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Professional Activities, 1914-2020

Contains correspondence, meeting and conference materials, programs, certificates, notes, meeting minutes and agendas, teaching materials, subject files, clippings, and other materials pertaining to Onyekwere Akwari's professional activities. The materials in this series may be related to the materials in other series. Materials date from 1914 to 2020.

  2. Onyekwere E. Akwari Papers, 1914-2021

Onyekwere E. Akwari Papers, 1914-2021 35.02 Linear Feet (18 cartons, 1 manuscript box, 5 flat boxes, 5 card boxes, 3 film canisters, 1 audio box, 3 map folders) and 24.12 GB and 2 textiles

Contains the personal and professional papers of Onyekwere E. Akwari (1942-2019), the first African-American surgeon on the faculty of Duke University. Types of materials include correspondence, pamphlets, programs, financial information, calendars, datebooks, identification cards, passports and visas, applications, memorabilia, printed materials, a yearbook, certificates, building plans, cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs, U-Matic video cassettes, 16mm film reels, certificates, notes, meeting minutes and agendas, funeral programs and obituaries, photographs, newspaper clippings, publications, reprints, textiles, artifacts, scrapbooks, binders, transcripts, and electronic records pertaining to Akwari's personal and professional interests and activities. Major subjects include the Society of Black American Surgeons (SBAS) and St. Titus Episcopal Church (Durham, N.C.). Materials date from 1914 to 2021.

St. Titus Episcopal Church (Durham, N.C.), 1957-2017

Contains correspondence, programs, booklets, meeting minutes, handbooks, manuals, directories, a CD, and printed materials pertaining to St. Titus Episcopal Church. St. Titus is a historically black church established in Durham, North Carolina, in 1887, where Onyekwere Akwari served as a vestry member. Materials date from 1957 to 2017, with bulk from 1992 to 2017.

  2. Onyekwere E. Akwari Papers, 1914-2021