Davison Club Records, 1969-2019

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Summary

Creator:
Duke University. Davison Club.
Abstract:
The Davison Club, chartered in 1969 and named after Wilburt Cornell Davison, the first dean of the Duke University School of Medicine, is a group of medical alumni and friends who each contribute $1,000 or more annually in unrestricted support to Duke University Medical Center and the School of Medicine. Davison Club members have provided more than 18 million dollars for scholarships, fellowships, educational resources, research, and patient care initiatives. The Davison Club is part of the Medical Center Office of Development and Alumni Affairs. This collection contains materials that document the founding of the Davison Club, including "The Davison Club Report #1," a list of charter members, and a certificate of charter members. Types of materials include announcements, programs, participant lists, directories, and invitations pertaining to joining the Davison Club, digital files, as well as attending Davison Club events such as the Annual Davison Club Weekend and the Davison Club's 30th, 45th and 50th Anniversary Celebrations. Materials range in date from 1969 to 2019.
Extent:
2.8 Linear Feet (1 carton, 1 manuscript box, 1 map folder) 1 framed poster, 2 framed paintings, and 221 MB.
Language:
English
Collection ID:
AR.0065

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains materials relating to the founding of the Davison Club, including the "Davison Club Report #1," a list of charter members, and a certificate of charter members. Types of materials include announcements, programs, posters, brochures, paintings, audio tapes, participant lists, a video, and invitations pertaining to joining the Davison Club, as well as attending Davison Club events such as the Annual Davison Club Weekend and the Davison Club's 30th, 45th, and 50th Anniversary Celebrations. Materials range in date from 1969 to 2019.

Biographical / historical:

The Davison Club, chartered in 1969 and named after Wilburt Cornell Davison, the first dean of the Duke University School of Medicine, is a group of medical alumni and friends who each contribute $1,000 or more annually in unrestricted support to Duke University Medical Center and the School of Medicine. Davison Club members have provided more than 18 million dollars for scholarships, fellowships, educational resources, research, and patient care initiatives. The Davison Club was founded in order to provide "much needed additional funds for the Medical Center's operating budget." There were 51 charter members, including Dr. Wilburt Cornell Davison, Dr. William G. Anlyan, Dr. Barnes Woodhall, and Dr. Herbert D. Kerman. The Club was initially part of the Department of Alumni Affairs, now the Medical Center Office of Development and Alumni Affairs.

Acquisition information:
Accession A2003.006 (acquired, May 2003), Accession A1976.0058 (acquired, May 2003), A2003.055 (acquired, June 2003), Accession 2009.041 (gift, August 2009), Accession A2009.045 (gift, August 2009), Accession A2009.055 (gift, October 2009), Accession A2009.059 (transferred, November 2009), Accession A2009.064 (transferred, November 2009), Accession A2010.048 (transferred, August 2010), Accession A2013.017 (transferred, March 2013), Accession A2014.025 (gift by Jason Bouck, July 2014), Accession A2015.020 (transferred by Trey Sinyard, June 2015), Accession A2022.001 (transferred by David Pickel, December 2021), Accession A2022.050 (transferred by Brenda Rimmer, July 2022), Accession A2024.008 (transferred by Brenda Rimmer, January 2024)
Processing information:

Processed by Dawne Howard Lucas: March 2008; encoded by Dawne Howard Lucas: March 2008; updated by Dawne Howard Lucas: August 2009, December 2010, July 2012, March 2013; updated by Lucy Waldrop: January 2022, July 2022, February 2024

Arrangement:
Organized into the following series: Records, 1969-2019; Digital Files, 2011.
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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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], Davison Club Records, Duke University Medical Center Archives.