J. Leonard Goldner Papers, 1930-2013

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Summary

Creator:
Goldner, J. Leonard
Abstract:
Contains the professional papers of J. Leonard Goldner, MD (1918-2005), professor and orthopaedic surgeon at Duke University Medical Center and Duke University School of Medicine. Types of materials include correspondence, reprints, newsletters, clippings, programs, certificates, awards, photographs, audiovisual materials, biographical materials, notes, memorabilia, manuscripts, digital files, artwork, and medical tools. Major subjects include the American Orthopaedic Association, the Piedmont Orthopedic Society, Duke University Medical Center, and the Interurban Orthopedic Club. Materials date from 1930 to 2013.
Extent:
11.5 Linear Feet (4 cartons, 9 flat boxes, 2 book boxes) and 4.87 GB
Language:
English
Collection ID:
MC.0104

Background

Scope and content:

Contains the professional papers of J. Leonard Goldner (1918-2005), professor and orthopaedic surgeon at Duke University Medical Center and Duke University School of Medicine. Types of materials include correspondence, reprints, newsletters, clippings, programs, certificates, awards, photographs, audiovisual materials, biographical materials, notes, memorabilia, manuscripts, digital files, artwork, and medical tools. Major subjects include the American Orthopaedic Association, the Piedmont Orthopedic Society, Duke University Medical Center, and Interurban Orthopedic Club. Materials date from 1930 to 2013.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. Joseph Leonard Goldner, MD, was born on November 18, 1918, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Oscar Goldner and Rose Wolfson. He earned a BA degree from the University of Minnesota in 1939 and BS and MD degrees from the University of Nebraska in 1943. He was a member of the Navy during World War II, serving as a medical officer from 1944 to 1946. He completed orthopaedic residency training at Duke University from 1946 to 1950 and joined the Orthopaedic Surgery staff in 1950. While at Duke he established the first clinical Hand Surgery program in the Southeast. Goldner was Duke's chief of Orthopaedic Surgery from 1967 to 1984. He became the James B. Duke Professor in 1979. Goldner retired from Duke in 1988, although he continued to teach and attend conferences until his death.

Goldner was internationally recognized for his contributions to the field of orthopaedic surgery, particularly for developing a method of surgical management of congenital clubfoot. He was also lauded for his management of cerebral palsy and of hand, upper extremity, spinal, and pain problems.

Goldner was involved in numerous professional organizations, including serving as the president of the American Orthopaedic Association, the Southern Medical Association, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, and the North Carolina Orthopaedic Association. He received many honors and recognitions for his professional achievements, including the Governor's Award for Physician of the Year in 1967 and the Distinguished Civilian Service Award by the Secretary of the Army in 1981. Goldner also served as a Visiting Professor in numerous institutions and gave many lectures around the world on orthopaedic surgery.

Goldner married Eunice (Ken) Ruth Kensinger in 1944. They had two children. He died on December 20, 2005.

Acquisition information:
Accession A2008.063 (gift by Eunice Goldner, October 2008), Accession A2009.070 (gift by Eunice Goldner, December 2009), Accession A2017.050 (gift by Richard Goldner, November 2017), Accession A2019.081 (gift by Richard Goldner, August 2019)
Processing information:

Processed by Lindsay Farinella: July 2013; encoded by Lindsay Farinella: July 2013; reprocessed by Caroline Waller under the supervision of Lucy Waldrop: January 2018; reprocessed by Caroline Waller under the supervision of Lucy Waldrop: September 2019

Arrangement:
Organized into the following series: Personal/Biographical, 1936-2006; Correspondence, 1946-2013; Awards and Honors, 1943-2004; Photographic and Visual Materials, 1930-2010; Presentations and Speeches, 1973-2004; Printed Materials, 1942-2004; Professional Associations, 1942-2012; Writings, 1950-2001; Medical Tools, undated; Digital Files, 2000-2010.
Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Duke University Medical Center Archives.
Rules or conventions:
DACS

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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.

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], J. Leonard Goldner papers, Duke University Medical Center Archives.