uafroshlife Inventory of the Freshman Life Reference Collection. , 1946-ongoing Processed by: Tom Harkins; machine-readable finding aid created by: Sherrie Bowser University Archives Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

2007 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: February, 2007Processed by Tom Harkins, June 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 Freshman Life Reference Collection, 1946-ongoing University Archives Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

2007 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

 Descriptive Summary University Archives, Duke University Duke University. University Archives. Freshman Life Reference Collection,1946-ongoing Material in English 0.5 Linear Feet 200 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. The Freshman Life Reference Collection contains files of orientation guides, brochures, flyers, newspaper clippings, memoranda and other materials that document the experience of first-year students. This collection was compiled from a variety of sources by the University Archives for use in reference and research. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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

Collection is open for research.

 Copyright Notice

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], Freshman Life Reference Collection. , Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

 Provenance

The Freshman Life Reference Collection was compiled by University Archives staff from a variety of sources.

Processing Information

Processed by Tom Harkins, June, 2006

Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, February, 2007

Updated by Molly Bragg, July 2011

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

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

 Collection Overview

The Freshman Life Reference Collection contains orientation handbooks, brochures, flyers, newspaper clippings, memoranda and other materials concerning the first-year student experience. Major subjects include orientation and orientation planning, summer reading lists, and Duke University traditions. Materials include a letter, 1965, to incoming students from Sam Southern, Class of 1966, advertising the Official Duke blazer; a traditions handout, ca. 1956, ascribed to Ken Albrecht and Don Duffy, and a copy of volume 1, no. 1 of The Imp, a freshman newsletter for the Class of 1954. There are cataloged sets of the orientation handbooks.

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.

Albrecht, Kenneth. College freshmen--North Carolina--Durham. College student orientation--North Carolina--Durham. Duffy, Donald. Duke University--Insignia. Duke University. Traditions Board. Southern, Samuel. Universities and colleges--traditions. Related Material Design For a Duchess / Duke University. Women's Student Government Association. Social Standards Committee, 1954-1963 (span). University Archives, Duke University. The Duke freshman record, Class of .. / Academic Dean of Freshmen and the Associated Students of Duke University, [1972- ] [Freshman class directory]. University Archives, Duke University. The Duke gentleman / Young Men's Christian Association, Duke University, [1964?]-[1968]. University Archives, Duke University. The Duke handbook / Young Men's Christian Association, Duke University [1930?]-[1948?]. University Archives, Duke University. Duke University history and traditions / Duke University. Men's Student Government Association. Traditions Board, 1964. University Archives, Duke University. : Handbook of Duke University / Y.M. and Y.W.C.A.'s, [1926?]-[1930?]. University Archives, Duke University. It's not in the Handbook / Duke University. Women's Student Government Association. Social Standards Committee, 1936-1969 (span). University Archives, Duke University. The University experience / YMCA, Duke University, [1969]-[1977]. University Archives, Duke University. Contents of Collection Container List 1 Box 1Blue Book, Orientation manual for the Class of 2011 Class of ___ Flyers, 1971, 1975 Freshman arrival, clippings, 1975-1978 Freshman life, clippings, 1975-2001 Freshman reading lists, 1965-1969 Freshman Seminars and Faculty Lecture Series, 1987, 1990, 1995 Freshmen Traditions: Dinks Handbooks Academic Guide for Freshmen, 1960, 1971-1974, 1976 Duke Is Now Your University, 1949, 1951, 1953 Freshman Week Program / Orientation week / Freshman Week, Trinity College and School of Engineering, 1935-1971 [incomplete] Freshman Week / Orientation Week, The Woman's College, 1951-1972 [incomplete] Freshman Week / New Student Orientation, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering, 1972-1999 [incomplete] Duke Insider (class of 2010), 2008/09 The Imp, 1950 [Class of 1954 newsletter] Official Duke blazer, 1965 Orientation, 1975-1981 Orientation planning, 1946-1950, 1954, 1970-1971 Program for accepted Students: Perspectives on Duke, 1993 Traditions Board [ca. 1956]