Duke University Libraries Magazine

Crown Jewel: Presenting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Aaron Welborn — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:16:13 +0000

In the heart of campus is a building that contains 20 centuries worth of history and culture, from ancient papyri to the records of modern advertising agencies. Its holdings number more than 350,000 printed volumes and 20 million items in manuscript and archival collections. Now Duke’s Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library has a [...]

About David M. Rubenstein

Michael — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:02:51 +0000

David M. Rubenstein is co-founder and managing director of The Carlyle Group, a global alternative asset manager. He co-founded the firm in 1987. Since then, Carlyle has grown into a firm managing more than $150 billion from 36 offices around the world.

Rubenstein is a 1970 magna cum laude graduate of Duke, where he was [...]

Timeline of the Perkins Project

Aaron Welborn — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:15:23 +0000

2000
Provost Peter Lange establishes the Perkins Library Renovation Committee, charging it with thinking creatively about the nature of library services and facilities and with making recommendations regarding the design and function of Perkins Library.

2000–2002
Working with the Boston architectural firm Shepley Bulfinch, the committee obtains input from all segments of the [...]

Rememberer-in-Chief: Say Hello to the New University Archivist

Aaron Welborn — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:15:12 +0000

Ever want to see the original blueprints for Duke Chapel? Or watch a film of the legendary 1938 football team (the “Iron Dukes”) defeat the University of North Carolina 14-0? Or imagine how snazzy you would look wearing James B. Duke’s top-coat? Valerie Gillispie can show you the genuine article.

Gillispie is Duke’s new University [...]

A Fond Farewell

Aaron Welborn — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:14:51 +0000

From 2002 to 2011, Tim Pyatt served as Duke’s University Archivist. This summer, the Libraries bid Pyatt farewell as he left Duke to become the Dorothy Foehr Huck Chair and Head of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library at Penn State. But before he left, we asked him to reflect on his time here as [...]

In Their Own Words: Recorded Stories of America’s Jim Crow Past Now Available

Aaron Welborn — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:16:21 +0000

One hundred oral histories of life in the Jim Crow South, complete with transcripts, have been digitized and made available on the Duke University Libraries website and iTunes U, a dedicated area within the iTunes Store.

From 1993 to 1995, dozens of graduate students at Duke and other [...]

A New Way to Give (and Avoid the Tax Man)

Aaron Welborn — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:15:30 +0000

Sara Brandaleone T’65 is a long-time supporter of the Duke University Libraries and member of the Libraries Advisory Board. She is retired from the investment business and lives in Chapel Hill with her husband, Bruce. They have two children, both Duke grads, Christopher T’03 and Jennifer T’07.

This year, the Brandaleones took advantage of a [...]

Keeping up with the Joneses

Thomas Crichlow — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:29:18 +0000

A Missing Diary Discovered

By Adam H. Domby

On the evening of June 30, 1868, a “very tired” farm mistress sat down to record the day’s accomplishments in her diary. She had spent a busy day baking, cutting patches for her husband’s pants, and walking with her house servant. Each night, no matter how much [...]

Postcard from Venice: Notes from a Study-Abroad Librarian

Thomas Crichlow — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:17:32 +0000

By Catherine Shreve

In recent years, librarians have taken a cue from news reporters and discussed the value of “embedded librarians” to support academic departments. This summer, I had the unique opportunity to put the concept into practice.

I had the privilege of assisting Professor Ken Rogerson’s new [...]

Meg’s Picks

Thomas Crichlow — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:59:15 +0000

New and Noteworthy Books for the Business-Minded Reader

Reviewed by Meg Trauner, Director of Ford Library at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business

The Art Of Giving: Where the Soul Meets a Business Plan

By Charles Bronfman & Jeffrey Solomon (Jossey-Bass, 2010)

In the new philanthropy, donors seek to make a difference. They give purposefully, think [...]