Division of Cardiology Records, 1952-2016

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Summary

Creator:
Duke University. Medical Center. Division of Cardiology.
Abstract:
Duke's Division of Cardiology, part of the Department of Medicine, is among one of the largest programs in the United States. Notable members of the division include Dr. Edward Orgain, Dr. Henry D. McIntosh, Dr. Andrew G. Wallace, and Dr. Joseph C. Greenfield. This collection contains subject files, newsletters, financial information, correspondence, meeting minutes, conference materials, agendas, study and research reports, writings, publications, programs, notes, presentations, personal accounts, proposals, questionnaires, interviews, lists, audiovisual materials, and photographic materials concerning the Division of Cardiology, particularly its departmental organizations, training fellows program, and the Duke Heart Center. Major subjects include the Duke Heart Center Board of Advisors, the Duke Cardiovascular Fellow's Society, the Duke University Cooperative Cardiovascular Society, and Dr. Joseph C. Greenfield's book on the history of the Cardiology Training Fellows program. Materials range in date from 1952 to 2016.
Extent:
16.75 Linear Feet (10 cartons, 1 flat box, 2 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box) and 528 MB
Language:
English
Collection ID:
AR.0041

Background

Scope and content:

Contains subject files, newsletters, financial information, correspondence, meeting minutes, conference materials, agendas, study and research reports, writings, publications, programs, notes, presentations, personal accounts, proposals, questionnaires, interviews, lists, audiovisual materials, and photographic materials concerning the Division of Cardiology at the Duke University Medical Center, particularly its departmental organizations, training fellows program, and the Duke Heart Center. Materials date from 1952 to 2016.

Biographical / historical:

Duke's Division of Cardiology, part of the Department of Medicine, is among one of the largest programs in the United States. Notable members of the division include Dr. Edward Orgain, Dr. Henry D. McIntosh, Dr. Andrew G. Wallace, and Dr. Joseph C. Greenfield. Among the many accomplishments of Duke's Division of Cardiology include being the first institution to use systemic hypothermia during cardiac surgery, the first developed and used a coronary artery transluminal extraction catheter, the development of the first perfusion balloon angioplasty catheter, the invention of the first bioabsorbable coronary stent, and the development and first use of the Anstadt System for circulatory support in order to keep a dying patient alive until a donor heart became available for transplant.

Acquisition information:
Accession A2003.065 (acquired, July 2003), Accession A2006.061 (transferred, August 2006), Accession A2011.017 (transferred, April 2011), Accession A2019.004 (transferred by Carl Chmielewski, November 2018)
Processing information:

Processed by Archives staff: date unknown; updated by Mckenzie Long under the supervision of Lucy Waldrop: January 2019

Arrangement:
Organized into the following series: Records, 1980-2003; Subject Files, 1955-2014; Duke Heart Center, 1964-2014; Departmental Organizations, 1981-2015; Duke Cardiology Training Fellows Research, 1952-2016; Digital Files, 2003-2010; Restricted, 1974-2014. There is unprocessed material within this collection. Researchers should note that unprocessed material might overlap with/or relate to material found in other processed series. In order to locate all relevant material within this collection, researchers will need to consult each series described in the Series Scope and Contents section.
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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).
Collection 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], Division of Cardiology Records, Duke University Medical Center Archives.