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Start Over Collection Ralph Arnold Papers and Medical Equipment, 1942-2013

Digital Files, 2013

Contains digital files from the following accession: Accession A2013.042. Files document Ralph Arnold's service as part of the 65th General Hospital during WWII. The format is TIFF. The digital scans date to 2013, while the original photographs date from the early to mid-1940s.

  2. Ralph Arnold Papers and Medical Equipment, 1942-2013

Ralph Arnold Papers and Medical Equipment, 1942-2013 1.3 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box and one map folder), 5 artifacts (1 briefcase and 4 wooden boxes), and 253 MB

Ralph Arnold (1910-1960) was a professor of otology and an associate professor of otolaryngology and ophthalmology at the Duke University Medical Center in the 1940s and 1950s. He also served as part of the 65th General Hospital during World War II. The collection consists photographs, correspondence, records pertaining to the patent Arnold received for silicone treated cotton, medical records from Arnold's time in the army, and medical equipment, at least some of which was used for the 65th General Hospital. Materials date from 1942 to 2013.