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Contains biographical and autobiographical information by and about Rosetta Reitz, including her work both inside and outside the music business. Comprises published and unpublished writings, correspondence, resume materials, and scrapbooks.

Biographical Materials consists of papers pertaining to Robert Ward's professional life as composer. The series includes collected works lists and classifications compiled by both Ward and others; drafts and proofs of Ward's autobiography; biographical profiles, newspaper clippings, assorted event photographs, professional headshots of Ward, and conference and concert programs from throughout his career; details of publishing contracts and commissions for new music; and other publications on his music by Ward himself. Includes documents from the various organizations with which Ward affiliated, including: the Academy of Arts and Letters, the American Musical Theater Project, Friends of the American Musical Theatre, Durham Arts Council, Triangle Opera Theater, Opera Company of North Carolina, and cultural trips to Guatemala and Japan as part of the United States Friendship Commission. Contains materials from the celebrations for his 70th, 80th, and 90th birthdays, including programs, newspaper clippings, contracts, photographs, recordings, and music dedicated to Ward. Recordings include interviews and concert recordings celebrating Ward's music. Includes some materials from Ward's time at Duke Univeristy, such as the concert series Encounters with Music of our Time, the Summer Opera Workshop, and Winterfest. Contains papers and yearbooks from Ward's time as a student at the Eastman School of Music. Includes recordings of several interviews Ward gave throughout his career. Also includes a variety of certificates and awards received by Ward, including degrees, honorary degrees, a key to the city of Raleigh, North Carolina, State of North Carolina medal, and a golden baton from the American Symphony Orchestra League. Grouped and arranged by content type.

Contains biographical material related to Mary McMillan and her work. Included are autobiographical writings, personal and work-related papers, newspaper and magazine clippings, and printed materials documenting her life. Arranged in chronological order.

Includes a 1971 resumé, a few letters concerning professional appointments, a program from an alumni association "roast" in 2002, and John Wilson Fleming's obituary from February 16, 2005.

Programs from churches where John Wilson Fleming was pastor, 1961-1989; a sheaf of notes for a Sunday School lesson; a few condolence letters upon the death of congregants; and various other related papers.

Contains a handful of letters from 1964 relating to political campaigns based in Raleigh, N.C.; several drafts of meeting minutes from the Raleigh Citizens Society, 1964; and a few letters from 1967 written by John W. Fleming concerning the annexation of a Raleigh neighborhood and resulting changes in school districting.

Includes corporate press releases, government forms, and printed materials such as magazine profiles.

Includes business and personal correspondence that touch on issues relating to finance, speaking engagements, Bathon's move to and from India, and other topics.

Includes JWT reporting on billings and year-end statements for operations in India and Pakistan.

This series consists largely of materials related to the establishment and development of a Black Studies program (renamed African and Afro-American Studies then African and African American Studies) at Duke with some material for the Black Studies Committee at Durham Public Schools. Includes records of Duke's Black Studies program, the Advisory Committee, the President's Council on Black Affairs, the Association of African Students, and the Black History Forum in 1972.

Series includes board of director meeting agendas, briefings, minutes, and other references materials.

Includes an index, Minutes of the Board of Trustees, Reports of the Secretary, and the Committee of Trustee Secretaries.

The photographer's name appears following the title for each print. All titles are taken from the original captions; original French captions have not been transcribed but appear with each print. When known, the image negative numbers assigned by the studio have been included in the description; all of these were taken by Félix Bonfils. Box 1 contains information on the collection, including photocopied articles on the history of the Bonfils photography studio.

Volume 1 of Carol Georgette Lake Bradley's memoirs contains narrative and photographs relating to her childhood in New Jersey, including family life; her grandmother; dancing school; her childhood homes on Washington Ave., Woodside Ave., and Ridge Street, in Newark; and her time at Barringer High School, also in Newark. Includes inserted photographs and other memorabilia. Bradley frequently recorded song lyrics, movies she attended, and favorite outings in Newark.

Arranged chronologically.

Contains handouts, correspondence, clippings, newsletters, audiovisual materials, and other assorted materials. Topics include news updates, events including rallies, lobbying politicians, and advocacy through education to raise awareness of the genocide and human rights abuses in Bosnia and Kosovo. Series contains t-shirts used during rallies and a documentary, The Eyes of Bosnia that was used as an educational tool by Jews Against Genocide (JAG).

Series includes 484 boxed game sets for role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons, Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, Call of Cthulhu, Al-Qadim, Car Wars, Traveller, James Bond, and Star Trek. A boxed set typically includes maps and grids, character guides, encounter playbooks, a die, and other literature to be used for creating new or altered worlds within a particular game.