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William States Lee papers, 1911-1933 8.5 Linear Feet (24 boxes; 1 oversize folder)

Collection contains photographs, memoranda of operations, blue prints, printed material, and volumes compiled by William States Lee in his role as consulting engineer for the construction of the Beauharnois Hydroelectric Power Station in Quebec Province, Canada. Included are over 1300 photographs which show the project's development from beginning to completion; project's weekly bound memoranda of operations from 1929-1933; and many reports, specifications, blueprints, and other plans generated from this project. Also included in this collection are some photographs, maps, and and other documents related to the Duke Power Company's hydroelectric development in the Carolinas. In addition, there is a volume outlining farming problems, especially erosion, in western North Carolina and southern Appalachia, and contains pictures of these areas.
  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

William Stern papers, 1937-1938, undated 4 Linear Feet 10 Items

William Stern was a psychologist and philosopher. He came to Duke as Visiting Professor in 1934. He remained until his death in 1938. The collection includes volumes compiled by Stern and his wife Clara Stern (1878-1945) in his psychological studies, correspondence with Eugen Berchtold, as well as a two-volume dissertation by a German student on Stern's philosophy. The material is in German.
  1. Duke University Archives

William Stewart interview recording, 1995 August 07 1 audiocassettes
Box AV-018 > Audio-cassette RL00170-CS-0794

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Behind the Veil: Documenting African American Life in the Jim Crow South interviews, photographs, and project records, circa 1864-2011, bulk 1990-2004
  3. Interviews and Associated Materials, 1881-2004, bulk 1993-1995
  4. LeFlore County, Mississippi, and environs, circa 1940s-1997, bulk 1995
  5. Stewart, William J., 1995

William S. Turman Jr. papers, 1930-1942 0.2 Linear Feet (One half document box.)

William S. Turman Jr. (1911-1983) was a friend of the Josiah C. and Mary Duke Biddle Trent family and a resident of Durham, North Carolina from approximately 1937-1942. An Okmulgee, Oklahoma, native, he served in the Civilan Conservation Corps (1933) and the United States military (1941-1946, 1949-1967). This collection includes a scrapbook assembled by Turman documenting his Civilian Conservation Corps service and a photo album that, in part, shows his friendship with the Trent family and life in Durham. The collection also includes Turman's high school diploma, a class photo, and three handwritten pages of English-to-German translations.
  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

William Styron letters, 1948-1960 bulk 1948-1953, bulk bulk 0.1 Linear Feet

Dorothy Parker Maloff was an editor at McGraw-Hill, Whittlesey House, and Atheneum, as well as other publishing houses in New York City. Known to Styron as "Didi" Parker. Collection comprises letters William Styron sent to Parker while he was serving in the Marine Corps and stationed at Camp Lejune in North Carolina. Also includes letters he wrote to her in 1952 from London, Paris, and Rome after he won the Prix de Rome. In addition, there are postcards Styron wrote to her under an assumed name. Styron mainly writes about his love for Parker; other topics include his military activities and training, as well as his novels, other writing, and publications.
  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

William Styron papers, 1855-2019 30.2 Linear Feet

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.
  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Williams, William Augustus papers, 1825-1867 and undated

Collection consists of correspondence, notebooks, and miscellaneous papers of Colonel William Augustus Williams of Wilmington and Charlotte, N.C. Correspondence includes letters from Henderson C. Lucas, Williams's nephew, who was wounded at Gettysburg while serving in the 11th Regiment of the N.C. Infantry; and letters related to Williams's efforts to bring the wounded Lucas to Charlotte. Other correspondence is primarily of a financial nature. A letter from William Henry Heyward describes the effects of reconstruction on South Carolina Coastal planters. A letter from Rev. Aldert Smedes mentions the financial hardships suffered by St. Mary's School in Raleigh, N.C. and is written on stationery describing the school's tuition and curriculum. Notebook dated 1827 contains exercises in penmanship and renderings of famous poems, while one dated 1825 is an arithmetic practice book. Also included are papers related to the Raleigh City Guards.

  1. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
  2. Harry L. and Mary K. Dalton collection, 1695-1955 and undated
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