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18th century engraving from Clemens Kohl,

December 1, 2017

On Exhibit at History of Medicine: The Engravings of Clemens Kohl

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Gabrielle Stewart was named a 2018 Rhodes Scholar.

November 19, 2017

Class of 2018: Literary Detective Heads to Oxford as Rhodes Scholar

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Students in Cameron, 1983.

November 8, 2017

When Cameron Got Too Crazy, Uncle Terry Saved the Day

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A pack of “Zener cards” Duke researchers once used to test for ESP

November 1, 2017

From Lizzie Borden to The Exorcist: Library’s Halloween Exhibit Fascinates and Thrills

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Conservator for Special Collections Erin Hammeke cleans pages of an 18th-century encyclopedia in the Verne and Tanya Roberts Conservation Laboratory in Perkins Library.

September 26, 2017

Preserving the Priceless

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Archivist Amy McDonald invited some co-workers to help her re-create cherries jubilee from a university cookbook. But even with a historical paper trail, there were still things they couldn't figure out, like what to do after it starts flaming.

September 21, 2017

NPR Visits the Rubenstein Library Test Kitchen

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The university mace and chain on display

August 31, 2017

University Mace & Chain Now on Display in Perkins Library

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Braxton Craven

August 18, 2017

Braxton Craven and the Solar Eclipse of 1869

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Eclipse, May 28, 1900, North Carolina. Edward Featherston Small Papers, Rubenstein Library

August 18, 2017

Eclipse Watchers in the Rubenstein Collections

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NAACP recruiting poster

August 15, 2017

New Library Acquisitions – African American History Marketing and Promotional Posters

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photobooks in the new library archive

August 7, 2017

New Library Acquisitions – Photobooks in the Archive of Documentary Arts

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Kate Collins stands in front of the Josiah Charles Trent History of Medicine Exhibit in the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

July 17, 2017

Blue Devil of the Week: She’s a Rare Find

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“Health and Strength,” Wilbur Wade Card Papers, Duke University Archives.

July 14, 2017

Library Exhibit Explores Health Advice for Scholars and Students

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Image of a fly drawn by Robert Hooke in his Micrographia (1667), one of several rare historical volumes on entomology on display in the Stone Family Gallery.

July 6, 2017

Incredible Insects! Amazing Tales of Camouflage, Metamorphosis and Survival

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Millions of people around the world have enrolled in massive open online courses (MOOCs), attracted by their promise of low-cost education for career advancement or gaining knowledge.

June 21, 2017

Duke Research Finds MOOCs Offer Learners Emotional Growth, Not Just Facts

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Associate Librarian Arianne Hartsell-Gundy holds one of her suggested beach reads in Perkins Library. Photo by Stephen Schramm.

June 20, 2017

Find Your Summer Read at Duke Libraries

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