Ehg also performed interior abatement and demolition of the main lobby and handdemolished stacks to make way. Rare book room hallway gallery rubenstein library duke university, durham, north carolina. The instruments are part of the duke university musical instrument. Use the internet archives stored version of the page. Duke university rare book, manuscript, and special collections library in durham, nc. The libraries collectively hold some 6 million volumes the collection contains 17.
Book a room duke university medical center library online. Naming opportunities naming opportunities duke university. With a distinctive collection of original materials from around the world, the rubenstein library strives to introduce new perspectives and provide a tangible connection to our. Bryan center open cafe and lounge seating available at the landing. Larry arts and sciences distinguished professor of music in trinity college of arts and sciences. Rare book room hallway cases duke university libraries durham, nc. Indeed, for many visitors, their pasts locked away in a relic of the sixties, the rare book rooms rare projectorsthe brownie 500, the eiki slot mouth, the eumigheld the promise of longawaited revelation. The occasion was the secondannual home movie day, sponsored by the association of moving image archivists, a worldwide screeningforty cities, six countriesof birthdays and christmases and vacations to the beach recorded on celluloid and accessible only through the mechanical magic of an obsolete device. These collections typically include personal and business correspondence, financial materials, photographs, and estate and genealogical materials. The duke university cornerstone was laid on june 5, 1928, and the stone can be seen on the corner of the david m. The east asian collection began in the late 1920s when james a. Tuesday, september 24 duke medieval and renaissance studies graduate colloquium roger reynolds, pontifical institute, university of toronto new directions and new discoveries in medieval manuscript research 3.
Duke will show five films, including pilgrimage to miao feng shan from the recently acquired sidney d. Mar 19, 2010 eddy musical instrument collection lecture series. Located in the first floor, perkins is ideal for phone or virtual interviews. Our reading room is straight ahead, after you pass through the stone foyer. Perkins gallery rare book room hallway cases duke university, durham, north carolina.
The duke university libraries consists of the william r. Duke university library exhibits saf history 1992 today. Mar 03, 2008 the rare music series brings old instruments to new audiences. The original interviews were recorded on audiocassettes and the entire collection is housed in the john hope franklin research center for african and african american history and culture, in the david m. Annapurna deo duke university health systemduke health. Duke university perkins library renovations ehg llc. Medical memoirs and social agency in planetary perspective moderator. Thomas 18621940, who spent more than 30 years in china managing operations for the britishamerican tobacco company, gave duke university 1,500 volumes from his personal library. Duke universitys modern library traces its roots to the libraries maintained by the campus literary societies. Rubenstein made a gift to perkins library allowing renovations that transformed the library into a stateoftheart research facility. Located equidistant from coffee and research assistance, this convenientlyplaced meeting room offers conference style. Note that only duke students, staff or faculty may use this phone for school or business purposes.
Other collections from that project are also accessible as duke digital collections. The duke papyri are located in the rubenstein rare book library. Friday, january 21, 4pm, perkins library, biddle rare book room. The instruments are part of the duke university musical instrument collections eddy collection. Rare music in the rare book room voiceflute, a lecture and performance by karen cook, director of the collegium musicum at duke university. We were worried that it would all disappear when people transferred their footage to dvd. Introduction this guide is a starting point for learning about the duke family, their role in the founding of duke university, and their papers and collections housed at the david m. Group study room reservation process group study rooms are requested through the duke university scheduling system, 25live. Buckley is vice dean of medical education at the duke university school of medicine.
Chaplin family study room can be reserved for up to 15 people. We contribute collaboratively to national and international digital collections initiatives that benefit duke and the larger research. At each event, hosted monthly in the perkins library rare book room, an instrument is played and its history is discussed. Space availability library calendar duke university find library. The columbian society, founded in 1846, and the hesperian society, founded in 1851, competed for members and in acquiring books for their collections. Historic american sheet music digital collections duke. What is now known as duke university library had its beginnings in one room in the washington duke building on east campus, 1892. The instruments featured this semester include a 19thcentury flute, an early babcock piano and historic cornets.
The duke university libraries digital collections program builds distinctive digital collections that provide access to dukes unique library and archival materials for teaching, learning, and research at duke and worldwide. The libraries annual parents and family weekend program featuring a duke firstyear parent who is also a writer or journalist. Group study rooms are available for booking on levels 1 and 3 of the library. In support of duke universitys mission of knowledge in service to society, we. The historic american sheet music project provides access to digital images of 3042 pieces from the collection, published in the united states between 1850 and 1920. Gamble photograph collection, showcasing gambles 16mm footage shot on a trip to china. Notes archives page 6 of 9 duke university libraries magazine.
Duke university perkins library renovations prism spectrum. East asian collections at duke university libraries. Due to precautionary measures related to covid19, the remainder of duke performances spring 2020 season is cancelled. All about duke university libraries libraries assembly. Behind the veil digital collections duke digital repository. Renovations included a new stack storage system for special manuscripts as well as fire protection and indoor air control systems. Ranks seventhlargest among american private university libraries, with several thousand rare and unique books, maps, photographs, films, broadsides and confederate prints, ancient clay tablets, manuscripts and books printed prior to 1501 a. Notes archives page 2 of 9 duke university libraries.
Duke university library exhibits doris duke in the rare. Duke university rare book, manuscript, and special. Doris is in the middle, and to her left is mary duke biddle, daughter of ben duke. The rare book room site has been constructed as an educational site intended to allow the visitor to examine and read some of the great books of the world. The 2nd biennial symposium of the sallie bingham center will take place in perkins library on dukes west campus on october 2627, 2005. Home to more than 350,000 rare books and 10,000 manuscript collections, the david m. Rare book room hallway cases duke university libraries.
Apr 02, 2014 this phase of the renovation focused on the original 1928 library building and its 1948 addition, including the iconic gothic reading room and mary duke biddle rare book room, which together comprise the newly named david m. The rare music series brings old instruments to new audiences. This section describes collections of the papers of duke family members given to the david m. Each provides an annual stipend equivalent to the graduate schoolrecommended arts and sciences ninemonth stipend established each year, as well as tuition and mandatory fees. The rubenstein library is located on duke universitys west campus, alongside the william r. This award seeks to perpetuate the excellence of character and humanitarian. Librarything local covers bookstores and libraries, and. According to the trinity college catalogue, each society held 2,200 volumes by 1860, while the school itself held only 650. Duke university library exhibits duke during wartime. Jul 06, 2017 the east asian collection began in the late 1920s when james a. You can get to the rubenstein library by entering through the tower entrance. Directions duke students, staff and faculty may book this room for a maximum of 90 minutes per day. Rare book room college library in duke university west campus.
This phase of the renovation focused on the original 1928 library building and its 1948 addition, including the iconic gothic reading room and mary duke biddle rare book room, which together comprise the newly named david m. Duke university libraries is the library system of duke university, serving the universitys students and faculty. Before using the rare book library, you must register here to look into what papyri we have, far the best starting point is the facility developed by peter van minnen that goes under the name, duke papyrus archive. The symposium will be convened by sallie bingham at 4. The rubenstein library reading room is currently closed to all researchers. All lunchtime concerts are in the rare book room in perkins library, 121 pm. The reception, which will feature latin american food and live music, is free and open to the public. In the 1940s and 1950s, she attended several events at duke, including the dedication of the rare book room in the perkins library. This is the room where duke puts some of their rare books and manuscripts on exhibit. All the rooms are equipped with large monitors and whiteboards and seat between 4 and 8 people. Over the last decade, a company called octavo digitally photographed some of the world s great books from some of the greatest libraries.
Achille mbembe, phd, wiser institute, wits university nolwazi mhkwanazi, phd, wiser institute, wits. Sep 14, 2017 carpenter conference room rubenstein 249 david m. Please join us on wednesday, april 25, for a lecture by dean edward buckley titled the future of medicine. An opening reception for the exhibits will be held at 5. Exhibit curated by jennifer thompson, research services and collection development librarian and jessica carew, intern for the john hope franklin research center for african and african american history and culture. Duke university library exhibits about the class saf. Notes archives page 2 of 9 duke university libraries magazine. Policies on library use duke university school of law. Space availability library calendar duke university. This phase of the renovation focused on the original 1928 library building and its 1948 addition including the iconic gothic reading room and mary duke biddle rare book room, which together comprise the newly named david m. Family weekend 2015 schedule friday duke student affairs. Duke university rare book, manuscript, and special collections library. Sponsored by duke university libraries and the duke musical instrument collections.