Contains bound copies of the meeting agenda, program descriptions, and research abstracts for the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center Annual Meeting. Materials date from 2006 to 2008.
Consists of correspondence, reports, and grant materials from the former Comprehensive Cancer Center Director Dr. William W. Shingleton. Major themes include the External Scientific Review Committee, the Cancer Center Advisory Committee, and Cancer Center support grants and core grants. Materials date from 1974 to 1988.
The Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center became one of the nation's first cancer centers in December 1971 after the passage of the National Cancer Act. In 1973, the Duke Cancer Center was designated a cancer center by the National Cancer Institute. Types of materials include correspondence, reports, reprinted articles, grant materials, photographs, brochures, meeting agendas, photographic contact sheets, and videotapes. Major themes include the External Scientific Review Committee, the Cancer Center Advisory Committee, Cancer Center support grants and core grants, Oncology Recreation Therapy, the Take-A-Seat Gala and Auction, and the Duke Center for Living. Materials range in date from 1943 to 2011.