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Office of Continuing Studies records, 1969-1992

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Contains the records of the Office of Continuing Studies, established in 1969 as the Office of Continuing Education at Duke University. The Office provides year-round training, short courses, certificate programs, and credit courses for students and non-students wishing to further their education or prepare for standardized tests. In 1992, the Office of Continuing Education merged with the Summer Session office to create the Office of Continuing Education and Summer Session. Types of materials include student records, subject files, correspondence, progress reports, program proposals, newsletters, annual reports, minutes, flyers, pamphlets, clippings, grant applications, directories, and course schedules. Major subjects include Duke University, career guidance, Office of Continuing Education, Center for Career Development and Continuing Education, and Office of Continuing Education and Summer Session. Contains rectricted materials.
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Office of Continuing Studies records, 1969-1992 40 Linear Feet

Contains the records of the Office of Continuing Studies, established in 1969 as the Office of Continuing Education at Duke University. The Office provides year-round training, short courses, certificate programs, and credit courses for students and non-students wishing to further their education or prepare for standardized tests. In 1992, the Office of Continuing Education merged with the Summer Session office to create the Office of Continuing Education and Summer Session. Types of materials include student records, subject files, correspondence, progress reports, program proposals, newsletters, annual reports, minutes, flyers, pamphlets, clippings, grant applications, directories, and course schedules. Major subjects include Duke University, career guidance, Office of Continuing Education, Center for Career Development and Continuing Education, and Office of Continuing Education and Summer Session. Contains rectricted materials.
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    Committee on International Studies records, 1962-1978, bulk 1964-1977

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    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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    Elizabeth Hatcher Conner Collection, 1933-1945

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    Elizabeth Hatcher, Duke University class of 1939, was a photographer and member of the Explorers' Club, along with her future husband Bob Conner. The collection includes many photographs, a scrapbook, letters, and other materials documenting campus life at Duke in the late 1930s.
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    Mason Crum papers, 1885-1974

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    Mason Crum (1887-1980) served on the faculty in the Department of Religion at Duke University from 1930 to 1957, specializing in race relations and Christianity, as well as the social history of the Gullah community of the South Carolina Sea Islands. The papers contain correspondence, printed material, writings, clippings, slides, photographs, negatives, and glass slides, and and a sound recording. Subjects of interest include religious aspects of race relations and segregation, African American religion and churches, Gullah dialect and culture, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the Lake Junaluska, N.C. retreat. Photographs are of the Sea Islands, Lake Junaluska, Mason Crum's family, former slave Charles Baxter, and images relating to the Washington Duke family and Durham.
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    Caroline Wang course materials for "Asians in America", 1941, 1971-1994

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    The "Asians in America" house course was the first course pertaining to the Asian diaspora and Asian American studies to be taught at Duke University. Undergraduate student, Caroline Wang, organized and instructed the class in the Fall and Spring of 1982. The collection contains syllabi, course proposals, readings, and materials related to Wang's senior thesis about Japanese American internment during World War II.
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    Robert Earl Cushman Papers, 1915, 1941-1988

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    Robert Earl Cushman was a professor of systematic theology at Duke University, and was dean of the Divinity School from 1958-1971. He was involved internationally in issues related to the Methodist Church, ecumenism, and theological education. This collection contains correspondence, photographs, press clippings, meeting minutes and agendas, sermons, lectures, articles, publications, and other materials documenting his work within Duke Divinity School as well as his interactions with scholars and religious leaders worldwide. Files include records about internal business, courses, recruitment outreach, and student activism at Duke Divinity School; records about Cushman’s activities with the Association of Methodist Theological Schools, the World Council of Churches, and the Second Vatican Council of the Roman Catholic Church, where he was a Methodist observer during 1963-1965; writings, lectures and sermons; and personal materials.
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    W. D. Davies papers, 1911-2022

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    W. D. (William David) Davies (1911-2001) was Professor of Biblical Theology at Duke University Divinity School from 1950 to 1955 and from 1966 to 1981 was George Washington Ivey Professor of Advanced Studies and Research in Christian Origins. The collection features correspondence, course materials, writings, subject files, sermon notes, books, and research notes of W. D. Davies. Major research subjects include the New Testament, especially Pauline letters; Christian theology; Judaism; and the issue of territorial imperative with regard to land.
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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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    Facilities Management Department records, 1925-2014

    117.5 Linear Feet 6.75 Gigabytes
    The Facilities Management Department (FMD) is responsible for the maintenance, repair and minor alteration of the campus facilities. Collection contains material pertaining to the operations of the FMD including a 1990/1991 annual report, committee minutes, materials related to the restoration of the stained glass windows in the Chapel, and architectural drawings including many from the Trumbauer firm of campus buildings.
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    Office of the Provost, Finance and Administration Records, 1987-2016

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    The Finance and Administration group is a part of the Office of the Provost of Duke University responsible for budgets and cost planning of all academic and administrative units under the Provost, as well as human resources, space planning, and the university's support of Duke Kunshan University. The collection includes materials related to planning and opening of Duke Kunshan University, student financial aid, and other topics.
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    Program in Film/Video/Digital records, 1988-2001 and undated

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    The Program in Film/Video/Digital, formerly the Program in Film and Video, is an interdisciplinary course of study that introduces students to the critical analysis of film, photography, and television in the context of cultural studies. This collection includes correspondence, production information, publicity materials, and video recordings created or collected by the Film/Video/Digital program.
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    Duke Student Engineers' Wives Club records, 1949-1960

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    The Duke Student Engineers' Wives Club was formed in 1949 for the wives of engineering students as a social organization. The collection includes a scrapbook, photograph album of the children of club members, and a few materials related to the operations of the club in the 1950s.
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    Heather Murray Elkins papers, 1974-1990

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    Heather Murray Elkins received degrees in playwriting and divinity from the University of Arizona, Duke University, and Drew University. She was the first Religion and Arts intern at Duke Chapel and went on to become a professor of worship, preaching, and the arts at Drew University's Theological School. This collection consists of Elkins' scripts, essays, booklets, sermons, and materials for performances at Duke. Also included in the collection is a copy of her book, Forked Tongues: Methods of Creating Bicultural Drama.
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    The Unveiling, Spring 1975
    Box 1

    Consists of a typescript draft of a presentation based on Gnostic creation text. The presentation was performed at the Baptist Student Union for an informal women's gathering.

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      Franklin Humanities Institute Records, 1999-2019

      0.75 Linear Feet 108 Gigabytes
      The John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke University, often referred to as the Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), is an interdisciplinary humanities center. The Franklin Humanities Institute Records include annual reports, meeting notes, position descriptions, and planning documents. Also includes photographs and video recordings of the event "From Slavery to Freedom Lab: Black Women Writers at Work."
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      Freeman Center for Jewish Life records, 1933-2025

      9.5 Linear Feet 7 Gigabytes (Approximately 6700 files)
      The Freeman Center for Jewish Life opened in 1999. The center strives to create a dynamic Jewish community that expresses the full spectrum of Jewish identity. This collection contains administrative records related to the planning, development, construction, and dedication of the Freeman Center. It also includes materials related to Jewish students at Duke, the discussion around a mikveh in the Freeman Center, Hillel-Center for Jewish Life relations, the merging of the Center for Jewish Life and Duke Hillel, the Chronicle newspaper's Holocaust denial ad controversy, and events on campus.
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      Ella Fountain Pratt papers, circa 1850-2008

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      Ella Fountain Keesler Pratt (1914-2008) was a Duke University employee for almost thirty years. Ms. Pratt was also a patron of the arts and community organizer in Durham, North Carolina. This collection contains documents, records, photographs, and notes that document her life as a Duke employee and Durham arts organizer. Items include personal notebooks, photographs of family and events, art exhibition catalogs, and audio recordings of performances at Duke University. The collection materials range in date from circa 1850 to 2008.
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      Raymond Gavins papers, 1880-2016

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      Raymond Gavins was the first African American faculty member of the History Department at Duke University. During his 45-year career at Duke University, Gavins held professorial and administrative positions including time as Director of Graduate Studies, History. His courses, publications, and research focused on Black history and life in the United States and North Carolina. This collection contains correspondence, writings, reports, course materials, and proposals related to Black Studies, Duke's History Department, advisory boards and committees, professional organizations, and conferences. Also includes subject files and notes from Gavins' research, drafts of his writings, and recordings of Gavins and interviews he conducted.
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      Department of Germanic Languages and Literature records, 1949-[ongoing]

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      The Dept. of Germanic Languages and Literature was created to offer students the opportunity to study the German language and the literature of Germany at Duke University. Most of the collection ranges in date from 1960-1985. A majority of the material was accumulated and created by Herman Salinger (Department chair, 1955-1970 and faculty member, 1955-1975); and Leland Phelps (faculty member, 1961-1985 and department chair, 1970-1983). Material includes various correspondence concerning academic appointments, administrative matters, and curriculum. Major subjects include graduate students and graduate study, various committees, study abroad programs, and publications. Files pertaining to the Harold Jantz Collection are also present.
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      Augustin Louis Taveau papers, 1741-1931, bulk 1830-1836

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      This collection contains family, personal, literary, and business correspondence and other papers (chiefly 1830-1886) of Taveau, of his father, Louis Augustin Thomas Taveau, and of their family. The collection centers around Augustin Louis Taveau and relates to his education, activities as a poet, European travels (1852-1854), career in the Confederate Army, postwar condemnation of Confederate leaders, removal to Maryland (1866), and agricultural efforts. Other subjects include family and legal matters, social life and customs in South Carolina, the education of Southern girls, rice planting before the Civil War, planting in Mississippi and Louisiana (1850s), agriculture and scientific farming in Maryland, Charleston during the Civil War, postwar politics, and other matters. Correspondents and persons mentioned in this collection include William Aiken, Josias Allston, Henry L. Benbow, A. R. Chisholm, Ralph Elliott, Nathan George Evans, J. A. Gadsden, Horace Greeley, William Gregg, Thomas S. Grimké, Robert Y. Hayne, O. W. Holmes, W. H. Huger, Robert Hume, T. J. Hyland-MacGrath, Andrew Johnson, Carolina Olivia Ball Laurens, Eliza G. Maybank, James L. Petigru, J. J. Pettigrew, William Gilmore Simms, Clifford Simons, Keating L. Simons, Admiral Joseph Smith, Horatio Sprague, John R. Thompson, and members of the Girardeau, Swinton, and Taveau families.
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      Sally Tatnall papers, 1953-2016 and undated

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      Sally Tatnall is a self-described radical feminist and community and political activist from Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Her work centers on lesbian rights, feminism, women's spirituality, reproductive health, anti-racism, and back-to-the-land projects. The collection includes personal materials such as journals, correspondence and photographs, as well as documentation of Tatnall's activism, and printed materials including 1970s sex education pamphlets.
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      Harry Paul Taylor papers, 1975-1982

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      This collection contains a variety of items including variant manuscripts of the 79 poems included in Harry Paul Taylor's book, IMAGERY IN POETRY. There are notes of ideas he incorporated into the poems, revisions, and some layout instruction. One folder contains a brief biographical sketch and a review in which Taylor explains how his poetry is written, what his poetical theories are, and what he hopes to accomplish. There are other poems, letters from Dr. Jay B. Hubbell to Taylor; and other correspondence and clippings concerning Allan Halladay and Gustave Whitehead. There is also an autographed copy of a book about Whitehead, HISTORY BY CONTRACT: BEGINNING OF MOTORIZED AVIATION by William J. O'Dwyer and Stella Randolph. There are three versions of SPACE AGE POETRY and a number of other poems on miscellaneous subjects. Included also is the volume A LIFE SCENARIO WITH ARTIST ANTONIO CIRINO by Charles Movalli, poetized by Taylor; and typescript copies of "The Lady of Liberty." This collection is a part of the Jay B. Hubbell Center for American Literary Historiography.
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      Charles Forbes Taylor papers, 1910s-1950s, bulk 1930s-1950s

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      Charles Forbes Taylor (born 1899) was an evangelist and author. This collection chiefly contains correspondence, and scrapbooks of clippings, photographs, and printed material relating to the career of Charles Forbes Taylor and his father, the English evangelist Charles Taylor. Also featured prominently in the collection is Charles Taylor's brother, Laurie, who was also a minister, pianist, and composer who often accompanied Charles Forbes Taylor on evangelistic crusades. Much of Charles Forbes Taylor's work was for Baptist churches in the U.S. Includes a calendar of Taylor's engagements in 1982-1983.
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      Ann Barr Snitow papers, 1950s-2019

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      Ann Barr Snitow was a feminist activist, writer, and professor of literature and gender studies at Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts. The collection includes teaching files, subject files, materials documenting Snitow's involvement in various feminist activist groups and organizations, Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp, her work with Ellen Willis, feminist publications in Eastern European languages, writings, speeches, correspondence, interviews, Carol Jacobsen films, and recordings of Snitow's feminist radio shows on WBAI in New York.
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      Alexander Sprunt and Son records, 1779-1960

      6082 items
      Cotton firm from Wilmington, N.C., that for a short period was probably the largest cotton exporting house in the United States. Collection includes account books, ledgers, journals, cashbooks, purchase and sales journals, inventories, other subsidiary books, and some office files and correspondence. Goods were purchased from the Carolinas, Georgia, Texas, and other states and processed in the firm's compress facilities and sold to Great Britain, France, Germany, and elsewhere in Europe.
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      William Styron papers, 1855-2019

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      William Styron (1925-2006) was an American author and Duke University alumnus. The William Styron Papers span the years 1855-2019, with the bulk of the papers being dated between 1943 and 1996. The collection consists of correspondence; writings by Styron and other authors; printed materials (including serials containing articles by and about Styron and his work as well as newspaper and magazine clippings); audiotapes, videotapes, and photographs; legal and financial papers; speeches and addresses; interviews; scrapbooks; and other material relating to Styron's personal life and his career as a writer. Extensive personal and professional correspondence between his family, friends, and fellow authors provides insight into his education at Duke University (particularly his studies with Professor William Blackburn of the Department of English) as well as his literary career and personal life.
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      Asa and Elna Spaulding papers, 1909-1997 and undated, bulk 1935-1983

      144 Linear Feet 108,000 Items
      Asa T. Spaulding was an insurance executive in Durham, N.C. and an activist in civil rights, education, employment, and other work related to minorities' rights. He held various positions in the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company for almost thirty-five years, beginning as its actuary in 1933 and serving as its fifth president from 1958 through 1967. Elna Bridgeforth Spaulding was an activist in civil rights for minorities and women and involved in local politics in Durham, N.C, serving as a Durham County Commissioner for five terms, from 1974 through 1984. The Asa and Elna Spaulding Papers, 1909-1997 and undated, bulk 1935-1983, document an African American family's lifelong involvement in the business, political, educational, religious, and social life of Durham, N.C. The collection consists of correspondence, writings and speeches, printed materials, clippings, photographs, audiovisual items, and memorabilia that reflect the Spauldings' work with the following organizations and groups: North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company; Mechanics and Farmers Bank; Durham County Board of Commissioners; the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; National Urban League; Women-in-Action for the Prevention of Violence and Its Causes, Inc.; North Carolina Central and Shaw universities; White Rock Baptist Church (Durham, N.C.); and the Lincoln Community Health Center. The collection is divided into two subgroups. The Asa Spaulding Subgroup is arranged in nine series: Correspondence, Writings and Speeches, Organizations, North Carolina Mutual Files, Insurance Files, Subject Files, Photographic Materials, and Audiovisual Materials. The Elna Spaulding Subgroup is arranged in six series: Correspondence, Writings and Speeches, Organizations, Subject Files, Photographic Materials, and Audiovisual Materials.
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      Synergic Theater Company records, 1968-2020

      18 Linear Feet 73 Gigabytes (Digital files include 482 JPG images, 202 PDF images, 30 DOC text documents, 28 MP4 videos, 6 TIFF images, 1 MPG video, and 42 simple text, html, and website-related files.)
      Synergic Theater was formed as "Project Synergy" at Duke University in 1974, and developed conceptual and experimental theater productions and workshops which were staged in Durham, N.C., New York, and San Francisco. This collection contains materials from Synergic's operations and administration, productions, and workshops. It includes recordings, digitized materials, photographs and scrapbooks, and assorted papers.
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      Florence Tate papers, 1960-2006

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      Florence Tate (1931-2014) was a civil rights and pan-African activist based in Washington, DC. Involved in activism in support of Angolan independence, she later worked in support of the UNITA faction in the Angolan Civil War. In the United States, she worked as a press secretary for the first mayoral administration of Marion Barry and subsequently for the 1984 presidential campaign of Jesse Jackson.
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      Vincent J. Tarascio papers, 1967-2020

      1 Linear Feet (One record carton and one oversize folder.)
      Vincent Tarascio (1930-2020) was a professor emeritus of economics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. This collection documents his professional life through his writings and professional and faculty activities. It was acquired as part of the Economists' Papers Archive.
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      Spanish Advertising broadsides (Auca and Alelujas), 1938-1985 and undated

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      An auca is a graphic format popular in Spain and especially in the region of Catalonia around Barcelona. The genre dates at least to the 17th century but was banned during the 18th century before experiencing a renewal during the 19th and later the 20th centuries as a uniquely Catalonian form of expression. It takes the form of a cartoon or a comic strip, typically with 48 blocks of image and text, although some may have less. An auca is generally produced as a single sheet, but occasionally a booklet form is used. The captions tend to have some sort of consistent rhyme to assist with the flow and storytelling. Many times the term "auca" appears in the title, but another term, "aleluya," is used, apparently interchangeably. Some sources indicate that the aleluya originated in Castile and originally included religious elements that were shed over time. The aucas found in this collection are focused primarily on advertising a range of products, businesses, services or entertainments such as films, but also present are public service announcements for topics such as safety, health or the National Lottery. A common format is to relate some sort of tangential or episodic story and end by directly promoting the product or company of choice. Narratives tend to focus on everyday events that most families would be able to at least partially relate to. Many involve nuclear families and the day-to-day trials that they may go through. Common themes involve food, gender roles, entertainment, education, family, race and hygiene. Companies represented in the materials include GAMA, Philips, Procter & Gamble, Puig, and Unilever. Items in this collection appear in both Spanish and Catalan. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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      1. Paraguas Alujes. Para Lo que Sirve El Paraguas--The Purpose of the Umbrella, Undated
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      Summary of text: This auca details the many uses of the umbrella which include: making the user look presentable, providing shade, hiding from a debt collector, finding he who is in debt and many more. With a tone of humor, the auca ends by stating that the only situation in which the umbrella is not usable is during the rain.

      1. Spanish, 1938-1985 and undated

      2. Viandox. Pulgarcito (El Ogro Satifecho)--Pulgarcito (The Satisfied Ogre), Undated
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      Viandox is a seasoning/condiment produced by Unilever and marketed under the Knorr brand. Summary of text: Pulgarcito is a young boy who goes on an adventure and returns with the local orges boots and bag. Searching for another adventure, Pulgarcito goes back out and finds himself at the ogres house. The ogers wife then tells Pulgarcito that the ogre no longer eats children because, in order to save money, she has begun seasoning her food with VIANDOX. In the end, Pulgarcito returns to his mother with "the ultimate treasure: the secret to good cooking."

      1. Spanish, 1938-1985 and undated

      4. Aleluyas de Panito--Aleluyas of Bread, Undated
      Box 1

      Summary of text: This auca details the process of breadmaking beginning with the products used to make it and ending with the bread being sold at a bakery and eaten by a child. It ends stating that bread is the first natural nourishment and that when abundant in life, it reduces spending and brings happiness to one's life.

      1. Spanish, 1938-1985 and undated
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      Joseph J. Spengler papers, circa 1896-1987

      111.8 Linear Feet (137 boxes and one oversize folder.)
      Joseph Spengler (1902-1991) was the James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Economics at Duke University and a founding faculty member of the graduate economics program. This collection documents his professional and personal life, including with his wife Dorothy "Dot" Kress, through correspondence, writings, and visual material. It forms part of the Economists' Papers Archive.
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      Helayne Spivak papers, 1972-2015 and undated

      9.0 Linear Feet
      Helayne Spivak is an advertising executive and educator based in New York and Richmond, Va. Collection includes awards, clippings, correspondence, print advertisements and other printed materials as well as audiovisual materials (audio tapes, videocassettes, 16mm films, optical disks, video reels). Companies and agencies represented include Ally & Gargano, Barneys department store, Cadbury, Club Med, Commodore computer, Dunkin' Donuts, Federal Express, J. Walter Thompson, Pan Am, Schweppes, and Travelers. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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      Chuck Stone papers, 1931-2007 and undated

      36.2 Linear Feet (18,650 items)
      Charles Sumner (Chuck) Stone was a prominent African-American journalist, with a career spanning from his early days at the New York Age (1958-1959) to his position as editor and columnist at the Philadelphia Daily News (1972-1991). Between 1965 and 1967 he was special assistant and press secretary to New York representative Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. He served as mediator between the police and suspected criminals for over 20 years, most notably in his negotiation of the Graterford Prison hostage crisis in 1981. He is the author of multiple books, from political analyses to a novel about his time with Powell and (in 2003) a children's book. He was also an educator for many years, as Professor of English at the University of Delaware from 1985-1991 and Walter Spearman Professor of Journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill from 1991 to 2005, when he retired. The collection contains clippings, correspondence, writings, scrapbooks, photographs, video, audio, research files, and printed materials pertaining to the life and career of Chuck Stone. The papers span the years 1931-2007 and document Stone's journalism career and writings, his political career and relationship with Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., and his role as an educator.
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      James Thomas papers, 1850-1879, bulk 1852-1861

      13.5 Linear Feet (26 boxes (14,008 items))
      This collection contains business and personal correspondence, orders, price bulletins, and other papers, relating to the tobacco business of James Thomas, the tobacco industry in general, and the economic life of Virginia (1850s). Includes information on Thomas' assistance to the Virginia Baptist Seminary (now the University of Richmond). Correspondents and persons mentioned include J. L. M. Curry, George Frederick Holmes, and Basil Manly.
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      William Holland Thomas papers, 1814-1900s and undated

      30 Linear Feet
      White agent and representative for the Cherokee, merchant, lawyer, and trader, of Haywood Co., N.C. Collection includes correspondence, account books, day books, ledgers, and other papers, relating to Thomas's life in western North Carolina; the removal of the Cherokee and the status of those who remained; the development of intrastructure including turnpikes and railroads in North Carolina; Civil War fighting in east Tennessee; postwar administration of Indian affairs; and his private business operations as a white trader among the Cherokees. Includes records of Thomas's five stores in Haywood and Cherokee counties, and business correspondence and accounts of Thomas's son, also William Holland Thomas, a merchant and farmer of Jackson County, N.C.
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      William Tilghman papers, 1671-1876

      2.8 Linear Feet (5 Boxes, 900 items)
      Papers concerned with Tilghman's law practice in Chestertown, Md., and his service in the Maryland legislature (1788-1793). Includes genealogical information about Maryland's Eastern Shore, information about economic and agricultural conditions in Maryland in the late 18th century, Tilghman's vicissitudes because of his Loyalist sympathies during the Revolution, his efforts to advance the interests of his constituents while he served in the legislature, and the Tilghman family. Volumes include a digest of legal cases in which Tilghman participated, legal notes, court dockets, and a summary of estate laws in Maryland. Includes three letters from Henry Pearce. Two of these letters are to James Tilghman, William's father, regarding the purchase of Pearce land, slaves, stock, etc.
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      Town and Campus Club records, 1938-2022 and undated

      4.3 Linear Feet
      The Town and Campus Club is an woman's organization in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1938 with the purpose "to follow the literary interests of the members and to promote friendship and social activity." The records of the Town and Campus Club primarily feature administrative and program records for the organization, including the constitution and by-laws, minutes, and treasurer's reports, as well other occasional records maintained by the secretary, along with program booklets, club histories, and member biographies and sketches. In addition, there is correspondence as well as color photographs, including two group photographs.
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      Eckard V. Toy Jr. papers, 1920s-1995

      3.0 Linear Feet
      Eckard Toy was an American history professor and scholar who studied the history of race, the Ku Klux Klan, and neo-Nazis in the United States, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. Collection includes Toy's research files and related materials on various extremist groups in the United States, particularly right-wing Christian extremists, the Ku Klux Klan, and Holocaust revisionists. Files are arranged by group or topic and at times include Toy's correspondence with various representatives. Notable groups include the Church of Jesus Christ Christian, various factions of the Ku Klux Klan, the German American National Political Action Committee (GANPAC), the Institute for Historical Review, and Christian Biblical America. Collection also contains Toy's research on Francis Yockey and Gordon Kahl. Materials from the IHR include two VHS tapes and one audiocassette on Holocaust revisionism.
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      Beth York papers, 1968-2022

      6.5 Linear Feet
      Musician and academic music therapist. Collection includes manuscripts, sound recordings, and photographs from York's music career, with materials from her participation at the 1986 International Music Festival; press kits with photographs and reviews of her music; contracts and agreements from Ladyslipper Inc.; and materials relating to her album Transformations, released in 1985. Also includes materials documenting academic career including research, teaching, publishing, and grant administration.
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      David X. Young films, 1955-2007

      12.5 Linear Feet (Seven boxes of film reels, one box of video- and audio-cassettes, and one box of CDs and DVDs.)
      Collection consists of 8mm and 16mm films, videocassettes, compact discs, and audiocassettes, deriving from artist David X. Young's work in New York City, Cape Cod, and Haiti. His New York work includes films of W. Eugene Smith working in his loft studio in 1971, as well as experimental films dating from the 1950s to the 1980s. Homemade audiocassette mix tapes document Young's interest in jazz as well as his piano playing. Videocassettes consist of reference copies of several films and television programs on W. Eugene Smith. This collection is part of the Archive of Documentary Arts. Original recordings are closed to research access pending reformatting.
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      Ruth Zalph papers, 1980-2024

      4.75 Linear Feet (5 boxes, 1 oversize folder) 2.7 Gigabytes 26 items
      Ruth Zalph is a Chapel Hill-based activist for peace, a founding member of the Triangle Raging Grannies, and a member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Triangle Chapter. Collection documents Ruth Zalph's activism and humanitarian work from the 1980s to 2024. It contains documents, newspaper clippings, photographs, and audiovisual and electronic materials related to her participation in pacifist and antinuclear protests and organizations, her civil rights and economic justice advocacy, and her travels for Habitat for Humanity. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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      Women's Refugee Commission records, 1979-2024

      57 Linear Feet 0.92 Gigabytes
      The Women's Refugee Commission (WRC) was established in 1989 as part of the International Rescue Committee. It advocates for laws, policies, and programs to improve the lives and protect the rights of refugee and internally displaced women, children, and adolescents. Collection includes audiovisual materials; field and research reports; program materials; files from its executive directors, board of directors, board and commission members, and foundation; subject files; media binders; and other assorted materials. Featured in the audiovisual materials are interviews; specific initiatives such as the WRC's Voice of Courage luncheons; and footage and photographs from trips to refugee camps. In addition, materials include focus on programs aimed at children, education, and youth; the Reproductive Health program; the Livelihoods program; and others. Countries represented include Cambodia, Afghanistan, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Thailand, Myanmar, Israel, Guatemala, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan, Liberia, Kosovo, Iraq, Zambia, Tanzania, the United States, and others. Material predating the founding of the WRC primarily includes photographs from UNHCR and other organizations. Acquired as part of the Human Rights Archive.
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      Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Durham, NC records, 1894-1992

      110 Linear Feet
      The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Durham was founded in 1920 and served the larger Durham community from the 1920s until the 1970s. The Harriet Tubman branch of the Durham YWCA served the African-American community in particular and, through collaboration with the Central branch, fostered integration in a racically segregated Durham. In the 1970s, the YWCA became the home of the Durham Women's Health Co-op and the Durham Rape Crisis Center, which operated out of the YWCA Women's Center. These organizations were central to reform movements throughout Durham, from women's health and childcare to fair wages and civil rights. The YWCA of Durham records reflect both the administrative history of the YWCA, as well as the programs, projects, social events, and community outreach that formed the backbone of the organization. For example, a series of scrapbooks, put together by Y Teen groups, program participants, and residents of the YWCA's boarding houses captures the strength of the YWCA community. The broader impact of the YWCA is evident in their range of programming, especially the clubs they hosted, from PMS and Single Mothers groups to a "Matrons Club." The YWCA's impact is also reflected in administrative and financial materials that tell the story of the Y's work to serve the people of Durham that needed a safe place to build community for themselves and their families.
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      Duke University Archives

      Julian Abele reference collection, 1974-2009

      0.5 Linear Feet
      Julian Abele was the chief designer for Horace Trumbauer's architectural firm in Philadelphia, PA. He designed the buildings for the Duke University campus, including Duke Chapel. The reference collection includes articles, correspondence, clippings, printed and genealogical material, and other files related to Abele.
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      Libraries Assembly records, 1972-2022

      7.75 Linear Feet 763 Megabytes
      The Libraries Assembly (LA) of Duke University is the staff association for library staff at Duke University. The Libraries Assembly records contains materials related to the formation, organization, and activities of the LA.
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      Fritz London papers, 1845-2019, bulk 1926-1954

      22.5 Linear Feet
      Fritz London, physicist and theoretical chemist, formulated the London equations of superconductivity with his brother, Heinz London. After fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933, London held appointments at Oxford and Paris, then at Duke University from 1939 to 1954. He specialized in low temperature physics and quantum chemistry, and authored Superfluids (1950) and numerous articles. The Fritz London Papers include correspondence, notes, manuscripts, reprints, and other materials, with bulk dates 1926-1954. The more than 300 correspondents include Walter Heitler, F.A. Lindemann, Max von Laue, Wolfgang Pauli, Michael Polyani, Erwin Schrödinger, Enrico Fermi, Edward Teller, and other noted scientists. Other materials include galleys and drafts of Superfluids, lab notebooks, course materials, notes, bound reprints. Materials acquired after London's death include interviews with Edith London; memorials; copies of correspondence held in other repositories; selected publications and interview transcripts; and indexes to London's scientific correspondence. English and German.
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      Latino/a Studies in the Global South Records, 2001-2016

      .75 Linear Feet
      The Latino/a Studies in the Global South program at Duke University was formally created in 2008. The program offers an undergraduate certificate and promotes interdisciplinary research, teaching, and study related to Latino and Latina communities, particularly in the U.S. South and the Global South. The Latino/a Studies in the Global South Records include the files of the Executive Director of the program from 2008-2016.
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      William McDougall papers, 1892 - 1982

      9.5 Linear Feet 10000 Items
      William McDougall (1871-1938), an early twentieth century psychologist, taught at Duke University from 1927 to 1938. McDougall espoused a hormic theory of psychology, emphasizing genetics and instinct over nurture. McDougall was also a strong proponent of parapsychology. The William McDougall Papers, 1892-1982, includes correspondence, writing, research, teaching materials, clippings, notebooks, photographs, diaries, drawings, and tributes. Most of the materials date from the time of McDougall's tenure at Duke University. Major subjects include Lamarckian experiments conducted by McDougall, the McDougall family (and sons Kenneth and Angus in particular), the study of parapsychology, the Parapsychology Laboratory at Duke University, the Psychology Department at Duke University, and anthropological studies in Borneo and the Torres Strait. English.
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      Jeanne Kelly Massey and Linda Kelly Letters, 1956-1967

      3 Linear Feet
      Jeanne Kelly Massey and Linda Kelly, sisters from Smithfield, N.C., attended the Woman's College at Duke University during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Collection consists of letters home from both women, discussing academic and social activities as well as sorority events and dorm life, dating, clothing and hairstyles. Also included are letters from both women for several years post graduation.
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      Duke KAjok records, 2023 and undated

      1 Linear Feet
      Duke KAjok, or KAjok, is a Korean American student group founded in September 2022. Students created the organization with the goal of bringing together Korean American members of the university to create a sense of community and a welcoming environment. The collection contains certificates awarded to KAjok from the Center for Multicultural Affairs and a KAjok baseball cap.
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      Bruce Lawrence Papers, 1968-2011

      3.5 Linear Feet
      Bruce Lawrence is a professor in the Department of Religion and the founding director of the Duke Islamic Studies Center (DISC). The Bruce Lawrence papers include materials related to the founding of DISC as well as other programs and projects related to Islam and Middle East Studies both at Duke and elsewhere.
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      Donna Lisker papers, 1999-2014

      4.5 Linear Feet 525 Megabytes
      Donna Lisker was the head of the Women's Center and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education at Duke University in the 2000s and 2010s. The Donna Lisker Papers include materials on the development of the Baldwin Scholars Program, Lisker's service on the Women's Initiative and the President's Council on the Status of Women, retreats for women alumni of Duke, student housing, and other topics.
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      International Comparative Studies records, 1982-2011 and undated

      10.5 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
      International Comparative Studies (ICS) is an undergraduate interdisciplinary academic program affiliated with Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The collection's files document the program's academic mission and operations, chiefly dating from the 1980s to 2011, and comprise course files, correspondence and memos, budget and grant files, alumni information, newsletter files, student work, questionnaires, materials on programming and conferences, and files about related Duke offices such as Trinity Arts and Sciences and Comparative Area Studies.
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      Leadership Education at Duke Divinity Records, 1999-2010, undated

      25 Linear Feet
      Leadership Education at Duke Divinity provides educational services, intellectual resources, and facilitates networks of institutions influencing Christian institutional leadership. Leadership Education at Duke Divinity School Records contain correspondence, memoranda, research, and reports related to the Pulpit and Pew research project; Forum on Excellence/Advancing Pastoral Excellence Initiative project; Duke Youth Academy; and the website for national Sustaining Pastoral Excellence projects.
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      Peter H. Klopfer papers, 1957-1980s

      58.5 Linear Feet
      Peter Klopfer is a Professor in the Department of Biology (previously known as Zoology). This collection contains ledger books and information relating to grants and research proposals, ranging in date from 1957-1971.
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      Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture records, 1979-2017 and undated

      7.5 Linear Feet (4500 items)
      The Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture was established in 1983 to share information about Africana and African-American culture with both the Duke and Durham communities. The collection contains materials regarding the general origins, development, and oversight of the Mary Lou Williams Center, as well as files related to programming hosted by, or sponsored by the Center. There are also a small number of files, mostly course materials, related to Leon Latimer Dunkley, Jr., who was the director of the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture from 1999-2005.
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      Men's Basketball poster collection, 1959-2013

      16 Linear Feet (2 oversize boxes, 5 oversize folders)
      Basketball team posters are usually produced at the start of a new basketball season, depicting the season's team player lineup and sometimes the game schedule. The Men's Basketball Poster Collection is comprised of posters featuring the Duke Blue Devils Men's Basketball Team.
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      Office of Student Activities and Facilities records, 1936-ongoing

      65.5 Linear Feet 23 Megabytes
      The Duke University Office of Student Activities and Facilities (OSAF) serves as a liaison between the university administration and student groups, clubs, and organizations. The Office of Student Activities and Facilities Records, 1936-ongoing, contain correspondence, charters, directories, annual reports, financial statements, and other information on Duke University student organizations, including Duke Student Government, Associated Students of Duke University, the Undergraduate Publications board, the Duke University Union, and the Office of University Life. The OSAF Records also document Duke University student life more generally, including their social life, customs, and political activity.
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      Harold T. Parker papers, 1914-2002

      24.5 Linear Feet
      Harold T. Parker taught history at Duke University from 1939-1977; he specialized in modern European history, European intellectual history and 19th century Europe. This collection contains material concerning Parker's experiences as a faculty member at Duke University, a soldier in World War II and as an author. The papers include correspondence, including v-mail, along with diaries, volumes, memoranda, reports, speeches, articles, photographs, essays, book drafts and other records.
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      Otto Meier Jr. records and papers, 1931-1979

      22.5 Linear Feet
      Otto Meier, Jr. taught at Duke University from 1934 to 1975. Meier's specialties were electrical machinery and control, illumination, explosives, nucleonics, and experimental nuclear physics. Meier was also a consultant engineer with the Triangle Universities Nuclear Lab and helped to plan the facility. The collection contains correspondence; lecture and course notes; photographic material; reports; faculty council records; conference papers; and other materials pertaining to professional and student organizations, regional utilities, the School of Engineering, and the domestic use of nuclear power.
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      Parents@Duke Records, 2002-2015

      0.5 Linear Feet
      Parents@Duke was created in 2002 by members of the faculty and staff to advocate for improved policies and work culture for people with family responsibilities. The collection includes meeting notes, reports, correspondence, research, flyers, and other materials related to the activities of Parents@Duke.
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      Media Services Audio and Video Recordings, 1963 - 2018

      40 Linear Feet
      Media Services (also referred to as Duke Studios) provided broadcast quality media production services to all parts of the Duke University community. Its services included video and audio production and post-production (including event documentation), project design, production equipment rentals, tape duplication, custom CDs and DVDs, and computer graphics and animation. Collection includes audio and video recordings of campus events, programming produced for various university offices and departments, and musical recordings. Campus events include basketball, football, the inaugurations of presidents Richard Brodhead, Keith Brodie, and Nannerl Keohane, dedication of the Doris Duke Memorial, the retirement and funeral of Terry Sanford, events related to September 11, 2001, a remembrance of Benjamin N. Duke, and commencement ceremonies. Authors, scholars, and other notable people represented include John Hope Franklin, Jesse Jackson, Reynolds Price, Ronald Reagan, Elie Wiesel, Billy Graham, C. D. Wright, Gerald Barrax, Elizabeth Cox, Tim McLaurin, Eric Meyers, Orrin Pilkey, and Alex Roland. Musical recordings include the Duke University Concert Band, Dan Locklair, and 1980s rock band the X-Teens.
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      Hiram Earl Myers papers, 1910 - 1977

      4.5 Linear Feet
      Hiram Earl Myers was a white clergyman, theologian, and educator. He was ordained as a minister in the N.C. Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (1918) and was an active member as pastor and theologian. In 1926, Myers joined the Duke University faculty in as professor of biblical literature. He served as Chairman of the Department of Religion (1934-1936) and as Director of Undergraduate Studies in Religion (1937-1957). The collection consists of correspondence; texts of sermons and Sunday School lessons; prayers given in Duke Chapel; records of sermons, baptisms, and marriages; notes on sermon topics; photographs; pamphlets; blueprints; and other printed material. Major subjects include Myers' activities as a clergyman, his reflections on theological issues, and his involvement in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. English.
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      Allan Troxler Papers, 1800s-2024, bulk 1960s-2010s

      11 Linear Feet 4.3 Gigabytes
      Allan Troxler (1947-2025) was an artist, author, and dance instructor from Durham, N.C. Troxler's collection consists of his artwork, family history, and writings, as well as the archives of his lifelong partner, Carl Wittman. Carl Wittman's archives include his diaries, letters, and writings on civil rights and gay liberation. The collection also contains materials documenting the Durham (N.C.) arts scene, English country dance, AIDS in the gay community, and Troxler's collection of materials from Catherine Nicholson.
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      Katharine M. Banham papers, 1910-1995

      26 Linear Feet
      Katharine May Banham (1897-1995) served as a professor in the Department of Psychology at Duke University from 1946 to 1967, specializing in child psychology and development. Papers include correspondence, writings, speeches, case files and research notes, teaching materials, diaries, memorabilia, photographs, and oral history interviews of Katharine M. Banham, relating to her work in the field of psychology and her contributions to Duke University, Durham, and North Carolina. Prominent subjects include psychological experimentation, child psychology, geriatrics and gerontology, human social and emotional development, children with cerebral palsy, the Woman's College, Duke Preschool, Duke Institute for Learning in Retirement, the North Carolina Psychological Association, the Durham Child Guidance Clinic, and the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development. Includes information about Banham's involvement in Durham, N.C. clubs and organizations related to the arts and community health.
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      Department of Music audiovisual recordings, 1951-1996 and undated

      70 Linear Feet 1,024 Items
      In 1942, Duke University created the Department of Aesthetics, Art and Music. In 1960, the Department of Music formed as a separate department. Allan H. Bone, Duke professor from 1940 to 1983 and conductor of the Duke Symphony, was instrumental in the formation of the department. British composer Iain Hamilton was a faculty member for seventeen years. The Dept. of Music audiovisual materials collection contains audio and video resources made between 1951 and 1996, primarily on open reel audio and video tape, of the Duke Symphony Orchestra, the Duke Wind Symphony, the Duke Glee Club, the Ciompi Quartet, and the Duke Collegium Musicum, as well as other recordings related to the faculty and students of the Duke University Department of Music. There are also audiocassettes and a few videotapes. Faculty members represented include Jane Hawkins, Penelope Jensen, Randall Love, Robert Parkins, Fred Raimi, Claudia Warburg, Mary Lou Williams, and Ruth Friedburg. Other featured musicians are Milton Babbitt, Barbara Lister-Sink, Claudia Bloom, Boaz Sharon, and Bruce Berg. English.
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      Center for Multicultural Affairs records, 1968-2025

      23 Linear Feet 4.7 Gigabytes
      The Center for Multicultural Affairs began as the Office of Black Affairs in 1969 to address the needs of the African American student population at Duke University. As the Center for Multicultural Affairs, the department's mission is to foster a welcoming environment, support all students in becoming engaged members of the Duke community, and to promote community engagement. The collection contains a variety of administrative materials, including reports, correspondence, minutes and programs, documenting the directives and activities of the Office of Black Affairs, the Office of Minority Affairs, the Office of Intercultural Affairs, and the Center for Multicultural Affairs. Also included are materials pertaining to the Summer Transitional Program, which was established in 1969 and managed by the Office of Minority Affairs.
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      Interdisciplinary Studies records, 1995-2025

      31.5 Linear Feet
      Duke University's strategic plan emphasizes interdisciplinary studies because important teaching, learning, and research often occur across the traditional boundaries of disciplines, departments, or schools. Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke University became an office under the direction of the Provost with the appointment of the first Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies in 1998. Prior to this, direction of interdisciplinary studies was a responsibility of the Dean of the Graduate School/Vice Provost for Graduate Education. Records contain subject files, correspondence, reports, and planning documents related to Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke, including the Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies, the Franklin Humanities Institute, Information Science and Information Studies, Women's Studies, Science Technology and Human Values, the Black Faculty Initiative, the University Scholars Program, global health, arts and humanities, the arts warehouse, development and grants, and faculty involvement with interdisciplinary teaching.
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      Dept. of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation records, 1932-2012

      5 Linear Feet 2 Megabytes
      The Dept. of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) was created in 1975 by the merger of the Men's and Women's Physical Education Departments. However, formal physical education at Duke University dates to 1902 when President Kilgo invited Wilbur "Cap" Card to return to Trinity College as Director of a new program in physical education. The collection contains printed material on intramural athletics, personal recreational programs, physical education, and materials related to Duke sports clubs. The John Friedrich papers series consists of administrative records pertaining to his chairmanship of HPER from 1963-1986.
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      Women Work! records, 1975-2009

      17.1 Linear Feet 33 Gigabytes
      Women Work! improved women's economic security through job training, education, lobbying policymakers, and partnering with other national organizations. It was originally known as the Displaced Homemakers Network, and operated from 1978 until 2009. Accession (2009-0163) (12,375 items; 16.5 lin. ft.; dated 1979-2009) includes board materials, training guides and reports, program materials, conference files, newsletters and publications, news clippings and photocopies, photographs, slides, electronic files and images, and videos. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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      C.K. Woodbridge papers, 1917-1997 and undated

      6.0 Linear Feet
      Advertising and business executive. President of Dictaphone Corporation (1922-1927, 1948-1960), based in New York. President of Associated Advertising Clubs of the World and International Advertising Association (precursor to American Advertising Federation). C.K. Woodbridge papers include correspondence, text and notes for speeches and writings, clippings, scrapbooks, black-and-white photographs, audio belt recordings and other printed materials. Topics addressed include the management, training and compensation of sales personnel; women in the advertising business; corporate management and public relations; internationalization of advertising and marketing and the role of professional organizations; and product development (importation of margarine from the Netherlands to the U.S. and Canada; popularization of dictating equipment in office spaces). Companies and organizations represented include Advertising Club of New York, American Machine and Metals (parent company of Trout Mining), Anton Jurgens Margarine Works (precursor of Unilever), Associated Advertising Clubs of the World, Dictaphone, Incorporated Sales Managers' Association (UK), International Advertising Association (later renamed Advertising Federation of America merged to become the present American Advertising Federation), Kelvinator, League of Advertising Women, Philadelphia Club of Advertising Women, Remington Rand, and Spencer Kellogg & Sons. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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      Women's Guild of Arts records, 1902-1949 and undated

      0.2 Linear Feet (88 items)
      The Women's Guild of Arts was founded in England in 1907 by textile designer and jeweller May Morris, and grew to about 60 members. The organization offered female artists an alternative to the Art Workers' Guild, the artists' association established in 1884 to encourage excellence in the fine and applied arts, and from which women were excluded until the 1960s. Collection comprises primarily 81 letters from 29 members of the Women's Guild of Arts between 1902 and 1949. There are 7 additional documents, including draft resolutions, certificates, lists, and notes.
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      Womonwrites records, 1979-2014, 1979-2014

      6.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes) 62 Gigabytes (Includes digital audio, video, and text-based files.) 1875 Items
      Womonwrites is an annual conference of lesbian writers. Collection includes anthologies of writings by Womonwriters (conference attendees), conference chronological files, meeting notes, meeting evaluations, membership lists, and audiovisual materials. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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      Women's Health Project poster, undated

      1 Linear Feet
      Collection comprises a poster that promotes the organization's "aims to make knowledge about women's bodies and health available to women," and to "develop policy about women's health with women." Important issues illustrated include affordable health care, stopping the spread of AIDS, and a woman's right to choose contraception. There is also contact information.
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      Women's Health Project poster, undated 1 Linear Feet

      Collection comprises a poster that promotes the organization's "aims to make knowledge about women's bodies and health available to women," and to "develop policy about women's health with women." Important issues illustrated include affordable health care, stopping the spread of AIDS, and a woman's right to choose contraception. There is also contact information.
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        Alpha Phi, Beta Nu Chapter Records, 1935-1946

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        The Alpha Phi, Beta Nu Chapter was founded at Duke University in 1935. The Alpha Phi, Beta Nu Chapter Records include minutes from 1935-1946 and a photograph.
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        Alpha Phi, Beta Nu Chapter Records, 1935-1946 1.0 Linear Feet

        The Alpha Phi, Beta Nu Chapter was founded at Duke University in 1935. The Alpha Phi, Beta Nu Chapter Records include minutes from 1935-1946 and a photograph.
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          Alumni Affairs records, 1851 - 2015

          33 Linear Feet
          The Office of Alumni Affairs at Duke University administers the Duke Alumni Association (DAA), a nonprofit organization serving over 120,000 alumni and former students of Duke University, in addition to thousands of parents and friends of the university. Records contain class files, administrative materials, fundraising materials, alumni publications records, subject files, photographs, video and sound recordings, and an index to Duke students who served in World War II. Materials include reunion information, correspondence, reports, programs, clippings, and printed matter.
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          Art and Artifacts records, 1915 - 2005

          2 Linear Feet
          In January, 2005, funds granted by the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation allowed the Duke University Archives to survey University-owned paintings within the Perkins Library system. Prior to the survey, records of University-owned art that had been collected by University Archives staff, and these records were organized and collated with the new survey information. Collection includes lists, inventories, correspondence, clippings, notes, memoranda, photographs, and other materials generated 1915-2005 and related to art and artifacts owned by Duke University, including information on the portaits of the Trustees of The Duke Endowment painted by Douglas Chandor. Other artists represented include Charles S. Wiltschek, John Da Costa, Mary Lyde Hicks Williams, Norval H. Busey, Irene Price, Cedric Egeli, Simmie Knox, John A. Furlow, and Nelson Shanks. English.
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          Asian Students Association records, 1986-2022

          11 Linear Feet 17 Gigabytes
          The Asian Students Association was founded at Duke University in 1981 to serve the social, political and cultural interests of Asian and Asian-American students. This collection consists of the records of the Duke University Asian Students Association from 1986 to 2022. Types of materials include a short history, meeting minutes and agendas, budgets, correspondence, constitutions, scrapbooks, event programs and flyers, and video recordings.
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          W. Eugene Smith Reference CD collection, 1946-1971

          50 Linear Feet
          The W. Eugene Smith Reference Reference CD Collection includes 5,087 compact discs containing audio originally recorded to quarter-inch open reel tape by photographer W. Eugene Smith. Smith recorded the bulk of the 1,740 reels represented in this collection between 1957 and 1971, while living in the "Jazz Loft" at 821 Sixth Avenue in New York City. The original tapes are housed in the W. Eugene Smith Collection at the University of Arizona's Center for Creative Photography.
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          Reel 0006, undated

          Note 1: Zoot Simms & Fred Greenwell - Tenor, Ronny Free - drums, Bill Takas - bass, Dave McKenna - piano; Hotdogs mentioned in part of conversation - Zoot and Dave; good music and good recording; It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't got that Swing), Preacher, Deep Purple, Tico Tico, (Blues) (overlaps with reel 15). Crazy Otto record discussed with sarcastic commentary by Brookmeyer. Ray Charles record (I/4) Kitchen in apartment. Bill Evans and Horace Silver discussed. (II) Ends with a delegation headed to a bar.

          1. Recordings, 1946-1971

          Reel 0009, undated

          Note 1: Lee Konitz. Pepper Adams, Freddie Greenwell, Zoot Simms, Ronnie Free. Smith labeled cd not for release due to Konitz's presence(?). Two informal songs with some talking before better played song with talking of non-musicians in background. Some tape garbled at very end.

          1. Recordings, 1946-1971

          Reel 0018, undated

          Note 1: Overlaps with reel 17 starting on II/2 ("something in the piano"). At Dave Young's and featuring players from the following group: Warne Marsh, Zoot Sims, Pepper Adams, Ronnie Free, Peter Ind, Bob Brookmeyer, Lin Haliday, Bill Takas Bass, Dick Scott. These players referenced by name or voice: Zoot, Brookmeyer, Halliday, McKenna (Pepper Adams identified by sax sound) I/1and 2 lots of talk "Anybody got any...whiskey?" "You'll have to go upstairs." on I/2 Zoot Sims "play some minor blues with the bridge and then some major blues." I/3 great tune, humming and loud horn interjection. II/1 begins with weird tape sound into cacophonic passages of jazz then talk repeats from overlapping cd. something in piano, tuning joke with glass, "ain't nobody in the world got a cap like that", microphones, spectators on II/4

          1. Recordings, 1946-1971
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          Washington Office on Latin America records, 1968-2023

          301 Linear Feet 26.5 Gigabytes
          The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) is an international human rights advocacy organization headquartered in Washington D.C. It partners with local organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean to raise awareness of human rights abuses in the region and to influence the foreign policy agenda of the United States government. The WOLA records span 1968-2023, with most materials dating from 1980-2009. Contains research and project files on nearly every country in Latin America, administration records, clippings, correspondence, printed material, audiovisual materials, and other assorted materials related to the work of WOLA. Major subjects include political and government issues such as coup d'etats, dictatorships, elections, human rights abuses, and policy; economic topics such as aid, development, labor and poverty; documentation and advocacy related to human rights cases such as violence, forced disappearances, and truth and reconciliation; security issues and police reform, including demilitarizing police, the School of Americas, and violence against women; drug policies; Hurricane Mitch; advocacy training for other NGOs and lobbying work; and various events and conferences in which these topics are discussed. Additional topics include the role and influence of the United States throughout Latin America by means of government and economic policy, military actions, and human rights work. Acquired by the Human Rights Archive.
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          Duke Forest records, 1931-2021

          148.5 Linear Feet 32 Gigabytes
          The Duke Forest is more than 7,000 acres of forested land in Durham, Orange, and Alamance counties, managed by Duke University for teaching and research. The Duke Forest records contain a wide variety of materials documenting research projects and forest management.
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          Duke University Archives

          Talent Identification Program (TIP) records, 1980-2020

          17 Linear Feet 59.7 Gigabytes
          The Talent Identification Program (TIP) was established at Duke in 1980. TIP was a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving academically gifted and talented students grades seven through twelve. The collection includes publications, correspondence, reports, application materials, talent search materials, articles, syllabi, lists of students, flyers, audiovisual materials, promotional materials, guides, manuals, termbooks, and other records.
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          David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

          Mary Duke Biddle papers, 1894-1982, 1992-2004, 2013, bulk 1913-1960

          45 Linear Feet (39 boxes (including 24 flat boxes), two oversize folders, and two volumes.)
          Mary Lillian Duke Biddle (1887-1960) was the only daughter of Sarah P. and Benjamin N. Duke and one of the heirs of the Duke family fortune. This collection documents her personal and family life in New York and North Carolina as a wealthy socialite and philanthropist in the first half of the 20th century. She gave notable contributions to Duke University related to the Duke Homestead, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, and Duke University Libraries, and she established the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation in Durham to continue her philanthropy after her death.
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          Josiah C. Trent papers, 1852-1869, 1919-1961, 1997, bulk 1934-1956

          4.9 Linear Feet (Nine boxes and one oversize folder.)
          Josiah Charles Trent (1914-1948) was an American thoracic surgeon and rare book and manuscript collector. This collection primarily documents his medical education and training apart from his career at Duke University Hospital, as well his collecting activities, through his coursework, subject files, and writings. It was acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections.
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          Franklin H. Wood papers, circa 1850-1951

          1.5 Linear Feet (1 document box, 1 conservation box)
          Collection contains correspondence as well as sermon notes and outlines created by Franklin H. Wood, an itinerant preacher largely active in North Carolina during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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          WXDU records, 1963-2013

          1.5 Linear Feet
          WXDU was founded in 1983 when former station WDUK-1600AM switched to a FM signal. The mission statement of WXDU proclaims that, as a member of the Duke University Union, [it] exists to inform, educate, and entertain both the students of Duke University and the surrounding community of Durham through quality progressive alternative radio programming. Collection contains public records files, including correspondence and other materials related to FCC matters, program guides, clippings, a DJ handbook, and other materials.
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          Duke University Archives

          Marine Laboratory records, 1931-2017

          124.35 Linear Feet 14.8 Gigabytes
          The Duke University Marine Laboratory, founded in 1938, educates undergraduate and graduate students in the marine sciences. Part of the Nicholas School of the Environment, the Beaufort, North Carolina laboratory is also a renowned center of scientific research. The Marine Laboratory Records include photographs, correspondence, memoranda, minutes, recommendations, and reports documenting the Laboratory's work and administration. Major subjects include marine biology, oceanography, and zoology; research and study of the marine sciences; the Marine Biomedical Center; oceanic research vessels including the Monitor; and John D. Costlow, the director of the Laboratory for many years.
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          miriam cooke papers, 1981-2017

          2 Linear Feet 14.8 Gigabytes
          After joining the faculty at Duke in the 1980s, miriam cooke served as a professor in the Department of Asian and African Languages and Literature (now Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies), was founding director of the Duke University Middle East Studies Center, and established an exchange program between Duke and Cadi Ayaad University in Morocco. The miriam cooke papers include materials documenting the faculty exchange program as well as other projects related to Islam and the Middle East, such as the Duke Islamic Center (DISC) and a draft of the book Mediterranean Passages: Readings from Dido to Derrida (2008). The papers also include materials about Duke faculty operations, particularly within the Department of Asian and African Languages and Literature (AALL), and correspondence.
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          James H. Semans papers, 1878-1955, bulk 1936-1953

          23.0 Linear Feet (26 boxes and one oversize folder.)
          James Hustead Semans (1910-2005) was an American urologist and the second husband of Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans. This collection documents the history of the Semans family of Uniontown, PA and his medical training and career, which involved stateside military service during World War II, private practice in Atlanta, GA, and teaching at Duke University. His clinical interests included medical rehabilitation and marriage counseling, and he was the creator of polylingual lecturing.
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          Jazz Loft Project records, 1950-2012 and undated, bulk 2002-2009

          20 Linear Feet
          The Jazz Loft Project Records consist of the research and administrative records of author Sam Stephenson's Jazz Loft Project, which documented the events and inhabitants -- including W. Eugene Smith, Hall Overton, and David X. Young -- of 821 6th Avenue, New York City, in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The records include the tapes of an extensive oral history project conducted by Stephenson from 1998 to 2010, general research and administrative notes, logs describing the content of the audio recordings W. Eugene Smith made at the loft, and original audio recordings of Hall Overton's compositions.
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          David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

          Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Audiovisual Materials, 1956-2025

          100 Linear Feet (1,342 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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          David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

          Frank Foster papers, 1930-2013, bulk 1950s-2009

          60.5 Linear Feet
          Frank B. Foster III was a saxophonist, flautist, big band leader, educator, and Grammy Award-winning jazz composer and arranger who began his professional music career in the 1940s. This collection consist chiefly of scores and parts composed or arranged by Foster for big bands and other large jazz ensembles from the 1950s through 2009. Also present are personal files consisting of correspondence, photographs, business records, publicity, reviews, and news clippings; and subject files on musical collaborations, music teaching, organizations and individuals, and family history.
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          David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

          Washington Committee for Human Rights in Argentina records, 1964-2016, bulk 1973-1986

          9.1 Linear Feet
          The Washington Committee for Human Rights in Argentina operated in the late 1970s and early 1980s to advocate for the human rights of Argentines targeted during the Dirty War/El Proceso. The committee was formed by prominent Argentines who had resettled in the United States, especially in the Washington, D.C. area. The committee frequently partnered with other human rights organizations, including the Washington Office on Latin America, to sponsor programming and mailings to raise awareness of the situation in Argentina. The Washington Committee for Human Rights in Argentina records consist of correspondence, mailers, flyers, reports, notes, programming information, petitions, lists, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, poetry, photographs, posters, and journal articles.
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          Baugh and Sons Company photographs and advertisements, 1905-1932

          0.5 Linear Feet (101 items)
          Producers and distributors of phosphate fertilizer and agricultural chemicals, based in Philadelphia, and Norfolk, Va. Collection includes photographs and advertisements of the Baugh and Sons Company, a chemical distributor associated with Baugh Chemical Company of Baltimore. Topics include offices, factories, products, personnel, and crops. Farm scenes are from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina.
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          Duke University Archives

          Rainbow Triangle Oral History Collection, 1997-2006

          4 Linear Feet
          The Rainbow Triangle Oral History Project was originally conceived in 1996 as a way to document the lives of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) people in the Triangle region in particular and central North Carolina in general. Ian Lekus became the Project Coordinator in 1996 and worked with a varying group of volunteers to acquire resources, conduct interviews, and ensure the preservation and access of the oral histories collected. More than 60 interviews were conducted between 1999 and 2004. The Rainbow Triangle Oral History Collection includes original oral history recordings, transcripts, biographical information on narrators, newsclippings, correspondence, and research materials.
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          Theta Chi records, 1968-2002 and undated

          4 Linear Feet
          The Theta Chi Records are a collection of photographs and papers created by the Duke University chapter of the fraternal organization Theta Chi.
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          Horace Trumbauer Architectural Drawings collection, 1924-1958

          9 Linear Feet 11.3 Gigabytes
          From 1924 through 1958 the architectural firm of Horace Trumbauer of Philadelphia, Pa. was hired to design much of Duke University's East and West campuses. Horace Trumbauer, William O. Frank, and Julian Abele were the firm's main designers. Frank Clyde Brown, S.W. Myatt and A.C. Lee were administrators of construction at Duke University during this time. Some of the buildings designed by the firm are the Duke University Chapel, the Allen Administration Building, Cameron Indoor Stadium, Baldwin Auditorium, the East Campus Union Building, the East Campus Central Heating Plant Complex, the Carr Building (formerly known as the Class Room Building), the Medical School and Hospital, the Nurses' Home, the Law School, the School of Religion, the Chemistry Building, and the Botany and Biology Building. The firm also designed the Giles, Alspaugh, Pegram, Bassett, and Brown residence halls (formerly known as Dormitories 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively). Included in the collection are blueprints and printed material relating to the planning and construction of buildings at Duke University from 1924 to 1958.
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          American Dance Festival Archives

          American Dance Festival Photographic Materials collection, circa 1930-2008

          19.4 Linear Feet
          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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          Unidentified, undated

          The Unidentified series contains images that have yet to be identified or dated, primarily 8 x 10 black and white prints.

            American Dance Festival Photographic Materials collection, circa 1930-2008 19.4 Linear Feet

            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.
              Duke University Archives

              Woman's College records, 1928-1974

              60.4 Linear Feet (42,305 items)
              The Woman's College was established at Duke University in 1930, as a coordinate to Trinity College for men. As a coordinate college within Duke University, the Woman's College fostered a community that allowed for shared university faculty, curriculum, and educational facilities, while giving women an opportunity for leadership through their separate student government, social standards committees, and judicial board. It was merged with Trinity College in 1972. The collection includes university administrative records, correspondence, reports, memoranda, minutes, course schedules, statistics, handbooks, newsletters, calendars, financial information, photographs, audio recordings and other materials. Major topics include coordinate education at Duke University, especially administrative and curricular procedures; relationship between the Woman's College and its students (in loco parentis); social standards policies; women's student government; integration of the Woman's College; student health care; and student organizations.
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              University Reports Reference collection, 1959-ongoing

              5.8 Linear Feet
              The University Reports Reference Collection contains major reports concerning accreditation, university administration and governance, strategic planning, the curriculum, facilities, and student life. This collection was compiled from a variety of sources by the University Archives for use in reference and research.
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