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[Identification of item], Bob Long Collection, University Archives, Duke University.
The Bob Long Collection were received by the University Archives as a gift in 1994 and 1995.
Processed by Joshua Larkin Rowley, May 2009
Encoded by Kimberly Sims, June 2009
Accessions A94-76 and A95-10 were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.
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Bob Long, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, was a 1941 graduate of Duke University. He was a member of the Chanticleer staff for all four of his years at Duke and served as business manager during his senior year. Long was also a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Delta Theta, Beta Omega Sigma, and Tombs. Additionally, Long was a member of the track, cross-country, and lacrosse teams.
Collection contains photographs which document student life in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Subjects include athletics, commencement, social activities and societal events. Of particular note are photographs from an unidentified student event where subjects are in blackface. The collection also contains various printed matter, including handbooks and programs, and Duke ephemera, including Duke Alumni window decals and paper pennants. The collection ranges in date from 1936-1944, 1991.
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1938 Commemorative football towel and undated sign which says "Please keep off the grass" in French were placed in Artifacts and Relics Collection (see finding aid).