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Edward Alston Thorne papers, 1820-1909

1.5 Linear Feet
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Edward Alston Thorne was a white Confederate Army ordnance officer from Littleton, N.C. Collection comprises business and personal correspondence, legal documents, and other papers relating to Thorne's service in the Confederate Army (mainly in Virginia and North Carolina), his farming operations, and his activity as tax assessor of Halifax County.
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Tijuana Bibles collection, 1930s-1998

3 Linear Feet (500 items)
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Tijuana Bibles, also known as eight-pagers or dirty little books, were small eight-page publications of cartoon erotica and pornography that became popular during the 1930s and 1940s. This collection includes about 400 Tijuana Bibles, some of them duplicates; a few folders of erotica drawings and drafts by an unknown artist; and printed material about Tijuana Bibles, published from the 1970s through the 1990s.

Roundell Tristram Toke diaries and photographs from military service in China and Japan, 1900, 1905-1907

2.0 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
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Roundell Tristram Toke (1896-1957) was a British Army officer from Folkestone, England who was stationed in China during the Boxer Rebellion, and in Japan during the Russo-Japanese War. Collection comprises diaries and photographs documenting in detail his military service in China and Japan during the Boxer Rebellion, 1900, and Russo-Japanese War, 1905 to 1907. The first diary is set in China; the other three in Japan. All four contain daily descriptions of weather, social and administrative activities, military engagements, rations, medical training, diplomacy, and other details, with some sketches of formations and drill patterns. The diaries are accompanied by 146 photographs from China and Japan. The earlier group shows officers and soldiers from the eight allied nations, ruins and battle sites, and other scenes in Tianjin and Beijing following the Boxer Rebellion, 1900; later images show civilians and street life; military camps; drills; equipment; engagements; Russian war prisoners and their camps; towns; landscapes; harbors; and a few social gatherings. The collection also includes Toke's leather cigar case, inscribed on the inside with his postings with dates, beginning with Weihai, China, 1900.
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Diary of military service in China, 1900 January-December 1 Volumes (In custom box with two other volumes.)

Diary of military service in Japan, 1905 January-1906 December 2 Volumes (In custom box with one other volume.)

Diary of military service in Japan and China, 1907 June 10-November 4 1 Volumes (Housed in custom-made box.)

Witness to Guantanamo Video Collection, 2009-2017

10 Terabytes (High (ProRes) and low (MP4) resolution Apple MOV files.)
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One hundred fifty-three video files of interviews with 149 former detainees and others -- attornies, chaplains, guards, government officials, human rights advocates, journalists -- who witnessed the impact of the Guantanamo Bay detention center in the post-911 years. An additional 346 files, short clips extracted from the interviews featured on the Witness to Guantanamo site, are also included.

Office of New Student Programs records, 2015-2021

42.4 Gigabytes
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The Office of New Student Programs provides programs and resources to new student populations at Duke University. Collection includes files relating to the First-Year Advisory Counselor (FAC) program.
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First-Year Advisory Counselor (FAC) Program files, 2015-2021

Office of New Student Programs records, 2015-2021 42.4 Gigabytes

Duke Student Movement scrapbook, 2001

1.25 Linear Feet
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In March 2001, students formed the group, Duke Student Movement, to protest racism and exclusion on Duke's campus. Student protests were sparked by the publication of a paid advertisement that argued against slavery reparations in the Chronicle. This scrapbook contains clippings, photographs, and Duke Student Movement papers documenting student activism and responses from alumni, faculty, and administration to these events.
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Duke Student Movement scrapbook, 2001 1.25 Linear Feet

Student Photograph Album, 1934-1936

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The Student Photograph Album is a scrapbook of 100 black and white photographs, by an unidentified photographer, of students and scenes at Duke University and in North Carolina as well as images of Virginia, Niagara Falls, and unidentified locations. Many images have captions and identifying information and appear to all date between 1934-1936.
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Student Photograph Album, 1934-1936 .25 Linear Feet

Students of the Caribbean Association records, 2013-2017

81.5 Megabytes
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The Students of the Caribbean Association (SOCA) began in 1991 and was reorganized after a two-year break in 2003. The mission of the group is to provide a space for the Duke community to celebrate and learn about Caribbean culture. This collection contains photographs of the events hosted by the Students of the Caribbean Association.
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Duke KAjok records, 2023 and undated

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Duke KAjok, or KAjok, is a Korean American student group founded in September 2022. Students created the organization with the goal of bringing together Korean American members of the university to create a sense of community and a welcoming environment. The collection contains certificates awarded to KAjok from the Center for Multicultural Affairs and a KAjok baseball cap.

Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture records, 1979-2017 and undated

7.5 Linear Feet (4500 items)
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The Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture was established in 1983 to share information about Africana and African-American culture with both the Duke and Durham communities. The collection contains materials regarding the general origins, development, and oversight of the Mary Lou Williams Center, as well as files related to programming hosted by, or sponsored by the Center. There are also a small number of files, mostly course materials, related to Leon Latimer Dunkley, Jr., who was the director of the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture from 1999-2005.
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Department of Music audiovisual recordings, 1951-1996 and undated

70 Linear Feet 1,024 Items
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In 1942, Duke University created the Department of Aesthetics, Art and Music. In 1960, the Department of Music formed as a separate department. Allan H. Bone, Duke professor from 1940 to 1983 and conductor of the Duke Symphony, was instrumental in the formation of the department. British composer Iain Hamilton was a faculty member for seventeen years. The Dept. of Music audiovisual materials collection contains audio and video resources made between 1951 and 1996, primarily on open reel audio and video tape, of the Duke Symphony Orchestra, the Duke Wind Symphony, the Duke Glee Club, the Ciompi Quartet, and the Duke Collegium Musicum, as well as other recordings related to the faculty and students of the Duke University Department of Music. There are also audiocassettes and a few videotapes. Faculty members represented include Jane Hawkins, Penelope Jensen, Randall Love, Robert Parkins, Fred Raimi, Claudia Warburg, Mary Lou Williams, and Ruth Friedburg. Other featured musicians are Milton Babbitt, Barbara Lister-Sink, Claudia Bloom, Boaz Sharon, and Bruce Berg. English.

Nathan Ockman programs collection, circa 1949-2006

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Nathan Ockman was born on December 29, 1926 in New York City. As a child in the 1930s, he was brought by his parents to an event that featured pioneering choreographers in modern dance, among them Anna Sokolow and Sophie Maslow. Though he received no formal dance training himself, this childhood exposure to modern dance sparked a lifelong passion for dance spectatorship. The collection contains the dance-related memorabilia (circa 1949-2006) saved by Nathan Ockman. Materials include performance programs and newspaper clippings, which are arranged chronologically. Many of the materials are annotated by Mr. Ockman.

Stephanie Reinhart papers, 1961-2002

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Stephanie Reinhart (1944-2002) began working at the American Dance Festival in 1977 as the Director of Planning and Development and became Co-Director with Charles L. Reinhart in 1993. While on the board Stephanie traveled to many countries to view dance and lecture on American modern dance and arts administration, and in 1993 she was awarded a Fulbright research grant to study modern dance in Argentina.

Patricia E. Powers Jones papers, 1916-1974

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Patricia Edison Powers Jones (1924-2011) was born in Waterbury, CT. Jones attended Bennington College, graduating in 1946 with a BA in Social Science. She moved to Chapel Hill, NC, in 1957. Powers was an avid supporter of American Dance Festival until her death in 2011. Collection includes photographs, programs, clippings, books, and musical and choreographic scores.