Contains the working files of Stuart M. Sessoms (1921-1997), Director of Duke Hospital (1968-1976). Types of materials include memorandums, correspondence, legal cases, annual reports, minutes, grant applications, theses, brochures, draft legislation, diagrams, charts, forms, contracts, and a photograph. Major subjects include the Duke Hospital, Duke Hospital departments, clinics, business and finance, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sea Level Hospital, Lincoln Hospital, Highland Hospital, the VA Hospital, Methodist Church Hospital and Homes, Hillhaven Convalescent Center, and State agencies and boards. Materials range in date from 1952 to 1980.
Contains files from the office of Stuart M. Sessoms during his tenure as director of Duke University Hospital from August 1, 1968 to December 31, 1976. In addition to physical growth and expansion, Sessoms oversaw Duke Hospital and its affiliates during a period of turbulent social change. Duke Hospital navigated new legislation such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the application of Affirmative Action and the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act. Major court cases such as Roe v. Wade, Griggs v. Duke Power, and changes in the Involuntary Commitment Statute of North Carolina had obvious impact on the running of Duke Hospital. Duke Hospital also experimented with the use of computers in a clinical setting, "the interview conducted by the computer is an enjoyable part of your hospital visit," touted a 1970 brochure. Additional challenges included the Vietnam War, Sexual Revolution and Women's Liberation movements which all effected emerging ideas of patient and employee rights in the nine years the Stuart M. Sessoms Records incorporate.
Types of materials include memorandums, correspondence, legal cases, annual reports, minutes, grant applications, theses, brochures, draft legislation, diagrams, charts, forms, contracts, and a photograph. Major subjects include the Duke Hospital, Duke Hospital departments, clinics, business and finance, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, Sea Level Hospital, Lincoln Hospital, Highland Hospital, the VA Hospital, Methodist Church Hospital and Homes, Hillhaven Convalescent Center, and State agencies and boards. Materials date from 1952-1980.