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This subseries includes a history of the unit and photographs of one of the unit's hospitals. Materials date from 1917 to 1959.

This subseries contains copies of articles and publications about infamous doctors, neurology, the Nuremberg trials, and psychology. Included are copies of Michael Shevell's articles on Alexander's contributions to the Nuremberg Code, a set of research ethics for human experimentation and medical research. Materials date from 1926 to 1998.

During World War II, Heinrich Himmler headed the Nazi's SS and took a keen interest in the Nazi medical experiments conducted across the Third Reich. Sigmund Rascher (1909-1945), once a respected physician, was a Himmler associate who tried to use their relationship to his advantage. Rascher and others conducted experiments on prisoners in various concentration camps and across the Third Reich. Racscher's experiments at the Concentration Camp Dachau were judged inhumane and criminal during the Nuremberg trial of other Nazi medical professionals. Alexander procured copies of captured documents to aid in his investigations of Nazi medical experiments. Types of materials include reports and correspondence between Racher, Himmler, and other Nazi officials. The majority of materials in this subseries are photocopies of original documents and in German. Materials date from 1939 to 1943.

This subseries contains pages from Ross' 89-page scrapbook, "Active Army Years of Norman F. Ross, July 1942 - February 1946," as well as correspondence. The first page features a proof of his military ID photo, his journey home from Europe, and the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor. Materials date from 1942 to 1946.

This subseries includes correspondence, unit reports, hospital regulations, and newsletters. Also contains a separate historical report of the Nursing Service and a summary by chief surgical officer Clarence Gardner of his work. Materials date from 1942 to 1953.

This subseries contains military orders, photographs, programs, maps, and newspaper clippings. Materials date from 1942 to 1992.

As a consultant to the U.S. Secretary of War, Alexander gathered a vast body of information in preparation for the 1946-1947 Nuremberg medical war crimes trials of Nazi officials. Following these trials, he became a spokesperson on issues of medical ethics and experimentation and an advocate for victims. Types of materials include correspondence, notes, research, and photographs. Materials date from 1942 to 1998.

William H. Bridgers (MD Duke, 1936) served as the chief of Neurosurgery in the 65th General Hospital. This subseries contains notes, tests, clinical briefs, abstracts, photos, X-rays, and follow up correspondence of neurosurgical patients. Materials date from 1943 to 1945.

This subseries contains correspondence between Ross and his wife. Ross served in another medical unit in Germany following his tour with the 65th and wrote regularly to his wife following his departure from Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, until his return to the United States. Materials date from 1943 to 1945.

This subseries contains orders and travel documents, a ledger of activities, notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and a curriculum vita. Materials date from 1943 to 1985.

Materials include a complete record of patient admissions, dispositions, deaths, and clinical abstracts of severely wounded men. One is for George Buske, a case later publicized by Ivan Brown. Also contains extensive clinical study data on the early use of penicillin in treating syphilis. Materials date from 1944 to 1945.

This subseries contains materials on personnel, procedures, innovations, and numbers of patients. Materials date from 1944 to 1945.

During the Nuremberg Trials, Nazi party members were tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The prosecutors and judges were comprised of individuals from the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. The chief prosecutors were Robert H. Jackson (United States), Francois de Menthon (France), Roman A. Rudenko (Soviet Union), and Sir Hartley Shawcross (Great Britain). During the trial of Nazi doctors, referred to as the Doctors Trial, Brigadier General Telford Taylor from the United States acted as the Chief of Counsel for the prosecutors. Alexander served as a researcher and consultant during the trials of German doctors accused of performing medical experiments on concentration camp prisoners. This subseries contains memorandum between Alexander and the prosecutors, notes on witnesses and defendants, notes from the interrogation of Nazi party members, statements drafted to rebut defense arguments, and documents from the medical war crimes trials at Nuremberg. Materials date from 1946 to 1947.

Veterans of the 65th assembled at reunions, often annually, from 1947 to 2002 with special celebrations upon the unit's 40th, 50th, and 60th anniversaries. In 2002, Duke University honored the 65th with a sculptural monument at the Medical Center. "8th AF News 1(3), September 2001" includes the article "Hospitals that Served the Eighth Air Force," written by Ivan Brown. "Items on Memorial Dedication, 2002" includes an invitation, program, photographs, news clippings, and 8th AF News 2(4), 2002, featuring an article on the memorial dedication with many color photographs. See also Series 1.8. Videos, and Series 5. Final Reunion Photographs, October 26 2002. Materials range in date from 1947 to 2002.

This subseries contains 13 videotapes. Ten tapes in 14 in 3/4-inch, 20 min. format, with reels in CROLYN-II boxes (except for one tape, numbered #6, in a JVC box). The tapes are labeled, "Dr. Brown/4-13." Nine of the tapes are interviews conducted by Ivan Brown with veterans of the 65th General Hospital. Only short portions of these interviews were included in the final video documentary of the 65th General Hospital. Housed with Audiovisual Materials Collection. Materials date from 1981 to 2002.