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It's the most wonderful time of the year - our research travel grant application is open! blogs.library.duke.edu/ruben…
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Thank you to @DukeLibraries university archivists Ani Kargianis, left, and Rebecca Pattillo! They showed us some cool @dukeuarchives materials during our recent office retreat. Got any news to share? Let us know: duke.is/y2vs2? @rubensteinlib
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Happening tomorrow afternoon!
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In the 1960s, Americans looked to Consumer Reports for advice on building and stocking their fallout shelters. The organization was less than enthusiastic about the products and fears being sold to consumers: blogs.library.duke.edu/ruben…
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Reminder: The Rubenstein Library reading room is closed July 1 - July 7. We'll reopen on July 8. Enjoy the holiday and we'll see you soon!
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Celebrating #HaitianHeritageMonth, we spotlight the Radio #Haiti #Archive @DukeLibraries, supported by NEH awards, which documents the country’s most prominent independent station, champion of human rights. Read our blog by @TiLauraRose: bit.ly/RadioHaitiNEH #PresAccessFunded
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Exciting find from our collections! We hold the unedited transcript of Alex Haley's interview with Martin Luther King, Jr. that Eig used in his research find.library.duke.edu/catalo…

Author Jonathan Eig was researching his new biography of Martin Luther King Jr. when he made an alarming discovery: King’s most famous criticism of Malcolm X, in which he accused him of being “fiery, demagogic oratory,” appears to have been fabricated. wapo.st/41jFXz7
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Are you a grad student planning on traveling to do archival research? Sign up for our Efficient Archival Researcher workshop so you can get the most out of your visit, from finding archives to organizing and using the files and images you collect : duke.libcal.com/calendar/eve…
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See you soon for Black Lives in Archives Day! Today 11am-2pm.
Mark your calendars for Black Lives in Archives Day: Monday, April 3, 11a-2p. This one-day-only exhibition showcases Black print culture from our collections and is free and open to the public! blogs.library.duke.edu/ruben…
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Book collectors, grab your books and submit to the Andrew T. Nadell Prize! The contest is open to all Duke undergraduate, graduate, and professional students undergraduate, and the winners will receive cash prizes. blogs.library.duke.edu/ruben…
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Mark your calendars for Black Lives in Archives Day: Monday, April 3, 11a-2p. This one-day-only exhibition showcases Black print culture from our collections and is free and open to the public! blogs.library.duke.edu/ruben…
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Attention Triangle-area graduate students & recent grads-- the RL is hiring interns for next academic year! Info session online 3/21. Details here: library.duke.edu/about/jobs

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Join us Weds 3/8 @ 3pm Eastern for an online discussion about the award winning audio documentary "Leonard: Political Prisoner" with Courtney Lewis, Rory Owen Delaney, Andrew Fuller, Chase Iron Eyes. Details and registration: powerplantgallery.duke.edu/e…

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Surprise your beloved with a handcrafted card featuring historic valentines from our collections. We'll be in Perkins Library outside Vondy with stickers, glue, scissors, and everything you need to create your own Valentine. February 14, 11:30a-1:30p. ♥️✂️💌
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In case you missed it, the slides and recording from our Research Travel Grant info session are now online (under "Timeline"): library.duke.edu/rubenstein/… Deadline: Feb 24th; Questions? askrl @ duke.edu

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RT @DukeCJS: Professor Brettler’s HB/OT class is visiting a few treasures at the @rubensteinlib; including Keter Aram Tsova, a facsimile of…
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Tune in this afternoon for an information session on our research travel grants @ 1pm ET: library.duke.edu/rubenstein/… (The recording and slides will be posted in the next week.) Register: duke.is/mudf6

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