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Conservation Work and Decision-Making in Support of the Study of Racial History


January 27, 2010 – April 1, 2010
Location: Conservation Gallery
Sponsor(s): Conservation Department
Artist(s): Various

Curated by Mary Yordy, this exhibit highlights materials held by the Duke University Libraries pertaining to the study of mixed racial heritage. Crossing multiple disciplines and reflecting cultural influences that are international in scope, items from these collections are used heavily and frequently by students, faculty, and scholars. Within this exhibit, the materials show the necessity of conservation work and preservation care to ensure the long term use and availability for future scholars.


This exhibition was sponsored in part by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.