The Duke Endowment Libraries cohort of students, librarians, and staff work on a collaborative initiative funded by The Duke Endowment  to conduct archival research on the racial history of the four Duke Endowment institutions: Davidson College, Johnson C. Smith University, Furman University, and Duke University, The results of this cohort’s work will take the form of online or in-person talks, campus symposia, websites, digital collections, and other activities at the four schools

This guide introduces our TDEL Cohort, provides updates on cohort gatherings and participation in scholarly venues, and details on our individual archival research activities as they related to institutional racial history. To learn more about our initiatives, select from our menu below or navigation tabs above.