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Sally Kornbluth Records, 1991-2017

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Sally Kornbluth grew up in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. She joined the Duke faculty in 1994. While at Duke, she has been both the James B. Duke Professor in the department of pharmacology and cancer biology and the Jo Rae Wright University Professor. Kornbluth was appointed Duke University Provost on July 1, 2014; she is the first female provost at Duke. Kornbluth's research interests include the study of cell proliferation and programmed cell death, areas of central importance for understanding both carcinogenesis and degenerative disorders. She has published extensively in these areas, studying these problems in a variety of model organisms. Includes lab notebooks, loose research, and other files created by and used by Kornbluth and her researchers during the course of research directed by Kornbluth. Materials date from 1991 to 2017.

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Department of Arts & Health at Duke Records, 1939-2014

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Contains the collected materials of the Department of Arts & Health at Duke, a department established in 1978 to promote the role of the arts and humanities in healthcare at Duke Hospital. Types of materials include administrative files, grant reports, subject files, research project files, articles, publications, clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, slides, video tapes, audio cassette tapes, exhibit material, exhibit budgets, artwork, artifacts, personal gift requests and records, performance programs, notes, correspondence, and administrative materials. Major subjects include arts and healthcare as a discipline, cultural arts programming undertaken at Duke Hospital, funding and grant sources, and the "Duke Employee Shows." Materials range in date from 1939 to 2014.

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Dean's Office (School of Medicine) Records, 1916-2020

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Contains records originating in Duke School of Medicine's Dean's Office. Includes R. Sanders (Sandy) Williams administrative records; a small amount of Wilburt C. Davison reprints; Medical Center Executive Committee (MCEC) meeting materials; posters from the Dean's Office Noteworthy Faculty Series comprised of posters and photographs; portraits of Edward W. Holmes and Nancy C. Andrews; architectural materials documenting the planning and building of the School of Medicine's Leaning Center; and Mary E. Klotman and Duke University School of Medicine's "Turning a Moment into a Movement: Dismantling Racism in the Duke School of Medicine and Beyond" video and discussion, which is affiliated with Moments to Movement, Duke Health's collective stand against systemic racism and injustice. Materials date from 1916 to 2020.

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Michael D. Israel Papers, 1987-2002

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This collection contains the records of former Duke University COO and CEO Michael D. Israel. Materials range in date from 1991 to 2002.

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Mark C. Rogers Papers, 1976-1996

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Mark C. Rogers was the Vice Chancellor of Health Systems for Duke University Medical Center and Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer for Duke University Hospital from 1993 to 1996. At Duke, he was responsible for the administration of Duke Hospital, creating the Duke Health Network, and was involved in designing strategic partnerships with businesses, especially medical and pharmaceutical companies. This collection contains correspondence, subject files, financial records and payments, administrative papers, meeting minutes, and reports. Major subjects include organizations and boards of which Rogers was a member, the American Medical Centers Consortium, clinical chairmen, total quality management, the Duke Cancer Protocol Committee, Student Health, Sea Level Hospital, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and the Duke Executive Committee of the Medical Staff. Materials range in date from 1977 to 1996.

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James Gifford Papers, 1978-1998

Cultural Services Program Records, 1977-1997

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Contains records pertaining to the teleconferencing and closed circuit television system at Duke University Medical Center, particularly the patient channel, which broadcast educational programming. The records appear to have originated from the office of Janice Palmer, former director of the Cultural Services Program and include proposals from Tom Hurtgen and Gene Miller. Materials range in date from 1977 to 1997.

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Medical Education Administration Records, 1997-2013

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The Office of Medical Education Administration provides human resources, payroll, financial affairs, room and event scheduling, and building management for students, staff, and faculty. The office is located in the Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans Center for Health Education, which opened in January 2013. Includes architectural drawings and other materials pertaining to the design and building of the Semans Center; CDs with Duke University School of Medicine images of class photographs and graduations for the School of Medicine and the Physician Assistant Programs; and Department of Community and Family Medicine, Division of Doctor of Physical Therapy faculty biographies and CVs. Materials date from 1997 to 2013.

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Albert R. Behnke Papers, 1906-1996

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Albert Behnke, a physician and captain in the United States Navy; pioneered the development of body composition assessment through the study of elite athletes; member of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. Collection contains correspondence, reports, committee materials, text of speeches and lectures, presentation notes, manuscript materials, research files, reprints, and grant files. Major subjects include diving, decompression, diving physiology, and body composition. Materials range in date from 1906 to 1997.

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Richard S. Lyman Papers, 1927-1957

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Contains the professional papers of Richard Sherman Lyman (1891-1959), professor of neuropsychiatry at Duke University from 1941 to 1951. Types of materials include correspondence, subject files, memoranda, reports, budgets, course and teaching materials, and schedules. Major subjects include Duke Hospital, Duke University Medical Center, mental health agencies in North Carolina, mental health treatment, psychiatry, neurology, neuropsychology, nurse training programs, and treatment of soldiers and veterans of World War II. Materials range in date from 1927 to 1957.

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