Roscoe R. Robinson Papers, 1960-1978
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Summary
- Creator:
- Robinson, Roscoe R.
- Abstract:
- Contains the professional papers of Roscoe R. Robinson (1929-2004), professor, associate vice president, and chief executive officer of Duke University Medical Center and the director of the Division of Nephrology. Types of materials include correspondence, reports, minutes, reprints, newsletters, clippings, programs, drafts, news releases, agendas, notes, and financial materials. Major subjects include Sea Level Hospital and hospital administration. Materials date from 1960 to 1978.
- Extent:
- 4.5 Linear Feet (3 cartons)
- Language:
- English
- Collection ID:
- AR.0056
Background
- Scope and content:
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Contains correspondence, reports, minutes, reprints, newsletters, clippings, programs, drafts, news releases, agendas, notes, and financial materials pertaining to the career of Roscoe R. Robinson, Duke University Medical Center, and Sea Level Hospital. Materials date from 1960 to 1978.
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Roscoe R. (Ike) Robinson was born on August 21, 1929, in Oklahoma. Robinson graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1954. Robinson completed post-graduate training at Duke University and Columbia University. He was recruited to complete post-graduate training at Duke University by Eugene Stead. At Columbia University Robinson was a research fellow with Stanley Bradley. Following post-graduate training, Robinson joined the faculty of Duke University, where he spent the next 20 years serving as the Director of the Division of Nephrology and the Florence McAlister Professor of Medicine. For five years he served as associate vice president and Duke Hospital's chief executive officer. In 1981 Robinson left Duke and served as Vice Chancellor of Health Affairs at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine from 1981 to 1997. Robinson was vice chancellor for health affairs emeritus and professor of internal medicine at Vanderbilt at the time of his death.
Robinson is recognized for his work in the field of Nephrology, particularly his studies of urinary ammonia excretion, the site of action of diuretics in the nephron, pathogenesis of low-renin hypertension, and single nephron microperfusion. From 1970 to 1988, he was the national consultant in Nephrology to the Surgeon General of the U.S. Air Force. Robinson was a member of the Council of the American Society of Nephrology, where he was president from 1981 to 1982. Robinson was involved with the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), where he served as president from 1990 to 1993 and was the founding editor of their journal "Kidney International" from 1971 to 1984. He also organized the ISN series "Forefronts in Nephrology" in 1986. Robinson was on the editorial board of Archives of Internal Medicine for 10 years. Robinson served on the boards of United Way of Nashville and Middle Tennessee (Chairman 1990-1991), Nashville YMCA, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Hospital Hospitality House, Duke University Board of Trustees, Montgomery Bell Academy, First American Corporation and Bank, and the Nashville Health Care Council.
During his career Robinson was the recipient of many professional awards and honors, including membership in Alpha Omega Alpha, the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Duke University Medical Center, the John P. Peters Award of the American Society of Nephrology, and inclusion in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare.
Robinson married Ann Allen Robinson, with whom he had two children. He died on August 7, 2004. - Acquisition information:
- Source unknown
- Processing information:
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Processed by Archives Staff: date unknown; encoded by Dawne Howard Lucas: January 2013
- Arrangement:
- Organized into the following series: Sea Level Hospital, 1969-1974; Hospital Administration, 1960-1978.
- Fileplan:
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HC 47
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Duke University Medical Center Archives.
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- Personal Name(s):
- Robinson, Roscoe R.
- Corporate Name(s):
- Duke University. Medical Center
Duke University. Hospital - Topical Term(s):
- Hospital Administration.
Nephrology.
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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).
Contains Records of the Board of Trustees of the Duke University Medical Center. These include minutes and supporting documentation of the Board, its Executive Committee, standing and ad hoc committees, reports, studies, and the like presented solely to the Board. Records which have been existence for at least fifty years are available for scholarly research with the permission of the Medical Center Archivist. Access to records which have been in existence for less than fifty years shall be granted only by special permission, in writing, of the Medical Center Board of Trustees. - Terms of access:
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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.
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[Identification of item], Roscoe R. Robinson Papers, Duke University Medical Center Archives.