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Department of African and African American studies records, 1966-1981

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Date of Original
1966/1981

Subject
African American students--North Carolina--Durham
African Americans--Study and teaching
African Americans--Historiography
Blacks--Study and teaching
Blacks--Historiography
College students, Black--North Carolina
African American college students--North Carolina--Durham
Students, Black--North Carolina
African American students--North Carolina
Duke University--Administration
Duke University. Afro-American Society
Duke University--History
College students--Political activity--North Carolina--Durham
Race relations
Durham (N.C.)--Race relations
Student participation in administration

Location
United States, North Carolina, Durham County, Durham, 35.99403, -78.89862

Description
This collection contains the office files of two earlier department directors of Duke University's Department of African and African American Studies, Walter Burford and William Turner; the contents date from 1966-1981. Some earlier names of the program include Black Studies Program, Afro-American Studies, and African and Afro-American Studies. Materials and topics in the collection include course materials for courses taught by Black Studies instructors; the efforts channeled into recruitment of full-time faculty for the program; committee work related to Black Studies proposals and to the program's departmental status; budgets; and printed matter relating to similar programs and problems at other schools.

Metadata URL
http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/uaafro/

Contributing Institution
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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1. Box 1, Folder 6: Afro-American Studies Committee, 1976-1978 (see also Black Studies Committee)

Creator:: Duke University. Department of African and African American Studies
Date of Original:: 1976/1978
Collection:: Department of African and African American studies records, 1966-1981
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

2. Box 2, Folder 90: Vesic, Aleksander, 1976

Creator:: Duke University. Department of African and African American Studies
Date of Original:: 1976
Collection:: Department of African and African American studies records, 1966-1981
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

3. Box 2, Folder 44: Kenneth A. Pye, Acting Chancellor, 1975-1976

Creator:: Duke University. Department of African and African American Studies
Date of Original:: 1975/1976
Collection:: Department of African and African American studies records, 1966-1981
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

4. Box 1, Folder 26: Black Student Roster, Spring 1973

Creator:: Duke University. Department of African and African American Studies
Date of Original:: 1973
Collection:: Department of African and African American studies records, 1966-1981
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

5. Box 2, Folder 48: Recruitment of Black Students, 1972

Creator:: Duke University. Department of African and African American Studies
Date of Original:: 1972
Collection:: Department of African and African American studies records, 1966-1981
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

6. Box 2, Folder 51: Terry Sanford, President, 1972-1974

Creator:: Duke University. Department of African and African American Studies
Date of Original:: 1972/1974
Collection:: Department of African and African American studies records, 1966-1981
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

7. Box 1, Folder 2: African Art course, 1971-1972

Creator:: Duke University. Department of African and African American Studies
Date of Original:: 1971/1972
Collection:: Department of African and African American studies records, 1966-1981
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

8. Box 1, Folder 7: Afro Boutique, Direct African Importer, 1971

Creator:: Duke University. Department of African and African American Studies
Date of Original:: 1971
Collection:: Department of African and African American studies records, 1966-1981
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

9. Box 1, Folder 56: Correspondence, misc., 1970-1980

Creator:: Duke University. Department of African and African American Studies
Date of Original:: 1970/1980
Collection:: Department of African and African American studies records, 1966-1981
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

10. Box 1, Folder 3: African-American Scholars, undated

Creator:: Duke University. Department of African and African American Studies
Date of Original:: 1966/1981
Collection:: Department of African and African American studies records, 1966-1981
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

11. Box 1, Folder 4: Afro-American Students and Afro-American Studies, undated

Creator:: Duke University. Department of African and African American Studies
Date of Original:: 1966/1981
Collection:: Department of African and African American studies records, 1966-1981
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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