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Series includes 745 black-and-white photographs, dated 1900-1941 (most dates were assigned rather than provided), and ranging in size from 2.25 x 3.25 in. to 9.75 x 7.75 in., with the majority 4.75 x 6.75 in. There are also 5 safety negatives and one slide present. Staff sorted the images according to location, except for the presentation photographs, where the original order of the photographs was maintained. Images feature Lucy's residences, both in the American legation quarters and her "Temple house;" locations in and around Beijing; as well as other locations in China, Japan, Cambodia, and the Philippines. A subset of 15 photographs contains images captured during the Peking riots of 1912. There is also a folder of images of the Calhoun's that were taken in the United States.

Contains papers relating to development and funding at the Center for International Policy. The papers take two forms: grant proposals addressed to the various donors of the Center, or subject files detailing the work of the various programs at the Center with materials used in the grant writing process. Typically the documents were written by a number of staff members within the office. Organized alphabetically by name.

Includes one diary maintained by Harriet T. Danforth (1858 Jan.3-1859 Nov. 30?) and her daughter Emma Danforth Wynn (1860? Aug. 26-Dec. 13), and two of Walter Sutton's. Sutton's notations include financial information.

The Diaries series contains 21 diaries kept by Wood for the years 1856 to 1885. The journals dating from 1859 to 1866 reflect the the years Wood served as a missionary in China. Diary entries relate Wood's voyage to China, his observations on life and customs in China and on the Tai-Ping Rebellion, and the illness and death of his wife Ellen, who accompanied him to China.

Consists of typed transcripts of diaries. The first dates on the folder represent the time periods covered by the diary entries, the date in parentheses is the approximate date of the transcript. Arranged chronologically by the dates of the diary entries.

Roundell Tristram Toke's personal narratives of his military service in China and Japan take the form of three bound commercial daily diaries and one disbound diary, housed in two custom boxes. A leather cigar case labeled with Toke's service history is also preserved along with the diaries.

Arranged in chronological order, with loose papers from individual volumes placed in folders immediately following that particular volume.

Jack Matlock's journals, diaries, appointment books, and notes, with the bulk of materials dating from the mid-1980s through his retirement from the Foreign Service in 1991. Matlock's private accounts of his activities during the later years of his foreign service career were thorough and prolific. He embraced personal computing and developed his own Cyrillic font in LaTex to allow for journaling in Russian and English. This series contains printouts of his personal diaries kept during his work for Reagan's White House and as Ambassador to the USSR.

The Diaries and Journals Series contain Link's personal thoughts and comments on his life, activities, creative and scholarly work, and relationships. Link was very open regarding his inner thoughts and concerns, and very frank about his sexual activities and his life as a gay man. He considered himself a scholar and a creative writer, so his entries generally do not mention current events or politics. Some entries in German.

Two diaries kept by Richard Henry Gregory during his travels in China, 1905-1906. Also included is a two-part typed copy of the June-August, 1906 diary that includes photographs with typed captions, and a letter from Gregory to "My Dear Katie," dated January 12, 1906.

Set of diaries include several kept by James Alonzo Bryant, farmer in Bethel, Vermont (1871-1878), in which Gilmore Bryant is mentioned as helping his father with farm chores and going away to school. Brief entries typcially mention the weather, visits, church activities, and farm tasks and sales. Mattie E. Bryant's 1921 and 1923 diaries follow the same pattern, with brief entries focused on visits and health, and, as wife and partner of Gilmore W. Bryant, on Conservatory activities such as lessions, concerts, and the school calendar. She mentions in 1923 that Trinity Church burned down; later that spring, she writes of closing the old Conservatory in downtown Durham and moving to Alston Avenue, then open country ("just like camping out".

Several diaries, none kept very consistently, and a few pages of reminiscences chiefly relating to Massachusetts politics and social engagements. One reminiscence (March 26, 1909) concerns a meeting with President Taft when Willliams was asked to become the United States Civil Service Commissioner.

The diaries document Parker's life from 1983-1996,chiefly the years after 1986when she left American Express and devoted herself to writing full time. The documentation of Parker's life provided by her diaries is somewhat sporadic. The diaries consist of records of her day to day activities, personal reflections, story ideas, writing exercises, poetry fragments, and records of her thoughts about her work and her insecurities as a writer. Many of the entries are loose typescript or handwritten pages that appear to have been removed from notebooks. The series is arranged chronologically, though some overlap in the dating may occur where a diary covers more than one year. Parker produced annotations to the diaries in 1998in order to provide contextual information.

Includes the diaries Preston C. Farrar kept while attending Washington and Jefferson College from 1887-1891.

Contains 90 diaries maintained by Mary McCornack Thompson during her time as a Presbyterian missionary in Africa, documenting in great detail her daily life and work. The diaries provide a revealing look at daily missionary life in Africa (attending meetings, prayers, teaching classes), thoughts on scripture, weather, friends and other missionaries, daily chores (sewing, baking, gardening), brief glimpses of the culture and customs of the local Africans, as well as descriptions of her travels throughout the world, and encounters with friends and fellow missionaries. She also notes her thoughts about world events such as the Russian Revolution and World War I. Throughout the diaries she describes her travels across Africa, the Middle East, the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Far East. The entries are very matter-of-fact, describing situations, people, and events, but containing little introspection about how she feels. The journals are arranged by chronological volume numbers given by the author. Many small groups of loose materials were found laid into the beginning or end of the journals; these materials have been left in the journals; some of these items appear to be unrelated to the journals in which they were found.

Diary of Firor, including handwritten and typed entries.

This series consists primarily of the Director's correspondence. Unlike other series, the Director's files are arranged by accession due primarily to the presence of two very different periods of time.

Dissertations and theses from Klein's students and other advisees. Arranged alphabetically by last name.

This series includes materials collected from different groups and organizations monitored by the SPLC Intelligence Project. It has been arranged into subseries by creating organization; within each subseries, materials range from catalogs and ephemeral mailings to pamphlets or publications by the group. Only scattered serials are present in this collection. For information about other serials published by monitored groups and collected by SPLC, consult the library's online catalog.

Chiefly contains the correspondence of JWT Treasurer's Office staff (especially Earle Clark and Luther O. Lemon) with company personnel in other domestic offices, legal counsel, and banking representatives. The series also includes legal documents, memoranda, financial reports, and board meeting minutes. The contents are arranged in alphabetical order by subject, with the subjects falling into three broad categories: files relating to the JWT Advertising Corporation, files relating to JWT domestic offices other than the New York Office, and files relating to general financial matters.

Series contains employee manuals, information on company policies, marketing plans, operations reviews and financial reports. Also includes memoranda and reports related to the Operations Management Group (OMG) and Thompson Recruitment Advertising (TRA), including audits. Original folder titles were maintained and items were arranged alphabetically.

This series documents Doris Duke's life from the time she was an infant to a few years before and after her death in 1993. The photographs, slides, and negatives are grouped by topic and therefore do not always share the same creation date nor are they necessarily the same formats. Topics include social events, passport photos, life at her various residences, travel, her time as a war correspondent, her honeymoon, her many animals at the various residences, and her jewelry and dresses. Of particular interest are the color glass mounted slides of Doris Duke's trip to the Middle East in 1938.

These materials document Eleanor Elliott's family of origin. Much of the material pertains to her mother, Dorothy Q. Thomas.

This series comprises finished exhibit prints, proof prints, contact sheets, and negatives, all deriving from Louanne Watley's project, "Down a Dark Passage," in which she explores through portraiture and interviews communities of aging Catholic nuns from Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina and Virginia. There are also several images of monks from Buddhist and Trappist communities in Virginia. Names of specific communities are listed in the entries in this series.

Correspondence, administrative files, board meetings, and other items related to the management and operations of the Drum and Spear Bookstore. Materials are described at the item level.

Collection includes correspondence, ledgers, daybooks, account books, and other business records. There are many dozens of bound manuscript volumes, chiefly business records, housed separately.

Comprised of 17 silver gelatin prints, originally housed in a photo album. Original titles and spellings have been retained. Dimensions vary and are noted. Print numbers in brackets have been supplied by the dealer; there is also one unnumbered print.

This series consists of interviews of those individuals who either worked for, had a relative that worked for, or were friends with Doris Duke at the Duke Farms estate from the 1930s to the time of her death in 1993. The topics of the interviews vary, but in general provide insight to living and working on the estate, and in particular what it was like working for Miss Duke. The interviews are organized by oral history number.

The Duke office files series series contains mainly subject and research files from Sedgwick's time as a professor in the Duke University Department of English (1988-1997). Also present are some general administrative and teaching files related to courses, event planning and participation, student papers, college recommendations, and committee and task force participation. Folder titles supplied by Sedgwick and are arranged in alphabetical order.

Includes images of buildings, people, events, and activities on West and East Campus as well as images taken for use in the 1978 Chanticleer. Buildings depicted include the Duke Chapel, the Allen Building, the West Campus quad (now Abele Quad), Perkins Library, Pegram dormitory, and many others. Persons depicted include Terry Sanford, members of the Associated Students of Duke University (ASDU), several professors and faculty members, freshmen students during orientation 1975, and many others. Events and activities depicted include several protests, including a rally related to Duke Forest, and many others. A number of images in the Chanticleer subseries are believed to have been taken by other photographers.

The Duke University series contains clipping files kept by the Duke Endowment. These files relate to major issues faced by the trustees. The materials are arranged in alphabetical order.

Materials here include correspondence with central Duke administration, students, faculty, and alumni of the Divinity School; minutes and agendas from committee meetings; materials on a major review of the Divinity School curriculum conducted in the late 1960s; an internal Divinity School self-study conducted in 1970; and various files on student activism in the 1960s and 1970s. The series is arranged into four subseries: Correspondence: Central University Administration; Correspondence: Divinity School Business, Students and Faculty; Divinity School Committees and Operations; and Student Dissent.

Summary data on construction projects, including budgets, approvals, schedules, and related information.

As a highly involved Duke undergraduate, Smith served as president of Woman's College student government while excelling in scholarship (Phi Beta Kappa), athletics (Delta Phi Rho Alpha), and in leadership (Phi Kappa Delta, White Duchy, Pi Beta Phi). After earning a degree in Sociology in 1947, Smith continued her commitment to the university through leadership, volunteering, and philanthropy. Smith served on the Executive Committee for Duke's Capital Campaign Fund drive, on the Board of Directors of the General Alumni Association, as a member and chair of Trinity College's Board of Visitors, and on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Duke's National Council. Particularly interested in women's issues, Smith was a founding member and chair of the Council on Women's Studies and served as president of the Women's Alumnae Association. Smith's generosity enabled the creation of the Sarah W. and George N. Taylor Endowment Fund for women's leadership and the Margaret Taylor Smith Endowed Directorship for Women's Studies. The series also documents the relationship between Smith and Jean O'Barr, who established the Women's Studies Program. Personal correspondence between the two women appears in the Personal Papers Series. The alphabetically arranged Duke University Series comprises materials related to Smith's leadership and professional voluntarism at the university, including correspondence, event planning notes, meeting minutes, endowment information, and speeches. Materials documenting Smith's experiences as an undergraduate at Duke and her social activities related to the university can be found in the Personal Papers Series.

Collection contains correspondence, legal and financial papers, a travel diary, military currency, and picture postcards.

This series contains Earl Dotter's digitized and adjusted scans of his collection of Charles Thamm's family and professional photographs. Dotter's interactions with the scanned images include color corrections, grayscale editing, and other editing choices drawing on his expertise as a professional photographer.