Department of Health Administration Records, 1943-1991

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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,...
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Summary

Creator:
Duke University. Department of Health Administration.
Abstract:
Materials relate to the history and administration of Duke's Department of Health Administration, established in 1930 as the first graduate program in the nation for the training of hospital administrators. Contains newsletters, correspondence, meeting minutes, attendance and membership lists, reports, articles, studies, notes, course evaluations, agendas, bound oral history transcripts, curriculum vitae, financial records, invoices, event programs, program applications, course catalogs, and photographs. Materials range in date from 1943 to 1991.
Extent:
47 Linear Feet (31 cartons and 1 manuscript box)
Language:
English
Collection ID:
AR.0066

Background

Scope and content:

Contains newsletters, correspondence, meeting minutes, attendance and membership lists, reports, articles, studies, notes, course evaluations, agendas, bound oral history transcripts, curriculum vitae, financial records, invoices, event programs, program applications, course catalogs, and photographs. Faculty members mentioned in this collection include Ray E. Brown, David G. Warren, B. Jon Jaeger, Charles H. Frenzel, and Louis Swanson. Materials range in date from 1943 to 1991.

Biographical / historical:

In 1930, Duke University established the first graduate program in the nation for the training of hospital administrators. Wilburt C. Davison, the first School of Medicine Dean, believed there needed to be a program to train hospital administers in order to raise the standards of health care. Students were required to work in a variety of departments including hospital admissions, the administrative office, the out-patient clinic, and the storeroom in order to gain broad experience working in different parts of a hospital system. Originally conceived as a certificate program, the program was reorganized in 1962 and began awarding a Master of Hospital Administration degree. In 1974, the program became a department of Duke University, the Department of Health Administration. This degree was offered until 1986, when core courses were moved to Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. In 1991, the Duke MBA Health Sector Management program was introduced into Fuqua's MBA curriculum.

Acquisition information:
Accession A2003.037 (acquired, May 2003), Accession A2009.036 (transferred, July 2009)
Processing information:

Processed by Archives staff: date unknown

Arrangement:
Organized into the following series: Ray E. Brown Papers and Reprints, undated; Accreditation, 1964-1990; Faculty Minutes, 1975-1991; Miscellaneous Reports, 1976-1989; Departmental Publications, 1967-1990; Publications, 1950-1991; Management Improvement Program, 1968-1979; Correspondence, Hospital Administration, undated; Correspondence, Miscellaneous, undated; National Forum on Hospital and Health Affairs, 1979-1988; Personnel Files, undated; Oral History, undated; Course Evaluations, undated; Miscellaneous, undated; Hospital Administration Alumni Association and Alumni Council, undated.
Fileplan:

HC 32

Rules or conventions:
DACS

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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).
The following series must be screened for sensitive or confidential materials before being accessed: Management Improvement Program; Correspondence, Miscellaneous; National Forum on Hospital and Health Affairs; and Personnel Files. 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], Department of Health Administration, Duke University Medical Center Archives.