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Duke University Medical Center Archives
Duke University Medical Center Archives

Medical Center Archives actively collects the official records of DUMC and DUHS departments and divisions, including a variety of materials that provide evidence of the business, interests, and activities through the years. Centralizing materials and relieving individual offices of the burden of storing and servicing records promotes reater and more efficient use of records. Archives is supported by the Health System and the School of Medicine and is administratively part of the Medical Center Library.

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Contains records from the Duke University School of Medicine's Basic Science Chairs meetings. Materials range in date from 1993 to 1998.

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Caricature Collection, 1958-1960, undated 0.6 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box, 1 folder)

Contains caricatures of Duke School of Medicine Professors. Material ranges in date from 1958 to 1960, but the bulk of the material is undated.

Contains caricatures of Duke School of Medicine professors. Material ranges in date from 1958 to 1960, but the bulk of the material is undated.

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Curriculum Committee Records, 1934-1989 1 Linear Foot (2 manuscript boxes)

Contains records pertaining to the curriculum committee, which handled student advancement, professional development, and the administration of Duke's School of Medicine. Includes correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, course outlines, conference programs, proposed program outlines, and course catalogs for junior and senior year electives. Materials range in date from 1934 to 1989.

Contains correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, course outlines, conference programs, proposed program outlines, and course catalogs for junior and senior year electives. Materials range in date from 1934 to 1989.

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Davison Society Records, 1961-2021 3 Linear Feet (2 cartons) and 626.7 MB

The Davison Society is composed of the entire student body of the Duke University School of Medicine. The Davison Council is the student government organization for the Duke University Medical School. The Council consists of individuals both elected and appointed to handle matters as they pertain to the entire medical school. This collection primarily contains records from the Davison Society's Davison Council, the Student American Medical Association (SAMA), and the American Medical Student Association (AMSA). The majority of the records are from the 1970s and many deal with issues such as the Vietnam War, abortion, marijuana, women in medicine, and curriculum changes. Types of materials include meeting minutes and agendas, policies, membership lists, correspondence, articles, reference files, event flyers, reports, photographs, and digital files. Materials are arranged chronologically and range in date from 1961 to 2021.

This collection primarily contains records from the Davison Society's Davison Council, the Student American Medical Association (SAMA), and the American Medical Student Association (AMSA). The majority of the records are from the 1970s with many dealing with issues such as the Vietnam War, abortion, marijuana, women in medicine, and curriculum changes. Types of materials include meeting minutes and agendas, policies, membership lists, correspondence, articles, reference files, event flyers, reports, photographs, and digital files. Materials range in date from 1961 to 2021.

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On July 11, 1961, Dean Barnes Woodhall commissioned the Fallout Preparedness Committee to study the issue of fallout protection for the Duke Medical Center in case of a future nuclear attack. The committee was created as a response to the escalating tensions with the Soviet Union in Berlin and the construction of the Berlin Wall. In September 1961, Deryl Hart, President of Duke University, expanded the committee and tasked it with planning a fallout shelter program for the Duke University Community.. Types of materials include correspondence, reports, minutes, budgets, meeting agendas, newsletters, articles, evaluations, floorplans, and notes. Materials range in date from 1961 to 1963.

Contains correspondence, reports, minutes, budgets, meeting agendas, newsletters, articles, evaluations, floorplans, and notes documenting Duke's response to escalating tensions with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Materials range in date from 1961 to 1963.

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Medical Education Administration Records, 1997-2013 6.5 Linear Feet (4 cartons, 1 manuscript box) and multiple unprocessed rolled items in 3 boxes

The Office of Medical Education Administration provides human resources, payroll, financial affairs, room and event scheduling, and building management for students, staff, and faculty. The office is located in the Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Center for Health Education, which opened in January 2013. Includes architectural drawings and other materials pertaining to the design and building of the Semans Center; CDs with Duke University School of Medicine images of class photographs and graduations for the School of Medicine and the Physician Assistant Programs; and Department of Community and Family Medicine, Division of Doctor of Physical Therapy faculty biographies and CVs. Materials date from 1997 to 2013.

This collection contains planning documentation and architectural drawings for the Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Center for Health Education. The materials were maintained by Kate Piva, who oversaw the building's planning and construction. These materials range in date from circa 2007 to 2013. Architectural drawings are maintained in electronic format by Facilities Planning, Design/Construction; however, the drawings in this collection have feedback written on them not included in the electronic files. The collection also includes CDs with School of Medicine images for the Medical School, the Physician Assistant Program, and other unidentified images, as well as Department of Community and Family Medicine, Division of Doctor of Physical Therapy faculty biographies and CVs. Materials are dated from 1997 to 2013.

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The Medical Education for National Defense (MEND) Committee was a cooperative between the United States Department of Defense and select medical schools established by the Joint American Medical Association in 1952 and joined by Duke in 1956. The goal of this committee was to integrate the special problems of military and disaster medicine into the existing curricula of each participating medical university. This collection includes reports from meetings of the MEND committee, particularly those attended by Dr. William G. Anlyan. Materials range in date from 1959 to 1964.

Contains reports from meetings of the Medical Education for National Defense (MEND) Committee, particularly those attended by Dr. William G. Anlyan. Materials date from 1959 to 1964.

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Nick Carter Travel Club Records, 1923-2003 5.5 Linear Feet (1 carton, 1 manuscript box, 7 flat boxes)

Contains the records of the F. Bayard Carter Society, better known as the "Nick Carter Travel Club," an organization associated with Duke's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Types of materials include incoming and outgoing correspondence, clippings, programs, reports, a CV, photographs, negatives, photo albums, and scrapbooks pertaining to the travels and activities of the Society. Materials date from 1923 to 2003.

Contains incoming and outgoing correspondence, clippings, programs, reports, a CV, photographs, negatives, photo albums, and scrapbooks pertaining to the travels and activities of the Nick Carter Travel Club. Materials date from 1923 to 2003.

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Student Affairs Records, 1978-2018 2 Linear Feet (4 manuscript boxes)

The Office of Student Affairs is responsible for providing students at Duke University School of Medicine with a number of academic, professional, and personal services, including notary services, resource referrals, advising, representation at school meetings, and the planning and coordination of major milestone events in their medical school careers. This collection contains booklets and programs describing Duke University School of Medicine's Hippocratic Oath ceremonies and the Order of Exercises for its graduation ceremonies. Also contains photographs and records for faculty and entering classes, a Student Affairs Committee's report to the Duke University Board of Trustees, and records from the 2005 SGEA/SGSA/SMAS/SOSR Annual Spring Meeting. Materials date from 1978 to 2018.

Contains booklets and programs describing Duke University School of Medicine's Hippocratic Oath ceremony and the Order of Exercises for its graduation ceremony. Also contains photographs and records for faculty and entering classes, a Student Affairs Committee's report to the Duke University Board of Trustees, and records from the 2005 SGEA/SGSA/SMAS/SOSR Annual Spring Meeting. Materials date from 1978 to 2018.