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Tracing “Miss Violet” in the Archives
Papers reveal a unique portrait of women’s involvement in science and politics in the early 1900s
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Reopening the Library: Virtual Town Hall for Faculty, 7/10
Join Duke’s University Librarian to learn about plans for our phased reopening this summer and fall
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Library Takeout Service: Now Taking Orders!
Pick up books and other materials from the library with minimal contact
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Reading The Decameron, the Original Quarantine Book, in Quarantine
Why Boccaccio’s nearly 700-year-old masterpiece still holds up
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Casting a Critical Eye on Hayti “Renewal” Maps
Digitized archival maps offer a window on Durham’s history of racial and economic injustice
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From the Rubenstein Library: Diary of a Slave Trader
A closer look at an 1850s diary calls for a reclassification of its contents for researchers
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Anti-Racism and Black Liberation: A Resource Guide
Recommended books, audiobooks, videos, and other resources to help you get started
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Farewell, Kristina Troost, and Job Well Done!
Japanese Studies Librarian to retire after 30 years at Duke
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Streaming Films for Juneteenth 2020
Check out a wide variety of streaming films that reflect the African American experience
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W. E. B. DuBois in the Charles N. Hunter Papers
A fascinating find in the papers of a black educator, journalist, and reformer from Raleigh
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Pandemic Reflections: The Ten Plagues of Egypt
Our Librarian for Jewish Studies reconsiders one of the earliest recorded stories of infectious disease
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