David M. Rubenstein
Rare Book & Manuscript LibraryArchive of Documentary Arts
Priya Kambli, detail from Me (Orange)
Wendel White, images from the series Manifest
Joshua Rashaad McFadden, detail from Jeremiah Thompson left, and his father, Joseph Thompson
Jess T. Dugan, detail from Hank, 76, and Samm, 67, North Little Rock, AR
Leah Dyjak, detail from New Beach
Jeanine Michna Bales, detail from Stopover, Frogmore Plantation; Concordia Parish, Louisiana
William Gedney, detail from Kentucky Notebook
James Karales, detail from contact sheet
Frank Espada, detail from Washington, DC, 1973
About
The Archive of Documentary Arts is part of Duke University’s David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Its mission is to collect, promote, preserve, and provide access to audio, moving images, photography, and text from around the world related to the history of documentary arts.
The ADA works closely with the Center for Documentary Studies, the Program in Arts of the Moving Image, and the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.
News & Events
EXHIBITION: To Survive on this Shore by Jess T. Dugan and Vanessa Fabbre
Reception on February 28, 2019
Research Grant
NEW in 2019: Grants for Photographic Research for artists and researchers whose work would benefit from access to the photographic and documentary arts collections at the Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library. More Information >
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