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The Fritz London Memorial Prize Committee (formerly known as the Fritz London Memorial Award Committee) awards a monetary prize to outstanding scientists in the field of low-temperature physics. The prize was established in memory of Duke University physicist Fritz London. The collection contains correspondence, by-laws, conference listings, lists of prize nominees and awardees and other papers of committee members relating to the establishment of the award and the selection of the winners. Material in the collection ranges in date from 1957-2011.

Elizabeth Gurney Fry (1780-1845) was an English prison reformer, social reformer, and a Quaker philanthropist. Collection comprises some letters, poetry copied by Fry, and two portraits.

Robert Jerome Fuhrman was an advertising and marketing executive and entrepreneur, co-founder of Eggland's Best, based in Pennsylvania. The Robert Jerome Fuhrman papers consist of clippings and marketing reports. Products include Beech-Nut baby foods; Crest toothpaste (Procter & Gamble/Benton & Bowles); Eggland's Best eggs; and Ricola candies and cough drops. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.

Account books for a blacksmith in Abingdon, Va.

Retailer of private-label household goods, founded in Hartford, Conn. in 1906 by Alfred Fuller. Collection consists of articles; catalogs; memos; newsletters; sales brochures and other printed materials distributed to sales agents primarily in the Fort Wayne sales district. Many of the items bear the name of William Levy, Fort Wayne area sales manager, or Emil "Doc" Joy, who was the manager for the Chicago sales region to which the Fort Wayne operation belonged. Materials address sales advice; ways to approach prospects during door-to-door sales efforts; promotional sales drives; and economic and community concerns related to the impact of World War II. There are also materials that focus on promotion of a Debutante brand of cosmetics and efforts to recruit women sales agents. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.

Margaret Fuller was a teacher, journalist, and critic. Collection comprises a letter (1840 December 14) Margaret Fuller wrote to her uncle to request a meeting to review her mother's letter.

Jack Fullilove and Alan Lesage were a gay couple who were involved in the arts community in Durham, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough, NC. They were also medical doctors and residents of North Carolina and France. The Jack Fullilove and Alan Lesage Papers includes a variety of materials related to their life in Europe during World War II and, since 1955, in North Carolina and their involvement with local arts communities.

Elias Fulp (1859-1924) was a physician and pharmacist from Walnut Cove, North Carolina. This collection consists mainly of the financial records of Elias Fulp's medical practice in Stokes County, North Carolina. It also includes a small amount of family and business correspondence (1869-1902), as well as legal and financial records (1903-1906) related to Fulp's role as trustee during Sidney H. Reid's bankruptcy proceedings. One financial account book (1870-1876) contains details of estates and guardianships administered by L. A. Paschall of Granville County, NC.

The Funkhouser family lived in Virginia with members moving West with the expansion of the Unites States. Other Funkhouser descendants moved into Ohio, Maryland and New Jersey. The collection contains correspondence, diary and other papers, chiefly 1836-1908, of the Funkhouser family of Mount Jackson, Va. including Andrew Funkhouser. Topics discussed include conditions in the West, opposition to slavery, and economic conditions in the U.S. after 1837; Civil War letters discuss camp life of Union and Confederate soldiers and the state of the South. Post-war letters are mainly personal. Includes a diary (1863) kept by G. H. Snapp, a minister of the United Brethren in Christ Church, telling of religious life among soldiers and civilians.

Businessman, philanthropist, and chairman of The Fuqua Companies and Fuqua Enterprises. The J.B. Fuqua Papers span the years 1929-2006. The collection is separated into two divisions according to place of origin: Fuqua's business office and his home office. The office files document Fuqua Industries and The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and include annual reports, reading files and general business papers, as well as clippings, periodicals, and copies of articles about J. B. Fuqua and his businesses. The home office files primarily document Fuqua's early career and contain files for the various businesses he acquired. A large component of video cassette recordings chiefly contain speeches and programs related to Fuqua and the Duke University Fuqua School of Business.