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F. F. Bretherton Papers, 1748, 1813-1974, and undated 6 boxes, 1500 items

Correspondence, research notes, albums, clippings, and a variety of other materials created and collected by F. F. Bretherton (1868-1956), a Wesleyan Methodist minister and historian with a lifelong interest in many of the same topics in church history as Frank Baker. A generation older than FB, Bretherton became one of the founding members of the Wesley Historical Society in the late 19th century, later serving as its Secretary from 1919, and as President from 1941.

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  2. Frank Baker collection of Wesleyana and British Methodism, 1536-1996

Abbot Family papers, 1733-1999 and undated, bulk 1860-1910 19 Linear Feet (10 boxes)

The papers of the Abbot family consist mainly of correspondence, but also include financial and legal papers, diaries, a letter-book, clippings, printed material, speeches and photographs (including cartes-de-visite, and some cyanotypes and tintypes). The materials date from 1733 to 1999, the bulk ranging from 1860-1910. A significant portion of the correspondence comprises of personal letters exchanged during the Civil War between William Richardson Abbot, headmaster of Bellevue High School, and his wife, Lucy Minor Abbot. Abbot's letters mention battles and political events of the Civil War, including his experience as an officer in the First Regiment of the Engineers Troops (Army of Virginia). Other correspondence includes exchanges between W.R. Abbot and his immediate family, both during and after the Civil War, as well as numerous letters to Abbot from parents of boys attending Bellevue High School. The collection also includes materials from the lives of the children and grandchildren of William and Lucy Abbot. Letters from the Abbot children consist of personal exchanges, accounts of travel in turn-of-the-century Europe, as well as experiences in the German university system. Also included is a brief memoir by Ann Minor, Lucy's sister, documenting childhood experiences in Virginia during the Civil War. There are also papers belonging to the Minors of Charlottesville (Va.), such as correspondence of Charles and John Minor.
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Abercrombie & Fitch Quarterly Catalog collection, 1997-2007 3 Linear Feet 34 Items

Abercrombie and Fitch was founded in 1892 as a sporting goods supplier and expedition outfitter. It currently specializes in upscale sportswear aimed at children and young adults. The Abercrombie & Fitch Quarterly Catalog Collection consists of a run of lifestyle-oriented clothing catalogs issued between 1997 and 2007. The catalog featured articles on a wide range of youth popular culture and lifestyle topics, along with numerous photographs by Bruce Weber. Articles included advice, music and movie reviews, and profiles and interviews with celebrities and cultural critics such as philosopher Slavoj Žižek. The Creative Director for the catalog series was Sam Shahid, who had previously worked in the in-house advertising agencies for Calvin Klein and Banana Republic. After 2003, the lifestyle content and controversial photography was scaled back to focus more narrowly on seasonal fashion.
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Inbal Abergil photographs, 2023-2024 8 Linear Feet (3 boxes, 1 oversize folder)

Inbal Abergil (b. 1976) is a New York-based documentary artist and educator. She is originally from Jerusalem and of North African descent. Her practice focuses on the aftermath of war and the human cost of conflict. This collection contains color digital chromogenic photographs from Inbal Abergil's projects, N.O.K.- Next of Kin and Making Peace with Death. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts.
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Abortion Care Network records, 2007-2012 and undated 0.3 Linear Feet 195 Items

Network of independent abortion providers, allies, and individuals; founded through the merge of the National Coalition of Abortion Providers and the Abortion Conversation Project. Collection includes founding documents, newsletters, and promotional and printed materials from the Abortion Care Network. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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Abortion Conversation Project records, 2000-2008 2.2 Linear Feet 1600 Items

The Abortion Conversation Project was founded in 2000 to create strategies to challenge the stigma surrounding abortion. ACP was originally conceived as the 501(c)(3) sister to the National Coalition for Abortion Providers, a lobbying and trade organization for independent abortion providers. In July 2008, both organizations joined forces to form the Abortion Care Network. General administrative, financial, programmatic, and educational records; correspondence; founding documents; records of the board of directors; and files from Peg Johnston, co-founder of the Abortion Conversation Project. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
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Abortion Rights Association, Inc., photographs and pamphlets, 1972-1974 and undated 1.0 Linear Feet

Seven mounted photographs and five pamphlets from the Abortion Rights Association of New York, later known as the Abortion Rights Association, Inc., dating between 1972 and 1974. Pamphlets explain abortion procedures, clinic and physician guidelines, and women's rights to abortion, largely designed to address and implement the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. Photographs (which contain captions) include black-and-white images of tools used in self-induced abortions; coroner's office photographs of deceased women following self-induced abortions; morgue photographs of infanticide victims; and images of fetuses in utero.
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Alvin A. Achenbaum papers, 1948-2011 and undated 117 Linear Feet 80,000 Items

Market researcher and advertising executive who worked at several agencies; partner in a consulting practice under several names; lecturer and author of marketing textbooks. The Alvin A. Achenbaum Papers span the years 1948-2011 and document Achenbaum's career in advertising (with Grey Advertising, J. Walter Thompson and Backer Spielvogel Bates agencies) and marketing consulting (as a partner in Alvin Achenbaum Associates, Canter Achenbaum Heekin, and Achenbaum Bogda Associates). Collection includes writings and speeches, correspondence, photographs, research reports and related materials. Clients represented include 7-Eleven, American Red Cross, AT&T, Block Drug, Bristol-Myers, Campbell Soup, Chrysler, Dairy Queen, Dentsu, Franklin Mint, General Foods, GTE, Hallmark, Honda, Integrity Music, Kayser-Roth, Kia, K-Mart, Miller Brewing, MTA, Nationwide, Nestlé, Nissan/Datsun, PCA, Pfizer, Philip Morris, Quaker Oats, Revlon, Ryerson Tull, Seagram, Toyota, U.S. Dept. of Defense, and Warner-Lambert. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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Fred Ackarman papers, 1937-1944 0.1 Linear Feet

Fred Ackarman was proprietor of a hardware store in Sedan, Kansas. Collection includes correspondence, trade newsletters and World War II related publications from agencies including the War Production Board, the Office of War Information and the Office of Price Administration.
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Kathy Acker papers, 1972-1997 and undated 21.0 Linear Feet 0.03 Gigabytes

The Kathy Acker papers are primarily comprised of drafts of her novels, short stories, and other miscellaneous writings, ranging from early works like The Childlike Life of the Black Tarantula (1975) to her last novel Pussy, King of the Pirates (1996). Described as a cyberpunk author and performance artist, her novels question the strictures of female sexuality and the power of language.
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1896 22 items Box 1

Correspondents include T. Lauder Brunton, Agnes Irwin, I. Burney Yeo, Dabney Herndon Maury, Emily Hare, Thomas Richard Fraser, William Croswell Doane, Henry Thompson, Daniel C. Gilman, William Farrar Smith, W. H. Welch, Charles Leonard Moore, Henry W. Acland, Isaac Jones Wistar, John Collins Warren, George Edward Woodberry, John A. Kasson, Jane Marsh Parker, and John T. Morse.

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  2. Silas Weir Mitchell papers, 1819-1915 and undated, bulk 1854-1915

1899-1900 33 items Box 2

Correspondents include William Markby, John S. Goodwin, William Farrar Smith, S. D. Irwin, Alfred Ainger, Edward Willard, Lionel A. Tollemache, George Otto Trevelyan, Beatrix L. Tollemache, Mary Elcho, Sarah Angelina Acland, George Edward Woodberry, Annie Fields, Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz, Louisa E. Lawrence, Catherine K. Meredith, Alexander R. Becker, Eleanor Jay Schieffelin, T. Lauder Brunton, Mary Putnam Jacobi, T. Clifford Allbutt, J. S. Carpenter, Willard H. Brownson, and William Osler (recipient).

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  2. Silas Weir Mitchell papers, 1819-1915 and undated, bulk 1854-1915

A.C. Nielsen Company. Media research reports, 1978-1989 0.2 Linear Feet

A.C. Nielsen is a media research and information management company founded in 1923, based in New York, currently known as Nielsen. Collection consists of newsletters, serial publications, and promotional brochures produced by the A.C. Nielsen Company. Materials primarily relate to Nielsen's research into television audience research; media broadcast ratings; television ownership; broadcast stations; and retail promotional activities such as coupons and refunds/rebates. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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Frances D. Acomb papers, 1953 - 1975 0.5 Linear Feet 500 Items

Frances D. Acomb (1907-1984) served as a professor of history at Duke University from 1945 to 1975. She specialized in French history. The Acomb papers contain correspondence, memoranda, manuscripts, and printed matter dealing with Acomb's study of European history, particularly Jacques Mallet Du Pan; as well as the Duke University chapter of the American Association of University Professors, the American Association of University Women, and other professional organizations. English.
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Abigail Adams letters, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Mrs. Esther Black, Quincy, Massachusetts., 1797-1798 15 items

6 letters (ALS) to Mrs. Black concerning Mr. and Mrs. Hall, who died in the yellow fever epidemic of 1797, and their orphaned infant daughter. Mr. Hall was treated by Dr. Benjamin Rush and Dr. John Redman Coxe. The infant was later inoculated for small pox by Dr. Rush. Includes transcriptions.
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Martha O. Adams papers, 1960-2016 16 Linear Feet

Martha Olds Adams is an American writer and poet. Her works center primarily on the areas of feminist theology, female spirituality and social justice. The Martha O. Adams papers contain her poetry collections and other writings; correspondence and ephemera related to her publications, workshops and speaking engagements, as well as documentation of her research and activist work.
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Leon S. Adler papers, 1943-1993 5.5 Linear Feet

Collection comprises letters, military service and medical records, two photograph albums, and printed items maintained by Leon S. Adler, along with a scrapbook maintained stateside by Roslyn "Posy" Adler between 1943 and 1945 to record Leon's naval service, from his training and teaching at Ft. Schuyler, N.Y., to his service as part of the fleet which occupied Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, following the war. Includes two printed items, a copy of the book U.S.S. Biloxi published around 1945, and a CRAM'S WAR ATLAS, dating between 1941-1945, along with a U.S. Service flag from World War II.
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Advertising Council records, 1935-2013 21 Linear Feet

The Advertising Council is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1942 and based in New York, N.Y., that produces and distributes public service messages and advertising. Collection includes annual reports; newsletters; correspondence; status reports; scripts; audiovisual materials; press releases and other materials relating to the administrative operations of the Advertising Council and its involvement in public service advertising campaigns. Campaigns include U.S. Savings Bonds, United Service Organizations (USO), food policies and other wartime activities; American Economic System and other Cold War-era programs; American Red Cross; child abuse and child nutrition and fitness promotions; equal opportunity; fair housing; Religion in American Life; Smokey Bear and other fire prevention campaigns; and the war on poverty. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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Leroy T. Walker Africa News Service Archive, 1952-1998 and undated 606.6 Linear Feet 439,500 Items

The LeRoy T. Walker Africa News Service Archive is an extensive resource file assembled by ANS over the course of two decades in support of its news gathering efforts about Africa-related issues and U. S. foreign policy towards Africa. The collection spans the years from approximately 1960 to 1995, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1978 through 1994. Newspaper clippings, magazine articles, press releases, newsletters, brochures, and reports comprise the collection. Much of the material is gathered from mainstream media sources and government documentation in the United States, Europe, Africa, and other parts of the world. In addition, the collection includes significant resources from alternative, minority, and special interest presses world-wide that may be difficult to locate elsewhere. The archive contains scarce and difficult-to-locate materials such as numerous publications produced by non-governmental organizations and grass-roots/community groups that are/were involved in efforts related to independence movements, economic development, and human rights issues in Africa.

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1887-1889 32 items Box 1

Correspondents include T. Gaillard Thomas, Oliver Wendell Holmes, George Meade, Henry I. Bowditch, Alfred Stillé, Lyon Playfair, Alexander Agassiz, J. William Smith, Jonathan Hutchinson, Thomas Frederick Crane, Anna Eliot Ticknor, Solomon Solis Crane, Edith Matilda Thomas, Florence K. Howland, Louisa Lee Schuyler, Catharine C. Hunt, Samuel Wylie Crawford, W. W. Storey, and John Harley.

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  2. Silas Weir Mitchell papers, 1819-1915 and undated, bulk 1854-1915

Elizabeth Cary Agassiz letter to Dr. Thomas Hill and photograph, 1886 0.1 Linear Feet (2 items)

Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz (December 5, 1822 – June 27, 1907) was an American educator, and the co-founder and first president of Radcliffe College. Collection comprises an autograph, signed letter Elizabeth Cary Agassiz wrote to Dr. Thomas Hill on January 20 [1886] regarding his article on her husband published in the Unitarian Review in December 1885. Also includes a printed photograph of her.
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Undated, A-M Box 2

Correspondents include Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz, Henry Mills Alden, Harriet S. Blaire, Alice J. Bronson, Marianne Brinner, [J. H. or D. G.?] Brinton, Walter Buell, Louisa [A. or N.?] Bullard, Charles H. [Cramp?], L. A. D. (?), Georgianna Hall, S. D. Irwin, C. Handfield Jones, Martha G. Lindsay, George Cabot Lodge, [Lylela Lotulla?], Elizabeth Marsh, Harriet Hare McClellan, S. C. McConnell, John Forsyth Meigs, and Frances J. Morgan.

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  2. Silas Weir Mitchell papers, 1819-1915 and undated, bulk 1854-1915

1902 25 items Box 2

Correspondents include William Farrar Smith, Joseph Wheeler, James Crichton-Browne, Philip Schuyler, Lily Millet, Frank H. Scott (The Century Co.), Lyle Eastman (Mrs. Henry L. Eastman), W. D. McKinley, D. B. Ogden, George C. Wilkins (to Theodore N. Ely), General Patrick Maxwell, Winfield Scott Meehan, J. W. McQueen, Julian Stafford Corbett, Edward Porter Alexander, E. W. Lummis, Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz, Thomas March Clark, Louisa E. Lawrence, Charles P. G. Scott, Joseph Lindon Smith, and William Osler (recipient).

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  2. Silas Weir Mitchell papers, 1819-1915 and undated, bulk 1854-1915

Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Prize collection, 1993-2021 12.5 Linear Feet (14 boxes) 53.7 Gigabytes (6 digital video files (.mov, .wav, .mp4))

The Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Prize is awarded by Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies to visual artists and writers working on documentary projects. The collection houses the work of 16 documentarians, all winners of the Center for Documentary Studies Lange-Taylor Prize from 1996 to 2020: Chinen Aimi, Rob Amberg, Mary Berridge, Peter Brown, Steven Cozart, Jason Eskenazi, Michel Huneault, Misty Keasler, Katherine Yungyee Kim, Roger LeMoyne, Jim Lommasson, Deborah Luster, Dona Ann McAdams, Daniel Ramos, Amanda Russhell Wallace, and Donald Weber. Their portfolios total 139 color and black-and-white photographic prints, 2 illustrated publications, and 6 digital videos. The projects engage with a wide variety of topics: the culture of boxing gyms; the effects of highway construction in the Appalachian mountains of N.C.; the experiences of HIV-positive women; the changing culture and traditions of Jews in Azerbaijan; the lives of older schizophrenics institutionalized in the U.S.; the experiences of Mexican immigrants and their families in Chicago; "colorism," prejudice within one's own racial community based on relative skin hue; a French-Canadian community coping with environmental and social trauma caused by a train derailment; the people, cultures, and landscapes of the U.S. High Plains; the experiences of Korean families affected and separated by conflicts, borders, and cultural identities; grieving and family in an African American community; crime, prostitution, and addiction in Ukraine; the impact of colonizers on the island of Okinawa; a Guatemala city landfill and its inhabitants; portraits of incarcerated people in Louisiana; and the effects of war on the former Yugoslavia. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
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Aitken family letter and will, 1775, 1793 1.8 Linear Feet (2 items)

The Aitken family was of Scottish descent. John Aitken, senior, lived in Rashiehill, Scotland. One of his sons, James Aitken, was eventually ordained as a Presbyterian minister in Elizabeth town (Elizabeth City), North Carolina. Collection comprises a letter written by James Aitken to his parents from Wilmingtown (Wilmington), North Carolina, on 1775 June 5, as well as a last will and testament for John Aitken, Senior, as recorded in 1793. In his letter, James describes local people as "genteel" and respected for their "education and good behaviour," and goes on to describe local planters and their various crops, long distances ridden, the situation for Presbyterians and his upcoming ordination and resettlement, his plans to obtain a plantation and purchase or hire slaves, preparations for war with Great Britain, and payment of his debts. In his will, John Aitken, Senior, names his son, John, as his successor, and outlines the distribution of his money, land, and property. The will is witnessed by Charles Lang and William Muirhead.
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Aluminum Company of Canada. Tribute to James B. Duke, 1968 1.5 Linear Feet

The Aluminum Company of Canada (Alcan) was an aluminum mining and manufacturing company originally founded in 1902 as the Northern Aluminum Company. It is now part of Rio Tinto, headquartered in Montreal. James Buchanan Duke (1856-1925) was an American industrialist in tobacco and hydroelectric power based in Durham, N.C. and New York, N.Y. Collection consists of two photograph albums presented by the Aluminum Company of Canada (Alcan) to Duke University that commemorate James B. Duke's trips to the Saguenay (1915) and Quebec (1925) regions of Canada and relate to Duke's involvement in the development of hydroelectric power and aluminum smelting plants there. The collection also includes a history of Duke's activities in the Saguenay region written by T.L. Brock (Assistant to the President at Alcan), along with some pamphlets about Alcan and the city of Arvida. Individuals depicted in the photographs include Andrew Mellon, Arthur Vining Davis, Richard B. Mellon, and William States Lee (J.B. Duke's hydroelectric engineer, designer of the Isle-Maligne and Beauharnois power stations). Companies referenced include Aluminum Company of America, Duke-Price Power Company, and Quebec Development Company.
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Elizabeth C. Alden papers, 1970s-2000s 3.4 Linear Feet 1344 Items

This unprocessed accession is comprised primarily of published materials (magazines, newsletters, and photocopies and clippings of newspaper and magazine articles) and of a few manuscript items related to women's employment, religious, legal, and domestic issues. The papers document Rev. Alden's feminist activism during the 1970s and early 1980s while she was living in Texas. Rev. Alden's folder titles and original arrangement of items were maintained. This collection is open for use.

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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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