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Start Over Collection Walter Kempner Papers and Records, circa 1930-2016

Accession A2016.039: Additions of July 2016, 1974, 2016

Includes a letter from a former Rice Diet patient with an inventory of items donated, photographs of individuals participating in the Rice Diet, as well as other people and locations (photographs are identified in the donor's letter); the Rice Diet menu and general instructions; and a YMCA postcard where many of the participants in the Rice Diet exercised. The bulk of the materials are from 1974. The letter is dated 2016.

  2. Walter Kempner Papers and Records, circa 1930-2016

Walter Kempner Papers and Records, circa 1930-2016 450.6 Linear Feet (284 cartons, 1 manuscript box, 4 lantern slide boxes, 25 card boxes, 10 flat boxes, 7 map folders) and 2 artifacts

Contains professional records pertaining to Walter Kempner's (1903-1997) Rice Diet and related work for Duke University. Kempner began working at Duke's School of Medicine in the Department of Medicine in 1934 and was interested in the effect of diet on various diseases including hypertension and diabetes, which developed into the Rice Diet. The collection also contains business records from the Walter Kemper Foundation. Types of materials include medical records, newsletters, correspondence, clippings, budgets, logbooks, membership materials, and minutes. Major subjects include reducing diets, cell physiology, obesity, and Duke University Medical Center. Materials range in date from circa 1930 to 2016.

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