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Duke University Library Staff Association records, 1969-2002

2 Linear Feet
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Minutes, agendas, announcements, committee files, flyers, planning documents, directories, newsletters, and other materials created and collected by DULSA, the Duke University Library Staff Association.
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Duke University Library Staff Association records, 1969-2002 2 Linear Feet

Accession (UA2005.0073): Parking Task Force, 1996-2000

Accession (UA2005.0054), 1986-2002

Duke Photography, job number records, 1960-2018

129 Linear Feet 129.2 Gigabytes
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Duke Photography, formerly called Duke University Photography, was the official photographic service of Duke University. The Duke Photography Records include many of the original photographs taken by the service from the 1960s through the 2010s.
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Duke Photography, job number records, 1960-2018 129 Linear Feet 129.2 Gigabytes

Duke Association for Business Oriented Women records, 2008-2023

4.3 Gigabytes
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The Duke Association for Business Oriented Women (Duke BOW) was founded about 2007 and is a professional and social community of female undergraduates and alumnae of Duke University which promotes education, experience, and exchange between industry professionals and students interested in business leadership. Duke BOW records include executive meeting agendas and minutes; General Body Meeting materials; event planning documents; photographs of executive board members, general members, and events; alumni correspondence; mentorship programs; the BOW Constitution; newsletters; PowerPoint presentations; resume and interview workshops; and recruitment events.
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Duke Association for Business Oriented Women records, 2008-2023 4.3 Gigabytes

Duke Ambassadors records, 1947-2004

0.25 Linear Feet 7 Items
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The Duke Ambassadors were an independent, student run, thirteen piece dance band founded by Sonny Burke '37 that was a staple of the Duke University social scene for thirty years. This collection is one compiled artificially by the Office of Alumni Affairs and contains material pertaining to the music and the origination of the Duke Ambassadors including one folder of background information and four CDs. Materials in the collection date from 1947-2004, bulk 1947-1957.
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Duke Ambassadors records, 1947-2004 0.25 Linear Feet 7 Items

Dujardin-Beaumetz letter, [Paris], circa 1833-1895

1 items
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ALS. Asks that recipient examine bearer of letter. Typed transcription available.
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Duff Green papers, 1818-1909 and undated

1.6 Linear Feet 1,855 Items
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Merchant and manufacturer of Falmouth, Virginia. Correspondence, ledgers, daybooks, account books, and other business records (chiefly 1822-1875) of Green and his various associates, illustrating activities such as retailing, grain milling and merchandising, and cotton cloth manufacturing. The bulk of the collection is in the form of bound manuscript volumes. Firms represented include the Bellmont and Eagle flour mills, the Falmouth Manufacturing Company, and the Elm Cotton Factory. The papers also reflect the emergence of Fredericksburg, Va., as a business center, and the decline of Falmouth.
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Duff Green Papers, 1818-1909 and undated 4 boxes

Duff Green papers, 1818-1909 and undated 1.6 Linear Feet 1,855 Items

Dudley Woodbridge letter, Groton, Mass., to Dudley Woodbridge, Norwich, Conn., 1770, Apr.

1 items
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ALS. Woodbridge writes to his son concerning a land controversy involving the dower of Mrs. Mumford.
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Dr. J. H. Fairfax certificate, 1831 February 21

0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)
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Collection comprises a certificate written by Fairfax stating that he examined Alsy (Alice), who was a slave being hired out to Charles Mothershead in Westmoreland Co., Va. He found that she had procidentia uteri (her entire uterus was outside the vagina), which caused her to be unable to work. He added, "She may be made useful by the application of an instrument properly adjusted, to keep the part from coming down."
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Dr. J. H. Fairfax certificate, 1831 February 21 0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)

Dr. James Blundell document, 1848, May 4.

1 items
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Holograph, signed. A prescription.
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Dorthea Jane Stephen diary, 1887 April 1 - August 17

0.1 Linear Feet 1 Items
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Missionary to India and author of religious works. Cousin to Virginia Woolf; daughter of James Fitzjames Stephen, who was brother to Leslie Stephen, Virginia Woolf's father. Handwritten diary, 151 full pages, by 16-year-old Dorothea Jane Stephen. Entries document the author's anticipation of Jubilee Day (July 21, 1887, the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria's reign), as well as her activities on the day itself (written in red rather than black ink), and the parties and church services following it. Other topics include her daily life in London and two family trips in England. In particular, Stephen chronicled (through both words and ink drawings) her family, including her mother and two sisters; school classes and examinations; visiting rounds; current fashion, horses, and carriages rides; leisure activities and sports, especially collecting bugs, reading, dancing, and playing lawn tennis; and visiting the coast at Barnstaple, England. She also described sites in London, including Buckingham Palace, St. Jame's Park, Piccadilly, and Kensington Heights.
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Dorthea Jane Stephen diary, 1887 April 1 - August 17 0.1 Linear Feet 1 Items

Donald John Armour letter, [London], to "My dear Teddy", 1904 Jun. 10

1 items
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Letter (ALS) acknowledges the receipt of a letter and check. Expresses gratification that he has been able to provide not only professional services, but also those of a friend.
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Documents, 1853-1856

2 items
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Subscription to the New York journal of medicine and a holograph receipt of payment by Crammer or Cramer to Jas. W. Carmer.
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Documents, 1853-1856 2 items

Dixi Crosby documents, 1835-1840

2 items
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Holograph receipts, signed. Payments received by Crosby from Mr. Soley for medical services and from Oliver P. Hubbard for graduation fees.
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Dixi Crosby documents, 1835-1840 2 items

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Diploma, Madrid, Spain, 1808 June 30

1 items
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Diploma of membership in the society, "Regia matritensis Academia". Bears seal of society and signatures of Ignatius Maria Ruiz, Joseph Mozinnus, Joseph Anthony a Capdeosta, Banares, and Salvadore X. Coronado.
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Diploma, Madrid, Spain, 1808 June 30 1 items

Dio Lewis papers, 1872-1878

2 items
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ALS. Writes to "my dear Holbrook" of his intention to start a school of physical education and to write a book and to Mr. Woolson, inviting both Woolson and his wife to join him that summer.
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Dio Lewis papers, 1872-1878 2 items

Dilmus J. Appleberry papers, 1810-1927, bulk 1850-1896

2.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes, 1,750 items)
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Business, family, and legal correspondence, accounts, bills, invoices, indentures, land surveys, and other papers. Correspondents whose names appear most often are Pettit and Leake, a legal firm of Goochland Court House, Va., Altantic and Virginia Fertilizing Co. of Richmond, Va., and Appleberry's nephew, Thomas A. Bledsoe.
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Dilmus J. Appleberry papers, 1810-1927, bulk 1850-1896 2.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes, 1,750 items)

Blanche Simmons Diary, 1879-1880

0.2 Linear Feet 1 Item
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Blanche Simmons (1857/8-1941) was the daughter of Sir John Lintorn Arabin Simmons (1821-1903), Field Marshal and Colonel Commandant of the Royal Engineers, and his second wife, Blanche Weston. The collection consists of a single diary that records the events of two distinct trips taken by Blanche Simmons and her parents in 1879 and 1880. The first half of the diary documents a family vacation to Belgium and the Netherlands from September 19th to October 13th, 1879, with stops in Brussels, Spa, Utrecht, Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Ghent. The second half of the diary documents a trip to Berlin, Germany, from June 11th to July 9th, 1880, during which Blanche's father, Sir John Simmons, and Major Ardagh attended a conference in Berlin for "the settling of the Greek frontier" accompanied by Blanche, her mother, and their escort, Captain Wood.
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Blanche Simmons Diary, 1879-1880 0.2 Linear Feet 1 Item

American woman's travel diary, 1878

0.1 Linear Feet (1 volume) 1 v.
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American woman traveling in Europe. The diary, begun on April 6, 1878, and ending on Nov. 9, 1878 in Augsburg, covers the travels of an American woman through England, France, Germany, Sweden, Norway, and Russia. Included are descriptions of visits to museums and royal palaces. While in Norway, the author met and spent time with Gen. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant. Formerly known as Anonymous diary, 1878.
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American woman's travel diary, 1878 0.1 Linear Feet (1 volume) 1 v.

Alfred Landon Rives papers, 1829-1888 and undated

1.2 Linear Feet 1,211 Items
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Army engineer, Confederate officer, and architect, of Albemarle County, Virginia. Collection consists primarily of Rives' correspondence, relating to his attendance at the École nationale des ponts et chaussées, Paris; his military and civilian careers; family matters and social, political, and economic affairs in Virginia; and the Washington Peace Convention (1861). Includes a diary (1829-1831) of Rives' mother, Judith Page Walker Rives, concerning life in the diplomatic community in Paris, travels on the continent, French social life and customs, the Revolution of 1830, U.S. political developments, and other matters. Also contains three ledgers of Francis E. Rives, U.S. Representative. Correspondents include Francis E. Rives, Julia Page Rives, and Edouard Schwebelé.