Duke University Libraries

January 15, 2020

'The Congregation Was Sleeping;' The Library's Large Collection of Works by William Hogarth

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Amber Pearson, Christian Ferney, Gair McCullough, Jeremy Buotte, Bashar Alubaidi and Erin Miller. Photo courtesy of Scott Peters.

January 14, 2020

Crack a Book with Colleagues

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January 7, 2020

A Memoir of Activism in El Salvador in the 1970s Wins Méndez Human Rights Award

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A woman writes notes on a board.

December 18, 2019

How to Be Your Own Successful Project Manager

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10 Holiday Gift Ideas On Campus

December 9, 2019

10 Holiday Gift Ideas On Campus

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Consumer Reports Archives Come to Duke

December 9, 2019

How Consumer Reports Kept Lipstick Long Lasting and HDTVs Amazing

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December 2, 2019

Cooking in the Rubenstein Library Test Kitchen: The Joy of Jell-O

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Exhibit shows celebrities from Stevie Nicks to Kanye West who followed Whitman's example.

December 2, 2019

How Walt Whitman Showed the Way for Artists to Become Celebrities

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The Trinity College 1888 football team

November 26, 2019

131 Years of Thanksgiving and Duke Football

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November 21, 2019

Got Library Fines? Give Food and They'll Waive Them

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About 17 gravestones dot the quarter acre of land set aside for the Rigsbee Graveyard on Duke’s West Campus. Photo courtesy of Duke University Archives.

November 18, 2019

A Cemetery on Campus

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Ed Balleisen, Julia Reidhead and Dean Smith discuss the business of books.

November 15, 2019

Advice for Would-be Book Authors

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November 12, 2019

A Spotlight on Native American Literature: A Present-Tense People

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Civil rights leaders meet with President John F. Kennedy in the White House. Traditional history of the civil rights focuses on leadership efforts while often overlooking the essential work of youths and other grass roots activists.

October 14, 2019

More Than Just 9 Words: How Duke Is Improving Civil Rights Movement Education

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Nasher Museum Director Sarah Schroth leads five visiting cultural preservation experts into the entrance of Wilson Pavilion, pausing in front of paintings by Fernand Léger, Paysage a l'oiseau (left) and Pablo Picasso, Joueur de Flûte et Mangeur de Pastèqu

September 20, 2019

Foreign Experts Visit to Discuss Preservation of Cultural Artifacts

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Scottish terrior playing cards

September 20, 2019

When Tobacco Came With Doggy Playing Cards

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