Collection: Death Masks Collection, circa 1941-1972 - Archives & Manuscripts at Duke University Libraries Search Results

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Davison, Wilburt C., 1972 Box Davison

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Hanes, Frederic Moir, 1946 Box Hanes 1/2

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Hanes, Frederic Moir, 1946 Box Hanes 2/2

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Perlzweig, William A., 1952 Box Perlzweig

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Swett, Francis H., 1943 Box Swett

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Jones, Robert R. Jr, 1941 Box Jones

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Collection, circa 1941-1972

Abstract Or Scope: Contains death masks for Wilburt C. Davison (1892-1972) first dean of the Duke University School of Medicine, Frederic M. Hanes (1883-1946) second chair of the Department of Medicine, William A. Perlzweig (1891-1949) first chair of the Department of Biochemistry, Francis H. Swett (1893-1943) first chair of the Department of Anatomy, and Robert R. Jones Jr. (1902-1941) original member of the Department of Surgery who was murdered by a patient. One of the Hanes masks might be a life mask instead of a death mask. Some of the masks have hair stuck in the plaster. Materials range in date from circa 1941 to 1972.

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Death Masks Collection, circa 1941-1972 2.75 Linear Feet (6 artifact boxes)

Abstract Or Scope: A death mask is a cast made of a person's head after they have died. This collection contains death masks of Wilber C. Davison, Frederic Moir Hanes, William A. Perlzweig, Francis H. Swett, and Robert R. Jones Jr. Materials range in date from circa 1941 to 1972.

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