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Art Association records, bulk 1930-1938

1 Linear Feet 1000 Items
The Duke University Art Association was formed by William K. Boyd in 1930. The Association planned and organized art exhibits, gallery talks, and other art appreciation activities on the Duke campus until the early 1940s. Collection includes minutes, correspondence, photographs, exhibit catalogs, lists of objects, membership lists, and related materials. Major subjects include faculty spouses, art appreciation, the Woman's College Library, the American Federation of Arts, the Carl Shurz Memorial Foundation for the Development of Cultural Relations Between the United States and Germany, the College Art Association, and the Southern States Art League. The bulk of the materials range in date from 1930 to 1938. English.
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Art Association records, bulk 1930-1938 1 Linear Feet 1000 Items

The Duke University Art Association was formed by William K. Boyd in 1930. The Association planned and organized art exhibits, gallery talks, and other art appreciation activities on the Duke campus until the early 1940s. Collection includes minutes, correspondence, photographs, exhibit catalogs, lists of objects, membership lists, and related materials. Major subjects include faculty spouses, art appreciation, the Woman's College Library, the American Federation of Arts, the Carl Shurz Memorial Foundation for the Development of Cultural Relations Between the United States and Germany, the College Art Association, and the Southern States Art League. The bulk of the materials range in date from 1930 to 1938. English.
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    Alex Harris photographs and papers, 1970-2019

    56 Linear Feet (88 boxes; 2 oversize folders)
    Alex Harris is a documentary photographer, author, and professor emeritus at the Center for Documentary Studies in Durham, North Carolina. The over 700 black-and-white and color photographs in the collection span his career, and include projects exploring the landscapes and peoples of Alaska, the American South, New Mexico, and Cuba; portraits of older reading volunteers and students in Philadelphia; students on strike at Yale University; counter-culture people at a Rainbow Gathering in Arizona; the artist's son tethered to his game device; elderly people living on their own in North Carolina; the interior of author Reynolds Price's home; and movie production sets in the South. The gelatin silver and inkjet prints range in size from 8x10 inch reference prints to 24x36 inch exhibit prints. Harris's professional papers document his collaborations with other photographers and writers on books and exhibitions, including anthropologist Gertrude Duby Blom, naturalist E.O. Wilson, and South African photographers; they also cover his long career at Duke University, as teacher, author, and co-founder of the Center for Documentary Studies and its publication, DoubleTake. In addition to the paper records, there are many recorded oral histories and interviews. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
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    Chris Johnson farmworker photographs, 1990s

    1.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
    Collection comprises 124 black-and-white digital photographic prints taken by North Carolina photographer Chris Johnson, portraying North Carolina farmworkers and migrant laborers in work settings as well as in their field camps and homes, many of which are revealed as dilapidated and unsanitary. Several series document labor organization and protests, including a five-year strike protesting working conditions for Mount Olive Pickle company workers. Other subjects in the images include the children and families of the farmworkers; volunteer teachers and organizers, some of whom are from the organization Student Action with Farmworkers; tobacco and Christmas tree growing in North Carolina; and street scenes from the border crossing areas of Brownsville, Texas and Matamoros, Mexico. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
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    J. Walter Thompson Company. Bill Sharfman papers, 1958-2010 and undated

    9.0 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. It is headquartered in New York. Bill Sharfman was an executive who worked in strategic planning for JWT USA in New York as well as for the JWT subsidiary Brouillard Communications before opening his own agency, Sharfman & Co. The J. Walter Thompson Company Bill Sharfman papers include correspondence, speeches, research and policy reports and other printed materials, as well as audiovisual materials (video- and audio cassettes). Companies represented include Brouillard Communications, Chevron (Standard Oil of California), Ernst & Young (PACE Awards), GM, Goodyear, Harvard Business School, Kodak, Olivetti, Renault, Rockefeller Center, St. Ivel (Dairy Crest), Tayto (Golden Wonder), Televisión Nacional de Chile, and McNeil (Tylenol). Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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    Academic Career, 1965-1973 and undated

    The Academic series includes materials from Sharfman's career as an English professor, includingsuch as bibliographies, exams, assignments, lecture notes, and teaching evaluations.

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      Samuel Calvin papers, 1792-1929

      15 Linear Feet 2761 Items
      Lawyer and political leader, of Hollidaysburg (Blair Co.), Pa. Personal, legal, and business correspondence, legal papers, reports, notices, and other material. The political material relates to Blair Co. and Pennsylvania Whig politics, to Calvin's service as U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1849-1851), patronage, service to constituents, and national problems and issues. The legal papers largely concern collection of clients' debts. Business records and papers relate to a mining concern in Colorado, industrial firms in Pennsylvania; canal, railroad, and road transportation; westward expansion in Iowa and elsewhere, and the price of land in the West.
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      University Center Activities and Events Records, 1981-2023

      6 Linear Feet 1.38 Gigabytes
      The University Center Activities and Events (UCAE) creates opportunities for students to expand their knowledge outside of the classroom, and the UCAE Center for Leadership Development and Social Action (LDSA) provides students with opportunities to learn about and practice effective leadership. The collection includes programs, materials related to nomination and giving of awards, booklets, publications, and media.
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      Judy Malloy papers, 1956-2019

      16 Linear Feet (28 boxes, 1 oversize folder, 2 digital sets of electronic records)
      Judy Malloy is a poet and an early creator of online interactive and collaborative fiction. She is a founder of the Arts Conference on the WELL, and wrote Uncle Roger, the first online hyperfiction. Collection includes documentation and materials from Malloy's publications and programs, including Uncle Roger and its name was Penelope, as well as materials from her nonfiction research, including her 2003 book, Women, Technology, and Art. Also includes exhibition files and correspondence files from Malloy's career as an artist, both from creating artists books and from her work in new media and hypertext. Correspondence files include letters, postcards, original artwork and clippings from other artists as well as electronic literature (e-lit) artists and writers.
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      J. Walter Thompson Company. James Kennedy papers, 1979-1983 and undated

      12.0 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. It is headquartered in New York. Kennedy was an executive and Director of Human Resources. Collection includes correspondence, brochures, research reports and other printed materials. JWT subsidiaries and other firms represented include Brouillard Communications, Hill & Knowlton, Lansdowne, Lord Geller Federico & Einstein, Soskin/Thompson Associates and Thompson Recruitment Advertising. Materials touch on a variety of topics relating to personnel management, including affirmative action, alcohol counseling, career development, compensation, executive succession, professional development, retirement and training. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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      J. Walter Thompson Company. Advertising and Marketing Intelligence Database records, 1977-1983 and undated

      1.8 Linear Feet 1125 Items

      The J. Walter Thompson Company, Advertising and Marketing Intelligence Database Records date from 1977 to 1983, with some undated material. The collection contains information on the development and early years of the Advertising and Marketing Intelligence (AMI) database, successor to the Issues Monitoring System (1970s) produced by the New York Times (NYT) Information Bank and the White House; a JWT/NYT advertising and marketing news database (1979) drawn from over 60 major business publications; and AD/KIT, or "Advertising Key Information Tracking System." Available by subscription and via telnet, AMI began in 1980 and tracked news items according to an advertising keyword index. The collection details the conception, announcement, and initial years of operation of AMI with financial data, marketing and management information, marketing research, and slide presentation scripts. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising, and Marketing History.

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      J. Walter Thompson Company. Frankfurt Office. Burkhard Schwarz papers, 1970-1990

      22.7 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. It is headquartered in New York. Burkhard Schwarz was an advertising executive who served as Managing Director of JWT's Frankfurt Office from 1977-1989. Collection includes correspondence, financial summaries, client files, speeches, meeting minutes and other materials, planning and research reports, and new business presentations. Companies represented include Bacardi, Burger King, DeBeers, Ford, Hill & Knowlton, Jacobs, Kodak, Nestle, Philips, Sunlicht and Unilever. Materials are in German and English. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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      Frederick Edwards papers, 1883-1945

      10 Linear Feet (292 items)
      Frederick Edwards was an Episcopal clergyman and president of the American Society for Psychical Research. Collection contains correspondence, journal (1884-1945, 52 v.), sermons, meditations, and poems, chiefly relating to psychical phenomena and Edwards' views on theology and spiritualism, particularly life after death. Also includes letters, 1933-1935, commenting on Franklin Roosevelt, the New Deal, and the social effects of the Depression. Includes World War I letters and also poetry of Edwards' son, Frederick Trevenen, who died during the war.
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      Les Brown Scores collection, circa 1944-1953 and undated

      12.5 Linear Feet 9000 Items
      Les Brown (1912-2001) was a 1936 graduate of Duke University, where he led the dance band the Duke Blue Devils. Under the name Les Brown and His Band of Renown, the band would achieve professional success in the 1940s and beyond, including a long tenure as Bob Hope's band. The Les Brown Scores Collection chiefly contains manuscripts of 329 jazz big band charts composed and/or arranged for Brown's band, the majority of which are undated, but with some dated between 1944 and 1953. While some charts comprise both a score and complete parts, most are either the score only or incomplete parts only. One additional folder contains a concert program and press clippings related to Brown's performance at Duke University in 1985.
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      Out of the Blue records, 1980-2022

      18.5 Linear Feet 3.6 Gigabytes
      Founded in 1980, Out of the Blue is Duke's oldest female a cappella group. The group has performed at national and international venues and has recorded albums. The collection contains audio and video recordings, programs, correspondence, photographs, financial records, and scrapbooks. Materials span 1980-2022.
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      Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity records, 1946-1976

      4.7 Linear Feet 2250 Items
      Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International is a professional law fraternity advancing integrity, compassion and courage through service to the student, the school, the profession and the community. This collection includes minutes, correspondence, directories, workshop materials, constitution and by-laws, questionnaires and other material.
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      Eliot Dudik photographs, 2009-2010

      2.0 Linear Feet (1 box)
      Collection comprises 39 digitally printed color photographs selected from a project by photographer Eliot Dudik, "Road Ends in Water," which documents the expansion of U.S. Route 17 in South Carolina and the landscapes, buildings, inhabitants, and way of life in the areas affected by this highway project. Images include house interiors, churches, abandoned buildings, remains of Confederate breastworks, hunting and fishing camps, natural areas, a "hanging tree," old rice fields, and portraits of local people. The prints are sized 15x19 inches. Dudik's work received the 2015 Archive of Documentary Arts Award for Emerging Documentarians and has been published as a photobook in 2010. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
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      Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 40th anniversary conference videocassette tapes, 2000

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      Sixteen digital videocassette tapes documenting the 13 April 2000 conference, "We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest: Ella J. Baker ("Miss Baker") and the Birth of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee," held at Shaw University, in Raleigh, NC.
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      Tim Wells papers, 1982-1986

      11 Linear Feet 636 Items

      Background materials relating to Well's book about the Iran hostage crisis (1979-1981), 444 Days: the Hostages Remember, and a typed manuscript of the work. Includes 546 audiocassette tapes, 83 tape transcripts, and signed release waivers and consent forms of hostages. Wells interviewed 36 of the 53 hostages and included 27 in the book. (1-12-87)

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      Tobacco collection, 1828-1996

      5.4 Linear Feet
      The Tobacco Collection contains material assembled by library staff related to the manufacturing, sale, and use of tobacco in the United States, particularly in North Carolina and Virginia. There are also items referring to tobacco cultivation and processing. Printed advertising predominates, but the contents also include items that are not paper products. Typical paper-based items include cigarette and cigar advertising trade cards of W. Duke, Sons & Co., Lorillard, Liggett and Myers, John Player and Sons, and various other American and British companies; tobacco advertisements by Krueger and Brown of N.Y.; and souvenir tobacco albums published by Allen & Ginter. Other forms of advertising in the collection include broadsides, pamphlets, books, leaflets, letters, envelopes, cigar and cigarette boxes and labels, cans, a plate, wrappers, labels, and catalogs. Images include birds, animals, battle scenes, and persons, including a series on "African Types."
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      Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Audiovisual Materials, 1956-2025

      100 Linear Feet (1,339 analogue and digital audiovisual resources)
      Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel is an advocate for the arts, interviewer, documentarian, teacher, political organizer, and resident of New York City. The Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Audiovisual Collection is primarily comprised of audio and video recordings of programs and interviews produced by Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel for television and print, centering on the arts, architecture, and historic preservation, particularly in New York, from the mid-1970s to the present.
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      Gary P. and Sandra G. Baden Collection of Print Advertisements, 1840-1986 and undated

      32.0 Linear Feet

      Collection spans 1840-1986 and includes newspaper and magazine clippings and tear sheets, catalogs, ephemera, memorabilia, and other printed material primarily from the U.S., Great Britain, and France. Advertisements represent products and services from a wide range of categories including alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, businesses, cosmetics and other health and beauty products, fashion (including clothing, jewelry and watches), food, hotels and other tourist and travel destinations, household products, movies and theater events, tobacco products (primarily cigarettes) and transportation (airlines, automobiles, buses, cruise lines, trains, tires and other automotive accessories). The bulk of materials are in English, but French, Greek, and Spanish-language items are also present. Companies represented include Ford, Packard, Chrysler, Chevrolet, Coca Cola, TWA, Henri Bendel, Goodyear, and DeBeers. Non-advertising related materials include sheet music from the vaudeville, ragtime, and minstrel era; World War I; and depictions of African Americans, Native American, and other ethnicities in advertisements and print media. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.

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      African Americans in Film Collection, 1919-2000

      15 Linear Feet
      The African Americans in Film collection includes ephemeral materials, especially posters and pressbooks, promoting and advertising motion pictures featuring Black actors, directors, and production companies.
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      48 Hours, 1982 Box 1

      French press book; Starring Eddie Murphy.

        Aaron Loves Angela , 1975 Oversize-folder 14

        poster; white snipe over rating bug

          Abby, 1974 Oversize-folder 1

          poster

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            Durham Central Labor Union records, circa 1921-1971

            45 Linear Feet 6602 Items

            Minutes, financial records, correspondence, memorabilia, and other materials from various Durham labor unions and their local umbrella organization, the Durham Central Labor Union. Accession 2001-0007 has been interfiled with accession 1999-0158.

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            Carolyn Kimmelfield Balleisen papers, 1940s-2013

            16.5 Linear Feet
            Carolyn Kimmelfield Balleisen (1930-2020) was an attorney in estate and tax law and active member of several nonprofit organizations dedicated to social justice and other issues, including school desegregation, early childhood education, and fair housing. The collection includes materials related to Carolyn Balleisen's professional and community organizing activities, including her involvement with the National Council of Jewish Women; school desegregation in Louisville; education and schooling in Lousiville and Kentucky more broadly; tax and estate law; and other subjects.
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            Nasher Museum of Art Records, 1942-2023

            37 Linear Feet 3.5 Megabytes
            The Nasher Museum, founded as the Duke University Museum of Art in 1969, opened in its current building in 2005. The museum's collection focuses on works by diverse artists, European medieval art, European and American paintings, Outsider art, classical antiquities, African art, and ancient American art. The Nasher Museum of Art records include materials related to exhibits and events at the Nasher as well as the planning, construction, and opening of the museum building.
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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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            4th Floor (طابق رقم ٤), 2018 Digital-materials RL11839-SET-0014, Video-file 4th Floor by Shayma Awadeh.mp4

            Fiction. A young woman meets the neighbors on move-in day (امرأة شابة تلتقي بالجيران في يوم الانتقال); Keywords: women's roles, social commentary (تعليق اجتماعي، أدوار النساء); Associated university/location: Dar Al-Kalima University College of Arts & Culture (دار الكلمة الجامعية), Bethlehem.

            1. Films shown at the 2017-2019 Duke University Festival of Student Films From Palestine, 2012-2019
            2. Shayma' Awadeh (شَيماء شيماء عواودة)
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            Bonnie Lee Black papers, 1931-2022

            43.25 Linear Feet 1.9 Gigabytes (3 files)
            Bonnie Lee Black is a writer, editor, writing teacher, and chef who has worked both domestically and internationally. The collection centers primarily on her work as a writer, as a member of the Peace Corps in Gabon, as a professor in New Mexico, and as the creator of an economic development project in Mali aimed at teaching local seamstresses the art of patchwork quilt-making. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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            Poe Studies Association records, 1967-2022

            7.5 Linear Feet
            The Poe Studies Association is a non-profit educational organization of college teachers and other interested persons. It was created to exchange information and ideas relating to Edgar Allen Poe biography and criticism both in the U.S. and abroad. Collection contains such items as the Association by-laws, correspondence, minutes, publications, and an address by Maureen Cobb Mabbott. Correspondence is divided into alphabetical and chronological files whose items discuss the workings of the Association, program arrangements, publications, and research ideas. There are also conference and other administrative files.
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            J. Walter Thompson Company. Detroit Office. Goldfarb Consultants Ford Research Reports, 1974-1989

            2.4 Linear Feet 1800 Items
            The J. Walter Thompson Company (JWT), founded in 1864, is one of the largest and oldest enduring advertising agencies in the United States. Goldfarb Consultants, founded in 1966 by Canadian pollster and market researcher Martin Goldfarb, is a leading Canadian marketing consulting group that specializes in focus groups and other qualitative research methods. Martin Goldfarb sold his interest in Goldfarb Consultants to JWT's parent company, WPP, in 1998. The Goldfarb Consultants Ford Research Reports span the years 1974 to 1989 and consist of written research summaries primarily of advertising campaigns for various Ford automobiles, vans, and trucks. In addition there are reports on a range of specialized consumer markets, focused on women, African-American, Hispanic, youth, college-age consumer groups as well as some reports on regional markets.
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            Chanticleer Photograph collection, 1990s-ongoing

            29 Linear Feet
            The Chanticleer is Duke's annual student-produced yearbook. Focus is placed on high- quality photographs. The collection includes photographs, slides, negatives and contact sheets. Duplicates exist throughout the collection. The Collection also includes editing notes from Chanticleer staff. Most of the photographs are in black and white, although there are some in color. They range in date from circa 1998-ongoing.
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            4x6 Photographs (approx. 1,021) Box 8

            Subjects: Octoberfest, Men's Basketball, Football, Campus Life, MiscellaneousEnter scope/content note.

              4x6 Photographs (approx. 1,051) Box 7

              Subjects: Women and Men's Basketball, Women and Men's Lacrosse, Baseball, Student Activities/LifeEnter scope/content note.

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                Sanford School of Public Policy records, 1971-2024

                4.5 Linear Feet 7.99 Gigabytes
                The Sanford School of Public Policy, originally called the Institute of Policy Sciences and Public Affairs, was established by on July 1, 1971, by then-President of Duke University Terry Sanford. This collection includes administrative records, promotional materials, and event-related materials from the Sanford School of Public Policy.
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                50th Anniversary of School, 2018 Digital-materials UA22010002-SET-0001

                Consists of document files (rtf and docx formats). Includes emails and memos related to planning for the school's 50th anniversary celebration and the Sanford Oral History program.

                1. Accession UA2025.0005, 2011-2024

                Academic programs, 2015-2018 Digital-materials UA22010002-SET-0001

                Consists of document files (doc, xls, and xlsx formats). Includes reports, memos, and guidelines for the accelerated masters program. Also includes reports related to the (Undergraduate Program Enhancement Fund) UPEF and academic program needs and plans.

                1. Accession UA2025.0005, 2011-2024
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                International Association for Feminist Economics records, 1983, 1991-2020

                22.7 Linear Feet (18 record cartons and one half document box.) 3.4 Gigabytes
                The International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) is an international non-profit organization committed to promoting awareness of and advancing scholarship in feminist economics. This collection documents their founding in 1992 and subsequent growth through records related to their self-governance, Annual Conference, and academic journal Feminist Economics. It was acquired as part of the Economists' Papers Archive and the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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                OutRight records, 1983-1995

                5.25 Linear Feet
                OutRight is a Triangle-area organization that was founded in 1990 and is now disbanded. OutRight provided support for gay youth and other young people with questions about their sexual orientation. The OutRight records consist of meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, resources and programs (including clippings, flyers, and pamphlets), and literature on AIDS and sexuality. The materials also include reports on nationwide trends and LGBTQ issues.
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                Administrative Materials, 1986-1995

                Administrative Materials relate mostly to office files, such as by-laws and policies for the organization, fundraising, events, grant opportunities and applications, and general donation information. Materials are arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically within each year.

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                  SNCC Legacy Project records, 2010-2023

                  1.8 Gigabytes 0.5 Linear Feet
                  The SNCC Legacy Project (SLP) was founded in 2010 to preserve and extend the legacy of SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee). The SNCC Legacy Project records have administrative files, budget and program materials, and correspondence between board members, including Courtland Cox and Larry Rubin, documenting the activities of the SLP.
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                  50 anniv, 2008-2019 5 Megabytes (Approximately 40 files) Digital-materials RL11879-SET-0001

                  Contains document files

                    50 anniv 2, 2009-2015 2 Megabytes (Approximately 35 files) Digital-materials RL11879-SET-0001

                    Contains document files

                      60 anniv 1, 2010-2020 15 Megabytes (Approximately 100 files) Digital-materials RL11879-SET-0001

                      Contains document files

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                        W. Duke, Sons & Co. records and advertising materials, 1876-1953

                        6.5 Linear Feet 4000 Items
                        W. Duke, Sons & Co. was a tobacco manufacturer founded by Washington Duke in 1881. His son, James B. Duke, later became president of the American Tobacco Company. Collection comprises a volume containing meeting minutes for shareholders and the Board of Directors, 1885-1891, along with a volume of company costs and expenses, 1909-1953. There are also advertising materials dated 1876-1904, including trading cards, albums, and other advertising collectibles from the W. Duke Sons & Co., Liggett & Myers, American Tobacco, and other tobacco companies.
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                        Consumer Reports. International consumer periodicals collection, 1957-2012

                        60.0 Linear Feet
                        Consumer Reports is a product testing and consumer advocacy nonprofit organization based in Yonkers, N.Y., founded in 1936. Collection spans the years 1957-2012 with the bulk of materials 1960-1991. It includes magazines, newspapers, newsletters, pamphlets and other printed materials produced by consumer education and protection organizations, women's groups, housewives associations and other organizations. 49 principalities outside the United States are represented. Some materials are in English, but many are in the national language, occasionally with supplemental summaries of their contents in English. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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                        John E. Fleming papers, 1961-2014

                        57 Linear Feet
                        Dr. John E. Fleming served as director of the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce, Ohio, from 1988-1998 and served on numerous boards and committees to develop and plan museums and exhibits focused on African American history. His papers reflect his career as a historian of African American history and as a museum administrator in museums throughout the United States. Collection acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center.
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                        Rotary Club of Durham records, 1915-2005

                        21 Linear Feet (15 boxes)
                        The Rotary Club of Durham was chartered in 1915 as part of Rotary International, an organization of service clubs. The records from the Rotary Club of Durham include bulletins, committee files, membership cards, board minutes, anniversary projects, photographs, scrapbooks, and other miscellaneous materials relating to the activities and members of the club.
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                        Nicholas School of the Environment records, 1916-ongoing

                        41.25 Linear Feet 32.2 Gigabytes
                        Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment traces its beginnings to the founding of the Duke School of Forestry in 1938. In the 1990s two other entities, the Duke Marine Laboratory and the Duke Department of Geology, were combined with Forestry to form the Nicholas School. The Records of Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment, 1916-ongoing, contain materials created from the school's inception as the Duke School of Forestry (1938) through all its subsequent names: the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, the School of the Environment, and the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences. The collection also includes material about the history of Duke Forest and its use as a teaching and research facility. The earliest materials comprise the papers of Clarence F. Korstian, first director of the Forest and first dean of the School, including his correspondence, early reports about the Forest and the School, and his involvement in the Ecological Society of America, the North Carolina Forestry Association, and the International Union of Forest Research Organizations. The bulk of the collection consists of the School's general administrative records, including annual reports, admissions records, enrollment statistics, information on degrees granted, faculty history and meetings, and surveys and meetings of the School's alumni. Visual materials include posters, color and black-and-white photographs, negatives, slides, and digital photographs that document the School of Forestry and the Duke Marine Laboratory.
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                        Charles DeWitt Watts papers, 1917-2004 and undated

                        13.6 Linear Feet Approximately 7249 Items
                        Pioneering African American surgeon who was chief of surgery at Lincoln Hospital, clinical professor of surgery at Duke University, founder of Lincoln Community Health Center, director of student health at North Carolina Central University, and vice president and medical director for North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, all in Durham, N.C. Spanning the period of 1917 to 2004, the Charles DeWitt Watts Papers contain files related to Watts's education, family, community activities, centered in Durham, N.C., and his career as a surgeon, administrator, and trustee on several boards. There is material on the formation in 1901 of Lincoln Hospital, a medical care facility for African Americans in Durham, N.C.. and other items on the early 20th century history of Durham, but the bulk of the papers relate to the later half of the 20th century. Formats primarily consist of correspondence, reports, notes, speeches, photographs, and print materials. It is organized into the following series: Community Relations, Personal Files, Photographic Materials, and Professional Files. Material in the Medical Records Series have been separated and are currently closed to use. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.
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                        Accession 2005-0050

                        Oversize Material

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                          William C. and Alice Price Gaventa papers, 1921-2022

                          12.5 Linear Feet (9 boxes, 1 poster tube)
                          William Carter Gaventa (1921-2002) and Alice Price Gaventa (1921-2014) were medical missionaries who served in Eku and Ogbomosho, Nigeria, between 1949 and 1984. The William C. and Alice Price Gaventa papers collection comprises materials related to their missionary work. The collection also includes materials documenting the life of the Gaventa family, from 1921 to 2022. The collection contains photographs and slides, correspondence, devotional materials, genealogical materials, academic records, writings, postcards, clippings, passports, religious cards, and certificates, among other materials.
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                          Duke University Archives

                          Paul M. Gross papers, 1939-1979

                          60 Linear Feet
                          Contains the personal and professional records of Paul Magnus Gross, a Duke University administrator, researcher, educator, and scholar. Gross was an Assistant Professor of Chemistry (1919-1920), William H. Pegram Professor of Chemistry (1920-1965), Chair of the Chemistry Department (1921-1948), Dean of the Graduate School (1947-1952), Dean of the University (1952-1958), and Vice-President in the Educational Division (1949-1960). The Paul M. Gross Chemistry Laboratory was named in his honor. Gross was also an independent consultant with the United States Army and various commercial companies. Types of materials include correspondence, clippings, reports, research papers, meeting notes, conference materials, contracts, speeches, dedications, eulogies, lecture notes, financial information, postcards, and building plans. Major subjects include Duke University, the Graduate School, the Department of Chemistry, University Council, the Board of Trustees, University Research Council, Duke University administration, University Committee on Long-Range Planning, Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies, study and teaching of physical sciences, military training, war education, munitions development, United States Navy, United States Army, Office of Ordnance Research, universities in the southern United States, and the Gross-Edens controversy. Major correspondents include J. Deryl Hart, Robert Lee Flowers, Douglas M. Knight, Marcus Hobbs, Charles E. Jordan, and Arthur Hollis Edens. Materials range in date from 1935-1979. English.
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                          David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                          Loy Connell Smith and Eunice Andrews Smith Bland papers, 1958-1999

                          2.5 Linear Feet 1875 Items
                          Dr. Loy Connell Smith (1925-1968) and his wife, Eunice Andrews Smith (b. 1928), were Southern Baptist missionaries to Nigeria from 1959 through 1968. Collection includes family correspondence, photographs, hospital publications, and audiovisual material from the Smith family's time as missionaries in Nigeria. Contains information about the death of Dr. Loy Connell Smith in a car accident and the Smith family's subsequent return to the United States.
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                          Duke University Archives

                          Nicholas School of the Environment Reference collection, 1930-ongoing

                          1 Linear Feet approx. 200 items

                          The collection contains clippings, some administration lists, newsletters, reports, and printed matter for several parts of the Nicholas School of the Environment, including the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, the Dept. of Geology, and the Marine Laboratory. Also included is information on Duke Forest. The collection ranges in date from 1930-ongoing.

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                          Duke University Archives

                          Committee on International Studies records, 1962-1978, bulk 1964-1977

                          5.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
                          Established under a large Ford Foundation grant in 1964, the Committee on International Studies oversaw the distribution of the grant money and other sources of income to various departmental and area programs having to do with international scholarship. Spanning from 1962 to 1978, the records contain details of the committee and various subcommittee's activities during that time.
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                          Duke University Archives

                          Office for Institutional Equity records, 1962-ongoing

                          4.4 Linear Feet
                          The Equal Opportunity Office was created in 1972 by Chancellor John S. Blackburn to ensure University compliance with equal opportunity and affirmative action legislation. Collection contains material pertaining to the Office for Institutional Equity including Duke University's Affirmative Action plans, and promotional material as well as planning and committee material for the annual Martin Luther King Day Commemoration. Materials in the collection range in date from 1962-ongoing.
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                          David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                          J. Claude Evans family papers, 1930-2002

                          30 Linear Feet
                          J. Claude Evans was a United Methodist minister who served in South Carolina, Texas, and North Carolina along with his wife, Maxilla. He edited the South Carolina Methodist Advocate from 1952 to 1957, and was chaplain at Southern Methodist University in Dallas from 1957 until his retirement from the ministry in 1982. The majority of the family's papers relate to the pastoral and counseling career of J. Claude Evans, and include drafts and copies of his sermons, articles, columns, and other writings from the 1940s through the early 2000s on wide-ranging topics such as Christianity, spirituality, abortion, race, sexuality, sexism, nature, equality, aging, and violence. The papers also include some personal materials, correspondence, genealogy, notes and printed materials from his many professional activities, and Evans' subject files. There is a small amount of material created and collected by Maxilla, J. Claude's wife, largely relating to her bird watching and breeding of songbirds in Texas and North Carolina.
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                          Duke University Archives

                          Dept. of Music records, 1922-2024

                          19 Linear Feet 15.4 Gigabytes
                          The Department of Aesthetics, Art, and Music was established at Duke University in 1942. In 1960, the Department of Music was recognized as an independent department, and Dr. Allen H. Bone was appointed the first Chair. The department moved into the Mary Duke Biddle Music Building when it was completed in the 1970's. The bulk of the Dept. of Music records consist of publicity documents including programs, press releases, and calendars, for various Dept. of Music events. There are also documents regarding the renovation of the facilities, clippings, posters and general records for the department.
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                          50 Years of Biddle, 2024 266 Megabytes (9 files) Digital-materials UA25280002-SET-0003

                          Contains document (doc and pdf formats) files, image (png format) files, and a video (mp4 format) file. Consists of materials related to the 50 Years of Biddle concert including alumni vignettes, marketing materials, an event program, and the "Sounds of Biddle" video.

                          1. Accession UA2025-0014, 2024
                          Duke University Archives

                          Major Speakers Committee, 1956-2003

                          4.25 Linear Feet approx. 4,000 Items
                          Major Speakers is a committee of Duke University Union. Formerly the Educational Affairs Committee, the Major Speakers Committee is responsible for bringing to campus figures of national and international significance to speak upon the complex problems of the times. The collection contains files about speakers brought to the Duke Campus by the Major Speakers committee of Duke University Union. Materials present include administrative documents including budgets, policy notices, correspondence, performance contracts, publicity materials, and clippings. Dates in the collection range from 1956-2003.
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                          David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                          Indivisible: Stories of American Community records, 1999-2002, 1988-2002, bulk 1999-2002

                          14.2 Linear Feet (7250 items) 67 Megabytes
                          The records of the documentary project Indivisible: Stories of American Community span the dates 1988-2002. Through documentary photographs and oral histories, project records, videos, and other materials, the collection documents the social conditions in twelve American communities as well as the history of the project, which explored civil activism, struggle, and change in the following locations: the North Pacific Coast of Alaska; Ithaca, N.Y.; San Francisco, California; Navajo Nation, Arizona and New Mexico; Eau Claire, South Carolina; Delray Beach, Florida; Western North Carolina; Stony Brook, N.Y.; San Juan, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and the Yaak Valley, Montana. The photographers are Dawoud Bey, Bill Burke, Debbie Fleming Caffery, Lucy Capehart, Lynn Davis, Terry Evans, Lauren Greenfield, Joan Liftin, Reagan Louie, Danny Lyon, Sylvia Plachy, and Eli Reed. The project was sponsored by the Center for Documentary Studies of Duke University and the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona, and co-directed by Tom Rankin and Trudi Stack. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
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                          David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

                          Ray K. Metzker photographs, 1957-1982

                          1.0 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
                          Ray K. Metzker (1931-2014) was an American photographer based in Philadelphia. The twenty black-and-white photographs in the collection were taken by Metzker from 1957 to 1982. The subjects are chiefly city streets, beaches, and landscapes; they all feature the strong, sometimes abstract, light and dark compositions that Metzker was known for. Locations are unidentified, but may include the New Jersey Shore; Philadelphia; Chicago; and Germany and other locations in Europe. The gelatin silver prints come in two sizes: 8x10 (17) and 11x14 (3) inches. All of the prints are marked on the versos with the photographer's archive stamp, and include various legacy identifiers, edition numbers, and printing dates. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
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                          57 CD-10, 1957 Box 1, Print RL.11872-P-0001

                          Narrow passageway between buildings, location probably Europe.

                          1. Photographs, 1957-1982

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