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Appleton Oaksmith papers, 1840-1949

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Appleton Oaksmith (1827 or 1828-1887) was a ship owner and captain, merchant, writer, and state representative for North Carolina. He was convicted in 1862 for allegedly outfitting ships to traffic in enslaved people but was later pardoned in 1872. Collection consists of correspondence, legal and financial documents, clippings, and bound volumes (mainly ledgers, logbooks, and scrapbooks) that document the personal life, interests, business ventures, naval voyages, and political and diplomatic career of Appleton Oaksmith. To a lesser extent the collection documents the lives and business of the Oaksmith and Mason families. The bulk of collection material dates from the mid- to late-1850s and the mid- to late-1870s. Notably absent from the collection is material related to Oaksmith's alleged trafficking in enslaved people and his indictment, conviction, and imprisonment for it.
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Outdoor Advertising Association of America Slide Library, 1891-2000 and undated

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The Outdoor Advertising Association of America Slide Library spans the years 1891 through the 2000s, with the bulk of the collection originating in the 1950s and later. The collection documents over a hundred years of outdoor advertising primarily in the United States, plus some international campaigns from several other continents. The Slide Library is a large collection, almost entirely comprised of slides of billboards, exhibiting a grand range of graphic artistry, advertising campaigns, and marketing strategies. A smaller group of images supports the ad collection with views of artwork, billboard construction and other related images. In addition to over 62,000 slides, there are a few early glass slides, as well as transparencies, a small number of paper files, and six audiocassettes accompanying slide presentations. Many images were submitted by outdoor advertising companies over a number of years to the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) as entries in annual national competitions to determine the best poster designs. The OAAA currently sponsors the OBIE Awards, which were preceded by awards programs under various names and sponsorships starting in the early 1930s. The award is modeled after the ancient Egyptian obelisk, considered by many the earliest form of outdoor advertising. Indeed much of the collection can be seen as evidence of this awards program although only the Award Nominees Series contains slides labeled as such. Other slides probably were transferred to OAAA when companies cleaned out their back files, though the precise sources of many items are unknown. The slides were maintained at OAAA primarily as a large supply of creative examples for member companies. Researchers interested in the following subjects may find the Outdoor Advertising Association of America Slide Library especially helpful: the outdoor advertising medium itself, advertising awards, advertising design, billboard construction, and commercial art, as well as the many outdoor advertising companies, advertisers, and advertising campaigns represented.

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Palestinian Student films, 2012-2020

61 items 37 Gigabytes
Forty-three films by 44 Palestinian student filmmakers, created between 2012 and 2020, documenting or portraying the political context and lived experience in the West Bank and Gaza.
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Endless Dream (حلم موبد), 2018 Digital-materials RL11839-SET-0001, Video-file ENDLESS DREAM FILM.mp4

Fiction. Magical visions in a bleak prison (رُؤًى سحرية في سجن مظلم); Keywords: incarceration, dreams (أحلام، سَجن / احتجاز); Associated university/location: Al-Quds University Institute of Modern Media (جامعة القدس معهد الإعلام العصري‎), Ramallah.

  1. Films shown at the 2017-2019 Duke University Festival of Student Films From Palestine, 2012-2019
  2. Amjad Abu Baker [credited as Amjad Jamal] and Lillian Al Azzeh

The Gate (البوابة), 2016 Digital-materials RL11839-SET-0002, Video-file the gate البوابة (1080p).mp4

Fiction. No way to get through (لا سبيل للعبور); Keywords: Gaza, checkpoints, political commentary (غزة، تعليق سياسي, نقاط التفتيش); Associated university/location: Birzeit University's program in Gaza (جامعة بيرزيت), Gaza.

  1. Films shown at the 2017-2019 Duke University Festival of Student Films From Palestine, 2012-2019
  2. Mohammed Abd El Aziz Abu Hamam (محمد عبد العزيز ابو حمام )
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Gwendolyn M. Parker papers, 1967-1998

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Gwendolyn M. Parker is an author and memoirist and former lawyer and business executive whose writings chronicle the experience of the Black middle class in America. This collection spans the years 1967-1998 and primarily documents her writing career, including work on her 1994 novel These Same Long Bones and her 1997 memoir Trespassing: My Sojourn in the Halls of Privilege. Materials include diaries, correspondence, clippings, writings, and other miscellaneous printed and manuscript materials.
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Fred Panzer papers, 1950-2001 and undated.

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Fred Panzer was Vice President of the Tobacco Institute from 1971 to 1980. The Tobacco Institute was founded in 1958 by twelve U.S. tobacco companies, whose interests it represented. This collection contains materials from Fred Panzer's career at the Tobacco Institute from 1950 to 1981. Collection also includes materials from 1983 to 2001. Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collection.
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Palestinian Oral History Project, 2017-2020

15 Gigabytes 241 Files
Oral history interviews with Palestinian students and artists, created by Duke students for the course AMES 204FS, "Documenting the Middle East," taught by Nancy Kalow.
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AlRob, Sarah, 2017 Digital-materials RL11850-SET-0001, E-folder AlRob, Sarah

Sarah AlRob is a journalist and filmmaker from Jenin in the West Bank.

  1. Interviews, 2017

Eid, Mohammed, 2017 Digital-materials RL11850-SET-0001, E-folder Eid, Mohammed

Mohammed Eid, from the Gaza Strip, was a Rotary Peace Fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at the time of his interviews.

  1. Interviews, 2017

Jawabreh, Asma, 2017 Digital-materials RL11850-SET-0001, E-folder Jawabreh, Asma

Asma Jawabreh is a journalist and filmmaker from a refugee camp near Hebron in the West Bank.

  1. Interviews, 2017
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Palestinian and Lebanese Poster collection, 1960-1991 [bulk 1965-1979]

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Posters and some brochures and pamphlets acquired by Bill Tracy during his time at the American University of Beirut. The majority of the collection consists of political posters from Palestine and tourism posters from Lebanon. Also included are some travel brochures and pamphlets about various sites in Jordan, Syria, Yemen, Egypt, and Lebanon. Materials largely date from the 1960s to the 1970s.
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Arnold Palmer advertisements and memorabilia, 1959-2005 and undated

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Professional golfer and celebrity spokesperson. Arnold Palmer advertisements and memorabilia collection consists of print advertisements featuring Palmer as spokesperson, celebrity figure or providing product endorsements, as well as print advertisements for Arnold Palmer's own companies. In addition, the collection includes trading and collector cards, telephone prepaid cards and photographs bearing Palmer's likeness. Companies represented include Beaunit, Chemstrand, Ford, Glaxo (Nicorette smoking cessation products), Haggar, Heinz, Munsingwear, Rayovac, Rockwell, Sears, United Air Lines and Wilson Sporting Goods. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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Pankhurst family papers, 1891-1923

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The Pankhurst family included English political activists and leaders of British women's suffrage movement, Emmeline (1858-1928) and her daughters, Christabel (1880-1958), and Estelle Sylvia (1882-1960). Collection includes letters by Emmeline, Christabel, and Sylvia Pankhurst, as well as photographs of them.
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Emmeline Pankhurst, 1891-1920

Includes 1891 letter to W. M. Thompson inviting him to a conference on the position of women because of his attacks on suffragists, and explaining the suffragists' position. The other letter (1920), to M. Wickle, discusses attitudes about her in New England, "I imagine my attitude towards pacifism & radicalism is considered too drastic by some of the leading people in some movements," and plans for a luncheon.

    Christabel Pankhurst, 1911-1913

    Includes a 1911 letter to Mr. Grinling regarding a Manhood Suffrage Bill, and a request that Labour party members reject it. There is a thank you note by Christobel dated 1913, as well as her autograph on a separate sheet.

      Sylvia Pankhurst, 1916-1923

      Letter to Mr. Grinling (1916) regarding increasing the number and circulation of the Labour and Socialist newspaper. There are two letters to "Dear Comrade" (1922, 1923?) on Workers' Dreadnought stationery, one regarding printing a piece, the other regarding expenses that threaten the viability of the newspaper. The final letter is written by [W. Sherith?] on Workers' Dreadnought stationery in 1923, to "Dear Comrade," giving thanks for financial support and worrying about the rent on the office, which is due.

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        A. A. Parker papers, 1909-1917

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        A. A. (Alfred A.) Parker was a Black stock sales agent for the National Negro Life Insurance Company, a Tuskegee-based firm founded by president Ernest T. Attwell and vice president Booker T. Washington, Jr., in 1916. Collection comprises nine letters to A. A. Parker, plus three blank subscription forms with receipts for insurance stock.
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        A. A. Parker papers, 1909-1917 0.1 Linear Feet (12 items)

        A. A. (Alfred A.) Parker was a Black stock sales agent for the National Negro Life Insurance Company, a Tuskegee-based firm founded by president Ernest T. Attwell and vice president Booker T. Washington, Jr., in 1916. Collection comprises nine letters to A. A. Parker, plus three blank subscription forms with receipts for insurance stock.

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