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Drugs, Chemicals, and Health

A companion guide to the Drugs, Chemicals, and Health Course.

Welcome!

The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library holds more than 350,000 rare books and 10,000 manuscript collections. With a mission of "knowledge in service to society" we collect a diversity of voices in a wide range of formats. The sources presented in this LibGuide are just a small portion of the materials available for use at the Rubenstein. These are great starting points, but please keyword search the catalog for more materials on any subject of interest or reach out to us at AskRL@duke.edu.

 

Manuscript and book materials can be viewed in the Rubenstein Reading Room upon request. Please refer here for more information about how to register and request items. 

Items of Note

Aluminum Advertisement from the Duke Digital Collection

Black and white photograph of a road with 1920s era cars driving. In the background is a billboard for Aluminum products.

Torbidan 28 Advertisement from the Duke Digital Collection

Red billboard with black and white text stating "can't use DDT? Torbidan 28. Your best cotton insect control program"

Mining (1902) from the Duke Digital Collection

Men standing around a possible mine sluice surrounded by mounds of dirt.

A map of the Parish of St. Stephen, in Craven County from the Duke Digital Collection

Shows potential routes for a canal between Cooper and Santee Rivers; also shows Hell Hole and Wall Eye Swamp. There are houses and plantations, with names of owners, along rivers.

ACT UP from the National Library of Medicine

Sign stating "ACT UP is watching" being held in the air in front of city buildings.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup Advertisement from the National Library of Medicine

Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup advertisement showing 19th century woman with 3 children.

Velvet Tobacco Advertisement from the Duke Digital Library

The words "Velvet best tobacco for pipe and cigarette" written in lights against the night sky.