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uadocst Inventory of the Center for Documentary Studies records, 1990-[ongoing] Processed by: Archives Staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Sherrie Bowser University Archives Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: February 2007Processed by Archives Staff, November 2006; Finding Aid encoded by Sherrie Bowser, University Archives, Duke University, February 2007 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and our local Style Guide Inventory of the Center for Documentary Studies records, 1990- University Archives Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary University Archives, Duke University Duke University. Center for Documentary Studies. Center for Documentary Studies records, 1990-[ongoing] Material in English 14.6 Linear Feet 13,050 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. The Center for Documentary Studies opened in January 1990 and is an outgrowth of and replacement for the Center for Documentary Photography (1980-1990). The Center combines traditions of documentary photography and film, writing, oral history, and scholarly analysis in seeking to capture life experiences. Collection contains publications, calendars, announcement, brochures, newspaper and magazine clippings, a videocassette, and other materials such as administrative files and electronic files. The materials date from 1990 and the collection is ongoing. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.

In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is required for use.

For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the office of origin and the University Archivist is required for use. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the University Archivist.

Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Center for Documentary Studies records, University Archives, Duke University.

Provenance

The Center for Documentary Studies records were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1990, 1992, 2000, 2010-2011.

Processing Information

Processed by Archives Staff, November 2006

Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, February 2007

Updated by Kimberly Sims, March 2011

Updated by Rosemary K. J. Davis, November 2011

Accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

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

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

Historical Note

The Center for Documentary Studies opened in January 1990 and is an outgrowth of and replacement for the Center for Documentary Photography (1980-1990). Creation of the CDS was approved by the Board of Trustees in February, 1989. It was a non-profit support corporation for the University, and was initially funded through a $5 million gift from the Lyndhurst Foundation (1988). The Center combines traditions of documentary photography and film, writing, oral history, and scholarly analysis in seeking to capture life experiences, particularly in four areas of research: the American family, African American life and race relations, law and politics, and ecology and the environment. Directors: Iris T. Hill, 1990-1998; Tom Rankin, 1998-.

Collection Overview

Collection contains publications, calendars, announcement, brochures, newspaper and magazine clippings, a videocassette, and other materials. Publications include Up for Grabs (1996-). Also included is a videocassette of the opening of the CDS, 23 January 1990, features remarks by Center director Iris Hill, and Dean R. A. White, Robert Coles, and Reynolds Price. Accessions UA2010-0024 and UA2011-0003 contain promotion materials including exhibit postcards and administrative records. The administrative records are restricted for 25 years from date of origin.

Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.

Duke University. Center for Documentary Studies. Duke University--Buildings--Lyndhurst House. Price, Reynolds-. Rankin, Tom. Up for Grabs--1996. Videorecordings. White, Richard A., 1935-. Related Material News Service Biographical Files, 1960-2004. University Archives, Duke University. Brodie (H. Keith H.), President, Records, 1963-1994. University Archives, Duke University. Building Reference Collection, 1972-2004 (see Lyndhurst House). University Archives, Duke University. Biographical Reference Collection, 1972-2004 (see Tom Rankin). University Archives, Duke University. Documentary Studies. Audio Documentary Institute student projects, 2003 Summer. Rubenstein Library, Duke University. Larry Schwarm photographs, 2003. Rubenstein Library, Duke University. Indivisible: Stories of American Community records, 1999-2002. Rubenstein Library, Duke University. Literacy through Photography records, 1990-2000. Rubenstein Library, Duke University. South African photograph collection. Rubenstein Library, Duke University. Behind the Veil: Documenting African-American Life in the Jim Crow South. 1940-1997 and undated Rubenstein Library, Duke University. Walker Evans photographs, 1935-1936. Rubenstein Library, Duke University. Contents of Collection Container List 1 Box 1 Flyers, 1993-2001 News releases, memos Calendars, undated, 1992, 1997-1998 Up for Grabs, 1996 Dedication, Jan. 23, 1990 - 3M Broadcast VHS T-120 Videocassette (remarks by Iris T. Hill, R.A. White, Reynolds Price, Robert Coles) UA2010-0024 circa 1996-2010 (1 box)

This accession is not processed.

2Promotion materials on exhibits, including postcards (Box label reflects how box was numbered at accessioning, i.e. Box 1) UA2011-0003 circa 1994-2002 (9 boxes)

This accession is RESTRICTED as it contains administrative files and is unprocessed. The accession included 4 ZIP disks and a 3.5 inch floppy which were separated from the collection. Their contents were migrated to the server. The originals are stored elsewhere. The contents appear to be related to the exhibit on William Gedney. Please consult Research Services staff before coming on-site so that the electronic files can be reviewed.

3Contents of Box: circa 1995-1998 Restricted (Box label reflects how box was numbered at accessioning, i.e. Box 1) CDS General (not specific to exhibitions) Opening of Bridges Building Continuing Education Document Publication Up for Grabs Publication Bridges Bulletin Publication Community Projects Outreach Classes Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Student Fellowships 4Contents of Box: circa 1994-1998 Restricted (Box label reflects how box was numbered at accessioning, i.e. Box 2) Materials related to the following exhibitions: 25 and Under; Appeal to this Age: Photography of the Civil Rights Era; Red White and Blue and God Bless You: A portrait of northern New Mexico; Robert Frank: The Americans; House and Home: Spirits of the South/The Collecting Impulse; Margaret Sartor: Home; Eye of Childhood: Children's Drawings Collected by Robert Coles 5Contents of Box: circa 1998-1999 Restricted (Box label reflects how box was numbered at accessioning, i.e. Box 3) Material related to the following exhibitions: HIV Positive Life; S.E.E.D.S.; On the Plains; E.K. Powe Neighborhood Project CDS General (not specific to exhibitions) Matt Devries and Jen Schradie film The Golf War Troubled: Photography, Film and Video from Northern Ireland Corridor of Change John Hope Franklin Presentations Porch Gallery Lamba Youth Lange Taylor Prize 6Contents of Box: circa 2001-2002 Restricted (Box label reflects how box was numbered at accessioning, i.e. Box 4) Material related to the following exhibitions: Women and the Music of Rural America; Short Distances and Definite Places: The Photographs of William Gedney; Personal Histories; Inside/Outside: An Installation by Tuba Oztekin; Off Center: CDS Photography Group Show 7Contents of Box: circa 1997-1999 Restricted (Box label reflects how box was numbered at accessioning, i.e. Box 5) CDS General (not specific to exhibitions Management Description Job Descriptions and Budgets Promotional Material Travel Expenses Budget for Exhibitions John Hope Franklin Award Material related to the following exhibitions: 25 and Under; Vietnam 8Contents of Box: circa 1996-1998 Restricted (Box label reflects how box was numbered at accessioning, i.e. Box 6) Material related to the following exhibitions: The New American Ghetto by Camilo Vergara; H.O.P.E.,; Come Sunday by Thomas Roma 9Contents of Box: circa 1994-1998 Restricted (Box label reflects how box was numbered at accessioning, i.e. Box 7) Material related to the following exhibitions: Youngest Parents; Literacy through Photography; Ghana: Two Weeks, Nine Students, Many Cameras Traveling Exhibitions Eye of Childhood CDS General (not specific to exhibitions Budgets and Fundraising 10Contents of Box: circa 1999-2000 Restricted (Box label reflects how box was numbered at accessioning, i.e. Box 10) Material related to the following exhibitions: Fast Forward: Growing Up in the Shadow of Hollywood by Lauren Greenfield; El Periodo Especial in Cube by Ernesto Bazan; In My Community: Documenting Changing Life in Durham; Cambodia x3: Facing Death, Cambodia Now, Across Temple Gate CDS General (not related to exhibitions) 11Contents of Box: circa 2000 Restricted (Box label reflects how box was numbered at accessioning, i.e. Box 11) Material related to the following exhibition: To Conserve a Legacy: American Art from historically Black Colleges and Universities - Training the Head, the Hand, and the Heart Porch Gallery Archive UA2011.0033circa 1998-2002 (4 folders)

This accession contains materials pertaining to CDS traveling exhibitions.

11Contents of Box: circa 1998-2002 The Youngest Parents [Photographs by Jocelyn Lee and John Moses] A Positive Life [Photographs by Mary Berridge] Short Distances and Definite Places [Photographs of William Gedney Who Am I? A Decade of Literacy Through Photography in Durham 1990-2000