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Filmmaker H. Lee Waters

Duke's collection of Depression-era films of small towns offer a reflection of a different time...

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Films Capture Everyday Life in Depression-Era South

A collection of depression-era films from small NC towns is available at Duke

PUBLISHED January 27, 2015 IN Campus , Academics
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Duke Library Gets Federal Grant to Preserve Historic Small-Town Films by H. Lee Waters

Duke's Rare Book, Manuscript and Special Collections Library received a $10,000 grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation to preserve nine reels of local films

PUBLISHED June 13, 2003 IN Campus
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Celebrating Home Movies

Bring old footage to Perkins Saturday; Screen early films of Kannapolis, China Tuesday

PUBLISHED October 15, 2008 IN Campus , Arts , Global
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Duke Receives Grant to Restore Depression-Era Films

Award is the largest of five grants for Waters films

PUBLISHED May 30, 2006 IN Campus
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Film In Duke Collection Named To National Film Registry

H. Lee Waters' films of small-town life in the Piedmont during the Depression cited as an historical document

PUBLISHED January 5, 2005 IN Campus
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Stylized photo of students in a lab

March 20, 2023

Climate Research Across Duke

Stories from researchers from across Duke who are leading collaborative research with impact in a changing world.

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