Duke Surgical Instrument Shop Records and Surgical Devices, circa 1949-1954

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Summary

Creator:
Newton, George W.
Abstract:
The Duke Surgical Instrument Shop was founded in 1949 and housed in the basement of the former William Bell Research Building. George W. Newton was the first shop manager, followed by Tom Orr and William Barber. In 1997, the Surgical Instrument Shop's administration was transferred from the Department of Surgery to the Department of Engineering and Maintenance Operations. Types of materials include a logbook detailing work done by the Surgical Instrument shop and three surgical devices. Materials range in date from 1949 to 1954.
Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet (1 bound volume) and 3 surgical devices
Language:
English
Collection ID:
AR.0137

Background

Scope and content:

Contains a logbook detailing work done by the Surgical Instrument shop and three surgical devices. Materials range in date from 1949 to 1954.

Biographical / historical:

The Duke Surgical Instrument Shop was founded in 1949 and housed in the basement of the former William Bell Research Building. George W. Newton was the first shop manager, followed by Tom Orr and William Barber. Although much of the shop's work included repairs to existing equipment, it also developed new devices, such as the first models of a blood heat exchanger and a special scale for weighing patients confined to bed. On October 13, 1997, the Surgical Instrument Shop's administration was transferred from the Department of Surgery to the Department of Engineering and Maintenance Operations.

Acquisition information:
Accession A2008.064 (gift by George W. Newton, October 2008)
Processing information:

Processed by Dawne Howard Lucas: May 2012; encoded by Dawne Howard Lucas: May 2012

Arrangement:
Organized into the following series: Objects, 1949-1954.
Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Duke University Medical Center Archives.
Rules or conventions:
DACS

Subjects

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Personal Name(s):
Newton, George W.
Corporate Name(s):
Duke University. Medical Center
Duke University. School of Medicine
Duke University. Hospital
Topical Term(s):
Equipment and Supplies, Hospital.

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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], Duke Surgical Instrument Shop Records and Surgical Devices, Duke University Medical Center Archives.