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Inventory of the Neighborhoods Project Records, 1997-2004

Abstract

The Neighborhoods Project was created as part of the Community Programs department within Duke's Center for Documentary Studies. According to the CDS website, it offered North Carolina elementary school teachers an innovative and effective way to meet social studies goals outlined in the state's standard course of study. The project provided a way to engage students in their own communities, focusing on their individual lives and stories through photographs, narrative writing, and storytelling. It provided a series of experiential learning activities that encouraged the use of photography, oral history, and narrative writing in an exploration of community and citizenship.

Collection includes photographs, negatives, and slides from projects created by students at Durham's E.K. Powe and W.G. Pearson elementary schools between 1999 and 2004. Also includes some student booklets and publications highlighting their projects as part of the program. Collection has been sorted by school, with miscellaneous or identified materials in the last series. Acquired as part of the Archive for Documentary Arts.

Descriptive Summary

Repository
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Creator
Duke University. Center for Documentary Studies. Community Programs.
Title
Neighborhoods Project Records, 1997-2004
Language of Material
English
Extent
3.0 Linear Feet, 1000 Items
Location
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

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Collection Overview

Collection includes photographs, negatives, and slides from projects created by students at Durham's E.K. Powe and W.G. Pearson elementary schools between 1999 and 2004. Also includes some student booklets and publications highlighting their projects as part of the program. Collection has been sorted by school, with miscellaneous or unidentified materials in the last series. Collection also contains unprocessed/un-reformatted electronic and audiovisual materials that require reformatting before use. Audiovisual and electronic media files are closed to patrons.

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Contents of the Collection

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Negatives, 1999
(2 folders)
Box 1
Negatives, 2000
Box 1
Slides and prints, 2000
Box 1
Slides, 2000-2001
Box 1
Negatives and prints, 2000-2001
Box 1
Negatives and prints, 2001
(6 folders)
Box 1
Binder, 2002
(4 folders)
Box 1
Slides, 2002-2003
Box 1
Binder, 2002-2003
Box 1
Student booklets, 2000-2003
Box 1
Publications, 2002-2003 and undated
(2 folders)
Box 1
Binder, 2002
(4 folders)
Box 2
Binder, 2002
(2 of 3 folders)
Box 2
Binder, 2002
(3 of 3 folders)
Box 2
Slides, 2003-2004
Box 2
Publications, 2004
Box 2
West End Photography project prints, 1997-1998
(3 folders)
Box 2
Color prints and negatives, 2000
Box 2
Binder, 2004
(2 folders)
Box 2
Miscellaneous slides, 2001-2004 and undated
Box 2
Audiovisual materials

Includes 16 audio cassettes, 10 floppy disks, and 2 zip disks.

Box 3

Historical Note

Excerpted from the Center for Documentary Studies website:

The Neighborhoods Project, created by local teachers and CDS staff members, offers North Carolina elementary school teachers an innovative and effective way to meet social studies goals outlined in the state's standard course of study. The project provides a way to engage students in their own communities, focusing on their individual lives and stories through photographs, narrative writing, and storytelling.

The Neighborhoods Project can also be adapted for an exciting summer or after-school activity coordinated by artists, educators, and community activists. It provides a series of experiential learning activities that encourage the use of photography, oral history, and narrative writing in an exploration of community and citizenship. The Neighborhoods Project helps young people begin to see their everyday environments and themselves in new ways.

The Neighborhoods Project at the Center for Documentary Studies receives support from the Civic Education Consortium, the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, and the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Neighborhoods Project Records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The Neighborhoods Project Records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2011.

Processing Information

Processed by Meghan Lyon, October 2011

Encoded by Meghan Lyon, October 2011

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2011-0178

This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.