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Paul M. Gross papers, 1939-1979 60 Linear Feet

Contains the personal and professional records of Paul Magnus Gross, a Duke University administrator, researcher, educator, and scholar. Gross was an Assistant Professor of Chemistry (1919-1920), William H. Pegram Professor of Chemistry (1920-1965), Chair of the Chemistry Department (1921-1948), Dean of the Graduate School (1947-1952), Dean of the University (1952-1958), and Vice-President in the Educational Division (1949-1960). The Paul M. Gross Chemistry Laboratory was named in his honor. Gross was also an independent consultant with the United States Army and various commercial companies. Types of materials include correspondence, clippings, reports, research papers, meeting notes, conference materials, contracts, speeches, dedications, eulogies, lecture notes, financial information, postcards, and building plans. Major subjects include Duke University, the Graduate School, the Department of Chemistry, University Council, the Board of Trustees, University Research Council, Duke University administration, University Committee on Long-Range Planning, Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies, study and teaching of physical sciences, military training, war education, munitions development, United States Navy, United States Army, Office of Ordnance Research, universities in the southern United States, and the Gross-Edens controversy. Major correspondents include J. Deryl Hart, Robert Lee Flowers, Douglas M. Knight, Marcus Hobbs, Charles E. Jordan, and Arthur Hollis Edens. Materials range in date from 1935-1979. English.
  1. Duke University Archives

Paul Mushak papers, 1975-2015 3 Linear Feet

Paul Mushak was a professor, researcher, and internationally recognized expert in toxic metals and their effect on human health. This collection includes writings by Mushak, writings by other authors and professional materials such as conference materials and correspondence. Acquired as part of the History of Medicine Collections.
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Paul Ramsey papers, 1934-1984 and undated 24 Linear Feet circa 14,500 items

The papers of Paul Ramsey span the years 1934 to 1984. Included are correspondence, memoranda, book reviews, typescripts, reprints, drafts of books and articles, clippings, lecture notes and outlines, course outlines, examinations and handouts, writings of Ramsey and others, news releases, theses and dissertations, and cassette tapes. The principal focus of the collection reflects the direction of the teaching and writing career of Ramsey, principally while a professor in the Department of Religion at Princeton University. These primarily professional papers relate to his major fields of interest: theology, philosophy, and the humanities. In particular, Ramsey's chief specialty as a teacher and scholar has been Christian ethics, beginning with the publication of his classic, Basic Christian Ethics in 1950. There followed writings in ethical methodology, "situation ethics," marriage, and sexual ethics. In the 1960s he expanded the scope of his research and writing to include the ethics of warfare and nuclear deterrence, and in the 1970s turned to medical ethics topics, such as fetal research, abortion, and in vitro fertilization.

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Paul Rapelye papers, 1820-1823 1.5 Linear Feet 14 Items

The papers of Paul Rapelye span the years 1820-1823. They consist of eight account books, 1820-1823, one letter book, 1821-1823, and five letters, 1820-1822, that mostly concern mercantile trade. He and his associates traded primarily in cloth, cloth goods, and clothing, but also occasionally in rice, cotton, and other commodities. Rapelye traveled and conducted business in Charleston, Savannah, New York city, and Manchester, England.

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Paul S. Robinson papers, 1932-1941 0.5 Linear Feet 200 Items

Paul Robinson was an organist at the Duke University Chapel from 1932-1941. The collection includes programs for Chapel and Duke musical events, clippings, and other material related to the Duke Summer School Choir. It ranges in date from 1932-1941.
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Paul Weinberg photographs, 1979-2007 15 Linear Feet (24 boxes; 1 oversize folder) 4.7 Gigabytes (Approximately 475 files extracted from 10 CD-Rs) 434 Items

South African born documentary photographer. Collection contains over 400 black-and-white and color prints from several of Weinberg's exhibits and books on Southern Africa and other regions. Titles of projects include: Travelling Light; The Moving Spirit; In Search of the San; Going Home; Once We Were Hunters; Kosi Bay; Working the Land & Back to the Land; and Durban: Impressions of an African City. The photographs document rural indigenous communities and urban culture in several African countries; events photographed include religious celebrations and rituals, a poetry festival, and South Africa's first democratic elections (1994). Also included high-resolution scans of photographs in the collection. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
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Pearl Primus collection, 1920-1994 20.4 Linear Feet 20650 Items

Pearl Primus (1919-1994) was an African-American dancer, choreographer, anthropologist, and teacher. Collection includes materials created or collected by Primus and by others dating from circa 1920 to 1994, including correspondence, writings, legal documents, research and teaching materials, clippings, programs, printed materials, photographs, sound recordings, films, videos, and artifacts.
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Pearl S. Buck letter to Frances Perkins, 1939 May 24 0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)

Pearl S. Buck was an American writer best known for her depictions of rural Chinese life. Her bestselling novel The Good Earth was awarded the Pulizer Prize, and she was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1938). This letter is written by Buck to Frances Perkins, then Franklin D. Roosevelt's Secretary of Labor, the first woman to hold a cabinet post. Buck thanks Perkins for congratulating her on winning the Nobel Prize. She writes that the award, "was given as much to America and China as it was to me."
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Pearson Family papers, 1875-1930 1.5 Linear Feet 1125 Items

Family based in Morganton, North Carolina, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Collection includes family correspondence, miscellaneous receipts and financial documents, and an account ledger kept by Laura Pearson Ray detailing her financial expenses between 1899 and 1929. Subjects include courtship, family news and events, illnesses, the death and mourning of a child, World War I, and United Daughters of the Confederacy activities. Locations discussed or referenced include Morganton, Fayetteville, Durham, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Clinton, South Carolina.
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Peer Advocacy for Sexual Health (PASH) records, 2016-2018 0.98 Gigabytes

Founded in 2016, PASH (Peer Advocacy for Sexual Health) is a student-run resource center that supplies sexual health resources, products, and information to students at Duke. The collection consists of administrative records, materials related to marketing and publicity, meeting minutes and agenda, and House Course materials. Collection spans 2016-2018.
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Pee Wee Moore papers, 1945-2009 3 Linear Feet 500 Items

"Pee Wee" (Numa Smith) Moore (born Raleigh, N.C., 5 March 1928; died Raleigh, N.C., 13 April 2009) was a professional jazz saxophonist, who performed and recorded with musicians including Louis Jordan, Illinois Jacquet, James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie, and Mary Lou Williams. The Pee Wee Moore Papers contain materials created and collected by Moore from throughout his career as a jazz saxophonist, including photographs, newspapaer clippings and other paper materials, as well as audio and moving image recordings of concerts, rehearsals, and oral history interviews.
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Peggy Weiss papers, 1976-1986, undated 3.25 Linear Feet 62 audiovisual items (35 16mm motion picture reels, 22 quarter-inch open reel audio tapes, 4 Umatic videocassettes, 1 audiocassette.)

The Peggy Weiss papers consist primarily of commercials Weiss produced as part of the Ogilvy and Mather advertising agency in the late 1970s and early 1980s, for companies such as Unilever, Kimberly-Clark, and General Foods. Additionally, there is a small number of Ogilvy and Mather in-house publications, including instructional materials and an issue of the Ogilvy and Mather newsletter profiling Weiss's team's work on Mueller's pasta. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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People's Mutual Benevolent Association of NC, Iredell Division papers, 1902-1907 0.5 Linear Feet 44 Items

The People's Mutual Benevolent Association of NC, incorporated 1897 February 20, was a life insurance company with headquarters in Raleigh, N.C. The records of the People's Mutual Benevolent Association of NC, Iredell Division consist of financial files, a small amount of correspondence concerning various matters, and other business papers. They are arranged in rough chronological order. Some of the records may provide information about a 1906 NC Supreme Court Case action of Helen Hay against People's Mutual concerning unpaid dues and reinstatement.
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Pepperidge Farm Advertising and Promotional Materials collection, 1957-1967 and undated 0.9 Linear Feet 20 Items

The Pepperidge Farm Company was begun in 1937 by Margaret Rudkin of Fairfield, Connecticut. It is currently a subsidiary of the Campbell Soup Company. The Pepperidge Farm Advertising and Promotional Materials Collection consists of brochures and packets related to promotional incentives, photographs of store displays, proofs, and promotional recipes from the period roughly 1957-1967. Includes photographs of Pepperidge Farm Stuffing and Pepperidge Farm Party Rolls store displays; a display sign for Pepperidge Farm White Bread; color and newsprint proofs for White Bread and Rye Bread; as well as books of prize options for company promotional offers. Also includes a packet of materials detailing the 1966 Advertising and Promotional Program, and a promotional book of recipes authored by Margaret Rudkin. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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Percy E. Ryberg papers, 1906-1991 6 Linear Feet (11 boxes; 1 oversize folder)

Collection primarily comprises New York psychiatrist Percy E. Ryberg's personal family correspondence (in particular with his wife, Barbara), diaries, and other personal papers, some of which speak to Ryberg's youth in Argentina. Professional correspondence, articles, and other items document his career and interests in sexual and mental health, substance abuse treatments, identity, spiritual and astrological aspects of medicine, and other topics, and the publication of his book, Health, Sex, and Birth Control . Also includes biographical and genealogical information; Ryberg's 1944 court martial and later notes about appealing it; photographs and photograph albums; and glass plate negatives. Acquired by the History of Medicine Collections at Duke University.
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Percy Lyham Loraine papers, 1904-1960 0.2 Linear Feet

Sir Percy Lyham Loraine (1880-1961), was the 12th Baronet of Kirk Harle, Northumberland, and a British diplomat. After joining the Diplomatic Service in 1904, Loraine was stationed in Istanbul, Turkey, for three years before transfer to Iran, Greece, Egypt, and other locations. The collection includes correspondence concerning diplomatic matters in Turkey and the surrounding area (1906-1909, 1929, 1935?, 1938) and a detailed narrative journal by Loraine relating to Egyptian activity on the Turkish border near Akaba (Aqabah), 1905-1906.
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Perkins Library Reference Department records, 1937-2009 9.5 Linear Feet

The Reference Department at William R. Perkins Library offers research guidance and consultations, tours of the library, and instruction to students and patrons of the library. The collection contains records related to the Perkins Library Reference Department including annual reports, statistics, meeting minutes, materials related to renovation projects at Perkins, departmental policies, Duke Summer Reading Program, and records of the Librarians Assembly.
  1. Duke University Archives

Perkins Library suggestion/answer book, 1982-2006 3 Linear Feet

The Perkins Library Suggestion/Answer book was a loose-leaf binder set up in the lobby of Perkins Library from 1982 until about 2006 in which people could write comments, suggestions, or questions, which were answered in the book by the Answer Person, a librarian. The collection consists of the original pages of the Perkins Library Suggestion/Answer book ranging from 1982 to approximately 2006. These pages have handwritten questions and typed responses as well as some items or materials attached to the original pages.
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Perronet family papers, 1752-1855 0.5 Linear Feet (10 items)

Vincent Perronet (1693–1785) was an Anglo-Swiss clergyman of the Church of England, vicar of Shoreham and an early Methodist. This collection contains a scrapbook, loose correspondence, diaries, and other items created and collected by the Perronet family, documenting early British Methodism.
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Person Family papers, 1754-1971 6 Linear Feet 3000 Items

Family active in Louisburg, Franklin Co., N.C. and also in Nash Co., N.C. Correspondence, accounts, diary (1869), bills, deeds, wills, legal documents, and other papers (largely 1829-1897). The bulk of the collection relates to Thomas A. Person and his family, and includes letters written from Harrison Co., Tex., and New Orleans (ca. 1850s); student letters from various North Carolina schools (1835-1860); letters of Confederate soldiers concerning military life; and family and business letters with Civil War reminiscences. The early material mostly concerns Thomas A. Person's father, Presley Carter Person, of Louisburg, N.C., and the settlement of his estate. Later material concerns patent medicines manufactured by a member of the family. Other correspondents and names mentioned include W. P. Montgomery, Harriett Person Perry, Levin Perry, Theophilus Perry, Jesse H. H. Person, Joseph Arrington Person, M. P. Person, and Willie Mangum Person. Addition comprises primarily land deeds and surveys, other deeds of sale, receipts, personal wills, and other financial information. Also includes personal correspondence and memory books. An 1834 deed of gift to John W. Harris from P. C. Person includes five named slaves, one gray horse, 12 head of cattle, and 12 head of sheep. An 1808-1864 ledger book of Presley Person includes Person family genealogy and names and birth dates of his slaves and of the slaves owned by his son, Thomas A. Person. Other names mentioned include Matthew Culpepper, Arthur W. Person, Prudence Person, and W. M. Person.
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Peruvian collection, 1583-1892 6 Linear Feet circa 47 Items; 21 Volumes

Collection contains papers relating to Peru, roughly falling into three groups centering around commerce and industry, literary activities, and religious and social history. Includes papers (1786-1787) containing information on the mining of mercury; poems of Juan de Valle y Caviedes in 17th century script; poems by Antonio de Solís; one volume of Documentos históricos, collected by Manuel de Odriozola; three Documentos literarios from contemporary publications, among them a compilation of the papers of Peruvian viceroys and others (1580-1818); a paper relating to witchcraft and idolatry in Peru; papers (1772-1773) of the Provincial Council at Lima, containing the core of the debate within the Catholic Church on the modernization of learning which Charles III attempted to foist upon the empire; a copy of the proceso of Mariano Tupac Amaro; and material relating to politics and the industrial development of Peru and neighboring countries during the 19th century.
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Peter A. Diamond papers, 1960-2013, bulk dates 1986-1998 5 Linear Feet (Six boxes.) 1 Megabytes (One set.)

Peter A. Diamond (born 1940) is a Nobel Prize winner and an Institute Professor Emeritus (of economics) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This collection primarily documents his professional life through his correspondence, writings, and professional and faculty activities. It was acquired as part of the Economists' Papers Archive.
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Peter Burian papers, 1970-2007 0.5 Linear Feet

Peter Burian joined the faculty of the Department of Classical Studies at Duke University in 1968. Throughout his time at Duke, Burian chaired the department and served on committees including the Advisory Committee of Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, the Comparative Literature Committee, and the Policy Implementation Committee. The collection largely consists of correspondence, memoranda, proposals, and reports related to committees Burian served on at Duke. Also includes materials for the Comparative Literature Program.
  1. Duke University Archives

Peter Goin photographs, 1987-2006 and undated 8.0 Linear Feet (8 boxes)

Collection consists of photographs by Peter Goin on the theme of the interactions and the connections between people and the natural world, and the way people manage, perceive, and represent "nature." The images depict altered and artificial landscapes featuring beaches, canals, farm fields, rivers, prescribed burns and reforestation sites, zoos, an abandoned town, and other places. They were shot in various locations, predominantly in North and South Carolina and Virginia, but also in Alabama, Georgia, central Florida, Arizona, California, Tennessee, and Nevada. The project resulted in a book, Humanature (1996) and an exhibit. Image formats include 16x20 inch exhibit-quality color prints, accompanied by negatives, black-and-white work prints, and book illustration prints. Research, correspondence, and other publication materials are also included in the collection. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts, Duke University.
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Peter Haff papers, 1973-2022 3.5 Linear Feet

Peter Kirland Haff was a white professor of geology and civil and environmental engineering who served on the faculty at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering and the Nicholas School of the Environment. His research focused on geomorphology and sediment transport, the physics of ion sputtering and granular flows, the neo-environment, and the technosphere. This collection consists of materials related to Haff's research including notebooks of field and lab notes, photographic materials, drafts of writings, articles, and some correspondence.
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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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Peter Sekaer photographs, circa 1937-1940 1.0 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Peter Sekaer (1901-1950) was a Danish-born American photographer. Collection consists of fifteen black-and-white photographs taken by Sekaer from about 1937-1940, while working for the U.S. National Housing Authority to document living conditions and public housing projects in various places in the U.S. Known locations include Louisville, Kentucky; New Orleans, Louisiana; Williamsburg, N.Y.; Nashville, Tennessee; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Austin, Texas. Individuals in the photographs include African Americans and other people of color, and White Americans; there are quite a few photographs of children playing. The focus is typically on urban and rural dwellings and yards in areas of poverty; there are also a few images of public housing projects, small businesses, and warehouses. The gelatin silver print sizes range from 4 1/2 x 4 5/8 to 10 1/4 x 13 1/8 inches. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
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Peter Storey papers, 1958-2024, bulk dates 1963-2014 11.97 Gigabytes

Peter Storey, born in 1938, is a South African Methodist Minister who has been involved in anti-apartheid activism, social justice work, and Methodist ministry. The collection contains electronic records for organizational files, correspondence, articles, addresses, educational materials, and other assorted files related to his activities from 1958-2024. Subjects featured in the collection include activities within the Methodist Church of Southern African, the Central Methodist Mission, South Africa Council of Churches and other ministry work, anti-apartheid activism, Nelson Mandela, Gun Free South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, educational materials and speaking engagements, and the Seth Mokitimi Methodist Seminary, among others. Acquired as part of the Human Rights Archive.
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Peter Xavier Smith papers, 1860-1951 and undated 12.4 Linear Feet 12,905 Items

Peter Xavier Smith was a member of a Catholic family living in Norfolk, Virginia. Chiefly personal correspondence centering around a Catholic family from Norfolk, Va. Many of the letters concern student life and events at Georgetown University. There are scattered letters from U.S. Congressmen.
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Petition by the citizens of Cripple Creek, Virginia, to Jeff Davis, President of the Confederacy, 1864 July 15 1 items

Petition addressed "To his Excellency--The President of the Confederate States of America" from the citizens of Cripple Creek, Wythe County, Va. requesting the exemption of Dr. C.C. Campbell, the family physician for the area, to be exempted, detailed, and left in the area.
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Petra Barth photographs, 2006-2020 14 Linear Feet (11 boxes) 65.12 Gigabytes

Collection consists of 421 black-and-white prints in darkroom and inkjet formats, 726 associated digital image and project files, and two digital videos by photographer Petra Barth. Arranged by project, Barth's images document cultures, politics, environments, and crises in countries all over the world, through landscape and portraiture. Series include images from Central and South American countries to the Caribbean countries of Haiti and the Bahamas; portraits of migrants and images of migrant services at Arizona/Mexico border stations; images from the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and residents in nearby areas in the Ukraine; scenes in Jerusalem and the West Bank; images of Syrian refugees and others in Jordan camps; and portraits of military veterans of the Bosnia-Herzegovina War. Acquired as part of the Human Rights Archive at Duke University.
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Petrus Camper letter, Lem Lankum, [the Netherlands], to Johann Heinrich Merck, Darmstadt, Germany, 1786, Oct. 9 6 items

Letter (ALS). Typescript of French original and typed English translation are available. Discusses the petrified fossils of Montmartre, Maestricht, and Euhstedt and the cetaceans at M. de Buffon's in Paris. Expresses disappointment at being unable to see Goethe, touching on the troubled internal political affairs of the Netherlands. Announces intention to make a short trip to Germany in the spring in order to visit Merck and Soemmerring.
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Pettaway Family papers, 1944-1953 1 Linear Feet 335 Items

Collection contains letters to Grace and Winifred Pettaway from family members and their girl and boy friends during the years 1944-1953. They provide a glimpse of college and military life for African Americans during the 1940s and 1950s. The collection also includes photographs, event programs, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, certificates, and speeches.

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Phebe Ann Palmer letters, 1864, 1865 0.1 Linear Feet (2 items)

Collection comprises two letters (1864 January 3 and 1865 October 13) Phebe Ann Palmer wrote to unidentified recipients. Topics include the weather, health of family members, visitors and visiting, the local school teachers, the Clinton County Fair, the Civil War and its related deaths and sacrifices. She added at one point "I have told you all the gossip I know," and she writes at length about her thoughts and feelings regarding other people and situations.
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Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity records, 1946-1976 4.7 Linear Feet 2250 Items

Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International is a professional law fraternity advancing integrity, compassion and courage through service to the student, the school, the profession and the community. This collection includes minutes, correspondence, directories, workshop materials, constitution and by-laws, questionnaires and other material.
  1. Duke University Archives

Phi Beta Kappa. Beta of North Carolina Chapter (Duke University) records, 1913-1996 5 Linear Feet 5,000 Items

Beta of North Carolina, the Phi Beta Kappa chapter at Duke University, was founded at Trinity College in March, 1920, after ten years of effort by the President and Dean of the College to secure a charter. The collection includes minute books, correspondence, the original charter, manuals, handbooks, reports, and other related materials. Dates range from 1913-1996.
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Phi Kappa Psi, North Carolina Alpha Chapter (Duke University) records, 1934-1978 1 Linear Feet about 1,000 Items

The North Carolina Alpha Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi began in 1934 and was the fifty-third Phi Kappa Psi chapter in the nation. The types of material include bound volumes, clippings, rosters, photographs, and miscellaneous notes. Major topics include student life at Duke University, rushing, pledging, hazing, community service, alcohol policies, Interfraternity Council relations, accounting, social activities, chapter establishment, and governance. The material ranges in date from 1934-1978.
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Philip F. Rubio papers, 2004-2014 0.5 Linear Feet 31 audiovisual items (29 audiocassettes and two CD-Rs containing MP3 files.) 81 Items

Philip F. Rubio earned his Ph.D. in history from Duke University in 2006. From 2003-2007, he taught at the Center for Documentary Studies. The collection largely contains oral history interviews with African American postal workers generated by original research performed by Philip F. Rubio for his dissertation and eventual published work.
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Philip Handler papers, 1960s-1980s 51 Linear Feet (34 boxes)

Philip Handler was a Duke University biochemist and goverment partner based in Durham, North Carolina. Collection comprises professional files kept by Handler as president of the National Academy of Sciences, chairman of the National Science Board, and member of the Committee on Science and Public Policy, the latter two being affiliated with the National Science Foundation. Includes many subject files on scientific topics, organizations, individuals, conferences, and institutions; correspondence; memoranda; travel records; printed materials such as articles and clippings; and various writings and speeches by Handler.
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Philip Holland family photographs, 1923-1927 4 Linear Feet (4 boxes) 600 Items

Philip Holland lived with his wife, Corabelle Anderson, and their children, Philip (Pito) and Isabelle Holland, in Guatemala City from 1923-1927. Philip Holland worked for the U.S. Consul and served as the U.S. Consul General in Guatemala from 1924-1927. Collection consists of four photo albums with approximately 600 gelatin silver prints assembled and maintained by the Holland family during their years in Guatemala, 1923-1927. Three of the albums contain snapshots from the family's life in Guatemala City and travels in the country. The fourth album contains panoramic photographs of Guatemalan landscapes and cities by Boston photographer Henry J. Thayer. The collection's photographs feature the Holland family, especially their children, and their travels through Guatemala; street and market scenes from various towns and cities in Guatemala; church processions and parades; landscapes with Lake Atitlan and surrounding volcanoes, including Fuego and Agua; Mayan ruins, churches, palaces, and other Guatemalan architecture; local potters firing and selling pottery; railroads, streetcars, steamships, and other methods of transportation; the piers and beaches of San Jose, which apparently served as the port city for Guatemala; and various farms from the United Fruit Company. Geographic areas represented in the collection include Guatemala City, Antigua, Tecpan, Chichichastenango, Lake Atitlan, Solola, Escuintla, Panajachel, Quirigua, and the Quetzaltenango Valley.
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