The Melville Company. The ID card encourages the bearer to show the card to "anyone questioning your right to represent" Melville. Also includes envelopes for mailing remittances and appointment cards to invite others to look at Melville products.

                                                                                                                          Catalog pages with fabric swatches, circa 1944 Box 1

                                                                                                                          Catalog pages of Melville products, including women's lingerie, hosiery, dresses, blouses, and skirts, as well as dresses for young girls and socks and collared shirts for men. The pages include style numbers for each article of clothing offered by Melville, fabric swatches, and prices (including deposits).

                                                                                                                            David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                            McCann-Erickson Worldwide vertical files, 1914-1997 and undated

                                                                                                                            111.0 Linear Feet
                                                                                                                            McCann Erickson Worldwide is an American advertising agency founded in 1930, now part of the Interpublic Group of Companies. It is headquartered in New York. The collection consists of reference files by topic. The files include research reports, periodicals, maps, clippings, brochures and other printed materials. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
                                                                                                                            Top 3 results in this collection — view all 341
                                                                                                                            Duke University Archives

                                                                                                                            Frederick Joerg papers, circa 1942-1967

                                                                                                                            3 Linear Feet (Two boxes.)
                                                                                                                            Frederick Joerg (died 1983) was a professor emeritus and administrator at Duke University. This collection primarily documents his professional life through his faculty, administrative, and professional activities. It forms part of the Economists' Papers Archive.
                                                                                                                            Top 3 results in this collection — view all 50

                                                                                                                            Frederick Joerg papers, circa 1942-1967 3 Linear Feet (Two boxes.)

                                                                                                                            Frederick Joerg (died 1983) was a professor emeritus and administrator at Duke University. This collection primarily documents his professional life through his faculty, administrative, and professional activities. It forms part of the Economists' Papers Archive.
                                                                                                                              David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                              African American soldier's World War II photograph album of India, circa 1942-1945

                                                                                                                              0.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
                                                                                                                              Collection comprises a 16-page 8 1/2 x 11 inch photograph album belonging to an unidentified member of the 45th Engineer General Service Regiment, a segregated unit of African American soldiers stationed in Ledo, India beginning in 1942. Their charge was to build a portion of the Stilwell Road, a major supply route from India to China. Mounted on loose pages, the 44 black-and-white snapshots include posed and candid images of individuals and groups of African American soldiers, at work and at rest. Soldiers identified in the captions include Charley Woodard, Clarence Benson, Charles J. Greene, and Cain Walker. There are also photographs of buildings on the base, including Battalion Chapel, headquarters (labeled "The Gateway to Hell"), Harmony Church, and a large Stilwell Road sign, along with various shots of military equipment, a "Coolie Camp," the "laundry man," and the Taj Mahal. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.
                                                                                                                              2 results in this collection

                                                                                                                              African American soldier's World War II photograph album of India, circa 1942-1945 0.2 Linear Feet (1 box)

                                                                                                                              Collection comprises a 16-page 8 1/2 x 11 inch photograph album belonging to an unidentified member of the 45th Engineer General Service Regiment, a segregated unit of African American soldiers stationed in Ledo, India beginning in 1942. Their charge was to build a portion of the Stilwell Road, a major supply route from India to China. Mounted on loose pages, the 44 black-and-white snapshots include posed and candid images of individuals and groups of African American soldiers, at work and at rest. Soldiers identified in the captions include Charley Woodard, Clarence Benson, Charles J. Greene, and Cain Walker. There are also photographs of buildings on the base, including Battalion Chapel, headquarters (labeled "The Gateway to Hell"), Harmony Church, and a large Stilwell Road sign, along with various shots of military equipment, a "Coolie Camp," the "laundry man," and the Taj Mahal. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.
                                                                                                                                David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                                Don Patinkin papers, 1870-1995

                                                                                                                                120 Linear Feet (80 boxes.)
                                                                                                                                Don Patinkin (1922-1995) was a professor emeritus of economics and former president of Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim (Hebrew University). This collection documents his professional life through his correspondence, writings, research, and professional and faculty activities. It forms part of the Economists' Papers Archive.
                                                                                                                                Top 3 results in this collection — view all 1734

                                                                                                                                University of Chicago School of Economics, circa 1941-1989

                                                                                                                                The research Patinkin conducted in writing articles on the "Chicago approach" is the basis of the University of Chicago School of Economics series. The Raw Material subseries contains drafts of his dissertation, lists of other dissertations in monetary economics written at the University of Chicago in the 1930s and 1940s (including the one written by his, and now Professor Emeritus at Duke, Martin Bronfenbrenner), and numerous reprints of articles by Frank Knight. The Manuscripts and Notes subseries includes a number of slides Patinkin used in presentations of his paper "In Search of the 'Wheel of Wealth': On the Origins of Frank Knight's Circular-Flow Diagram" which was published in 1973 and later included in Essays On and In the Chicago Tradition. The slides, which present graphically early conceptions by different economists of the "circular flow" diagram now common in undergraduate macroeconomics texts, include the amusing 1887 diagram by Fleeming Jenkin which looks like five stick-figures skipping rope. Finally, the Course Material subseries is comprised entirely of one box of notebooks Patinkin kept from his undergraduate and graduate courses at Chicago.

                                                                                                                                  General Monetary Theory, circa 1933-1995

                                                                                                                                  The General Monetary series contains materials related to the "neoclassical synthesis," the integration of Keynesian macroeconomics and the neoclassical theory of value pioneered by W. S. Jevons, Carl Menger, and Leon Walras, and developed by Alfred Marshall and A. C. Pigou. Patinkin's contribution to the neoclassical synthesis began in 1947 with his University of Chicago dissertation "On the Consistency of Economic Models: A Theory of Involuntary Unemployment," and reached its pinnacle with his 1956 book, Money, Interest, and Prices: An Integration of Monetary and Value Theory (MIP).

                                                                                                                                    Israel and Hebrew Material, 1944-1986

                                                                                                                                    Aside from Patinkin's interests in the history of economics, but consistent with his broader interest in macroeconomics, he followed the development of the Israeli economy and wrote occasionally on economic conditions in Israel; he was frequently called upon to serve on committees advising the Israeli government. This work is the basis of the Israel and Hebrew Materials series. Most of the papers in this series are in Hebrew, though Patinkin provided English-language translations of most titles. Correspondence can also be found in this series. Other materials referring to his activities in Israel can be found in the Correspondence series in his communications with other colleagues and friends.

                                                                                                                                      David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                                      Vivian Gauld Collection of Fashion Design Drawings,, circa 1940s-1950s

                                                                                                                                      3.0 Linear Feet
                                                                                                                                      Commercial artist primarily on the U.S. west coast. Consists of 19 pencil and pen-and-ink drawings primarily of women's fashions and bathing suits prepared for retail advertising.
                                                                                                                                      1 result in this collection
                                                                                                                                      David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                                      Amy Ashwood Garvey photographs, 1930s-1950s

                                                                                                                                      0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
                                                                                                                                      Collection consists of 60 small black-and-white photographs dating roughly from the 1930s to the 1950s, belonging to Amy Ashwood Garvey, feminist and activist who traveled extensively and lived in West Africa, where most if not all of these images originated. The majority of the images are portraits of Amy Ashwood Garvey's many male and female acquaintances in Africa, who include female friends, politicians, heads of states, lawyers, and students. Other subjects include locales and native inhabitants of Nigeria and other unidentified places; gatherings such as meetings, a funeral, and a public hanging; and street and market scenes. Although there are photographs with inscriptions, names, and descriptions of the scenes, the majority are unlabeled; the few dates that appear are from the late 1940s. The travel snapshots are likely to have been taken by Amy Ashwood Garvey, but there are images that were sent to her by individuals as mementos, and some images of her taken by another unidentified person. Acquired by the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.
                                                                                                                                      Top 3 results in this collection — view all 4

                                                                                                                                      Places, circa 1940s Box 1, Folder 1

                                                                                                                                      Nine small black-and-white photographs feature a view of a large river, probably the River Niger, with a ferry landing; walled compounds; native dwellings; a street lined with palms; and a European-style house. The only caption in the group describes the appeal of the tree-lined street; this print is stamped "Ekpe's Photo Service." Prints measure 2.5x3.5 inches to 3.25x5.25 inches.

                                                                                                                                      1. Amy Ashwood Garvey photographs, 1930s-1950s

                                                                                                                                      People, 1930s-1950s Box 1, Folder 1

                                                                                                                                      A series of 52 small black-and-white photographs consisting chiefly of portraits, candid and formal, of Amy Ashwood Garvey's many friends and acquaintances in Africa - female friends, politicians and heads of state, and native inhabitants. Most are in Western dress, but some are in traditional clothing, as in a portrait of a tribal chief with two women. The dates that appear on prints are from the 1940s. The majority are unidentified. Amy Ashwood Garvey appers in at least two of the images, one of which has several copies; one depicts a group of women on the "Shanahan" ferry at the landing (probably in Asaba, Nigeria), with Garvey in the center.

                                                                                                                                      1. Amy Ashwood Garvey photographs, 1930s-1950s
                                                                                                                                      Duke University Archives

                                                                                                                                      Olav K. Lundeberg papers, circa 1940s-

                                                                                                                                      0.25 Linear Feet 12 Items
                                                                                                                                      Olav K. Lundeberg taught at Duke in the Dept. of Romance Languages from 1931-1948. This collection includes photographs, a bulletin, and a guest log from social events hosted by Lundeberg and his wife.
                                                                                                                                      Top 3 results in this collection — view all 4

                                                                                                                                      Olav K. Lundeberg papers, circa 1940s- 0.25 Linear Feet 12 Items

                                                                                                                                      Olav K. Lundeberg taught at Duke in the Dept. of Romance Languages from 1931-1948. This collection includes photographs, a bulletin, and a guest log from social events hosted by Lundeberg and his wife.
                                                                                                                                        David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                                        Edith Sitwell poems, circa 1940-1950

                                                                                                                                        0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)
                                                                                                                                        Dame Edith Sitwell was a British poet and critic whose work helped usher in the modernist era of British poetry. This autograph manuscript contains the text of two of her poems: "Lullaby" and "Serenade: From Any Man to Any Woman." Both poems were inspired by the early years of World War II and were published in her 1942 collection "Street Songs."
                                                                                                                                        2 results in this collection

                                                                                                                                        Edith Sitwell poems, circa 1940-1950 0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)

                                                                                                                                        Dame Edith Sitwell was a British poet and critic whose work helped usher in the modernist era of British poetry. This autograph manuscript contains the text of two of her poems: "Lullaby" and "Serenade: From Any Man to Any Woman." Both poems were inspired by the early years of World War II and were published in her 1942 collection "Street Songs."

                                                                                                                                          Poems Folder 1

                                                                                                                                            David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                                            Aaron Siskind photographs of Harlem, circa 1932-1941

                                                                                                                                            1.0 Linear Feet (1 box)
                                                                                                                                            Aaron Siskind (1903-1991) was an American photographer and faculty member of the Chicago Institute of Design and Rhode Island School of Design. Collection consists of 28 black-and-white signed 11x14 inch prints, documenting life in New York City's Harlem neighborhoods from about 1932 to 1940. The images originate from two projects by Siskind: "Harlem Document" and "The Most Crowded Block in the World." Subjects include African American men, women, and children at home and in the streets; scenes from the Apollo and New Lafayette theaters, a nightclub, and a church; and the interiors and exteriors of tenement buildings. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
                                                                                                                                            Top 3 results in this collection — view all 29

                                                                                                                                            No known title, circa 1940-1941 Box 1, Folder 13, Print RL.11171-P-0017

                                                                                                                                            Variant title on verso, written by collector: Street scene 2, Harlem 1940.

                                                                                                                                              Narrow court, circa 1940-1941 Box 1, Folder 14, Print RL.11171-P-0019

                                                                                                                                              Variant title on verso, written by collector: Airshaft, Harlem 1940.

                                                                                                                                                No known title, circa 1940-1941 Box 1, Folder 15, Print RL.11171-P-0020

                                                                                                                                                Variant title on verso, written by collector: Bedroom through doorway, Harlem 1940.

                                                                                                                                                  David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                                                  Farm Security Administration photographs, 1939-1942, 1939-1942

                                                                                                                                                  1.0 Linear Feet (1 box)
                                                                                                                                                  The U.S. Farm Security Administration (FSA) was formed in 1937 as part of social and economic reforms following the Great Depression. Collection comprises 18 color photographs taken from 1939 to 1942 by FSA photographers Jack Delano (8 prints), Russell Lee (7) and Marion Post Wolcott (3). Between 1937 and 1946, FSA/OWI photographers created over 175,000 black-and-white images, and only about 1600 color images using Kodachrome chromogenic film. Subjects in this collection are diverse and include sawmills in Georgia and Maine; a wheat field in Washington State, socializing at a rural fair in Pie Town, New Mexico; tobacco cultivation and a federal housing project in Puerto Rico; and a group of African Americans fishing near a cotton plantation in Mississippi. The prints are sized 10x13 and 11x14 inches, and were created in the 1980s by photograph collector Tennyson Schad using the dye transfer process. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
                                                                                                                                                  Top 3 results in this collection — view all 22

                                                                                                                                                  Federal housing project on the outskirts of the town Yuaco, Puerto Rico. About an acre of land for gardens is provided with each house, 1942 January Box 1, Print RL.11703-P-0008

                                                                                                                                                  Credit and copyright stamps on the verso, with inscriptions in pencil by an unknown hand. Printed and signed by Tennyson Schad, 1983. Title and date derived from.... Alternate title on print verso, "Federal housing project, Yuaco, Puerto Rico."

                                                                                                                                                  1. Jack Delano Farm Security Administration (FSA) photographs, 1940-1942
                                                                                                                                                  David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                                                  Ottoman documents collection, 1881-1978

                                                                                                                                                  0.5 Linear Feet
                                                                                                                                                  Collection includes documents written in Ottoman-Turkish covering a variety of places, including Istanbul, Thessaloniki and Crete from the late 19th to early 20th century. The documents are written in Rika and Divani scripts and include fiscal and revenue stamps. Collection also includes documents related to the Mübadele population exchange.
                                                                                                                                                  Top 3 results in this collection — view all 55
                                                                                                                                                  David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                                                  Isaac Jones Young Films, 1933-1940

                                                                                                                                                  14 items (8mm film reels) 1.5 Linear Feet 122 Gigabytes (MKV (FFV1) digital preservation files)
                                                                                                                                                  Fourteen 8mm motion picture films created or collected by Isaac Jones Young, III, of Henderson, North Carolina, primarily documenting his time spent in China in the late 1930s.
                                                                                                                                                  Top 3 results in this collection — view all 16

                                                                                                                                                  untitled, circa 1940 Box 1, Film-reel RL11795-F8-0013, Digital-materials RL11795-SET-0001; RL11795-F8-0013.mp4

                                                                                                                                                  8mm, bw, sil.; Shangai harbor scenes, Whangpoo Wharf; traveling through mountains; Guanlao Village(觀嶗村), near Qingdao City, Shandong Province.

                                                                                                                                                  1. Films, 1933-1940

                                                                                                                                                  untitled, circa 1940 Box 1, Film-reel RL11795-F8-0009, Digital-materials RL11795-SET-0001; RL11795-F8-0009.mp4

                                                                                                                                                  8mm, bw, sil.; Americans, including Isaac Jones Young, III; beach scenes, Chinese couple with child

                                                                                                                                                  1. Films, 1933-1940

                                                                                                                                                  untitled, circa 1939 Box 1, Film-reel RL11795-F8-0011, Digital-materials RL11795-SET-0001; RL11795-F8-0011.mp4

                                                                                                                                                  8mm, bw, sil.; Stilt walkers gathering and parading. American couples, including Isaac Jones Young, III.

                                                                                                                                                  1. Films, 1933-1940
                                                                                                                                                  David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                                                  William S. Turman Jr. papers, 1930-1942

                                                                                                                                                  0.2 Linear Feet (One half document box.)
                                                                                                                                                  William S. Turman Jr. (1911-1983) was a friend of the Josiah C. and Mary Duke Biddle Trent family and a resident of Durham, North Carolina from approximately 1937-1942. An Okmulgee, Oklahoma, native, he served in the Civilan Conservation Corps (1933) and the United States military (1941-1946, 1949-1967). This collection includes a scrapbook assembled by Turman documenting his Civilian Conservation Corps service and a photo album that, in part, shows his friendship with the Trent family and life in Durham. The collection also includes Turman's high school diploma, a class photo, and three handwritten pages of English-to-German translations.
                                                                                                                                                  Top 3 results in this collection — view all 6

                                                                                                                                                  Photo album, circa 1940 Box 1

                                                                                                                                                  Locations include Mary Duke Biddle's residences known as Linden Court and Pinecrest, Chicago, and Durham. Events in Durham include a wartime parade with many soldiers in uniform and a Duke University football game. Many unknown individuals are pictured, but Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Mary Duke Biddle, Josiah C. Trent, and Mary S. Trent have been identified.

                                                                                                                                                    Other papers, 1941-1942 Box 1

                                                                                                                                                    Train ticket, Duke Hospital outpatient card, 1941 postcard from "Arthur," two life insurance premiums, and three pages of handwritten English to German translations.

                                                                                                                                                      Scrapbook, 1933 July-September Box 1

                                                                                                                                                      Civilian Conservation Corps Company 895, Camp SP-1-C in Nederland, Colorado, at Rainbow Lakes. Assembled by Turman and with captions. Mainly photographic prints, but includes postcards, two dried flowers, and two porcupine quills.

                                                                                                                                                        Duke University Archives

                                                                                                                                                        Duke University Anniversaries collection, 1937 - 2000

                                                                                                                                                        15 Linear Feet 12500 Items
                                                                                                                                                        Duke University has celebrated anniversaries of two major founding events: the establishment of continuous education at Brown's Schoolhouse in Randolph County, N.C., in 1838, and the creation of the Duke Endowment, which transformed Trinity College into Duke University in 1924. As a result, the institution commemorated the 100th Anniversary of its beginnings in Randolph County in 1938/1939, the 50th Anniversary of the Duke Endowment and founding of Duke University in 1974/1975, the 150th Anniversary of its beginnings in Randolph County in 1988/1989, and the 75th Anniversary of the Duke Endowment and founding of Duke University in 1999/2000. The Duke University Anniversaries Collection includes correspondence, clippings, photographs, printed matter, programs, speeches, a sound recording, a diary, acknowledgements from other institutions, a time capsule, and other materials relating to events commemorating the beginnings and founding of Duke University. Major subjects include events planning, fund raising, Duke University, Trinity College (Randolph Co., N.C. and Durham, N.C.), Normal College (Randolph Co., N.C.), Union Institute (Randolph Co., N.C.), and Brown's Schoolhouse (Randolph Co., N.C.). English.
                                                                                                                                                        Top 3 results in this collection — view all 90
                                                                                                                                                        David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                                                        Gjon Mili photographs, circa 1939-1949

                                                                                                                                                        0.25 Linear Feet (1 flat box)
                                                                                                                                                        Collection comprises 20 gelatin silver prints of images taken during the 1930s and 1940s by photographer Gjon Milin. Through new tecniques of strobe lighting and electronic flash which Mili developed at MIT, the black-and-white images, some of which were used by Life magazine, portray human locomotion and the movements of other physical phenomena such as cascading water, frozen in time. Human subjects include two African American children playing with paddleballs, a man in the shower, a man aiming a racket at a shuttlecock, and female nudes. One image is of the photographer Mili photographing a stream of water with his camera. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
                                                                                                                                                        Top 3 results in this collection — view all 6

                                                                                                                                                        Gjon Mili photographs, circa 1939-1949 0.25 Linear Feet (1 flat box)

                                                                                                                                                        Collection comprises 20 gelatin silver prints of images taken during the 1930s and 1940s by photographer Gjon Milin. Through new tecniques of strobe lighting and electronic flash which Mili developed at MIT, the black-and-white images, some of which were used by Life magazine, portray human locomotion and the movements of other physical phenomena such as cascading water, frozen in time. Human subjects include two African American children playing with paddleballs, a man in the shower, a man aiming a racket at a shuttlecock, and female nudes. One image is of the photographer Mili photographing a stream of water with his camera. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
                                                                                                                                                          David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                                                          World War II propaganda collection, 1939-1945

                                                                                                                                                          0.5 Linear Feet 400 items
                                                                                                                                                          The collection contains examples of propaganda and other nationalistically-motivated publications distributed during World War II. It includes pro-Allied, anti-Allied, pro-Axis, and anti-Axis propaganda leaflets and broadsides that were distributed in Europe and the Pacific war zones with the aim of damaging enemy morale and sustaining the morale of the occupied countries. Also includes a set of Special Service I.B.S. posters warning soldiers against venereal disease.
                                                                                                                                                          Top 3 results in this collection — view all 18

                                                                                                                                                          Propaganda leaflets for the Pacific Area, approximately 1944-1945 Box 1

                                                                                                                                                          This folder mainly contains propaganda leaflets created by the U.S. Army Psychological Warfare Branch for distribution in the Pacific, as well as information sheets detailing the languages, target audiences, and description of images and text in the leaflets, including English translations of the texts. Most of the leaflets target Japanese soldiers and civilians, with two leaflets intended for residents of Formosa (Taiwan). There are also some propaganda materials in Tok Pisin and examples of propaganda from Japan. Includes PWB Formosa leaflets numbers 1-FO-1 and 2-FO-1, and PWB Japan leaflet numbers 2-J-1, 4-J-1 through 6-J-1, 9-J-1, 10-J-1, 12-J-1 through 16-J-1, 26-J-1 through 30-J-1, and 32-J-1.

                                                                                                                                                            David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                                                            Peter Sekaer photographs, circa 1937-1940

                                                                                                                                                            1.0 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
                                                                                                                                                            Peter Sekaer (1901-1950) was a Danish-born American photographer. Collection consists of fifteen black-and-white photographs taken by Sekaer from about 1937-1940, while working for the U.S. National Housing Authority to document living conditions and public housing projects in various places in the U.S. Known locations include Louisville, Kentucky; New Orleans, Louisiana; Williamsburg, N.Y.; Nashville, Tennessee; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Austin, Texas. Individuals in the photographs include African Americans and other people of color, and White Americans; there are quite a few photographs of children playing. The focus is typically on urban and rural dwellings and yards in areas of poverty; there are also a few images of public housing projects, small businesses, and warehouses. The gelatin silver print sizes range from 4 1/2 x 4 5/8 to 10 1/4 x 13 1/8 inches. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
                                                                                                                                                            Top 3 results in this collection — view all 17
                                                                                                                                                            Duke University Archives

                                                                                                                                                            Duke University Ephemera Collection, 1935-1992

                                                                                                                                                            1 Linear Feet
                                                                                                                                                            The Ephemera Collection includes event tickets, dining hall placemats, football game tickets, receipts, decals, pins, meal books and tickets, programs, photographcs, and other materials related to student life at Duke.
                                                                                                                                                            3 results in this collection

                                                                                                                                                            Woman's College placemats, circa 1939 Oversize-folder 1

                                                                                                                                                            Eight printed placemats of Duke University buildings used at the Woman's College dining hall. The placemats were designed by Woman's College faculty member G. Hope Summerell Chamberlain.

                                                                                                                                                              Duke University Ephemera Collection, 1935-1992 1 Linear Feet

                                                                                                                                                              The Ephemera Collection includes event tickets, dining hall placemats, football game tickets, receipts, decals, pins, meal books and tickets, programs, photographcs, and other materials related to student life at Duke.
                                                                                                                                                                David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                                                                CBS reports on radio trends, 1936-1938

                                                                                                                                                                0.25 Linear Feet
                                                                                                                                                                CBS is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network that grew out of a Chicago-based radio network in the late 1920s. Collection consists of 8 reports produced by CBS in the late 1930s addressing trends in radio broadcasting and advertising. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
                                                                                                                                                                Top 3 results in this collection — view all 9
                                                                                                                                                                David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                                                                Herbert Silvette papers, circa 1936-1988

                                                                                                                                                                2.5 Linear Feet Approx. 900 Items
                                                                                                                                                                Author, and physiologist and pharmacologist at the University of Virginia Medical School. Collection comprises material relating to and examples of Herbert Silvette's writings, which include short stories, novels, and his work on the English translator Philemon Holland (1552-1637). There is also a large body of correspondence from Archibald MacLeish, which Silvette compiled in The Stiletto Letters. Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.
                                                                                                                                                                Top 3 results in this collection — view all 27

                                                                                                                                                                Herbert Silvette papers, circa 1936-1988 2.5 Linear Feet Approx. 900 Items

                                                                                                                                                                Author, and physiologist and pharmacologist at the University of Virginia Medical School. Collection comprises material relating to and examples of Herbert Silvette's writings, which include short stories, novels, and his work on the English translator Philemon Holland (1552-1637). There is also a large body of correspondence from Archibald MacLeish, which Silvette compiled in The Stiletto Letters. Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.
                                                                                                                                                                  David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                                                                                                                                                                  James Van Der Zee photographs, circa 1908-1935

                                                                                                                                                                  .5 Linear Feet (1 box)
                                                                                                                                                                  Collection comprises 42 photographs taken by James Van Der Zee, known for his portraits and documentation of daily life in Harlem, N.Y., especially during the Harlem Renaissance (1920s-1930s). There are views of parades, athletic teams, a Baptist group, a first-grade Harlem classroom, and the interior of Van Der Zee's studio, as well as fictionalized settings and poses conveying hopes, dreams, and humorous situations. Subjects include an elegant couple in raccoon coats, a soldier, a female impersonator, a funerary portrait of a man in an open casket, Black Hebrews, Black Cross nurses, Marcus Garvey in regalia during a parade, entrepreneurs Madam C.J. Walker and her daughter A'Lelia, boxer Jack Johnson, and entertainer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Included is a self-portrait of the photographer playing a violin, circa 1930. An early portrait of Van Der Zee's first wife and daughter was taken around 1908, in Lenox, Massachusetts, his birthplace. Average print size is roughly 10 3/4 x 12 inches. Almost all are exhibit prints created mostly in the 1980s from original negatives. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture at Duke University.
                                                                                                                                                                  Top 3 results in this collection — view all 45
                                                                                                                                                                  Duke University Archives

                                                                                                                                                                  Harvey Ulrich Photograph Album, circa 1936

                                                                                                                                                                  0.9 Linear Feet 1 Items
                                                                                                                                                                  Harvey Ulrich graduated from Duke University in 1938. The photograph album includes images of campus buildings (exterior and interior) and student life, circa 1936.
                                                                                                                                                                  2 results in this collection

                                                                                                                                                                  Harvey Ulrich Photograph Album, circa 1936 0.9 Linear Feet 1 Items

                                                                                                                                                                  Harvey Ulrich graduated from Duke University in 1938. The photograph album includes images of campus buildings (exterior and interior) and student life, circa 1936.
                                                                                                                                                                    Duke University Archives

                                                                                                                                                                    Harry L. Levy papers, circa 1934 - 1980

                                                                                                                                                                    3 Linear Feet 2000 Items
                                                                                                                                                                    Harry L. Levy (1906-1981) served as a professor and dean of students at Hunter College, dean and vice-chancellor of the City University of New York, professor of the humanities at Fordham University, and visiting professor of classical studies at Duke University. Levy wrote several books and numerous articles; he specialized in the Roman poet Claudian, and authored major works on Ovid and Lucian. Papers include correspondence, subject files, articles, and reprints written and collected by Harry L. Levy, relating to his research in classical studies, and his roles as a professor and administrator. English.
                                                                                                                                                                    Top 3 results in this collection — view all 12

                                                                                                                                                                    Harry L. Levy papers, circa 1934 - 1980 3 Linear Feet 2000 Items

                                                                                                                                                                    Harry L. Levy (1906-1981) served as a professor and dean of students at Hunter College, dean and vice-chancellor of the City University of New York, professor of the humanities at Fordham University, and visiting professor of classical studies at Duke University. Levy wrote several books and numerous articles; he specialized in the Roman poet Claudian, and authored major works on Ovid and Lucian. Papers include correspondence, subject files, articles, and reprints written and collected by Harry L. Levy, relating to his research in classical studies, and his roles as a professor and administrator. English.

                                                                                                                                                                      Limit your search

                                                                                                                                                                      more »

                                                                                                                                                                      more »

                                                                                                                                                                      View distribution

                                                                                                                                                                      more »

                                                                                                                                                                      more »

                                                                                                                                                                      more »

                                                                                                                                                                      more »