Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development Records, 1952-2019

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Creator:
Duke University. Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development.
Abstract:
The Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development was created in 1955 by the U.S. Surgeon General and was designated as one of five regional resource centers on aging. The center's first initiatives included the Duke Longitudinal Studies, a 20-year project begun in 1956 that monitored the physical, mental, social, and economic status of approximately 800 older adults. Types of materials include correspondence, audiovisual materials, reprints, departmental histories, budget materials, computer printouts, brochures, newsletters, clippings, directories, grant materials, questionnaires, printed materials, architectural plans, and internal administrative papers such as meeting minutes, reports, publications, and photographs. Major subjects include the study of aging and human development, mental health, geriatric medicine, psychological and psychiatric behavior of older adults, Carol Woods Retirement Home, the Hillhaven LaSalle Nursing Center, the Forest at Duke, the Greenery Rehabilitation Center, the United Methodist Retirement Home, the Croasdaile Village, and Ewald W. Busse. A portion of the materials came from the files of Dorothy K. Heyman; these files have been interspersed throughout the collection. The collection contains materials from Gerda G. Fillenbaum concerning the Study at Carol Woods in Chapel Hill, NC (1979-1981), the Longitudinal Retirement History Study (1969-1979), the Older Americans Resources and Services Program (OARS), and the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD). The collection also contains materials from Lisa P. Gwyther, concerning her work with Alzheimer's and related diseases and the Duke Aging Center Family Support Program. The collection also contains materials from Mitchell Heflin concerning the Consortium for Faculty Development to Advance Geriatric Education (FD-AGE), the Duke Geriatrics Division's curriculum on the care of older adults entitled "Clinical Core on Aging", and the Duke Geriatric Education Center (GEC). Materials range in date from 1952 to 2019.
Extent:
214.95 Linear Feet (139 cartons, 6 card boxes, 4 flat boxes, 1 half manuscript box, 1 large map folder, 1 small map folder) and 358.02 MB
Language:
English
Collection ID:
AR.0021

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains correspondence, audiovisual materials, reprints, departmental histories, budget materials, computer printouts, brochures, newsletters, clippings, directories, grant materials, questionnaires, printed materials, patient records, digital files, architectural plans, and internal administrative papers such as meeting minutes, reports, publications, and photographs. Major subjects include the study of aging and human development, mental health, geriatric medicine, psychological and psychiatric behavior of older adults, Carol Woods Retirement Home, the Hillhaven LaSalle Nursing Center, the Forest at Duke, the Greenery Rehabilitation Center, the United Methodist Retirement Home, the Croasdaile Village, and Ewald W. Busse. A portion of the materials came from the files of Dorothy K. Heyman; these files have been interspersed throughout the collection. The collection contains materials from Gerda G. Fillenbaum concerning the Study at Carol Woods in Chapel Hill, NC (1979-1981), the Longitudinal Retirement History Study (1969-1979), the Older Americans Resources and Services Program (OARS), and the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD). The collection also contains materials from Lisa P. Gwyther, concerning her work with Alzheimer's and related diseases and the Duke Aging Center Family Support Program. The collection also contains materials from Mitchell Heflin concerning the Consortium for Faculty Development to Advance Geriatric Education (FD-AGE),the Duke Geriatrics Division's curriculum on the care of older adults entitled "Clinical Core on Aging", and the Duke Geriatric Education Center (GEC). Materials range in date from 1952 to 2019.

Biographical / historical:

The Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development was created in 1955 and designated as one of five regional resource centers on aging. Some of the leaders of the program included biochemist Philip Handler; demographer Joseph Spengler; economist Juanita Kreps; psychiatrist Ewald W. Busse; psychiatrist Gerda G. Fillenbaum; center director, Harvey Jay Cohen; and former Dean of the School of Medicine, Vice President for Health Affairs, and Chancellor for Health Affairs William Anlyan.
One of the center's first initiatives included the Duke Longitudinal Studies, a 20-year project begun in 1956 that monitored the physical, mental, social, and economic status of approximately 800 older adults. These studies received the 1983 Sandoz International Prize for multidisciplinary research in aging and documented the capacity of older adults to age well. Duke's Geriatric Evaluation and Treatment (GET) Clinic opened in 1967. In 1975, the Older Americans Resources and Services (OARS) Program developed the first comprehensive technique for assessment of functional impairment in the elderly. In 1986, the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD) was established by a grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to standardize procedures for evaluating and diagnosing patients with Alzheimer's disease.

Acquisition information:
Accession A1976.056 (Acquired, May 2005), Accession A2003.023 (Acquired, May 2003), Accession A2003.050 (acquired, June 2003), Accession A2007.046 (transferred, May 2007), Accession A2009.025 (transferred, May 2009), Accession A2009.034 (transferred, July 2009), Accession A2012.069 (transferred, November 2012), Accession A2012.071 (transferred, November 2012); Accession A2013.055 (transferred, September 2013), Accession A2013.110 (transferred by Jamazina Smith, October 2013), Accession A2015.041 (gift by Jamazina Smith, October 2015), Accession A2015.049 (transferred by Ilene Siegler, December 2015), Accession A20215.050 (transferred by Bernice Justice, December 2015), Accession A2018.059 (transferred by Harvey J. Cohen, August 2018), Accession A2018.083 (transferred by Gerda Fillenbaum, November 2018), Accession A2019.014 (transferred by Gerda Fillenbaum, February 2019), Accession A2019.015 (transferred by Harvey J. Cohen, February 2019), Accession A2019.015 (transferred by Lisa P. Gwyther, March 2019), Accession A2019.024 (transferred by Gerda Fillenbaum, March 2019), Accession A2019.025 (transferred by Harvey J. Cohen, May 2019), Accession A2019.062 (transferred by Gerda Fillenbaum, July 2019), Accession A2019.065 (transferred by Linda K. George, July 2019), Accession A2019.068 (transferred by Karen Ray, July 2019), Accession A2019.079 (transferred by Mitchell Heflin, August 2019), Accession A2019.093 (transferred by Gerda Fillenbaum, November 2019), Accession A2019.094 (transferred by Harvey J. Cohen, November 2019), Accession A2021.037 (transferred by Gerda Fillenbaum, April 2021), Accession A2021.047 (transferred by Celia Hybels, June 2021), Accession A2021.047 (transferred by Emily Herbert, June 2021), Accession A2021.056 (transferred by Emily Herbert, July 2021), Accession A2021.058 (transferred by Lisa Gwyther, July 2021), Accession A2021.059 (transferred by Deborah Gold, July 2021)
Processing information:

Processed by Emily Glenn: June 2003; updated by Brian Goforth: June 2008; encoded by Brian Goforth: July 2008; updated by Lucy Waldrop: August 2018; updated by Caroline Waller under the supervision of Lucy Waldrop: November 2018, March 2019; updated by Lucy Waldrop: March 2019; Updated by Caroline Waller under the supervision of Lucy Waldrop: April 2019, July 2019, October 2019, January 2020; updated by Lucy Waldrop: April 2021, June 2021, July 2021, August 2021, May 2022.

Arrangement:
Organized into the following series and accessions: Administrative Files, 1952-1979; Papers, Articles, and Newspaper Clippings, 1952-1976; Publications, 1956-1998; Bound Publications, 1955-2009; Audiovisual Materials, 1971, 1973, undated; Accession A2013.110, undated; Accession A2012.069, undated; Accession A2012.071, undated; Accession A2013.055, undated; Accession A2015.049, undated; Accession A2015.050, undated; Accession A2018.083, 1969-2015; Accession A2019.014, 1972-2018; Accession A2019.015, 1974-2016; Accession A2019.017, 1982-2015; Accession A2019.024, 1972-2018; Accession A2019.062, 1972-2012; Accession A2019.065, 1978-1996; Accession A2019.068, 1956-2005; Digital Files, 1994-2006; Accession A2019.079, 1972-2017; Accession A2019.093, 1971-1999; Accession A2019.094, 1960, 2006; Accession A2021.037, 1969-2019; Accession A2021.047, 1965-2003, Accession A2021.048, 2007-2010; Accession A2021.056, undated; Accession A2021.058, 1979-2018; Accession A2021.059, 2006-2014; Digital Files, 1994-2014. Material within this collection has been organized by accession reflecting the fact that the collection has been acquired in increments over time. Researchers should note that material within each accession overlaps with/or relates to material found in other accessions. In order to locate all relevant material within this collection, researchers will need to consult each accession described in the Series Scope and Contents section. Researchers should also note that similar material can be arranged differently in each accession, depending on how the material was organized when it was received by the DUMCA.
Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Duke University Medical Center Library's online catalog.
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This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals or IRB approval may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Duke University assumes no responsibility.
Contains Medical Center Administrative records. These include records of the officers of the University, as defined in the Bylaws, the deans of schools and colleges, and departments, institutes, and other offices as designated by the President. For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the director of the office of record and the Medical Center Archivist is required for use. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the Medical Center Archivist. (Issued by the Office of the Chancellor, December 1, 1975).
Materials in boxes 95, 96, 97, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, and 139 are restricted and can only be accessed with the permission of the Medical Center Archivist.
Boxes 94, 98, 109, 113, 114, 115, 116, 119, 120, 125, 128, 129, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 146, and 147 contains materials restricted at the folder level and must be screened for sensitive or confidential materials before being accessed.
For further information consult with the Medical Center Archivist..

Terms of access:

Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Center For the Study of Aging and Human Development Records, Duke University Medical Center Archives.