Duke University Library Staff Association records, 1969-2002

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Summary

Creator:
Duke University Library Staff Association
Abstract:
Minutes, agendas, announcements, committee files, flyers, planning documents, directories, newsletters, and other materials created and collected by DULSA, the Duke University Library Staff Association.
Extent:
2 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
UA.08.02.0005
University Archives Record Group:
08 -- Libraries
08 -- Libraries > 02 -- Committees

Background

Scope and content:

Minutes, agendas, correspondence, financial records, announcements, committee files, flyers, planning documents, directories, newsletters, and other materials created and collected by DULSA, the Duke University Library Staff Association. Includes a detailed history of DULSA from its founding through the 1960s, correspondence related to library employee wage and status advocacy, a cookbook produced in the 1970s, materials related to "Lunch and Look" and "Lunch and Listen" events from the 1960s and 1970s, and financial records, including receipts, bank statements, a ledger, and other materials, for DULSA's operations, including dues and events. Also included are some meeting minutes, correspondence, brochures, parking maps, clippings, and notes related to the parking situation on campus near the libraries and for library staff, as part of the work of the Parking Task Force.

Materials remain in their original housing and order, and have not been arranged.

Biographical / historical:

The Duke University Libraries Staff Association (DULSA) was formed in May 1938 with the purpose of promoting "the development of social, recreational, and professional interests of the staff." Developed by interested staff members, the association was first named the Staff Association of the Duke University Libraries, and consisted of a president, vice-president, secretary-treasurer, and such committees as were considered useful and appropriate over time. Membership was initially open to all full-time staff who wished to join, and a system of dues was developed. Intended activities included one large social function per year as well as business meetings and program meetings, which would be informal in nature and as simple to organize as possible.

From its inception, DULSA promoted employee interests to the University administration and the wider University community. Memorandums as early as 1940 lobbied for staff salary increases, benefits, retirement plans, a staff lounge, breaks, reasonable working hours and schedules, and professional development through classes and workshops. DULSA also initiated plans for library building projects and works with the Library Council to promote the interests of the staff. Staff bulletins were first published in 1939, and by the 1970s were a regular publication titled The Link. DULSA organized charitable efforts starting at the beginning of World War II by joining the Merchant Marine Library Association and later included Christmas projects, clothing donations to Korea, contributions to the North Carolina Library Association scholarship fund, and many others. Regular meetings and events were scheduled for employee entertainment and enrichment, including visiting speakers, the Lunch and Listen series begun in the 1960s, and others. DULSA also regularly engages in fundraising efforts, including the creation and sale of a cookbook in 1971. In the 1990s, DULSA formed a Parking Task Force to address the Library's interests in campus parking issues.

Acquisition information:
The Duke University Library Staff Association records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as transfers in 2005, 2014.
Processing information:

Initial inventory by Tracy M. Jackson, December 2014. Materials not yet processed.

Accessions described in this finding aid: UA2005.0053, UA2014.0087.

Rules or conventions:
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Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.

All or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. The library may require up to 48 hours to retrieve these materials for research 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.

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Terms of access:

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.

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], in the Duke University Library Staff Association records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.