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[Identification of item], SHARE records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
The SHARE records were received as transfers in 1977, 1983, 2002, and 2009 (Accession numbers 77-203, 83-93, A2002-66, UA2009-0020).
Processed by Emily J. Glenn (updated by Kimberly Sims March 2010)
Completed February, 2003
Encoded by Emily J. Glenn, March 17, 2003
Updated by Kimberly Sims March 2010
Updated by Molly Bragg, August 2011
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
SHARE (Student Housing for Academic and Residential Experimentation) was founded in 1970 as an academically elite experimental living group of 54 men and women. The integrated residence, then known as the Experimental College, was part of Duke's "New Curriculum". The "New Curriculum" recommendations of 1969 had suggested various changes in living arrangements for students on campus, including the elimination of freshmen dormitories and the establishment of a co-educational dormitory.
SHARE generally included students who were creative and possessed special talents or interests. SHARE applicants also had to demonstrate a clear sense of academic direction, and show interest in helping develop programs of the Experimental College within the first year. Students enrolled in Program II, an interdisciplinary study program, were given preference to live in the SHARE house.
The first director, overseeing the academic progress of residents, was English professor John Clum. Clum worked closely with the administration of Duke University to blend SHARE's social and academic components into a sustainable living environment. SHARE was first located in the Faculty Apartments (now Wilson House) on Duke University's East Campus. The apartment-type layout of the building allowed for men and women to live closely together while preserving privacy. SHARE participants lived in Wilson House until 1982, then in Alspaugh House from 1983 to 1984. In 1984, SHARE moved again to Epworth Inn, where it would remain until 1997. In 1997, SHARE was moved to Wilson House.
SHARE programming consisted of a variety of seminars, credit courses, meetings, film festivals, and lectures. Events included a "Use Your Appendages" Party, Anime Fest, Epworth Prom (Oil My Lizard), The Epworth Retreat, and "Twilight", a rave. Two of the most notable activities were SHARE hours and Pedagogo. SHARE hours gave members of the dorm an opportunity to tell others about their interest and experiences. Pedagogo was a series of events where members of the Duke University faculty were invited to Epworth to speak informally about issues in research and academics.
In 1995, SHARE became the first living group on campus to include members from all four undergraduate years. SHARE persisted as an alternative to conventional Duke residential life. When cited for low membership in 1997, SHARE was relocated from Epworth House to the third floor in Wilson House. As of 2003, SHARE is active at Duke University.
This collection contains the records of SHARE, an experimental co-educational student living organization housed in Wilson House, Alspaugh House and Epworth Inn on Duke University's East Campus. Types of materials include correspondence, minutes, reports, evaluations, financial materials, applications, plaques, a videotape, short writings, newsletters, literary magazines, notes, photographs, and clippings. Materials range in date from 1968 to ongoing. Contains restricted materials.
This box contains administrative records that are restricted for 25 years from their date of origin. In the interim, these records can only be accessed with the permission of the office of origin and the University Archivist. Please contact the University Archives for more information.
This box contains administrative records that are restricted for 25 years from their date of origin. In the interim, these records can only be accessed with the permission of the office of origin and the University Archivist. Please contact the University Archives for more information.