Department of Surgery Records, 1947-2024

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Summary

Creator:
Duke University. Medical Center. Department of Surgery. and Duke University. Medical Center. Department of Surgery.
Abstract:
Established in 1930, The Department of Surgery was one of the first departments at Duke Hospital and Duke School of Medicine. The collection contains correspondence, reports, photographs, composite photographs, handbooks, invitations, microscope slides, negatives, 35mm projector slides, research notes, research logs, articles, artifacts, reference files, programs, departmental publications, financial records, and digital files documenting the day to day operations of the department. Materials range in date from 1930 to 2024.
Extent:
11.5 Linear Feet (7 cartons, 1 manuscript box, 1 flat box) and 1 artifact and 912.64 MB
Language:
English
Collection ID:
AR.0009

Background

Scope and content:

Contains correspondence, reports, photographs, composite photographs, handbooks, invitations, microscope slides, negatives, 35mm projector slides, research notes, research logs, articles, artifacts, reference files, programs, departmental publications, financial records, and digital files documenting the day to day operations of the department. Materials range in date from 1930 to 2024.

Biographical / historical:

Established in 1930, The Department of Surgery was one of the first departments at Duke Hospital and Duke School of Medicine. Dr. J. Deryl Hart served as the first department chair from 1930 to 1960. Other department chairs include:

  • Clarence Gardner (1960-1964)
  • David Sabiston Jr. (1964-1994)
  • Robert W. Anderson (1994-2003)
  • Danny O. Jacobs (2003-2012)
  • Allan Kirk (2014-present)

The department is organized into the following divisions:

  • Abdominal Transplant Surgery
  • Advanced Oncologic and Gastrointestinal Surgery
  • Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery
  • Pediatric General Surgery
  • Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery; Surgical Sciences
  • Trauma and Critical Care Surgery
  • Urology; and Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Acquisition information:
Accession A1976.0098 (acquired, May 2005), Accession A2003.021 (acquired, May 2003), Accession A2004.005 (transferred, March 2004), Accession A2005.039 (transferred, August 2005), Accession A2007.003 (transferred by Tracy Kerby, January 2007), Accession A2006.056 (transferred, August 2006), Accession A2005.004 (transferred, January 2005), Accession A2007.101 (transferred, December 2007), Accession A2008.084 (transferred, December 2008), Accession A2009.046 (transferred, September 2009), Accession A2011.026 (transferred, March 2011), Accession A2018.028 (transferred by Wendy Dixon, May 2018), Accession A2018.044 (transferred by Eleanor Nelson, July 2018), Accession A2018.045 (transferred by Allan Kirk, July 2018), Accession A2018.048 (transferred by Allan Kirk, July 2018), Accession A2018.066 (transferred by Scott Behms, August 2018); Accession A2018.068 (transferred by Justin Barr, September 2018), Accession A2019.047 (transferred by Scott Behm, June 2019), Accession A2019.053 (transferred by Justin Barr, June 2019), Accession A2019.061 (transferred by Justin Barr, June 2019), Accession A2020.030 (transferred by Justin Barr, June 2020), Accession A2021.001 (transferred by Justin Barr, March-May 2020), Accession A2021.053 (transferred by Justin Barr, July 2021), Accession A2023.038 (transferred by Ran Northam, August 2023), Accession A2024.068 (transferred by Tammy Watson, September 2024)
Processing information:

Processed by Archives staff: date unknown; updated by Kahlee Leingang under the supervision of Lucy Waldrop: June 2018; updated by Lucy Waldrop: July 2018, August 2018; updated by Lucy Waldrop and McKenzie Long under the supervision of Lucy Waldrop: September 2018; updated by Lucy Waldrop: June 2019, July 2019, July 2020, January 2021, July 2021, August 2023, October 2024

Arrangement:
This collection is organized into the following series: Records, 1960-2019, 2024; Orthopaedic Surgery Papers, 1947-1971; Cardiothoracic Surgery, Division of, 1998-2001; Photographic Materials, 1930-2019; Artifacts, 2006; Financial Records (restricted), 1995-2012; Digital Files, 2007-2021.
Rules or conventions:
DACS

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Restrictions:

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).
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Division of Series must be screened for sensitive or confidential materials before being accessed. For further information consult with the Medical Center Archivist.
Materials in boxes 8 and 9 are restricted and closed to researchers for 50 years from the date of creation.
Digital files from Accession A2019.061 are restricted for 20 years after date of creation.

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 Surgery Records, Duke University Medical Center Archives.