Songs and Cheers Reference Collection, 1913-ongoing.

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Songs and Cheers Reference Collection, 1913-ongoing.

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The Songs and Cheers Reference Collection was compiled from a variety of sources by the University Archives for use in reference and research. It includes songs, cheers, and yells from Trinity College (Duke's predecessor) and Duke University including several manuscripts of orations and songs composed by Trinity College alum Robert Lee Durham for Trinity events. The collection also contains clippings and papers regarding copyright and the history of Duke's alma mater and fight song.

250 items (0.25 linear ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7128681

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University

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Trinity College (Durham, N.C.)

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The Trinity College (Randolph County) Reference collection materials were compiled from a variety of sources by University Archives staff for reference and research. From the description of Trinity College (Durham, N.C.) Reference Collection, 1889-1992. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 166325766 The Columbia Literary Society was first organized in 1846 at Union Institute. The Society grew with the school, witnessing the founding of Trinity College ...

Durham, Robert Lee 1870-1948.

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Robert Lee Durham was a star athlete who graduated from Trinity College in 1891. From the description of Robert Lee Durham papers, 1888-1946. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 163177208 Born in Shelby, NC in 1870, Robert Lee Durham was a member of the Trinity College championship football team of 1891, the same year of his graduation. He received a law degree in 1892 and subsequently practiced law until 1909, taking time out to fight in the Spanish-American War....

Duke University. University Archives

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Richard Halleck Brodhead became Duke's ninth president on July 1, 2004, after a 32-year career at Yale University. In addition to serving as president, he is a professor of English at Duke. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he graduated from Yale in 1968 and received his Ph.D. there in 1972. He then joined the Yale faculty, where he became the A. Bartlett Giamatti Professor of English and American Studies. After serving as chair of Yale's Department of English for six years, Brodhead was named dean of Yale ...