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History of Medicine ephemera collection, 1747-1999
9.5 Linear Feet (13 boxes, 1 oversize folder)- Abstract Or Scope
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Collection contains a wide variety of material documenting different medical topics, specialties, institutions, education, and people throughout history, and it is largely but not entirely focused on Western, Euro-centric medicine as practiced by white men. Women, people with physical and mental disabilities, and non-Western medical practices are represented in select materials. The collection consists mostly of publications (article reprints, theses, dissertations, and journal issues), speeches, histories, and profiles of medical professionals and organizations, as well as a large amount of material advertising patent medicines and devices. Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collection at Duke University.
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Consumer Reports. Paul Kern papers, 1943-1963
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Consumer Reports is a product testing and consumer advocacy nonprofit organization based in Yonkers, N.Y., founded in 1936. Paul Kern served as Legal Counsel and a member of the Board of Directors of Consumers Union in the 1940s-1950s. The Paul Kern papers include clippings, correspondence, legal documents, pamphlets and other printed materials that primarily document Kern's work as legal counsel for Consumers Union. Issues addressed include copyright infringement and fair use of Consumers Union intellectual property; Post Office censorship relating to Consumers Union's publication on contraception and sexual health; labor relations and union negotiations; libel complaints over reviews published in Consumer Reports magazine; management and employee pension programs; and property issues relating to the Mount Vernon offices of Consumers Union. Correspondents include John J. Carson (Federal Trade Commission) and Frank Walker, Postmaster General. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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Crosman Seed Corporation, 1948-1949
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- Crosman Seed Corporation, 1948-1949
Dispute with Consumers Union over rating given to Crosman's seeds. - Abstract Or Scope
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Dispute with Consumers Union over rating given to Crosman's seeds.
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Duke University Press records, 1812-2021
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Duke University Press publishes both scholarly books and journals, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. In its early years, preference was given to works published by faculty, graduate students and alumni and to works focused on southern states. The records of Duke University Press span from 1812-2019 and consist of correspondence, annual catalogs, advertisements, annual reports, Board minutes, contracts and agreements, book and journal reviews, financial records, marketing files, the records of former director Steve Cohn, and facsimiles of the Carlyle letters.
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Davies; Seed Copies, 2007
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Direct Marketing Late 1990s: Seed Copies, 2005
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- Direct Marketing Late 1990s: Seed Copies, 2005
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Fernandes Seed Copies, 2006
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- Fernandes Seed Copies, 2006
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Southern Lesbian-Feminist Activist Herstory Project, 2001-2025
36 Gigabytes (402 digital audiovisual files; 153 digital text files; 1472 digital image files; 1332 textual image files (PDF).) 0.3 Linear Feet (1 box)- Abstract Or Scope
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Two hundred twenty-six digital oral history interviews documenting lesbian feminist activism and community in the South in the latter part of the 20th century.
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Denman, Joan - interviewed by Rose Norman, 2016 February 10
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- Tags: Lesbian; Feminist; Joan Denman; The Booklegger; Feminist Bookstores; Barbara Grier; Fsu; Florida State University; Feminist Bookstore Network; Rubyfruit Books; University Of California Santa Barbara; Ms Magazine; Vista; Volunteers In Service To America; Huntsville Alabama; Robin Morgan; Rita Mae Brown; Anne Koedt; Judy Brady; Nick's News; Clear Englebert; Books As Seeds; Gay; Now; Alabama Now; George Wallace; Celia English; March On Washington; Donna Mcbride; American Booksellers Association; Aba; Book Expo; Carol Seajay; Feminist Bookstore News; Refuge House; Dana Farmer; Every Woman's Coffee House; Lisa Medley; Women's Outdoor Adventures; Tallahassee Gay And Lesbian Film Festival; Aids Activism; Big Bend Cares; Inland Book Distributors; New Leaf; Amenra; Susan Mayer; Naiad Press; Sheila Ortiz Taylor; Lee Lynch; Katherine V Forrest; Tallahassee Community College; Angela Davis; Tallahassee Activism; Lesbian Archives; Lesbian Websites; Lesbian Biographies; Slfahp; Southern Lesbian Feminist Activist Herstory Project
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Tags: Lesbian; Feminist; Joan Denman; The Booklegger; Feminist Bookstores; Barbara Grier; Fsu; Florida State University; Feminist Bookstore Network; Rubyfruit Books; University Of California Santa Barbara; Ms Magazine; Vista; Volunteers In Service To America; Huntsville Alabama; Robin Morgan; Rita Mae Brown; Anne Koedt; Judy Brady; Nick's News; Clear Englebert; Books As Seeds; Gay; Now; Alabama Now; George Wallace; Celia English; March On Washington; Donna Mcbride; American Booksellers Association; Aba; Book Expo; Carol Seajay; Feminist Bookstore News; Refuge House; Dana Farmer; Every Woman's Coffee House; Lisa Medley; Women's Outdoor Adventures; Tallahassee Gay And Lesbian Film Festival; Aids Activism; Big Bend Cares; Inland Book Distributors; New Leaf; Amenra; Susan Mayer; Naiad Press; Sheila Ortiz Taylor; Lee Lynch; Katherine V Forrest; Tallahassee Community College; Angela Davis; Tallahassee Activism; Lesbian Archives; Lesbian Websites; Lesbian Biographies; Slfahp; Southern Lesbian Feminist Activist Herstory Project
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Hannan, Kathleen, 2020 November 16
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- Tags: Kathleen Hannan; Women's Music; Bisexuality; Witch One; The Pagoda Center; The Center; Jude Speck; Our Bodies Ourselves; Catholicism; From Outside The South; New York; Coming Out; Meri Furnari; Mica-Meri Furnari; Organa; Debbie Venn; Kathy Oaks; Cathy Oaks; Vermont; Bellydancing; Morgana; Morgana Macvicar; Shefay; Sheila Fay; Nancy Breeze; Emily Greene; Pam Shook; Seeds For Peace; Pat Nolan; Peggy Mcintyre; Alix Dobkin; Teresa Trull; Pagoda Theatre; Pagoda Playhouse; Deb Ennis; Flame; Shyne; Barbara Lieu; Pam Oldham; Shyne; Nancy Breeze; Rainbow Williams; Barbie Quin; Lori Hollar; National Organization For Women (Now); Rena Carney; Astrology; Lesbian Astrology; By Any Other Name; Loraine Hutchins; Lani K'ahumanu; Controversies
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Tags: Kathleen Hannan; Women's Music; Bisexuality; Witch One; The Pagoda Center; The Center; Jude Speck; Our Bodies Ourselves; Catholicism; From Outside The South; New York; Coming Out; Meri Furnari; Mica-Meri Furnari; Organa; Debbie Venn; Kathy Oaks; Cathy Oaks; Vermont; Bellydancing; Morgana; Morgana Macvicar; Shefay; Sheila Fay; Nancy Breeze; Emily Greene; Pam Shook; Seeds For Peace; Pat Nolan; Peggy Mcintyre; Alix Dobkin; Teresa Trull; Pagoda Theatre; Pagoda Playhouse; Deb Ennis; Flame; Shyne; Barbara Lieu; Pam Oldham; Shyne; Nancy Breeze; Rainbow Williams; Barbie Quin; Lori Hollar; National Organization For Women (Now); Rena Carney; Astrology; Lesbian Astrology; By Any Other Name; Loraine Hutchins; Lani K'ahumanu; Controversies
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Shook, Pamela, 2020 October 17
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- Tags: Pamela Shook; South Carolina; Southern Baptists; Christianity; Sojourner; Feminist Bookstores; Atlanta Georgia; Charis; Charis Books And More; Charis Feminist Books And More; A Celebration Of Women Artists; An Afternoon Of Sophie And Myrtle; Maraccas; Megan Terry; The X Miss Copper Queen On A Set Of Pills; American Sign Language; Bisexuality; North Carolina; South Carolina; Finding Feminism; Coming Out; Consciousness Raising; Eloise Bruce; Rena Carney; Emily Greene; Pagoda Playhouse; Pagoda Theatre; Barbara Lieu; Morgana; Morgana Macvicar; Trudy Anderson; Sherry Kliegman; Princess Cinderella; Lavender Lieu; Chrysalis; Leslie Eastman; Carole Powell; Womankind Books; Patty Johnson; Mary Jo; Kris Matson; Suzi Chance; Gail Reeder; Rosemary Curb; Feminist Theatre; Nancy Vogl; Berkeley Women's Music Collective (Bwmc); Alice Gerstenberg; Cathy Cook; Alix Dobkin; Sign Language; Kaimora; Kay Mora; Johanna Powell Colbert; Anna Rallo; Anna Flower; Dore Rotundo; Elethia; Dorothy Campbell; Paula Arden; Feminist Spirituality; Lesbian Spirituality; Ellen Spangler; Tarot; Marilyn Murphy; Irene Weiss; Lesbian Separatism; Female Separatism; Kathleen Hannan; Seeds For Peace; Hot Letters; Childcare; Gabby Penning
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Tags: Pamela Shook; South Carolina; Southern Baptists; Christianity; Sojourner; Feminist Bookstores; Atlanta Georgia; Charis; Charis Books And More; Charis Feminist Books And More; A Celebration Of Women Artists; An Afternoon Of Sophie And Myrtle; Maraccas; Megan Terry; The X Miss Copper Queen On A Set Of Pills; American Sign Language; Bisexuality; North Carolina; South Carolina; Finding Feminism; Coming Out; Consciousness Raising; Eloise Bruce; Rena Carney; Emily Greene; Pagoda Playhouse; Pagoda Theatre; Barbara Lieu; Morgana; Morgana Macvicar; Trudy Anderson; Sherry Kliegman; Princess Cinderella; Lavender Lieu; Chrysalis; Leslie Eastman; Carole Powell; Womankind Books; Patty Johnson; Mary Jo; Kris Matson; Suzi Chance; Gail Reeder; Rosemary Curb; Feminist Theatre; Nancy Vogl; Berkeley Women's Music Collective (Bwmc); Alice Gerstenberg; Cathy Cook; Alix Dobkin; Sign Language; Kaimora; Kay Mora; Johanna Powell Colbert; Anna Rallo; Anna Flower; Dore Rotundo; Elethia; Dorothy Campbell; Paula Arden; Feminist Spirituality; Lesbian Spirituality; Ellen Spangler; Tarot; Marilyn Murphy; Irene Weiss; Lesbian Separatism; Female Separatism; Kathleen Hannan; Seeds For Peace; Hot Letters; Childcare; Gabby Penning
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Sallie Bingham papers, 1900-2023
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Feminist and author. The Sallie Bingham Papers provide rich documentation of the personal life, literary development, and philanthropic activities of Sallie Bingham, feminist and writer. The papers, dated 1900-2011, with the bulk of the materials dating from the 1940s to 2011, are comprised of correspondence, speeches, writings, subject files, personal papers, diaries and notebooks, legal and financial papers, audiovisual recordings, and photographic media. Included also are some records of The Kentucky Foundation for Women, a philanthropic organization founded by Bingham; The American Voice, a literary journal founded by Bingham and published under the auspices of The Kentucky Foundation for Women; and Santa Fe Stages, a regional theater founded by Bingham. Arranged into the following series: Audiovisual Materials, Correspondence, Diaries and Notebooks, Kentucky Foundation for Women, Legal and Financial, Miscellaneous, Photographs, Poetry, Santa Fe Stages, Speeches, Subject Files, Writings, and Oversize Material, with the Writings, Diaries and Notebooks, and Correspondence Series composing the bulk of the collection. Multiple additions have been added since the collection was processed; these are represented at the end of this finding aid.
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Diaries and Notebooks Series, 1945-1990s
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- Bingham's diaries document her daily activities, reflections on life, and contain some seed ideas for stories. Her notebooks function as workbooks for her writings and include poems, ideas for stories, outlines for plays, and character sketches - all in various stages of development.
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Bingham's diaries document her daily activities, reflections on life, and contain some seed ideas for stories. Her notebooks function as workbooks for her writings and include poems, ideas for stories, outlines for plays, and character sketches - all in various stages of development. Arranged by format (diary or notebook) and then chronologically.
Jim Dow photographs, 1966-2025
140 Linear Feet (173 boxes; 1 oversize folder) 1.3 Terabytes- Abstract Or Scope
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Jim Dow (1942- ) is an American photographer and educator based in Massachusetts. The core of the collection consists of over 1900 single-image photographs, 232 multi-image panoramic prints, and approximately 2300 film negatives, representing black-and-white and color images taken by Dow from 1966 to 2023. It also includes raw and adjusted digital image files that Dow created from his photographic negatives. Subjects include: U.S. vernacular culture and landscapes, including roadside architecture, courthouses and jails, and small business interiors; eateries, including diners, bars, drive-in restaurants, and food trucks; stadiums and athletic fields around the world; and interiors and exteriors of private clubs, libraries, and churches and museums in cities around the world. Photographs often include cultural expressions such as advertising, murals, bar decor, and graffiti. Dow's U.S. work focuses mainly on New England, the South, and the West, with a single-state project on North Dakota. Other images were taken by Dow in Argentina, Canada, England, Mexico, Portugal, Scotland, and Uruguay, with a few images from Wales. Also included is a series of commissioned work. Dow's professional papers comprise teaching slides, course readers, syllabi, and digital files, as well as art gallery ephemera. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
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Early's Feed & Seed. Rte. 1, Cut Off, Louisiana, 1978 September 28- Collection Context
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Hollingsworth Feed & Seed Store, Wall Painting. US 82, El Dorado, Arkansas, 1995 July 19- Collection Context
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Seed Display at Hometown Hardware. US 69B, Fort Scott, Kansas, 1995 July 24- Collection Context
Douglas M. Knight records, 1949 - 1970
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Douglas M. Knight, born in 1921, served as president of Duke University from 1963 to 1969. Knight was educated at Yale and served as president of Lawrence University prior to becoming president of Duke. After leaving Duke in 1969, he worked as an industry executive at several firms. Records include correspondence, memoranda, proposals, surveys, reports, writings and speeches, minutes, audio-visual media, honorary citations, clippings, and printed matter. Major subjects include the administration of Duke University, the planning of a new art museum, university development, Duke's Fifth Decade Campaign and fundraising, the Duke Board of Trustees, Knight's inauguration, the School of Engineering, the School of Law, the School of Forestry, the Graduate School of Business, student protest, African-American students at Duke, the takeover of the Allen Building by members of the Afro-American Society, and student rights. Major correspondents include R. Taylor Cole, E.R. Latty, Lath Meriam, Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, R. Philip Hanes, Nancy Hanks, R. Patrick Ransom, George V. Allen, Charles B. Wade, Henry Rauch, Edwin L. Jones, Wright Tisdale, Les Brown, Ellen Huckabee Gobbel, Mark Pinsky, Graddon Rowlands, and Floyd B. McKissick.
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Douglas M. Knight records, 1949 - 1970 60 Linear Feet
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- He later became president of SEED in 1973, and then president of the Questar Corporation in 1976.
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Douglas M. Knight, born in 1921, served as president of Duke University from 1963 to 1969. Knight was educated at Yale and served as president of Lawrence University prior to becoming president of Duke. After leaving Duke in 1969, he worked as an industry executive at several firms. Records include correspondence, memoranda, proposals, surveys, reports, writings and speeches, minutes, audio-visual media, honorary citations, clippings, and printed matter. Major subjects include the administration of Duke University, the planning of a new art museum, university development, Duke's Fifth Decade Campaign and fundraising, the Duke Board of Trustees, Knight's inauguration, the School of Engineering, the School of Law, the School of Forestry, the Graduate School of Business, student protest, African-American students at Duke, the takeover of the Allen Building by members of the Afro-American Society, and student rights. Major correspondents include R. Taylor Cole, E.R. Latty, Lath Meriam, Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, R. Philip Hanes, Nancy Hanks, R. Patrick Ransom, George V. Allen, Charles B. Wade, Henry Rauch, Edwin L. Jones, Wright Tisdale, Les Brown, Ellen Huckabee Gobbel, Mark Pinsky, Graddon Rowlands, and Floyd B. McKissick.
Rob Amberg Sodom Laurel Album Exhibit photographs, 1975-1994 and undated
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Documentary photographer and writer based in western North Carolina. Collection contains 16 gelatin silver prints from Amberg's Sodom Laurel Album book that the Center for Documentary Studies turned into a traveling exhibit. Also includes 32 prints displayed in the Allen Building exhibition. Acquired as part of the Archive for Documentary Arts.
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Doug Wallin sowing his tobacco seed bed, undated (page 24)
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- Doug Wallin sowing his tobacco seed bed, undated (page 24)
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Duff Green papers, 1818-1909 and undated
1.6 Linear Feet 1,855 Items- Abstract Or Scope
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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 1.6 Linear Feet 1,855 Items
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- Mercantile ledgers and daybooks show the sale of various types of farm supplies, such as Osnaburg, ground plaster, flour, clover seed, and sundries. Unbound volumes include daybooks; ledgers; account books; records of cotton purchased, wood hauled, cloth shipped, flour sent by boat, and wheat hauled; cashbooks; memoranda; baling books; wool-carding books; time books; records of production, cash sales, wages, and expenses; letter books; invoices; notes and bills; and receiving and delivery books.
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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.
Duke University Retirees Outreach (DURO) records, 1997-2021
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Duke University Retirees Outreach was founded in 1997 to provide volunteer opportunities to Duke retirees and their partners and operated until 2021. DURO members developed volunteer programs like the Backpack Program and the Lakewood Garden project at Lakewood Elementary School. The collection, spanning 1997 to 2021, consists of administrative and financial records, correspondence, and materials related to projects and events.
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Duke University Retirees Outreach (DURO) records, 1997-2021 2 Linear Feet
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- The Lakewood Garden project started in 2000 in partnership with South Eastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces (SEEDS) and Lakewood Elementary. With this, DURO members helped to construct and maintain a garden at Lakewood.
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Duke University Retirees Outreach was founded in 1997 to provide volunteer opportunities to Duke retirees and their partners and operated until 2021. DURO members developed volunteer programs like the Backpack Program and the Lakewood Garden project at Lakewood Elementary School. The collection, spanning 1997 to 2021, consists of administrative and financial records, correspondence, and materials related to projects and events.