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[Identification of item], Major Speakers Committee, University Archives, Duke University.
The Major Speakers Committee were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1973-2007.
Processed by Sherrie Bowser, July 2007
Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, July 2007
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Major Speakers is a committee of Duke University Union. Formerly the Educational Affairs Committee, the Major Speakers Committee is responsible for bringing to campus figures of national and international significance to speak upon the complex problems of the times. The committee also sponsors three other series: an Adventure series dedicated to the presentation of noted explorers, sociologists, and anthropologists through film and lecture; a seminar series highlighting significant problems of society, and faculty lectures.
Duke University Union was founded in 1954, as the Duke Student Union, with the purpose of promoting the social, recreational, cultural, educational, and spiritual activities of the students. The Union consists of the following committees and programs: ACE (All Campus Events); Broadway at Duke; Cable13; the Coffeehouse; Freewater Presentations; Freewater Productions, Major Attractions; Major Speakers; Small Town Records; Visual Arts; and WXDU.
The collection contains files about speakers brought to the Duke campus by the Major Speakers committee of Duke University Union. Materials present include administrative documents including budgets, policy notices, correspondence, performance contracts, publicity materials, and clippings. The collection is arranged into the following groupings subject files, and speakers. Dates in the collection range from 1956-1985.
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