{"id":4307,"date":"2011-12-31T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2011-12-31T13:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/rubenstein\/?p=4307"},"modified":"2012-01-04T19:54:05","modified_gmt":"2012-01-05T00:54:05","slug":"happy-new-year-from-the-rubenstein-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/rubenstein\/2011\/12\/31\/happy-new-year-from-the-rubenstein-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year from the Rubenstein Library!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we say good-bye to 2011 and welcome 2012, the staff of the Rubenstein Library would like to thank its researchers, fans, and supporters. This has been an incredibly busy and exciting year!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4311\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4311\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/rubenstein\/files\/2011\/12\/Nrw-Years-Eve-Card_blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4311\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/rubenstein\/files\/2011\/12\/Nrw-Years-Eve-Card_blog.jpg\" alt=\"New Year's Eve Card\" width=\"350\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/rubenstein\/files\/2011\/12\/Nrw-Years-Eve-Card_blog.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/rubenstein\/files\/2011\/12\/Nrw-Years-Eve-Card_blog-192x300.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4311\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Year&#039;s Eve Card, Postcard Collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Highlights were the generous gifts from David M. Rubenstein and Merle Hoffman.\u00a0 The library formerly known as the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library is now the <a href=\"http:\/\/today.duke.edu\/2011\/08\/rubenstein-library\">David M. Rubenstein Rare Book &amp; Manuscript Library<\/a>. Bingham Center Director Laura Micham is now the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/rubenstein\/2011\/11\/30\/gift-endows-directorship-of-sallie-bingham-center-for-womens-history-and-culture\/\">Merle Hoffman Director<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We also welcomed wonderful new colleagues! The History of Medicine Collections and their curator, Rachel Ingold, joined us in July.\u00a0 We are thrilled to add these rich materials, which beautifully complement our existing collections, and such a knowledgeable colleague.\u00a0 We were delighted to welcome Valerie Gillispie as our new Duke University Archivist and Kat Stefko as Head of Technical Services.\u00a0 Finally, Molly Bragg, former Drill Intern, has returned to work as our move coordinator, assisting us in preparing for renovation.<\/p>\n<p>The excitement will continue in 2012 as plans for the Rubenstein renovation are finalized.<\/p>\n<p>We wish you all health, happiness, and plenty of good books (and manuscripts!) in the New Year!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Post contributed by Elizabeth Dunn<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we say good-bye to 2011 and welcome 2012, the staff of the Rubenstein Library would like to thank its researchers, fans, and supporters. 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