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Start Over Collection Josiah C. Trent Papers, 1930-1961

Correspondence, 1930-1961

Contains correspondence that documents Trent's professional activities and publication. Series also includes correspondence relating to Trent's death, the subsequent donation of his private collection to Duke Hospital Library, and Mary Duke Biddle Trent's work as the editor of the Osler centenary series for the Thumbnail Sketches, a series started by Trent and taken over by Duke Biddle Trent after her husband's death. Materials date from 1930 to 1961.

  2. Josiah C. Trent Papers, 1930-1961

Josiah C. Trent Papers, 1930-1961 3.5 Linear Feet (2 cartons, 1 manuscript box)

Contains professional papers of Josiah C. Trent (1914-1948), associate professor of surgery and chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Duke. Materials include correspondence, patient files, and subject files pertaining to Dr. Trent's professional life. Most of the correspondence chronicles Trent's involvement with various professional organizations and his acquaintance with prominent figures in various fields: medical history--John Fulton, Henry Sigerist, and W. W. Francis; the history of Duke University--Wilburt C. Davison, Lenox D. Baker; the history of the development of library administration--Thomas Keys and Bertha Hallam. The bulk of the materials were removed from Trent's medical office upon his death and has relatively few items that pertain to his personal life. Items of a more personal nature are located with the James H. and Mary D. B. T. Semans Family Papers in Duke University's Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library. Materials date from 1930 to 1961.

Subject Files, 1937-1948

Contains correspondence, printed material, and research notes grouped around surgical and medical historical subjects. Series also contains materials pertaining to Mary Duke Biddle Trent's activities following her husband's death, Duke University commencement, the Lincoln Hospital Board of Trustees, and Duke Hospital Library. Materials date from 1937 to 1948.

  2. Josiah C. Trent Papers, 1930-1961