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Marion T. Plyler papers, circa 1832-1950

1 Linear Feet 750 Items
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Marion Timothy Plyler was born in Iredell County, N.C., near Statesville in 1867. He graduated from Trinity College in 1892 with a B. A. degree and played on the school's first football team. He earned his M. A. degree at Trinity in 1897 and received his Doctor of Divinity degree from Duke University in 1937. Additionally, Dr. Plyler received the M. A. degree and the D. D. degree from the University of North Carolina in 1905 and 1931, respectively. Dr. Plyler was ordained as a minister in the Methodist Church in 1892. Contains typescripts, correspondence, and printed matter, with the bulk of the material consisting of the manuscript of Dr. Plyler's unpublished biography of William Preston Few, written in 1948-1949, as well as copies of Few's writings and addresses. The collection ranges in date from 1832-1950.
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Marion T. Plyler papers, circa 1832-1950 1 Linear Feet 750 Items

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

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ALS. Asks that recipient examine bearer of letter. Typed transcription available.
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Daniel Oliver Morton Sermons, circa 1839-1850 and undated

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Seven complete and five fragments of handwritten sermons dealing with various Biblical texts and subjects.

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Howard Kelly Collection of Florence Nightingale prints and photographs, circa 1840-1949 and undated

1 Linear Feet 60 Items
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Howard Atwood Kelly was a surgeon, gynecologist, professor, author, collector of medical memorabilia, and founder of the Kensington Hospital in Philadelphia; he served as the first professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Johns Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine. Among his interests was the life of Florence Nightingale and her memorialization through images. The Howard Kelly Collection of Florence Nightingale Prints and Photographs represents the collecting efforts of Howard Atwood Kelly, a surgeon, professor, author, and collector of medical memorabilia. The collection comprises 60 images and other memorializations associated with Florence Nightingale, 19th century nurse and healthcare reformer. Image formats include engravings, photographs (some of which are albumens), lithographs, mezzo tints, prints, and postcards; in addition, there are photographic and slide reproductions of drawings, lithographs, engravings, crayon drawings, paintings, and sculptures. Almost all the images are mounted on cardstock boards. Portrayals of Nightingale span her adult lifetime; there are images of her during her early career as a nurse in Britain, and providing nursing care for wounded soldiers in Turkey during the Crimean War. There are also images of her birth and death places. Also included are one piece of popular sheet music (1857) and typed explanatory notes. Reproductions also accompany many of the images. Arranged in rough chronological order by date of publication or creation. Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.
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Howard Kelly Collection of Florence Nightingale prints and photographs, circa 1840-1949 and undated 1 Linear Feet 60 Items

Maria Mitchell letters, circa 1846-1868

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Maria Mitchell was a pioneering United States astronomer. This collection of social correspondence comprises three notes written by Mitchell between approximately 1846-1868.
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Maria Mitchell letters, circa 1846-1868 0.1 Linear Feet (3 items)

A. Hollis Edens papers, circa 1850s-1994

9 Linear Feet approx. 2700 Items
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A. Hollis Edens served as President of Duke University from 1949-1960. This collection includes material largely of a personal nature, including correspondence, photographs, printed material, clippings, and scrapbooks. The collection ranges in date from circa 1850s-1994.
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A. Hollis Edens papers, circa 1850s-1994 9 Linear Feet approx. 2700 Items

Maxwell Woodhull Algae Specimen Scrapbook, circa 1853-1857

0.7 Linear Feet 1 Items
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Woodhull was a United States Naval officer. Scrapbook of algae specimen, circa 1853-1857.
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Mary Watson Fowler papers, circa 1861-1980

1.5 Linear Feet 260 Items
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Collection contains letters, memoranda, clippings, printed materials, writings, photographs, and other materials centered primarily upon Fowler, an unpublished author. Included are manuscripts of novels and stories, printed and typed writings of others, some historical writings, and research about Charlottesville, Albemarle Co., and Lynchburg, Va. There are some photographs from Hyde Co., N.C. Clippings concern the career and writings of Lynchburg newspaperwoman Martha Rivers Adams.

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Mary Watson Fowler papers, circa 1861-1980 1.5 Linear Feet 260 Items

Sarah E. Goodwin needlework patterns, circa 1865-1898 and undated

0.4 Linear Feet Approx. 300 Items
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Resident of South Berwick, Maine. The centerpiece of this collection is a late 19th century scrapbook belonging to Sarah E. Goodwin of Maine, into which manuscript and printed instructions and patterns for the creation of tapestries, collars, edging, capes, mittens, afghans, hoods, curtains, infant shoes, slippers, and other items were pasted and pinned. Collection also includes a commonplace book of knitting and crocheting patterns, home remedies for illnesses and diseases, and a variety of household tips, as well as poems, literary quotations, and miscellaneous lists of information; as well as a catalog for a Baptist church in South Berwick, Maine (1898), numerous patterns for embroidered monograms, and many loose patterns. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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Sarah E. Goodwin needlework patterns, circa 1865-1898 and undated 0.4 Linear Feet Approx. 300 Items

Poor white trash [manuscript], circa 1870-1889

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Career military officer, noted for his service in the horse artillery in the Union Army cavalry during the Civil War. Collection comprises Tidball's manuscript (5 pgs.) on poor whites in the South. He divided his study regionally, discussing working class whites on the Georgia coast versus those in the southern Alleghenies. He outlined the impact of slavery, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction period on this class of people. Includes a one-page transcription.
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Poor white trash [manuscript], circa 1870-1889 0.2 Linear Feet

Raja Deen Dayal photographs, circa 1870s-1905

3 Linear Feet 51 Items
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Indian-born professional photographer active in the last half of the 19th century; died in 1905. Collection of 51 large albumen and gelatin silver photographs mounted on mat board, taken by professional photographer Raja Deen Dayal, which offer insights into the culture, history, and environment of India in the last decades of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. The prints range in size from 5x8" to 9x11", and document the 1903 visit of Duke and Duchess of Connaught, which includes marshalling of troops and parades, various archaeological sites, monuments, and natural vistas. Images are arranged by print number, some of which are original and some assigned by the dealer (in brackets). Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
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Raja Deen Dayal photographs, circa 1870s-1905 3 Linear Feet 51 Items

Garrett Orr papers, circa 1873-1994, bulk 1890s-1914, 1935-1965

18.5 Linear Feet 11,000 Items
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The Garrett Orr Papers document the artistic output and personal files of advertising executive Garrett Orr. Although the collection spans the years circa 1873 to 1994, the bulk of the materials fall within two main periods: the 1890s to 1914, comprising a photographic collection of old poster images; and 1930 to 1965, which approximates the span of Orr's professional life. The collection includes the original drawings, water colors and paintings produced by Orr as designs for the outdoor advertising campaigns of a wide variety of products such as Gillette razors, Ipana toothpaste (Bristol-Myers), Lucky Strikes and Viceroy cigarettes (Brown & Williamson), Mazola corn oil (Corn Products Refining Company), Seagram beverages, Verney fabrics, and White Rose tea. Also included are folders of photographs, slides and negatives of Orr's advertising work for approximately 550 companies (with index). In addition, a collection of almost 200 large-format negatives and photographs document images of 19th- and early 20th-century posters for plays, musicals, minstrel shows, circuses, and hotels. A large set of clippings files contain published examples of the work of over 100 graphic artists and illustrators contemporary with Orr, including Floyd Davis, Ronald McLeod, George Petty, Howard Scott, Ben Stahl, Jon Whitcomb, and J. Walter Wilkinson. The collection is organized into five series--the General Files Series; the Artists and Illustrators Series; the Product Files Series; the Other Photographic Materials Series; and the Sketches Series. Large-format items from the Artists and Illustrators Series and Sketches Series have been relocated to Oversize Materials.

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Garrett Orr papers, circa 1873-1994, bulk 1890s-1914, 1935-1965 18.5 Linear Feet 11,000 Items

T. Gaillard Thomas papers, circa 1878-1882

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ALS and manuscript, signed. Letters from Thomas to Robert P. Harris, of Philadelphia, statistician of cases of Ceasarean section and extra-uterine pregnacy in New York City and its environs. Manuscript, signed, appears to be a questionnaire sent by Harris and filled out by Thomas on a case of gastro-hysterotomy.
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T. Gaillard Thomas papers, circa 1878-1882 6 items

Darlene Clark Hine papers, circa 1879-1996, bulk 1950-1996 and undated

24.6 Linear Feet 9225 Items
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Darlene Clark Hine is an African American professor, historian, college administrator, and published author in the field of African American history.
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Bonfils studio photograph albums of Palestine, circa 1881

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Collection consists of two large cloth-bound photograph albums dating from circa 1881, housing 56 large albumen photographs taken by noted 19th century French photographer Félix Bonfils, who owned the Bonfils studio, and his Syrian assistant Georges Saboungi. The images were sold as souvenirs, and portray cities and towns, landscapes, ruins, monuments, tombs, and other religious and historic sites of Palestine, in areas now occupied by Israel, Lebanon, and Syria. Locations named in the captions include Beirut, Bethlehem, Cana, Damascus, Galilee, the Holy Sepulchre shrine, Jaffa, Jerusalem, the Mosque of Omar at the Dome of Rock, the Mount of Olives, Mount Tabor, Nazareth, Samaria, the Tomb of David, the Wailing Wall, the interior of the house of the English Consul in Damascus, a "crusader's tower" in the village of Ramleh, and various other sites.
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Bonfils studio photograph albums of Palestine, circa 1881 3 Linear Feet (2 volumes)

Mathilde Blind letter, circa 1889-1896

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Mathilde Blind was a writer and feminist active in late 19th century England. This letter was written by Blind thanking a correspondent for sending her a newspaper clipping containing a review of her work. She expresses gratitude for his thoughtfulness and for his "sympathetic spirit" towards her work.
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Mathilde Blind letter, circa 1889-1896 0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)

William Ivey Cranford papers, circa 1889-1945

3.75 Linear Feet 3,250 Items
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William Ivey Cranford was Dean of Trinity College. He resigned as Dean on June 4, 1917 and was succeeded by William H. Wannamaker. Collection contains notebooks, correspondence, notes, transcripts and manuscripts. Material ranges in date from circa circa 1889-1945, with many of the materials undated.
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William Ivey Cranford papers, circa 1889-1945 3.75 Linear Feet 3,250 Items

Lindsey and Brown photographs, circa 1890

2 Linear Feet 53 Items
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Photographers of Asheville, NC. Photographs (chiefly cabinet cards produced by Lindsey and Brown) of street scenes, landscapes, and tourist attractions in late 19th-century western N.C. Descriptive text is printed on the reverse side of many of the photographs. Most photographs were taken in the vicinity of the Swannanoa, Hot Springs, the French Broad River, Round Knob, Hickory Nut Gap, Buck Forest, Highlands, and Asheville. Contains photographs of the Battery Park Hotel, Chimney Rock, Hooker's Mill, McElroy Tunnel, Devil's Pulpit, Paint Rock, the Seven Sisters, the Swannanoa tunnel stockade, the Murphy Division, Devil's Slip Gap, the Western North Carolina Railroad and U.S. Mail boys. Includes several images of African Americans in western N.C. Collection also includes 4 photographs produced by Brown alone and 3 stereoscopic views produced by Nat W. Taylor.
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Lindsey and Brown photographs, circa 1890 2 Linear Feet 53 Items

Hugh Mangum photographs, circa 1890-1922

10 Linear Feet (38 boxes; 2 oversize folders) 2 Gigabytes
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Hugh Mangum was a commercial portrait photographer from Durham, North Carolina. Collection comprises 937 glass plate negatives and printed black-and-white photographs taken by Hugh Mangum from about 1890 to 1922 as he traveled a rail circuit through North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia and in photography studios he and partners established in Durham, N.C., and Roanoke, Pulaski, and East Radford, Virginia. Localities known to have been visited by Mangum in N.C. include Winston-Salem, High Point, Raleigh, Reidsville, Lexington, Durham, and Greensboro; in Virginia, Christiansburg, Martinsville, East Radford, and Pulaski. The images are chiefly individual and group portraits of mostly unidentified women, children, and men, either in unidentified studio settings or outdoors. Most are white men and women, but there are also many African Americans and others who may be multi-racial. Hugh Mangum and his wife are present in several images. There are several street scenes identified as Radford, Virginia, as well as Warrenton (probably N.C.), and Christiansburg, Virginia. Some images feature houses, barns, mills, outdoor social gatherings, and animals. The last dated photograph in the collection is a mounted print of Mangum's body in an open casket, 1922. Of the photographic prints, there are 55 prints made from selected negatives, and 50 inkjet digital prints from a 2012 exhibit. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
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Hugh Mangum photographs, circa 1890-1922 10 Linear Feet (38 boxes; 2 oversize folders) 2 Gigabytes

Pictorial Works Reference collection, circa 1895-ongoing

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In 1924, Trinity College was renamed Duke University and major construction on the university began and lasted until 1932. Since then, Duke University's campuses have undergone expansions and renovations that have led to several changes to the campus. The Pictorial Works Reference Collection contains files of printed materials that depict the Trinity College and Duke University campuses. This collection was compiled from various sources by the University Archives for reference and research.
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Pictorial Works Reference collection, circa 1895-ongoing 1 Linear Feet

Afghan Wars photographs, circa 1897

1.5 Linear Feet 45 Items
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Collection of black and white glossy photographic prints of Afghanistan, taken by an anonymous photographer during the Anglo-Afghan War most likely during the Mamund Valley hostilities of 1897. Prints are mounted on cardstock, and collection includes the portfolio in which they were originally housed. Most have captions with location or subject, either typed or hand-written; a few are dated 1897. Images feature British Army military camps, landscapes, and groups of officers. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts.
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Afghan Wars photographs, circa 1897 1.5 Linear Feet 45 Items

Southern Sweet Gum Company advertising trading cards for Kestler's Sweet Gum and Pepsin, circa 1898-1903

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The Southern Sweet Gum Company was a chewing gum manufacturer in Greensboro (Guilford Co.), N.C. Collection comprises 8 full-color advertising trade cards (approx. 4x6 in.), featuring authors and composers, produced as a purchasing incentive for the chewing gum. Included are cards for Burns, Byron, Dickens, Goethe, Longfellow, Mozart, Schiller, and Tennyson. Missing from the collection are Wagner, Beethoven, and Liszt. The cards are undated, but there is documentation for the company's location in Greensboro between 1898 and 1903.
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Southern Sweet Gum Company advertising trading cards for Kestler's Sweet Gum and Pepsin, circa 1898-1903 0.1 Linear Feet

Lyman Family Memoir, [circa 1901]-

0.5 Linear Feet 1 Items
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Seven-page handwritten memoir of family events and personalities, especially David Newton Lyman, including a discussion of the organization of the Litchfield County Antislavery Society in 1837.

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Lyman Family Memoir, [circa 1901]- 0.5 Linear Feet 1 Items

Photographs of women's college production of a Sanskrit drama, circa 1905

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Set of 62 captioned black-and-white photographic prints mounted on 14 cardstock boards, documenting an elaborate stage production of a well-known, classical Sanskrit drama, the S´akuntala¯. The play was probably produced at the Northfield Seminary for Young Ladies in Northfield, Massachusetts around 1905, at a time when Indian dramas were popularized and produced by many women's colleges. The photographs are mounted on the front and back of cardstock mounts, and portray individual young female actors playing male and female roles, as well as tableaus with groups of actors. The images vividly capture the actors' expressions and gestures and portray detailed Oriental costumes and props. Most of the handwritten ink captions name the characters depicted, and many also list quotes from the particular act or scene. One image features a scenic view of Northfield Seminary from across the Connecticut River. The images range in size from range in size from 5.5 x 3.75 to 8 x 13.75 inches, with the mounts measuring 9x14 inches. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture at Duke University.
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Photographs of women's college production of a Sanskrit drama, circa 1905 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Japanese matchbox label collection, circa 1910

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Collection comprises 400 Japanese matchbox labels, each approximately 3.5 x 5.5 cm., mounted ten to a page in a contemporary paper album and housed in a custom-made cloth box. The collector of the material is not identified.
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Japanese matchbox label collection, circa 1910 0.2 Linear Feet (1 volume)

Durham Chamber of Commerce records, circa 1910-1981

4 Linear Feet 150 Items
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The Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce serves the needs of businesses, non-profits, and government agencies of all sizes by helping to create and sustain a healthy economic climate. The collection largely contains photographs of Durham businesses, homes, schools, places of worship, and individuals. It also includes two bound volumes of meeting minutes, by-laws, and correspondence which date from 1915-1923 as well as material sent to members, such as newsletters.
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Durham Chamber of Commerce records, circa 1910-1981 4 Linear Feet 150 Items

Arts at Duke Reference collection, circa 1910-ongoing

0.7 Linear Feet approx. 350 Items
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The Arts at Duke Reference Collection contains files of clippings, programs, calendars and other materials concerning the arts at Duke and at Trinity College, the University's predecessor. This collection was compiled from a variety of sources by the University Archives for use in reference and research. For materials pertaining to art at Trinity College, see the Trinity College Reference Collection.
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Arts at Duke Reference collection, circa 1910-ongoing 0.7 Linear Feet approx. 350 Items

Maurice Lambert document, circa 1918

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Typed document. Physician's record of Lambert's stay at the Centre Neurologique, Place de Rouen, for observation and treatment of nervous disorders.
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Maurice Lambert document, circa 1918 1 items

George W. Jackson scrapbook, circa 1920-1935

1.5 Linear Feet 1 Item
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George W. Jackson graduated from Trinity Park School in 1921 and attended Trinity College from fall 1921-spring 1923. The scrapbook contains programs, clippings and black and white photographs as well as correspondence. The scrapbook ranges in date from circa 1920-1935.
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George W. Jackson scrapbook, circa 1920-1935 1.5 Linear Feet 1 Item

Scrapbook, circa 1920-1935

Durham Central Labor Union records, circa 1921-1971

45 Linear Feet 6602 Items
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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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Durham Central Labor Union records, circa 1921-1971 45 Linear Feet 6602 Items

Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) at Duke University records, circa 1923-1985

7.2 Linear Feet 6,000 Items
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A chapter of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) was established at Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) in 1917. In 1925, a new constitution was drafted and the chapter became the YWCA at Duke University. The records of the Duke University YWCA span the years 1923 to 1985, with the bulk dating between 1930 and 1970, and include reports, printed matter, correspondence, sermons, clippings, and financial records.
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Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) at Duke University records, circa 1923-1985 7.2 Linear Feet 6,000 Items

American Dance Festival records, circa 1924-1988, bulk 1934-1977

89.05 Linear Feet
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The American Dance Festival is a non-profit organization committed to serving the needs of dance, dancers, choreographers, and professionals in dance-related fields. It presents a summer festival of modern dance performances and educational programs, hosts community outreach activities, and sponsors numerous projects in the humanities. Its mission is to create and present new dance works, preserve the modern dance heritage, build wider national and international audiences and enhance public understanding and appreciation for modern dance, and provide training and education for dancers and choreographers. Contains correspondence, lists, administrative materials, memoranda, contracts, legal documents, financial records, class schedules, teaching materials, student records, clippings, press releases, publicity materials, brochures, tickets, posters, and other printed materials created by or related to the American Dance Festival.
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American Dance Festival records, circa 1924-1988, bulk 1934-1977 89.05 Linear Feet

ADF Store and Merchandise, 1962-1977 5 folders

Administrative Assistant, 1958-1977 27 folders

Property Plats, circa 1925-1932

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Although the exact provenance of the property plats is unknown, it is indicated on the reverse side of some plats that the surveys were used by A. C. Lee, Chief Engineer of the Duke Construction Company and the plats may have been created by the Atlantic Realty Company. This collection includes approximately 100 survey plats of Duke University properties prior to the construction on East Campus and West Campus from the years 1925-1926. Also included are plats representing the Duke Homestead from 1932 that were possibly drawn by V.A. Stewman.
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Margaret Bennett photograph album, circa 1926-1930

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Margaret Bennett was a 1930 graduate of the Woman's College of Duke University and involved with numerous student groups and organizations including the Student Government Council. This collection includes a photogarph album containing prints of portraits and campus scenes of student life in the late 1920s, as well as loose photographs and digitized negatives.
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John A. Stewman papers, circa 1926-1932

1.2 Linear Feet 139 Items
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John A. Stewman served as an engineer with the Duke Construction Company from 1928-1932. The collection includes photographs, drawings, and specs. The material ranges in date from about 1926-1932.
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John A. Stewman papers, circa 1926-1932 1.2 Linear Feet 139 Items

Ida Grady scrapbook, circa 1927-1930

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Nancy Ida Grady, a native of Asheville, N.C., graduated from Duke University's Woman's College in 1928. Scrapbook contains photographs, postcards, calling cards, invitations, programs, poems, and other memorabilia. Among the programs are several from church services in Durham and Asheville, theatre productions including performances by the Taurian Players and the YWCA, and several guest lectures at Duke. Also present are exams, quizzes, and study questions from courses at Duke in Bible study, religions of China and Japan, Egypt and Mesopotamia.

Deutscher Kampf Volume, circa 1929

0.2 Linear Feet 1 Item
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Collection of programs of music, songs and speeches as well as the text of speeches, recitations, poetry and quotations from books apparently prepared for the Albert Forster School in Berlin during the Nazi period. Topics include soldiers, workers and peasants, Adolf Hitler, World War I, and the struggle for victory.
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Deutscher Kampf Volume, circa 1929 0.2 Linear Feet 1 Item

Outdoor Advertising Association of America Poster Designs, circa 1930-1940s and undated

3 Linear Feet 729 Items
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The Outdoor Advertising Association of America Poster Designs are comprised of black and white poster designs (for billboard or other transit advertising), some printed on cards and some photographed and mounted in volumes, that document the advertising design holdings of several outdoor advertising companies from 1934 through the 1940s and possibly later. The majority of the designs in the collection are stock posters in preliminary sketch form with simple lines, but the collection also includes finished designs with brief information on exhibition and award status. Stock designs were created without actual brand names so more than one advertiser could use them by simply inserting their own brand name or product into the ad. The designs include work created or acquired by the Donaldson Lithographing Co., Foster and Kleiser, General Outdoor Advertising Co., and the AD-VER-TIS-ER, Inc.

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Outdoor Advertising Association of America Poster Designs, circa 1930-1940s and undated 3 Linear Feet 729 Items

E. Malcolm Carroll papers, circa 1930-1954

3.7 Linear Feet 600 Items
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E. Malcolm Carroll was a professor of History at Duke University from 1933-1959. The collection includes his writings, research notes, some course materials and a manuscript, mostly undated. The collection ranges in date from circa circa 1930-1954.
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E. Malcolm Carroll papers, circa 1930-1954 3.7 Linear Feet 600 Items

Ethel Tison Chaffin papers, circa 1930-1993

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Ethel Tison Chaffin was born on January 13, 1921 in Natchitoches, LA. From childhood on, she took dance classes with a variety of instructors and, as a college student, studied dance at Louisiana State University, New York University, the University of Maryland, and Bennington College. Instructors included John Martin (former dance critic at the New York Times), Charles Weidman (Humphrey-Weidman Technique), Ethel Butler (Martha Graham Technique), and Nina Fornoff (Hanya Holm Technique). Ms. Chaffin also participated in master classes with Martha Graham and Katherine Manning. The collection contains the personal papers and dance-related memorabilia (circa 1930-1993) of Ethel Tison Chaffin. Materials include photographic prints, newspaper clippings, programs, and correspondence, which are housed within a scrapbook and one Hollinger box. Many of the materials are annotated by Ms. Chaffin.
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Ethel Tison Chaffin papers, circa 1930-1993 1.5 Linear Feet

Scrapbook, circa 1930-1978, undated

Scrapbook, circa 1930-1978, undated 1 Box

American Dance Festival Photographic Materials collection, circa 1930-2008

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The American Dance Festival is a non-profit organization committed to serving the needs of dance, dancers, choreographers, and professionals in dance-related fields. It presents a six and a half week summer festival of modern dance performances and educational programs, hosts community outreach activities, and sponsors numerous projects in the humanities. Its mission is to create and present new dance works, preserve the modern dance heritage, build wider national and international audiences and enhance public understanding and appreciation for modern dance, and provide training and education for dancers and choreographers. The collection includes photographic materials created and collected by the American Dance Festival, including negatives, contact sheets, prints, and transparencies.
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American Dance Festival Photographic Materials collection, circa 1930-2008 19.4 Linear Feet

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Harry L. Levy papers, circa 1934 - 1980

3 Linear Feet 2000 Items
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Harry L. Levy (1906-1981) served as a professor and dean of students at Hunter College, dean and vice-chancellor of the City University of New York, professor of the humanities at Fordham University, and visiting professor of classical studies at Duke University. Levy wrote several books and numerous articles; he specialized in the Roman poet Claudian, and authored major works on Ovid and Lucian. Papers include correspondence, subject files, articles, and reprints written and collected by Harry L. Levy, relating to his research in classical studies, and his roles as a professor and administrator. English.
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Harry L. Levy papers, circa 1934 - 1980 3 Linear Feet 2000 Items

Harvey Ulrich Photograph Album, circa 1936

0.9 Linear Feet 1 Items
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Harvey Ulrich graduated from Duke University in 1938. The photograph album includes images of campus buildings (exterior and interior) and student life, circa 1936.
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Harvey Ulrich Photograph Album, circa 1936 0.9 Linear Feet 1 Items

Herbert Silvette papers, circa 1936-1988

2.5 Linear Feet Approx. 900 Items
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Author, and physiologist and pharmacologist at the University of Virginia Medical School. Collection comprises material relating to and examples of Herbert Silvette's writings, which include short stories, novels, and his work on the English translator Philemon Holland (1552-1637). There is also a large body of correspondence from Archibald MacLeish, which Silvette compiled in The Stiletto Letters. Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.
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Herbert Silvette papers, circa 1936-1988 2.5 Linear Feet Approx. 900 Items

Peter Sekaer photographs, circa 1937-1940

1.0 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
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Peter Sekaer (1901-1950) was a Danish-born American photographer. Collection consists of fifteen black-and-white photographs taken by Sekaer from about 1937-1940, while working for the U.S. National Housing Authority to document living conditions and public housing projects in various places in the U.S. Known locations include Louisville, Kentucky; New Orleans, Louisiana; Williamsburg, N.Y.; Nashville, Tennessee; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Austin, Texas. Individuals in the photographs include African Americans and other people of color, and White Americans; there are quite a few photographs of children playing. The focus is typically on urban and rural dwellings and yards in areas of poverty; there are also a few images of public housing projects, small businesses, and warehouses. The gelatin silver print sizes range from 4 1/2 x 4 5/8 to 10 1/4 x 13 1/8 inches. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
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Gjon Mili photographs, circa 1939-1949

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Collection comprises 20 gelatin silver prints of images taken during the 1930s and 1940s by photographer Gjon Milin. Through new tecniques of strobe lighting and electronic flash which Mili developed at MIT, the black-and-white images, some of which were used by Life magazine, portray human locomotion and the movements of other physical phenomena such as cascading water, frozen in time. Human subjects include two African American children playing with paddleballs, a man in the shower, a man aiming a racket at a shuttlecock, and female nudes. One image is of the photographer Mili photographing a stream of water with his camera. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
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Gjon Mili photographs, circa 1939-1949 0.25 Linear Feet (1 flat box)

Edith Sitwell poems, circa 1940-1950

0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)
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Dame Edith Sitwell was a British poet and critic whose work helped usher in the modernist era of British poetry. This autograph manuscript contains the text of two of her poems: "Lullaby" and "Serenade: From Any Man to Any Woman." Both poems were inspired by the early years of World War II and were published in her 1942 collection "Street Songs."
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Edith Sitwell poems, circa 1940-1950 0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)

Olav K. Lundeberg papers, circa 1940s-

0.25 Linear Feet 12 Items
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Olav K. Lundeberg taught at Duke in the Dept. of Romance Languages from 1931-1948. This collection includes photographs, a bulletin, and a guest log from social events hosted by Lundeberg and his wife.
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Olav K. Lundeberg papers, circa 1940s- 0.25 Linear Feet 12 Items

African American soldier's World War II photograph album of India, circa 1942-1945

0.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
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Collection comprises a 16-page 8 1/2 x 11 inch photograph album belonging to an unidentified member of the 45th Engineer General Service Regiment, a segregated unit of African American soldiers stationed in Ledo, India beginning in 1942. Their charge was to build a portion of the Stilwell Road, a major supply route from India to China. Mounted on loose pages, the 44 black-and-white snapshots include posed and candid images of individuals and groups of African American soldiers, at work and at rest. Soldiers identified in the captions include Charley Woodard, Clarence Benson, Charles J. Greene, and Cain Walker. There are also photographs of buildings on the base, including Battalion Chapel, headquarters (labeled "The Gateway to Hell"), Harmony Church, and a large Stilwell Road sign, along with various shots of military equipment, a "Coolie Camp," the "laundry man," and the Taj Mahal. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.
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African American soldier's World War II photograph album of India, circa 1942-1945 0.2 Linear Feet (1 box)

Frederick Joerg papers, circa 1942-1967

3 Linear Feet (Two boxes.)
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Frederick Joerg (died 1983) was a professor emeritus and administrator at Duke University. This collection primarily documents his professional life through his faculty, administrative, and professional activities. It forms part of the Economists' Papers Archive.
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Frederick Joerg papers, circa 1942-1967 3 Linear Feet (Two boxes.)

Les Brown Scores collection, circa 1944-1953 and undated

12.5 Linear Feet 9000 Items
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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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Les Brown Scores collection, circa 1944-1953 and undated 12.5 Linear Feet 9000 Items

Procurement Services records, circa 1945-Ongoing

1.4 Linear Feet 255 Items
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Formerly known as the Material Support Department, Procurement Services manages Duke University purchasing systems. This collection contains memoranda, newsletters, catalogs and other records. Topics include Duke University administration.
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Procurement Services records, circa 1945-Ongoing 1.4 Linear Feet 255 Items

W. A. Stumpf papers, circa 1947-1955

3 Linear Feet approx. 2,000 Items
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W. A. Stumpf was Professor of Education at Duke University from 1948 until his retirement in 1968. The collection contains surveys of high school seniors (circa 1955) from Durham, Guilford and Wake County high schools, in addition to a manuscript draft and mimeographed copies of papers relating to a 1950 civil rights case against Washington County (N.C.) schools. The material ranges in date from circa 1947-1955.
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W. A. Stumpf papers, circa 1947-1955 3 Linear Feet approx. 2,000 Items

DeLossie D. Tuttle papers, circa 1948-1952

1.5 Linear Feet 250 Items
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DeLossie Tuttle was an undergraduate at the Woman's College at Duke University from 1948-1952. The collection includes grade reports, college papers, Duke calendars and schedule books, entertainment programs, Duke songbooks and handbook, photographs, a scrapbook, and artifacts such as a Duke pillow and wooden Duke Blue Devil statue. The collection ranges in date from circa 1948-1952.
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DeLossie D. Tuttle papers, circa 1948-1952 1.5 Linear Feet 250 Items

Sonny Burke papers, circa 1949-1951 and undated

4 Linear Feet (5 flat boxes; 76 complete big band charts) 5 flat boxes 76 complete big band charts
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The Sonny Burke Collection (chiefly undated, but some dated between Nov., 1949 and June, 1951) has as its focal point 76 arrangements of popular music for "Big Band." These charts were used by Burke's band during the 1940's-1950's for performances in the United States and Mexico. Most of the arrangements appear to be by Sonny Burke, but other composers/arrangers include: Frank Erickson, Hal Schaefer, Stan Kenton, John Valentine Eppel, Laurindo Almeida, and Ray Conniff. Some of the arrangements were made for recordings on the Decca Records label. The most common instrumentation is for two alto saxophones/clarinets, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, four trumpets and four trombones, although other combinations exist. The instrumentation is noted for each title in the Container List.

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Sonny Burke papers, circa 1949-1951 and undated 4 Linear Feet (5 flat boxes; 76 complete big band charts) 5 flat boxes 76 complete big band charts

African American soldier's Korean War photograph album, circa 1950-1953

.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
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Album contains 106 black-and-white and color photographs mounted in a black-leaf photograph album, bound in Japanese-style lacquered covers. The photographer may be an African American soldier named Tommy, who served in the U.S. Army's 511th Operation and Maintenance Service (OM SVC) Company during the Korean War. It is unclear whether the photographs are from Japan or from Korea. The images depict soldiers at work and enjoying recreational time. Many photographs depict both white and African American soldiers together. Other subjects include local women and children; women with servicemen; the countryside and Japanese-style buildings; and family members and others back home. Collection includes an early 20th century 10 1/2 x 14 inch portrait of four African American children. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture at Duke University.
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African American soldier's Korean War photograph album, circa 1950-1953 .5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Eugenia Saville papers, circa 1950-1977

3 Linear Feet 1,000 Items
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Eugenia Seville joined the faculty of the Duke University Music Department in 1947 as an instructor, and was eventually promoted to Assistant and Associate Professor in 1950 and 1960, respectively. She specialized in Italian sacred music, and directed the Duke Madrigal Singers from 1947 to 1972. She died in 2006. Contains course materials, music facsimiles, performance scores, materials related to the Duke Madrigal Singers, personal correspondence, and ephemera accumulated during Saville's research trips in the U.S. and Europe.
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Eugenia Saville papers, circa 1950-1977 3 Linear Feet 1,000 Items

Ernestine Friedl papers, circa 1950 - 2000

22.5 Linear Feet 15000 Items
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Ernestine Friedl served as chair of the Dept. of Anthropology and as Dean of Arts and Sciences and Trinity College at Duke University. She studied gender roles, rural life in modern Greece, and the Chippewa. The Ernestine Friedl papers include personal and professional correspondence, subject files, course materials, articles, reprints, field notes, and sound recordings related to her anthropological research and her roles as professor and administrator at Queens College and Duke University. English.
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Ernestine Friedl papers, circa 1950 - 2000 22.5 Linear Feet 15000 Items

Charlotte S. Holt papers, circa 1950s-1960s

1.0 Linear Feet (1 box; 2 oversize folders) 7 items
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Medical illustrator, sculptor, and exhibit designer, affiliated with the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. Collection consists of the exhibit detail book containing text and illustrations for the exhibit "Ostetrical Forceps Delivery," curated by Dr. Frederick H. Falls and illustrated by Charlotte S. Holt, as well as five large and one small exhibition panels. The exhibit consisted of five sections: Anesthesia; Technique; Management of Newborn; Pathology; and History and Indications. Within each section, Falls and Holt presented examples of situations leading to a forceps birth, correct technique for the use of forceps, the issues arising from this method, and the treatment of the newborn after this procedure. Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.
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Charlotte S. Holt papers, circa 1950s-1960s 1.0 Linear Feet (1 box; 2 oversize folders) 7 items

Frank Wright National Corporation proposal for Bohemian beer advertising campaign, circa 1955-1957

2 Linear Feet
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Advertising agency based in San Francisco and Los Angeles. One large portfolio featuring the corporation's campaign proposal, with 5 advertisements, to sell Bohemian beer in the California market. The proposal was presented to Carl Walters, of Southern Brewing Company in Los Angeles. There is no date on the proposal and no indication whether it was successful.
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Frank Wright National Corporation proposal for Bohemian beer advertising campaign, circa 1955-1957 2 Linear Feet

School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Subject Collection, circa 1960-1979

1 Linear Feet 400 Items
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In 1938, the School of Forestry at Duke was founded as the first graduate school of forestry in the South. In the 1970s, the school expanded its program to include a broad range of resource and environmental studies. In 1974/75, it became the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Collection contains memoranda, brochures, newspaper clippings, conference materials, annual reports, photographs and slides relating to the Duke School of Forestry and Environmental Studies from roughly 1960 through 1979.
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School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Subject Collection, circa 1960-1979 1 Linear Feet 400 Items

Duplex Advertising Company. Billboard Images and records, circa 1964-1993 and undated

7.5 Linear Feet 5300 Items
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The Duplex Advertising Company. Billboard Images and Records spans the period 1964-1993 and documents the outdoor advertising work of this company in the central Texas area, primarily through photographs, negatives and slides of billboards. Many of the images are in color. A large number of the images are of national campaigns advertised in central Texas, as well as billboards, signs and posters of local Texas business services. In addition, a handful of articles written by R. V. Miller, Jr. for a number of publications, as well as other printed material and miscellaneous items from the Duplex Advertising Company, are present. Some of these articles, along with the images themselves, provide examples of commercial art and design in the outdoor advertising arena. The collection includes outdoor advertising images from national clients such as Kentucky Fried Chicken, Chevrolet, Coca Cola, Coors, Wendy's, Hardee's, and Taco Bell, and Texas clients such as Lone Star and Pearl beers.

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Duplex Advertising Company. Billboard Images and records, circa 1964-1993 and undated 7.5 Linear Feet 5300 Items

African American soldier's Vietnam War photograph album, circa 1965-1973

1.5 Linear Feet (1 box; 1 album)
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Collection comprises a large photograph album likely created by an African American soldier serving in Vietnam. There are 268 uncaptioned black-and-white and several color photographs ranging in size from 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 to 3 1/2 x 5 inches, along with 15 souvenir postcards. Images primarily feature informal shots of African American and white servicemen in camp and off base, though few show the races mingling. There is also a series of well-executed portraits of individual soldiers, white and black. The photographer took many images of U.S. Army camps and air bases, army personnel and vehicles, street scenes from Saigon and smaller villages, and took numerous snapshots of local citizens, chiefly women and children. There are a handful of shots showing bombing raids and cleared or destroyed jungle areas. Overall, the images offer a wealth of details about the Vietnam War from a variety of viewpoints. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.
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African American soldier's Vietnam War photograph album, circa 1965-1973 1.5 Linear Feet (1 box; 1 album)

Robert F. Durden Reference collection, circa 1965-2001

0.5 Linear Feet about 21 Items
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Robert F. Durden is a professor emeritus of history at Duke University. He has written numerous articles and several books about the history of Duke University, the Duke Family and The Duke Endowment. The collection includes reprints of articles and a speech written by Durden about Duke University, the Duke Family, and The Duke Endowment as well as a bibliography of selected works by Durden and clippings. The material ranges in date from circa 1965-2001.
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Robert F. Durden Reference collection, circa 1965-2001 0.5 Linear Feet about 21 Items

Sears Consumer Information Services filmstrip series, circa 1969-1970

1.0 Linear Feet
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American retailer founded 1886 in Chicago, Ill. Consumer Information Services produced a series of instructional filmstrips and booklets on a range of home improvement projects. Consists of two boxed filmstrip series: Let's Decorate the Bathroom; and Your Space Age Kitchen. 35mm filmstrips are accompanied by reading scripts and handout booklets intended to instruct homeowners on tips and techniques for designing, planning, repairing and remodeling kitchens and bathrooms, with suggestions for electrical appliances and furnishings. Series was produced by the Sears Consumer Information Services Division. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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Sears Consumer Information Services filmstrip series, circa 1969-1970 1.0 Linear Feet

Index Iconologicus, circa 1970s-1980s

21 Linear Feet 15000 Items
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Original index of iconography in early prints and illustrated books developed by Karla, Langedijk, Dept. of Art, Duke University. Collection is microfilmed.
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Index Iconologicus, circa 1970s-1980s 21 Linear Feet 15000 Items

Yusuf Salim collection, circa 1982-1987 and undated

0.6 Linear Feet (41 items)
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Yusuf Salim (1929-2008) was a jazz musician and composer who began his career in Baltimore in the 1940s. He moved to Durham, North Carolina in the 1970s where he taught jazz workshops through the Salaam Cultural Center and hosted a series on WUNC-TV. The collection contains manuscripts of 36 lead sheets for Salim's jazz compositions, a piece of prose by Salim, and a photocopy of an article about him from the Raleigh News and Observer.
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Yusuf Salim collection, circa 1982-1987 and undated 0.6 Linear Feet (41 items)

Dwayne Dixon zine collection, circa 1984-1995

2.5 Linear Feet 224 Items
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Dwayne Dixon was an employee in the Literacy Through Photography program at the Center for Documentary Studies. Collection includes 110 zines (150 items, ca. 1984-ca. 1995) produced across the United States and Central America and collected by Dixon throughout the 1990s. The majority of the zines demonstrate young men's search for life meaning, morality, and identity, especially through hardcore and punk music/lifestyle, including interviews with bands, album reviews, and criticism of the status quo. Other groups of zines were produced by children participating in various afterschool and enrichment programs in Durham, NC; by Central American women in Mexico, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and El Salvador; and by American young women raging against rape and sexism and searching for a less traditional sexual identity. Many zines include erotica, drawings, copies of photographs, and cartoons.
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Dwayne Dixon zine collection, circa 1984-1995 2.5 Linear Feet 224 Items

NOW products order form, circa 1992

1 Linear Feet
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The National Organization for Women (NOW) is a feminist activist organization founded in 1966. Collection comprises one product order form on newsprint, offering feminist and activist-themed items (books, buttons, t-shirts, jewelry, stickers, etc.) available for sale from the National Organization for Women office in Washington, D.C.
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NOW products order form, circa 1992 1 Linear Feet

Bamako (Mali) photographs, circa 2002

0.2 Linear Feet
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Collection comprises 23 color photographs (4"x6") of Bamako, Mali, sent to Helene Baumann by a friend in 2002, accompanied by a letter containing descriptive information for each photograph. Baumann was librarian for African and Western European Studies at Duke University, 1988-2006. Includes images of housing conditions; markets, public spaces, monuments, and buildings; and soccer matches.
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Bamako (Mali) photographs, circa 2002 0.2 Linear Feet

Resita Cox Freedom Hill film collection , circa 2021-2022

27.6 Gigabytes
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Resita Cox is an award-winning documentary film director and producer, and creator of the documentary film, Freedom Hill. The collection features video files related to Freedom Hill including the film, interviews, and the student documentaries from the Freedom Hill Youth Media Camp. The film examines the community of Princeville, North Carolina and the effects of climate change, environmental racism on life for its 2000 residents. The media camp video files feature work from the inaugural cohort of student documentary filmmakers. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts.
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Resita Cox Freedom Hill film collection , circa 2021-2022 27.6 Gigabytes

Edward Revere Osler etchings, early 20th century

6 items
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Church of Saint Peter and Paul, East Harling, Norfolk -- Oxford Castle, Oxford -- Strangers' Hall -- Merton College, Oxford -- Eysingham Gate, Norfolk -- Cancelled Plate.
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Edward Revere Osler etchings, early 20th century 6 items

Terrade note, Feb. [1803].

1 items
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ANS.
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Pouzin letter, Montpellier, to M. Audibert, Jan. 1823

1 items
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ALS relating to a shipment of sulphate of quinine.
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Marty Gross interviews with Mihoko Okamura, July 29, 2013

145 Gigabytes (Seven video files)
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Seven interviews with Mihoko Okamura, an assistant to D.T. Suzuki, conducted by Marty Gross in 2013.

G. M. A. Ferrus letter, [Paris], to M. Pierre Grand, Avocat, June 16, no year [between 1800 and 1826?]

1 items
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ALS. Inquires on behalf of Charles Pinel regarding a bust of his father, Philippe Pinel.
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Jean Francois Thomassin certificate, [Mar. 1796].

1 items
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Certifies Thomassin as Surgeon in Chief with the Army of the Rhine and Moselle. Signed by members of the "Conseil de Sante", including J.F. Coste, P. Bayen, and N. Saucerotte.
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Jean Francois Thomassin certificate, [Mar. 1796]. 1 items

Jean Charles Thibault certificate, Paris, [Mar. 1797]

1 items
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Certifies Thibault as Surgeon, Third Class, with the Seventh Regiment of the Light Cavalry. Signed by the Inspector-Generals of the "Service de Sante des Armees", including J.F. Coste, P. Bayen, and N. Heurteloup.
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Jean Charles Thibault certificate, Paris, [Mar. 1797] 1 items

Jean-Louis Faure papers, March 1922

2 items
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2 AMS concerning techniques of heart surgery.
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Elisha North manuscript, [not before 1811].

1 items
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Manuscript pages from a proposed, but never published second and revised edition of North's book, "A treatise on a malignant epidemic, commonly called spotted fever". Available are photographs of the title page of North's own copy of the book, which bears marginal notes in his hand. Reader is referred to the article by Pleadwell, "A new view of Elisha North ... ", in Annals of medical history, 6 (1924). The manuscript and North's copy form the basis of this essay.
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Elisha North manuscript, [not before 1811]. 1 items

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Henry Cline note, [London], [Nov. 1817]

1 items
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ANS. Appoints a time to meet.
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Alexander Braun note, Berlin, to Herr Gilman, [no year], Feb. 20

1 items
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Note (ANS) inviting Gilman to an evening with the "Gesellschaft naturforscher Freunde."
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H. Milne-Edwards note, Versailles, postmarked 1841, Aug. 4

1 items
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ANS. Sends an article.
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Kate Gannett Wells letter, probably 1888

0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)
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Collection comprises a letter Kate Gannett Wells wrote (18 Jan. [1888]) to a "Mr. Gilbert" asking him to appoint a delegate and solicit funds for the American Unitarian Association's Industrial School for Crows [the Crow Indians]. The back of the letter contains the name "Mary E. Field," who perhaps became the delegate.
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Kate Gannett Wells letter, probably 1888 0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)

Henry Noel Brailsford letters, probably 1911.

0.1 Linear Feet (2 items)
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Henry Noel Brailsford was the most prolific British left-wing journalist of the first half of the 20th century. A founding member of the Men's League for Women's Suffrage in 1907, he resigned from his job at The Daily News in 1909 when it supported the force-feeding of suffragettes on hunger strike. Collection comprises two letters from Henry Noel Brailsford to (John Howard?) Whitehouse, probably written in 1911.
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Henry Noel Brailsford letters, probably 1911. 0.1 Linear Feet (2 items)

Cessna Aircraft Company Spring Training Play Book, probably 1972

0.1 Linear Feet
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Manufacturer of private aircraft founded in 1911 in Wichita, Kan., Collection comprises handouts of the aircraft sales training presentation that used an analogy to a football game to organize the information. Includes pages for the attendee's notes, as well as charts, graphs, financial information, and quizzes. Divided into sections: prospecting, consultant, interviewing, salesmanship, proposals, demonstrating, and scoring.
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Cessna Aircraft Company Spring Training Play Book, probably 1972 0.1 Linear Feet

We want aid that advances women [poster], undated

1 Linear Feet
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Group of Ten Lakas ng Kababaihan, Inc. was established in 1962 as an informal group of countries that contribute to General Arrangements to Borrow (GAB). Collection comprises a poster protesting against IMF that Aggr[e]vates Inequality and Disempowerment of "poor southern women." Published in Quezon City, Philippines.
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We want aid that advances women [poster], undated 1 Linear Feet

James Monroe Deems manuscript musical scores, undated

1.2 Linear Feet (3 items)
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James Monroe Deems was a musician, composer, teacher and native of Baltimore, Maryland. Collection includes three manuscript musical scores for piano. One entitled "Glissando March, Jas. M. Deems" (3 pp.), may have been written by Deems. Another score entitled "Pas-de-deux" (7 pp.) bears the penciled notations "Auber, Performed by Mad. Celeste, Arranged by Jas. Deems." The third score (2 pp), untitled, is a march. It may or may not relate to Deems.
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James Monroe Deems manuscript musical scores, undated 1.2 Linear Feet (3 items)

Bookplate collection, undated

0.5 Linear Feet approx. 400 Items
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The Bookplate Collection contains bookplates acquired by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library over time. The exact provenance of most is not known. The collection includes bookplates specific to Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) and Duke University. Also included is a book seller's ticket, which is in French. The collection is undated.
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Bookplate collection, undated 0.5 Linear Feet approx. 400 Items

Marianne North letter to Dr. Jessop, undated

0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)
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Collection comprises an autograph letter from Marianne North to Dr. Jessop, dated May 22, requesting that Jessop provide details about the possible sale of manuscripts of her ancestor, Roger North.
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Marianne North letter to Dr. Jessop, undated 0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)

Armando Guevara Ochoa Music collection, undated

2 Linear Feet 50 Items
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Armando Guevara Ochoa (born 1926) is a Peruvian composer, violinist, and director. Manuscripts, photocopies of manuscripts, and ozalid reproductions of scores and parts of Guevara Ochoa's compositions. Several contain performance and editorial markings.
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Armando Guevara Ochoa Music collection, undated 2 Linear Feet 50 Items

Thomas Robert Malthus letter, undated

0.1 Linear Feet
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Author of the "Essay on the principle of population" (1798). Collection comprises an undated letter from Malthus to his publisher, William Clowes, regarding a proof correction for an advertisement in one of his publications. In it he also asks if he has misdirected the mailing of his previous corrections, and wonders if they were received in time.
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Thomas Robert Malthus letter, undated 0.1 Linear Feet

Lydia Howard Sigourney letter, undated

0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)
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Collection comprises a handwritten letter Lydia Howard Sigourney drafted as Secretary for the Hartford Ladies' Association for supplicating justice and mercy towards [sic?] the Indians, to request assistance with the circulation of a petition among the women of Hartford. The letter also discusses the political process behind the petition and its circulation. Includes a faint handwritten addendum, written in another person's hand, noting a decision not to send the letter. The item is undated, but possibly dates to the 1830s.
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Lydia Howard Sigourney letter, undated 0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)

Edward Reynolds manuscript, undated.

1 items
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Fragment of a ALS, with signature.
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[Ad?] Richard papers, undated.

2 items
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2 autographed notes from unidentified French physician.
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Ph. Ricord papers, undated.

2 items
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ANS. An invitation to a concert and a note to a patient regarding the course of treatment.
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Ph. Ricord papers, undated. 2 items

Henri Louis Roger letter, [Paris], undated.

1 items
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ALS. Refers to the death of M. Taber, a mutual acquaintance.
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J. T. Royle manuscript, [Fort William, India], undated

1 items
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AMS. Royle's detailed report to Adam, Secretary to the Medical Board, Fort William, of the death from cholera of surgeon Henry Cavell.
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Benjamin Guy Babington note, undated

1 items
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Note (ANS). Accepts an invitation to dinner.
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