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Contains photographs, 35mm slides and other visual media of David C. Sabiston Jr., Philip R. Allison, Michael E. DeBakey, John H. Gibbon, William Stewart Halsted, Merel Harmel, Ralph Snyderman, William Anlyan, the Johns Hopkins Surgical Society, the David C. Sabiston Surgical Society, the Society of Clinical Surgery, and the Department of Surgery's Sabiston exhibition that was on display on the 7th floor of the HAFS building from circa 2005 to 2018. Portraits of Sabiston are largely organized by size. Materials date from 1887 to 2010 with a significant amount of the materials undated.

William Steward Halsted (1852-1922) was a professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins University and credited with founding modern American surgery. While at Johns Hopkins, Halsted pioneered treatments for breast cancer, hernias, and gallstones. The series contains correspondence, research, and notes. Materials date from 1906 to 2001 with a significant amount of the materials undated.

Contains a CV, congratulatory writings, special letters, correspondence, scrapbook pages, a gifted cross stitch piece, memorabilia, and drawings and photographs pertaining to David C. Sabiston Jr.'s family, friends, interests, and studies at UNC-Chapel Hill. The last names of some family and friends are unknown and only the first name is provided. Materials date from 1920 to 1998, with the bulk of material ranging from 1939 to 1943.

This series contains materials created by Sabiston at Johns Hopkins University: a sampling of operative notes showing Sabiston's approach to clinical treatments, curriculum materials, and hospital rounds notes. All personally identifiable health information has been redacted from these clinical treatment files. School of Medicine curriculum revision materials contain correspondence and other materials pertaining to a daily schedule, fees, staffing, fourth- and fifth- year curriculum planning, and some correspondence with Alfred Blalock. Materials date from 1934 to 1996.

This series contains memorabilia and artifacts pertaining to David C. Sabiston Jr.'s early education, later career as a surgeon, and as a leader in medical policy and administration. Types of materials include printed materials; science research papers from high school; teaching awards; certificates of appreciation; symposia recognition items; and notes of recognition from regional and international medical schools, associations, and agencies. The series also contains artifacts including academic robes and hoods, a paperweight, and a commemorative glass. Materials date from 1938 to 2009.

Alfred Blalock (1899-1964) was the surgeon-in-chief of the John Hopkins Hospital, professor, and director of the surgery department at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (1941-1964). Blalock, Surgical Technician Vivien Thomas, and Pediatric Cardiologist Helen Taussig developed the "blue baby" operation and treatments for surgical shock. This series contains correspondence, programs, presentations, articles, curriculum vitae, and speeches relating to Blalock. Materials date from 1940 to 1989.

Contains David C. Sabiston Jr.'s professional correspondence. Major correspondents include Medal and Wilfred Bigelow, Michael E. DeBakey, Deryl Hart, Barton F. Haynes, Terry Sanford, Eugene A. Stead, and Barnes Woodhall. Also includes invitations to various professional events and congratulatory mail on various recognitions. Materials date from 1943 to 2003.

Contains journal and newspaper clippings regarding David C. Sabiston Jr. and the Duke School of Medicine, and programs from various professional events hosted at Duke and other institutions. Also included is a copy of the "Duke Dialogue", vol. 8 no. 28 with an article about Sabiston's recognition by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Materials date from 1947 to 2015.

Contains correspondence, lecture and presentation materials, reports, meeting minutes, and subject files pertaining to the operation and management of Duke University Department of Surgery, the Veterans Affairs Hospital, and academic programs of the Department of Medicine, including nursing training and education. Major correspondents include Del Stickel, Donald Silver, J. Leonard Goldner, James F. Glen, Will Sealy, Samuel A. Wells Jr., and Kenneth Pickrell. Materials date from 1949 to 2002.

The series contains slides, 3-inch film reels, 5-inch film reels, 7-inch film reels, 10-inch film reels, and other film reels of various sizes. Materials also include VHS and U-Matic tapes, cassette tapes, microcassettes, transcripts, lantern slides, 8-inch floppy disks, and double-sided, high-density 3 1/2-inch disks, CDs, and DVDs. Films of surgeries and surgical grand rounds are in various formats. This series also includes items such as the Argentine National Academy of Medicine Honorable Foreign Member Ceremony; an interview with Sabiston as part of the Alpha Omega Alpha Leaders in American Medicine series; a lecture by J. Scott Rankin on mitral and tricuspid valves; and interviews with Department of Surgery members. Patient names were removed. Materials date from 1952 to 2007.

Contains reports of research activities at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, where Sabiston consulted on administrative matters. Types of materials include budgets, planning documents, correspondence, and a surgical research review. Materials date from 1955 to 1977.