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J. Walter Thompson Company. Competitive Advertisements, 1955-1997

550.0 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.
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    Duke University Archives

    Self-Study Steering Committee records, 1965-1998

    4 Linear Feet 4000 Items
    Collection includes Duke University's self-study reports submitted to the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools in 1965, 1976, 1988 and 1998, as well as surrounding correspondence and schedules.
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    1965 3 boxes

      Duke University Archives

      University Marshal records, 1942-1989

      40 Linear Feet
      The Office of the University Marshal is responsible for some of Duke University's most significant occasions: opening convocation, Founders' Day, and commencement. The University Marshal Records include correspondence, lists of candidates for degrees, memos, programs, financial records, records of the awarding of honorary degrees, minutes of the commencement committee, statistics, speeches, and other printed materials. Major subjects include information and procedures related to Founder's Day, baccalaureate services, convocations, and commencements; and files that detail the daily operation of the Office of the University Marshal. English.
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      1967 and 1968 Additions (Accession A67-087 and Accession 68-345), 1940-1970

      Includes information about convocation, commencement, Founder's Day, baccalaureate services, honorary degrees, and the daily business of the Office of the University Marshal. The Office files include correspondence, memos, statistics, receipts, lists of dissertation titles, memos on ceremonial procedures, lists of degree candidates, information about diplomas, and information on honors and prizes.

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        Reviewers Club records, 1922-2023

        4.5 Linear Feet
        Records of the Reviewers Club, a women's club in Durham, N.C. Collection includes programs, club histories, correspondence, meeting minutes, and scrapbooks documenting the club's activities and history.
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        1992-0087 Accession Box 3

        Formerly Acc. 92/087: Box 1

          1997-0064 Accession Box 4

          Formerly known as Acc. 97/064: Box 1

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            Video Monitoring Services log books, 1978-2007

            3.0 Linear Feet
            Video Monitoring Services of America (VMS) was a television broadcast content tracking and analysis firm, based in New York, N.Y., active from the 1970s until it closed in 2011. Collection includes log books of television advertising, news broadcasts, and other media content recorded and analyzed for viewership and other parameters by VMS. The collection also includes some logs from Radio TV Reports, a competitor firm and limited partner of VMS. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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            Ann Lovett papers, 1979-2015

            9 Linear Feet
            Ann Lovett is an artist who teaches at the State University of New York at New Paltz. This collection documents her artistic and academic career with a focus on her work in the book arts.
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            1979-1989 Box 1

              1991-1995 Box 2

                Duke University Archives

                Richard A. Preston papers, circa 1745-1987 (bulk 1956-1987)

                36 Linear Feet 36000 Items
                Richard Arthur Preston (b. 1910), a leading British Commonwealth scholar, was appointed the William K. Boyd Professor of History at Duke University in 1965. Major subjects of the collection include Canadian history, especially military history; the Department of History; and the Canadian Studies program at Duke. Materials include correspondence, reports, course syllabi, printed matter, manuscripts, clippings, photographs, and other papers. English.
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                1981 Additions (A81-60), ca. 1745-1980

                Includes extensive correspondence, numerous drafts and published articles and reviews, photocopies of primary sources, some research notes, and administrative papers dealing with the Duke University History Dept. The chief subjects include Canadian military affairs, general military history, military education, and Canadian Studies as a historical subdiscipline.

                  Duke University: General Administrative, 1948-1980 Box 1

                  Contains materials on appointments, commonwealth studies, university policies, graduate students, the History Department, letters of recommendation, the military history program at Duke, oral examinations, retirement, Shell fellowships, testimonials, the University Centers for Rational Alternatives, visitors, and grant proposals.

                  1. 1981 Additions (A81-60), ca. 1745-1980
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                  Dale B. J. Randall papers, 1940-2010s

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                  Dale B.J. Randall (1929-2016) taught in the Duke English Dept. from 1957-1999 and in the Drama Program from 1991-1999. The collection includes material related to both the English Dept. and the Drama Program as well as Randall's scholarly research. Types of material include correspondence, flyers, programs, clippings, and articles. The collection ranges in date from 1940 through the 2010s.
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                  1986 Accession

                  Includes correspondence between Randall and others who had information on Warrington Dawson and Joseph Conrad. There are also photographs that were to be included in Randall's book, as well as his notes and an original letter from Dawson to Conrad.

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                    Claudia Horwitz papers, 1988-2013

                    8.5 Linear Feet (14 boxes)
                    Collection contains personal and professional papers of Claudia Horwitz, a Chapel Hill spiritual activist, author, and founder of Stone Circles.
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                    1988-1996 1 boxes

                      Duke University Archives

                      Bernard Peach papers, [1946 - 1992]

                      9 Linear Feet 9000 Items
                      William Bernard Peach, emeritus professor, joined the Duke University Philosophy Department in 1951. Major subjects of the collection include student papers on philosophy; department business; and notes on Hegel, Descartes, Clarence I. Lewis, and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. The collection contains correspondence, recommendations, student papers, departmental minutes, lecture notes, and grant proposals. English.
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                      1989 Addition (A89-0050), [1951-1989]

                      Includes correspondence, student papers, lecture notes, research notes, and departmental minutes while Peach was teaching in the Philosophy Department and while he was Director of Graduate Studies.

                        Duke University Archives

                        Frances D. Acomb papers, 1953 - 1975

                        0.5 Linear Feet 500 Items
                        Frances D. Acomb (1907-1984) served as a professor of history at Duke University from 1945 to 1975. She specialized in French history. The Acomb papers contain correspondence, memoranda, manuscripts, and printed matter dealing with Acomb's study of European history, particularly Jacques Mallet Du Pan; as well as the Duke University chapter of the American Association of University Professors, the American Association of University Women, and other professional organizations. English.
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                        Duke University Archives

                        Duke University/University of North Carolina Center for Research on Women records, 1982 - 1992

                        30.5 Linear Feet 20,500 Items
                        The Duke-UNC Center for Research on Women was founded in 1982 as a collaborative endeavor between Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to promote Women's Studies scholarship, research, and curriculum development in the South. The project was originally named the Duke-UNC Women's Studies Research Center, but changed its name to the Duke-UNC Center for Research on Women in 1987. The Center operated with support from the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation, smaller grants from local foundations, and institutional backing from Duke and UNC. The records contain correspondence, reports, grant documents, audiotapes, a videotape, and other materials relating to the Center for Research on Women. Major subjects include women's studies curriculum development and research, pay equity, and the relationships between race, class, and gender. Materials range in date from 1982 to 1992. English.
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                        Triangle Raging Grannies records, 1998-2015

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                        Raging Grannies is an activist organization that promotes peace, justice and social and economic equality by raising consciousness through song and satire. They also aim to challenge stereotypical assumptions about advocacy and aging. This collection contains materials documenting the Triangle chapter of the Raging Grannies in North Carolina from 1998-2015.
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                        1998-1999 Box 1, Folder 1-2

                          2000-2009 Box 1, Folder 3-4

                            2010-2015 Box 1, Folder 5-7

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                              Frank Baker collection of Methodist circuit plans, 1777-1984 and undated

                              8.5 Linear Feet Approx. 2000 items
                              Consists predominantly of circuit plans from the Methodist Church (Great Britain) and the earlier churches that merged to form it in 1907 and 1932: the Wesleyan Methodist Church, the Primitive Methodist Church, the United Methodist Free Churches, and the United Methodist Church (Great Britain). These circuit plans, collected by Frank Baker, document the history, growth, and organization of the itinerancy, established by John Wesley in the early years of the church when Methodism began to spread into the rural areas of England. The plans feature detailed schedules of where the itinerant preachers, known as circuit riders, were to appear and preach each week.
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                              United States Army materials relating to the American Civil War, 1860s-1890s

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                              The United States Army, also referred to as the Northern, Union, or Federal army, fought against the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. This collection was assembled by Rubenstein Library out of miscellaneous and disparate archival and manuscript collections, including: U.S. Army units and regimental records, inventories, and orders; as assorted letters and correspondence from various Army soldiers and officers; maps, letterheads, and blank forms, all created or produced during the Civil War era. Many materials relate to troop movements; inventories of supplies, equipment, troops, and food; enlistment, pay, and service histories of various members of the U.S. Army; activities of particular regiments; action or battles against the Confederacy; examples of personal letters to and from soldiers' family members; reports and summaries of war conditions in Southern territories (poverty and hunger in Southern towns, destruction and seizure of property, and the difficult circumstances facing newly-freed Black populations); and other assorted bureaucratic and administrative Army records.
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                              1st Connecticut Artillery (Heavy) narrative history, 1864 Box 1

                              Manuscript bound volume describing formation, movements, and service of the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery, under command of Capt. Uriah Wallace. Volume describes travels through towns and forts in Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, including travel by James and Potomac Rivers. Includes list of deaths and wounded. Author unknown.

                                Army of the Tennessee records, 1864-1865 Box 1

                                File contains miscellaneous materials from Dept. of the Tennessee, including: assorted papers relating to pay and service of 1st Lt. John R. Scupham; lists of tools and numbers of men (including "contraband negroes") in the Pioneer Corps; and a list of contracts made under 1st Lt. A.D. Whitcomb of the 1st Missouri Engineers.

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                                  St. Joseph African Methodist Episcopal Church fan collection, 1940s

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                                  St. Joseph African Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in Durham, N.C. in 1869. The church fan collection consists of 16 fans distributed to congregation members. Fans depict on one side devotional and pastoral scenes; on the other side are religious and promotional messages from various Durham, N.C. African American-owned businesses. Businesses represented include automotive repair shops, bakeries, flower shops, funeral parlors, grocery stores and laundry services. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.
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                                  1. African American children praying, 1940s Box 1

                                  Back side: Hayti Shoe Repair Shop, Selective Service, S.W. Shaw prop., phone R-4601, 713 Fayetteville St. Durham N.C.

                                    2. African American girl and woman watering flowers, 1940s Box 1

                                    Back side: Scarborough & Hargett Funeral Directors, Ambulance Service, phone J-3721, "Faithful, Efficient and Continuous Service Since 1888," Durham N.C. Photograph of children captioned "Playtime at Scarborough Nursery School."

                                      3. African American woman with basket of peaches, 1940s Box 1

                                      Back side: Farrington's Grocery Market, Novey Farrington prop., "Fresh Home-Killed Meats Fancy Groceries of All Kinds Prices Within Reach," phone J-1635, 2409 Fayetteville St. Durham N.C.

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                                        Tombs of the Middle East postcard collection, 1890s-1920s

                                        0.5 Linear Feet (1 document box)
                                        Collection consists of postcards, with photographs or printed images of tombs, worship places, and cemetery monuments from locations across the Middle East region, including Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Iran, Palestine, Iraq, and India. Some images of Christian, Judaic, and Muslim holy and religious sites.
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                                        Nadia Sablin photographs, 2008-2014

                                        1.5 Linear Feet (39 13x19 photographs in one box.)
                                        This collection includes 39 photographic prints comprising the series Aunties, by Nadia Sablin, the 2014 CDS/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography Award Winner. Aunties is a series of photographs detailing the lives of two unmarried sisters living in a Russian village.
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                                        Jennifer Stratton photographs, 2014-2015

                                        23 item (1 box, 1 oversize folder)
                                        This collection includes 23 photographic prints comprising the series Where We Live: A North Carolina Portrait. Photographs taken by Jennifer Jacklin Stratton throughout the state of North Carolina in 2014-2015.
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                                        Julia Penelope papers, ca. 1986-1999

                                        3 Linear Feet 1800 Items

                                        This accession continues to document Julia Penelope's life as a lesbian and feminist activist and academic. Materials include correspondence and financial records; lecture notes and writings by Penelope dealing with subjects that include linguistics, lesbian communities, lesbian separatists, and coming out; subject files; and book reviews of works by Penelope and others. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture. For information on earlier accessions, please consult the Duke Library online catalog.

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