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Accession A2020.022, 1930-1954

Contains Duke Hospital Formulary (1945), list of Duke Hospital Pediatric House Staff (1930-1954), and a clipping of Dr. George Wallace Kernodle (Duke Pediatric Chief Resident, 1948) with 300,000th patient. Materials range in date from 1930 to 1954.

  2. Department of Pediatrics Records, 1930-2014

Department of Pediatrics Records, 1930-2014 126.75 Linear Feet (82 cartons, 1 half manuscript box, 14 blueprints)

Duke School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics was founded in 1927 by Wilburt C. Davison, MD, the first dean of the medical school. He also served as the first Department of Pediatrics chair (1927 to 1954). Other chairs include Jerome Harris, MD; Samuel L. Katz, MD; Michael M. Frank, MD; Joseph St. Geme, MD; and Ann M. Reed, MD. The collection documents the Department of Pediatrics with information about the department, Duke Children's Hospital, and affiliated clinics. Types of materials include departmental administrative files, financial information, planning and development materials, Duke Children's Hospital blueprints, meeting and committee materials, research files, printed materials, correspondence, reports and manuals, a small amount of audiovisual materials, grant and award information, and a list of Pediatrics House Staff. Materials date from 1930 to 2014.

Accession A2011.035, 1973-2006

Includes administrative records and information about the department and children's hospital, faculty files, correspondence, reports, meeting and committee materials, Privative Diagnostic Clinic materials, awards, financial materials, and research files. Materials are from 1973 to 2006.

  2. Department of Pediatrics Records, 1930-2014