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  Welcome to Alspaugh, 1972

  When Trinity College moved to Durham from Randolph County in 1892, seeking connection to an urban environment, it landed in what is now known as Duke’s East Campus. After Trinity College became Duke University, East Campus was redesigned by the Horace Trumbauer architectural firm, gaining its signature Georgian-style red brick buildings. In 1930, East Campus became the Woman’s College under Dean Alice M. Baldwin, training women in academic and societal leadership before merging with Duke’s Trinity College of Arts and Sciences in 1972. East Campus began housing first-year undergraduates in 1995, and that tradition continues today. East Campus is also home to multiple academic departments, including Music, History, and Cultural Anthropology.

  Tags 1970s, Student Life
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  Welcome letter / Carta de bienvenida

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  Wei To

  Wei To, Temple Guardian, Ming Period, 17th Century, 52" x 58" (including frame), Embroidery on Silk
  
  This beautiful portrait of Wei To, guardian spirit of Buddhist temples, was given in 2000 by James A. Thomas' daughter, Eleanor Elliott, and her husband, John Elliott Jr., for display in the Thomas Reading Room. Wei To is embroidered in silk floss in a satin stitch technique and couched with gold wrapped thread and peacock feather filaments. He is shown in full ceremonial armor, holding a cudgel (short, heavy club) to defeat the enemies of the Buddhist Law. This portrait dates from the seventeenth century and was reapplied to a new ground silk in the eighteenth century.
  
  Wei To, Guardian of Buddhist Dharma or Law, guarded the entrance of every Buddhist Temple. His image is always situated facing the main altar of the temple, with his back to the main entrance of he principle temple hall. His robes are decorated with dragons, which are embroidered in a typical late Ming style. Wei To is regarded as a ferocious guardian of Buddhist doctrine. His image is thought to scare off evil spirits and is also believed to help maintain discipline among the monks. A common belief is that a monk who has broken his vows will fall sick after passing the image of Wei To. So powerful in fact is Wei To that his image is always placed facing a peaceful or serene Buddha upon the main altar, who calms the guardian’s temper.
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  Weevil

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  Weeds Among Ivy City

  From paper by Zakerra Lance, Duke University, 2013.
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  Webworm

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  Weaving-like handmade material in shades of orange with blue accents

  Fused silk
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  We Will Not Be Silenced Quilt

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  We Will Not Be Silenced Quilt

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  We are Coming From the Cotton Fields sheet music cover

  "We are Coming from the Cotton Fields," sheet music by J.C. Wallace, 1864
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  WDBS Programs

  Before WXDU, Duke's radio station today, there was WDUK—and before that, there was WDBS, which broadcasted across the airways from 1950 to the 1970s. WDBS would create programs to advertise the shows students could tune into. For decades, Duke’s radio station has provided listeners with news and tunes from a variety of DJs, sourced from Duke students and the surrounding Durham community. You can tune into WXDU at 88.7 FM.

  Tags 1970s, Arts, Student Life
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  Waterhouse Studios Wedding 2015

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  Watchmen no. 1, Sept., 1986

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  Washington, D.C., 1973

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  Washington Duke Statue

  This statue is displayed prominently at the entrance to East Campus, Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Note how similar this statue is to the above picture of Washington Duke-even to the detail of the placement of his hands on the arm of the chair.
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  Washington Duke Photograph

  According to the University Archives: "After Duke's death in 1905 a spontaneous movement developed among friends to honor him. Organizers from Richmond, Virginia signed a curiously worded contract for 'a seated bronze statue, size as if standing 7 feet' with native sculptor Edward Virginius Valentine."
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  Washington Duke Hotel Room Key. Washington Duke Hotel Time Capsule, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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  Washington Duke Hotel Pre-Opening Brochure (1924). Washington Duke Hotel Time Capsule, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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  Washington Duke

  Washington Duke, 1925, Oil on canvas, 40" x 50," by John da Costa
  
  Washington Duke (1820-1905), father of Benjamin and James Duke, founded the tobacco firm of W. Duke Sons & Company in Durham, North Carolina, in 1878. He was the benefactor of Trinity College, which later moved to Durham and became Duke University. His granddaughter, Doris Duke, donated this portrait to the University.
  
  Artist John da Costa (1867-1931) was born in Teignmouth, England. He painted in oil, in the genre of portraits and classical subjects. Educated at Southampton and Paris, Da Costa received an Honorable Mention at the Paris Salon in 1906 and a medal in 1907. He lived in London, Newlyn, and Clanfield in Oxfordshire and became a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. His works were exhibited at the Royal Academician, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Engravers, and at European art galleries and museums. This portrait hangs on the wall to the right and opposite the main desk in the first floor lobby.
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  Washington DC