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1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “D – W”.
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D. W. Burley was an American state legislator in Texas. He served in the Texas House of Representatives. He was in St. Louis during the American Civil War and moved to Texas after it. He was elected in 1870 and only lasted one term. He was born enslaved.…
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Donald Walker Tunnage (born October 20, 1968) is an American lawyer who has served as an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia since 2022.
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Dwight "D." or "Doc" Watkins (born February 10) is an author, HBO writer, and professor at The University of Baltimore. Watkins is a professor at the University of Baltimore and New York Times bestselling author from East Baltimore.
1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “D – Y”.
1866
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “D133 – F357”.
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David Anthony Burke (born March 28, 2005), known professionally as D4vd, is an American singer-songwriter. Born in Queens, New York City, and raised in Houston, Texas, Burke began composing music in 2021 for his Fortnite gameplay montages. He first…
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Shawntae Harris-Dupart (née Harris; born April 14, 1974), known professionally as Da Brat, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, she began her career in 1992 and signed with Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings two years later to…
1930s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDa Judge - City Hall Basement, Brooklyn, New York, 1930's Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 28. A black-and-white photograph of a New York judge sitting on the bench.
2001–
Da'Marcus Fleming (born 21 December 2001) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.
1973–
Da Rond Tyrone Stovall (born January 3, 1973) is an American former professional baseball player. Stovall played for the Montreal Expos of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1998. He currently coaches high school baseball in Webster Groves, Missouri.
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Da'Sean Butler (born January 25, 1988) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is a player enhancement coach for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for West Virginia…
2010–
Da'vian Jaleel Kimbrough (born February 18, 2010) is a Mexican-American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for MLS NEXT Pro club North Texas SC, on loan from USL Championship club Sacramento Republic FC. He has represented both Mexico and…
1954–2025
Daayiee Abdullah (January 11, 1954 – August 3, 2025; Arabic: داعية عبد الله, born Sidney Thompson) was an American Imam based in Washington, D.C. Abdullah was, after the 2025 death of Muhsin Hendricks until his own death in August 2025, one of five living…
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Jonathan Lyndale Kirk (born December 22, 1991), known professionally as DaBaby (formerly Baby Jesus), is an American rapper. After releasing several mixtapes between 2014 and 2018, he signed with Interscope Records in January 2019. His debut studio album,…
1987
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: "Daboya chief; Frank Kense, July 10, 1987. Daboya trip with Frank Kense, July 1987. The date on the slide is JUL 87.".
1987
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: "Daboya crossing. Daboya trip with Frank Kense, July 1987. The date on the slide is JUL 87.".
1987
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: "Daboya houses, July 10, 1987. Daboya trip with Frank Kense, July 1987. The date on the slide is JUL 87.".
1987
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: "Daboya mosque. Daboya trip with Frank Kense, July 1987. The date on the slide is JUL 87.".
1987
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: "Daccubie. Quick visit with Paul Utting (Oct. 1987?); very overgrown. The date on the slide is DEC 87.".
1987
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: "Daccubie after burning of brush. May 12, 1987. The date on the slide is JUL 87.".
1986
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: "Daccubie, Dec. 7, 1985; glass tumbler in situ. BA I Fieldtrip, University of Ghana. The date on the slide is FEB 86.".
1987
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGDonor notes read: "Daccubie ruins after burning of brush. May 12, 1987. The date on the slide is JUL 87.".
1983-10
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal text on slide reads, "Dada child. Photoed on CBC trip".
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