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Emily G. Wightman testimony on spousal abuse and neglect, circa 1800-1850

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Single page testimony signed by Emily G. Wightman describing her husband's physical abuse and his neglect of his children.
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Testimony Folder 1

Susan Wicklund papers, 1970-2013

8 Linear Feet (16 boxes)
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Dr. Susan Wicklund is a former abortion provider from Wisconsin. The papers chiefly document her professional career, centering on her work in the Midwest, where she operated abortion clinics in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Wisconsin from the 1990s to 2013. Materials include many items of correspondence from patients, supporters, and opponents; files on national and local abortion rights and women's movement groups; articles and newspaper clippings; conference papers; materials related to anti-abortion groups; legal documents, including court case records; a recording of her 1992 "60 Minutes" television interview, and drafts of her book, This Common Secret: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor (2007). A few clinic documents also exist in the form of leasing records, sample charts, manuals, and anonymized guestbooks. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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Susan Wicklund papers, 1970-2013 8 Linear Feet (16 boxes)

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

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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.
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Mary Jane Whorton papers, 1945-2010s, bulk 1950s-1980s 6 Linear Feet

Correspondence, circa 1950s-2010s Box 1

Who Needs Feminism Records, 2012-ongoing

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Who Needs Feminism started as a class project for Women in the Public Sphere: History, Theory, and Practice in Spring 2012. The project began a campaign of posters and photographs on social media depicting people of varying gender and ethnicity holding white board signs with the text "I need feminism because ...". The Who Needs Feminism records include captures of the campaign's Tumblr and Facebook pages, print-outs of social media campaign activity, news articles on the campaign, and reflection essays written by the 16 students who originally created the campaign.
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Who Needs Feminism Records, 2012-ongoing 0.25 Linear Feet

James Howard Whitty papers, 1792-1943 and undated

19 Linear Feet Approx. 12,275 Items
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Journalist, businessman, Poe scholar and editor, and an avid collector of Poe memorabilia; resided in Richmond, Virginia. The James Howard Whitty papers include letters, drafts of books and articles, research notes, newspaper clippings, and other papers, all relating to Whitty's writings on Edgar Allan Poe's life and career, his editorship of Poe's poetry, and his relationship with other literary scholars. The numerous clippings are found both loose and mounted in three scrapbooks. There is also a manuscript volume containing a Richmond, Virginia book seller's accounts. Other research materials on Poe consist of transcripts of Poe's letters and over 600 images related to Poe's life. There is voluminous correspondence from Poe scholars and other literary critics, including George Woodberry, Mary E. Phillips, and Thomas O. Mabbott. Whitty's research papers also contain copies of letters from John C. Frémont to Joel Poinsett in 1838, research material and correspondence relating to Virginia planter and early Congressman John Randolph of Roanoke, and the history of Richmond, Virginia.
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James Howard Whitty papers, 1792-1943 and undated 19 Linear Feet Approx. 12,275 Items

Walt Whitman papers, 1841-1940, bulk 1841-1891

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Collection includes correspondence separated into two subseries: "Letters To or About Walt Whitman," and "Letters From or By Walt Whitman." Most of Whitman's letters in the collection were written between 1880 and 1891. Letters include those written to and from friends, family members, editors, publishers, and soldiers Whitman met in and around Washington, D. C. during the Civil War. The Clippings Series includes both large groups of clippings collected and annotated by Whitman, and clippings Whitman took from complete or nearly complete articles. Also included are manuscripts and printed materials about or relating to Whitman, most of which date during Whitman's lifetime. There are portraits, etchings, engravings, and sketches both of Whitman and of his brother, George, and sister, Hannah. A Writings Series contains manuscript and printed versions of poetry and prose dating from Whitman's career in journalism up to the end of his life. It is divided into four subseries: Manuscript Poems (1855-1882 and undated); Manuscript Prose (1852-1891 and undated); Proofs (1874-1891 and undated); and Periodicals Containing Contributions by Whitman (1841-1891).
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Walt Whitman papers, 1841-1940, bulk 1841-1891 28 Linear Feet

Dorothy Whitlock papers, 1948-1989 and undated

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Occupational therapist and medical illustrator active in Utah and North Carolina. The Dorothy Whitlock Papers span the dates 1948-1989 and derive from Whitlock's work as an occupational therapist and medical illustrator. The collection contains visual materials which include image files and loose images of medical illustrations in a variety of media, including but not limited to watercolor, graphite pencil, brushed graphite paint, pen and ink drawings, photographs of etchings, and photographs. The images include but are not limited to portrayals of various medical procedures, conditions, techniques, and tools. The collection also contains papers related to Whitlock's time as an occupational therapist at the Veterans' Administration Hospital in Oteen, North Carolina, and papers related to her interest in and work on tuberculosis. Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.
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Dorothy Whitlock papers, 1948-1989 and undated 1.5 Linear Feet Approx. 300 Items

Lyman Whiting papers, 1713-1955

1.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes) 310 Items
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Lyman Whiting (1817-1906) was a white Massachusetts clergyman and political nominee for Congress. The collection consists of materials documenting Whiting's professional life as a Congregational minister in New England, as well as family papers and correspondence between him and family members including his wife Sophia Chamberlain.
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Lyman Whiting papers, 1713-1955 1.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes) 310 Items

"Mr. Ebeneezer Chamberlain's wife's dying advice to her children a little before her death", 1788 September 1 Box 1

William Edward Whitford papers, 1955-1966

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A Duke University Alum, William Edward Whitford eventually became manager of Duke's Physical Plant Operations and Maintenance. His collection includes bound date books from the years 1955-66.
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William Edward Whitford papers, 1955-1966 0.5 Linear Feet 12 Items

John Whitford papers, 1829-1921

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Planter, Confederate Army officer, and North Carolina state senator. Correspondence, tax books, military order book, postwar plantation records, and legal papers relating to Whitford's planting activities before and after the Civil War, his service as a colonel in the 67th Regiment of North Carolina Troops, and his position as state senator. Includes Whitford family letters and papers.
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John Whitford papers, 1829-1921 3 Linear Feet 1011 Items