Collection: 65th General Hospital Collection, 1917-2002 - Archives & Manuscripts at Duke University Libraries Search Results

Leo Alexander Papers, 1926-1998

Abstract Or Scope: Comprised of Alexander's saved records of his own department and the neurosurgical service. Contains travel documents and orders from WWII, research and investigative reports related neurosurgery, reports and correspondence related to Nazi medical experiments, patient records, correspondence, trial records and transcripts, test results, and photographs. Of special significance is material dealing with Alexander's later work as an investigator and consultant to prosecutors during the Nuremberg tribunal's medical war crimes trials of Nazis from 1946 to 1947. Significant portions of records are in German. Materials date from 1926 to 1998.

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Letters from Chief of Counsel for War Crimes Jim McHaney including comments on outcome of medical war crimes trial, undated Box 3

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Lists of neurosurgical consultations and operations performed, February 1944-June 1945 Box 6

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Loose notes contained in record ledger book, 1946-1947 Box 3

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Malvern, England and classes at East Grimstead, (pp. 11-20), 1943-1944 Box 7

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Map of East Anglia with locations of bomber fields and general hospitals, 1944 Box 1

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Martin J. Ryan, Jr. letter congratulating the 65th on its 50th anniversary, 1992 Box 1

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Medical School Curriculum in War Time Germany, undated Box 3

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Memorabilia including programs, maps, Christmas card, postcards, and photo booklet on exploits of the French resistance organization, F.F.I., 1943-1945 Box 7

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Memos, interrogation summaries, position papers, January-July 1947 Box 3

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Memos, interrogation summaries, position papers, November-December 1946 Box 3

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Memos, witness case history and interrogation summaries for medical war crimes trials, December 1946, March 1947 Box 3

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Methods of Influencing International Scientific Meetings as laid down by German Scientific Organizations, undated Box 3

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Military orders, undated Box 9

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Miscellaneous Aviation Medical Matters, undated Box 3

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Miscellaneous neurosurgical and nursing notes, undated Box 6

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Miscellaneous photos: crashed aircraft, injured men, X-rays, surgery, undated Box 6

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Misc. photos with descriptive text, undated Box 9

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Narrative histories. 'Base Hospital No. 65, A.E.F', unknown author; 'The Nurses Side of It', Irene Brewster; 'History of Base Hospital Number Sixty-Five' (North Carolina Medical Journal), Wilburt C. Davison, 1929, 1935, April 1959 Box 1

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Negatives of photos in folders 1-10 (11 rolls of 35 mm film), undated Box 6

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Neuropathology and Neurophysiology, including Electro-Encephalography in Wartime Germany, undated Box 3

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Neuropsychiatric clinical abstracts, 1945 Box 6

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Neuropsychiatry monthly reports, January 1944-April 1945 Box 6

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Neurosurgical Case Data, 1943-1945

Abstract Or Scope: 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.

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Neurosurgical monthly reports on individual patients, March 1944-February 1945 Box 6

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Neurosurgical monthly summaries, including patient deaths and autopsies, March 1944-February 1945 Box 6

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Neurosurgical staff notes and forms, undated Box 6

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Neurosurgical ward book; daily reports, April-August 1944 Box 5

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Neurosurgical ward book; daily reports, August-November 1944 Box 5

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Neurosurgical ward book; daily reports, June-July 1945 Box 5

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Neurosurgical ward book; daily reports, March-June 1945 Box 5

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Neurosurgical ward book; daily reports, November 1944-March 1945 Box 5

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Norman Ross Papers, 1942-1992

Abstract Or Scope: Ross wrote regularly to his wife following his departure from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, until his return to the United States. Contains correspondence, a disassembled scrapbook, newspaper clippings, unit rosters, memorabilia from the French resistance organization F.F.I, and reunion newsletters. Materials date from 1942 to 1992, with the bulk of materials from 1942 to 1946.

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Notes, tests, etc. for neuropsychiatric cases; names beginning B to E, undated Box 5

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Notes, tests, etc. for neuropsychiatric cases; names beginning F to L, undated Box 5

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Notes, tests, etc. for neuropsychiatric cases; names beginning M to R, undated Box 5

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Notes, tests, etc. for neuropsychiatric cases; names beginning S to W; copies of news clippings of Smith murder case included, undated Box 5

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Notification of hearings for discharge; some notes by Alexander included., 1943 Box 5

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Obituaries for 65th General Hospital veterans, 1997 Box 1

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Off duty personnel, identified, 32 photos, undated Box 1

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Officers, 65th General Hospital, Ft. Bragg, (from General Collected Materials series), September 16, 1942 Box FF1-1

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On duty personnel, identified, 11 photos, undated Box 1

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O. Norris Smith Papers, 1942-1992

Abstract Or Scope: Opie Norris Smith of Greensboro, North Carolina, joined the 65th in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. He returned home in December 1946 after serving as chief medical officer and commanding officer in other units. Contains photographs, correspondence, a diagnosis code book, military orders, reunion announcements, and memorabilia. Photographs, if labeled, are arranged chronologically. Materials date from 1942 to 1992.

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Orders, bulletins, travel documents, 1943, 1945 Box 3

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Oversized Photographs, 1942-1944

Abstract Or Scope: Contains oversized photographs of the 65th's hospital, a unit portrait, and personnel photos. Materials date from 1942 to 1944.

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Pamphlets and postcards, undated Box 9

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Penicillin Therapy from September, September 1944-January 1945 Box 1

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Personal Materials, 1943-1985

Abstract Or Scope: 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.

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Personnel and patient photographs, mounted for display, 9 photos, undated Box 1

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Photo Album Pages, 1942-1946

Abstract Or Scope: 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.

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Photocopies of newspaper clippings related to the 65th, including the calling up of the unit and the send-off party at Hope Valley Country Club, 1942-1982 Box 7

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Photocopies of photos taken by Smith in Botesdale; tourism brochure on US Air Force in East Anglia, ca 1980s? Box 9

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Photograph album/scrapbook, photographs, 1942-1946 Box 8

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Photographs, 1942-1944, nd Box FF1-5

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Photographs, circa 1942-1946

Abstract Or Scope: This subseries contains photographs of the units work and leisure activities, as well as some graphic pictures of severe wounds. There are additional photographs in the Norman Ross Papers Series and the O. Norris Smith Papers Series. Materials range in date from circa 1942 to 1946.

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Photographs: final reunion and sculpture dedication, October 26, 2002 Box 9

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Photographs of Frederic Moir Hanes and Base Hospital No. 65, 1917-1919 Box 1

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Photographs of innovations in surgical equipment and procedures, undated Box 6

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Photographs of Polish victim witnesses and victim autopsies, undated Box 3

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Photos mounted for display, undated Box 2

Abstract Or Scope: Includes damaged flak helmet (2 photos), airman in damaged flak vest, US flag of the 65th displayed in English church, and same photo, unmounted, with caption.

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Postwar leave photos, Germany and France; voyage home, (pp. 81-89), 1945-1946 Box 7

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Postwar site photographs, mounted for display, 10 photos, undated Box 1

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Publications, 1926-1998

Abstract Or Scope: 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.

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Publications and postcards of Beresford's work sent to Wilburt C. Davison, 1959 Box 1

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Public Mental Health Practices in Germany: Sterilization and Execution of Patients suffering from Nervous or Mental Disease, undated Box 3

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Rascher, et al., report on cold water experiments with notes by Alexander, undated Box 4

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Rascher/Himmler correspondence, 1940-1942 Box 4

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Rascher/Himmler correspondence, 1942 Box 4

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Rascher/Himmler correspondence, 1942-1943 Box 4

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Rascher medical journal article, Versuch einer kristallographischen Karzinomdiagnose,Munchener Medizinisch Wochenschrift, no. 14, 7 April 1939: 544-45., undated Box 4

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Record ledger book of activities and notes, 1946-1947 Box 3

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Red Cross armband used for field service, undated Box 2

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Redgrave Park; leave in Ipswich and Paris, (pp. 51-60), 1945 Box 7

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Redgrave Park; leave in Scotland and Northern Ireland, (pp. 31-40), 1944 Box 7

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Redgrave Park, (pp. 41-50), 1944-1945 Box 7

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Reports on experiments, authored by Wolfgang Lutz, undated Box 4

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Reprint of 'Air Force Battle Casualties','Archives of Surgery', October 1946 Box 1

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Reprints of journal articles by Alexander, 1948-1949, 1966, nd Box 4

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Reunion and Anniversary Materials, 1947-2002

Abstract Or Scope: 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.

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Reunion announcements, newsletters, news clippings, photographs, 1951-1992 Box 1

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Ronald Reagan letter congratulating the 65th on its 40th anniversary, 1982 Box 1

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Rorshach test results and notes of neuropsychiatric patients, 1944-1945 Box 6

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Roster of nurses and home addresses, 1945 Box 1

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Roster of wives of married officers' addresses; "65th Pulse Beat", letter from Duke Faculty Club to Ross; order reassigning Ross to 85th Evacuation Hospital, military chapel service program, November 5, 1942, May 21, 1943, November 28, 1944, August 18 Box 7

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Rosters and memoranda, status of flying personnel treated, 1944-1945 Box 6

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Scotch UCA-60 tapes labeled '15' the master copy of an earlier, shorter edition of the documentary history of the 65th General Hospital., undated Box 3.0041

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Scotch UCA-60 tapes labeled '16' the master copy of an earlier, shorter edition of the documentary history of the 65th General Hospital., undated Box 3.0042

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Sentencing orders, U.S. v. Brandt, et al., August 20, 1947 Box 4

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Sites and building exteriors, Malvern and Botesdale, 15 photos, undated Box 1

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Staff Notes, Forms, Reports, and Photos, 1944-1945

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

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