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The Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library

Research Centers

The Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library currently has four special subject-focused research centers.

Franklin PaintingJohn Hope Franklin Collection of African and African American Documentation

The Franklin Collection seeks to identify and preserve materials generated by (rather than simply about) people of African descent, and to make these materials widely available for research and teaching.

Advertising imageJohn Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History

Through preserving historical records and archives and through related programs, the Center stimulates interest in and study of the roles of sales, advertising, and marketing in society.

electrozone imageSallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture

Collections in the Bingham Center document the public and private lives of women and the cultural contexts which have shaped them. You will also find information on the Women's Studies Research Grant Program, news about recent acquisitions, and announcements of upcoming events.

Man on hood of car passing a cigarette, 1972. Cornett Family, Kentucky Series. William Gedney Photographs and Writings. Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library. Duke University. Duke Documentary Photography Archive

The Documentary Archive collects still photographs, moving images, and audio recordings that document social change, occupational culture, race, ethnicity, and gender around the world and in the American South.

photo of files in a box The Archive for Human Rights

The Archive for Human Rights identifies, collects, and provides access to materials generated by organizations and individuals working within and having significant impact on the field of human rights.