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Office of Curricular Affairs Records, 1972-2023

Contains the administrative records of the Office of Curricular Affairs at the Duke University School of Medicine. The bulk of the collection pertains to curriculum development, assessment, and accreditation. Types of materials include Curriculum Committee meeting materials, other curriculum development groups' minutes, Third Year Committee materials, agendas, and handouts, course evaluations, tests, email attachments sent to students from the office, and programs for the Duke School of Medicine Student Research Symposium (formerly known as Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Day, AOA Annual Scientific Research Symposium, and Annual Original Studies Symposium), where third year students present their research finding via poster or platform presentations. Materials range in date from 1972 to 2023.
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Agendas, Minutes, and Handouts, 1993-2011

This series contains agendas, minutes, and handouts from the Office of Curriculum Committee, the Curriculum Committee, and the Curriculum Administrations Group. Material dates from 1993 to 2011.

    Oral History Collection, 1955-2012

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    Aksel, Sezer, 2007

    Major subjects in this interview Aksel's experiences as a woman within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke and establishing the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology at the University of South Alabama.

      News Service Clippings Collection, 1927-1986

      Contains news clippings pertaining to Duke University Medical Center. Major subjects include Duke University Hospital, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University School of Nursing, Highland Hospital, and the 65th General Hospital. Clippings were collected by a news clipping service. Materials range in date from 1927 to 1986.
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      Alphabetical Subjects, 1927-1986

      Contains clippings and press releases documenting the activities of Duke Medicine. Clippings from outside of North Carolina are from locations such as Atlanta, New York, Chicago, Kansas City, Minneapolis, and Washington, DC. The bulk of the clippings are from North Carolina newspapers, particularly the Durham Sun, the Durham Morning Herald, and the Raleigh News & Observer. Materials date from 1927 to 1986.

        Jay M. Arena Papers, 1931-1995

        Contains the professional papers of Jay Morris Arena (1909-1996), professor of pediatrics and community health and director of the Duke Poison Control Center. Types of materials include correspondence, reports, minutes, reprints, newsletters, clippings, programs, certificates, photographs, biographical materials, and manuscript materials. Major correspondents include Wilburt Cornell Davison, Atala Davison, Talmage Peele, Thomas Thweatt Jones and members of the Duke Children's Classic advisory group. Major subjects include Duke University Hospital, pediatrics, accidental poisoning in children, poisoning prevention and safety measures, poisoning case studies, treatment of poisoning, poison control centers, American Academy of Pediatrics, Duke Poison Control Center, and pediatrics in China. Materials range in date from 1931 to 1995.
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        American Academy of Pediatrics, 1964-1992

        Contains annual reports, correspondence, meetings, organizational records, public relations materials, and subject files from Arena's time as president of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The Meetings, Committees, and Councils subseries contains planning information for the ad hoc, district, and advisory committees, as well as spring sessions and annual meetings for the AAP. This subseries also contains meeting minutes and agendas for executive board meetings. Internal Business Affairs folders contain newsletters and planning notes for various organizational events from 1970-1978. Subject files contain clippings, promotional information, and correspondence for projects that Arena coordinated with other organizations. Materials date from 1964 to 1992.

          Robert L. Blake Papers, 1940-1988

          Contains the professional papers of Robert (Bob) L. Blake, Coordinator of the Department of Medical Illustration in the Duke University School of Medicine. Types of materials include pen and ink drawings, pencil sketches, watercolors, illustrations of various sizes, plates, programs, clippings, pamphlets, brochures, cards, photographic materials, and commercially published works. Major subjects include Duke University School of Medicine, Civilian Public Service Unit No. 61, conscientious objectors during World War II, and medical illustration. Materials range in date from 1940 to 1988.
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          Anatomical and Medical Illustrations, 1956-1980

          Contains drawings, pencil sketches, plates, and two posters of anatomical and medical illustrations created by Blake. Both posters were originally mounted on poster board and have been disassembled for preservation purposes. Captions of items have been transcribed onto item labels, when applicable. Materials date from 1956 to 1980.

            Medical Center Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1965-1994

            Contains minutes for the annual faculty meetings for Duke University School of Medicine, which have traditionally been held in the spring of each academic year. Major topics include academic affairs at the Medical Center, yearly programs, and contemporary issues relevant to the Medical Center. Materials range in date from 1965 to 1994.
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            Annual Meeting of the Medical School, 1965-1994

            Contains minutes for the annual faculty meetings for the Duke University School of Medicine. Materials date from 1965 to 1994.

              Duke Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology Records, Circa 1961-1989, 1968-2007

              The Duke Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology is the Southeast's regional referral center for Hyperbaric Medicine. It is a multi-place, critical care-oriented, hyperbaric facility available 24 hours a day. The collection contains lantern slides, 35 mm slides, photographs, negatives, drawings, small artifacts, letters, and clippings. Major subjects include the construction of the lab, the Atlantis dive series, the Apollo missions, and collaboration with the Navy. Materials range in date from 1961 to 2007.
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              Apollo Missions, circa 1961-1975

              This series contains items related to the Hyperbaric Center's testing for the Apollo Missions, known for putting the first man on the moon. Contains lantern slides of the moon landing, technical drawings, space illustrations, equipment, and testing results. Also contains a photograph of Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin with the planted U.S. flag, signed by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin. Materials are undated and therefore date to the missions, circa 1961 to 1975.

                Thomas E. Frothingham Papers, 1974-2007

                Contains the professional papers of Thomas E. Frothingham (1926-2011), chief of the General Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics in the Duke University Medical Center (1973-1988). Types of materials include contracts, reports, meeting notes, budgets, grant proposals and memoranda pertaining to Duke's Department of Pediatrics, the Duke Child Protection Team and the Center for Child and Family Health-North Carolina, Area K, and the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Program. Major subjects include community and rural health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation General Pediatrics Academic Development Program, and Duke University Medical Center. Materials date from 1974 to 2007.
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                Area K Contracts, 1974-1995

                Contains reports, budgets, work plans, progress reports, screening data, and general files pertaining to Area K pediatrics health program in rural North Carolina. Materials date from 1974 to 1995.

                  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant, 1978-1989

                  Contains minutes, correspondence, budgets, annual reports, applicants, and inquiries concerning grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation General Pediatrics Academic Development Program. These grants were used to fund Duke's Division of General Pediatrics. Materials date from 1978 to 1989.

                    Duke Administrative Professionals Affinity Group Records, 2021-2024

                    The Duke Administrative Professionals Affinity Group (APAG) is Duke's first affinity group for administrative professionals. The group was launched on July 1, 2021. APAG is guided by their Mission to create a nurturing community for Duke administrative professionals to excel, and their Vision is that Duke administrative professionals will advocate for themselves, their profession, and their career growth. Includes APAG branded items from their swag bag and digital files documenting the APAG's logo, guidelines, information about the group, and an event flyer. Materials date from 2021 to 2024.
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                    Artifacts, 2024

                    Contains Duke Administrative Professionals Affinity Group's branded items from their swag bag: bookmark, pen, pin, tote bag, and lion squeeze toy. Materials date to 2024 when the swag bag was created.

                      Department of Anatomy Records, 1930-1983

                      Contains records documenting the Department of Anatomy, established in 1930 as part of the original School of Medicine. The name of the department changed to the Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy in 1988. This collection contains portraits, articles, meeting notes, reprints, and minutes created by Joseph E. Markee, Francis Huntington Swett, and others pertaining to the activities of the Department of Anatomy (now the Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy) at Duke University, including curriculum scheduling and the new teaching facility (1965). A book of faculty reprints from 1930 to 1940 is also included, entitled "A complete file of publications from the Department of Anatomy, Duke University School of Medicine." Materials date from 1930 to 1983.
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                      A Short History of the Department of Anatomy, 1930-1983

                      Contains articles, meeting notes, reprints, and minutes created by Joseph E. Markee, Francis Huntington Swett, and others pertaining to the activities of the Department of Anatomy (now the Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy) at Duke University, including curriculum scheduling and the new teaching facility (1965). At least a portion of these papers appear to have been assembled by Kenneth Duke, a former associate professor in the Department of Anatomy. Materials date from 1930 to 1983.

                        Charles and Peggy Hammond Papers, 1915-2016, undated

                        Contains the personal and professional papers of Dr. Charles B. Hammond (1936-2021), chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (1980-2002), and a small amount of personal correspondence belonging to Peggy Hammond. Types of materials include 3.5 inch floppy disks, a 16mm film reel, awards, CDs, certificates, clippings, conference materials, correspondence, digital surrogates, DVDs, lantern slides, negatives, newsletters, notes, slides, and VHS tapes. Major subjects of the collection include Hammond's involvement in and recognitions from professional organizations like the American Fertility Society and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Materials range in date from 1915 to 2016, and some materials are undated.
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                        Audiovisual Materials, 1991-2003, undated

                        Contains a cassette tape and several VHS tapes that feature interviews with Hammond. Materials range in date from 1991 to 2003, and some are undated.

                          Audiovisual Collection, 1946-2024

                          Contains audio, video, and a small amount of digital photographs documenting the history of Duke University Medical Center. Coverage includes documentaries, alumni gatherings, interviews, speeches, lectures, conferences, awards, tributes, groundbreakings, building dedications, grand rounds, and student-faculty shows. Materials in this collection have been acquired from multiple sources. Some of the materials have been separated from existing collections. People featured in the collection include: Jay M. Arena; William G. Anlyan; Lenox D. Baker; Ivan W. Brown; F. Bayard Carter; Elon Clark; Martin M. Cummings; Wilburt C. Davison; Victor J. Dzau; Wiley D. Forbus; Joseph C. Greenfield, Jr.; Charles B. Hammond; Philip Handler; Merel Harmel; Barton F. Haynes; Leslie Hohman; Charles Johnson; Samuel L. Katz; Joseph E. Markee; Robert J. Reeves; David T. Smith; Eugene A. Stead, Jr.; Andrew G. Wallace; and Barnes Woodhall. Items of note include Wilburt C. Davison's Dave at Roaring Gap, MEDSAC and Quail Roost conference recordings, a 14-part orientation of Duke Hospital North, documentaries about the 65th General Hospital, documentaries about Duke's hyperbaric chamber, the multi-part interview series "Before the Colors Fade," and "Keepers of the House" documentary. Also includes videos of the School of Medicine's Match Day program and Memory Lane video series for graduating medical students. Types of formats include VHS tapes, Betacam tapes, U-Matic tapes, audiocassette tapes, DVDs, CDs, other forms for optical media, film, magnetic tapes, reel-to-reel audio, wire recordings, and digital files. Materials range in date from 1946 to 2024.
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                          Awards, Tributes, Memorials, and Personal Dedications, 1960-2013

                          Contains coverage of festivals, presentations, special events, reports, dedications, tributes to faculty members and scholars, institutional histories, and commemorations. Audiovisual formats in the series include VHS tapes, U-Matic tapes, 7-inch reel-to-reel audio, Betacam (small) tapes, 16mm 3.5-inch video, magnetic tapes [silverchrome videotape], 5-inch reel-to-reel audio, CDs, and DVDs. Materials range in date from 1960 to 2013.

                            Wilburt Cornell Davison Papers, 1881-1979

                            Contains the personal and professional papers of Wilburt Cornell Davison (1897-1972), pediatrician, chair of pediatrics, and first dean of Duke University School of Medicine (1927-1960). Types of materials include correspondence, subject files, memorabilia, scrapbooks, photographs, clippings, programs, budgets, reports, deeds, poems, manuscript materials, creative writings, genealogical materials, article reprints, diplomas, and certificates and invitations. Oversized diplomas and certificates have been separated from this collection. Major correspondents include George G. Allen, Atala Davison, Jay M. Arena, F. Vernon Altvater, Bessie Baker, William B. Bell, William Preston Few, Wiley D. Forbus, Frederic Moir Hanes, Elizabeth Hanes, Julian Deryl Hart, Sir William Osler, Talmage Peele, Wilder Penfield, Watson S. Rankin, Josiah Trent, and Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans. Major groups and associations in the collection include Alpha Omega Alpha, American Hospital Association, American Medical Association, Association of American Medical Colleges, Lincoln Hospital, Rockefeller Foundation, and Society for Pediatric Research. Major subjects in this collection include pediatrics, medical education, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University faculty and students, Duke Hospital, and Private Diagnostic Clinic. Materials date from 1881 to 1972.
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                            Biographical and Historical Materials, 1881-1972

                            Contains letters, reports, photographs, diplomas, and newspaper clippings pertaining to Davison's biography and genealogy. Materials date from 1881 to 1972.

                              Biographical Files Collection, 1930s-present

                              Biographical materials files were created primarily by Duke News Service from the 1930s until around the early 1980s. Duke News Service also maintained a clippings file documenting activities of Duke University Medical Center departments, programs, and student life. Collection contains clippings, notes, brochures, curriculum vitae and other materials of a biographical nature pertaining to individuals associated with Duke University Medical Center. Major subjects include Duke University faculty, the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, Duke University Medical Center, and Duke Hospital. Materials range in date from the 1930s to the present.
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                              Biographical Files, 1930s-present

                              Contains clippings, notes, curriculum vitae, and obituaries about alumni, faculty, and administrators. Materials range in date from the 1930s to the present.

                                Robert B. Jennings Papers, 1929-2013

                                Robert B. Jennings, MD (1926- ) was a Professor of Pathology at Duke from 1975 to 2003. He joined Duke faculty in 1975 as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pathology, and remained in that position until 1989. His area of research was focused on ischemic heart disease. While at Duke, Jennings was appointed James B. Duke Professor of Pathology in 1980 and was made Professor Emeritus upon his retirement in 2003. Types of materials include Jennings' travel files, papers, lectures, and personal and professional correspondence. Materials range in date from 1966 to 2010.
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                                Galen S. Wagner Papers, 1964-2008

                                Contains the professional papers of Galen S. Wagner (1939-2016), a Duke cardiologist instrumental in developing the Duke Cardiovascular Databank. Types of material include correspondence, reports, applications, CVs, schedules, photographs, slides, video cassette tapes, administrative records, Duke University Cooperative Cardiovascular Care Society (DUCCS) materials, printed materials, patient files, surveys, brochures, directories, and records pertaining to Wagner's time training staff at Cabarrus Memorial Hospital in Concord, North Carolina. Materials date from 1964 to 2008.
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                                Cabarrus Memorial Hospital/Northeast Medical Center, 1973-2002

                                Contains materials pertaining to Wagner's involvement in training staff at Cabarrus Memorial Health in Concord, North Carolina. The hospital, a Duke affiliate, was renamed NorthEast Medical Center in 1997 and then became Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast in 2007. Types of materials includes correspondence, budgets, reports, agendas, minutes, CVs, applications, notes, schedules, surveys, brochures, and directories. Materials date from 1973 to 2002.

                                  Edward S. Orgain Papers, 1930-1995

                                  Contains the professional papers of Edward S. Orgain (1906-1995), professor of medicine and founding director of the Cardiovascular Diseases Service at Duke University. Types of materials include correspondence, contracts, minutes, notes, agendas, newsletters, short writings, reprints, brochures, and photographs. Major subjects include Edward S. Orgain, the Duke University Private Diagnostic Clinic, and heart diseases. Materials range in date from 1938 to 1995.
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                                  Cardiovascular Diseases Service and Division of Cardiology, 1946-1989

                                  During the 1970s and 1980s, Orgain's research interests included the diagnosis and treatment of endocarditis, the diagnosis and pharmacological treatment of arrhythmias and congestive heart failure, and the investigation and pharmacological therapy of hypertensive vascular disease and of coronary artery disease. Contains newsletters, lists, memoranda, and financial materials pertaining to the Cardiovascular Diseases Service and the Cardiovascular Diseases Research Fund at Duke University. Materials range in date from 1946 to 1989.

                                    John Laszlo Papers, 1977-1982

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                                    Albert Heyman Papers, 1959-2007

                                    Contains the personal and professional papers of Albert Heyman (1916-2012), professor of Neurology and chief of the Division of Neurology in the department of Medicine. Types of materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, grant materials, newspaper clippings, research materials related to the CERAD studies, and National Institutes of Health (NIH) research career awards. Major subjects include Duke University School of Medicine, the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease, neurology, Alzheimer's research studies and tests, and bioscience education workshops. Materials range in date from 1959 to 2007.
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                                    CERAD Materials, 1959-2007

                                    This series contains materials relating to Heyman's work with the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD). Materials include research on Alzheimer's, correspondence, CERAD meeting minutes, and test materials. Also included is material from CERAD studies in the United States and abroad, including studies in different languages. The bulk of these studies include English translations. Materials in this series date from 1959 to 2007.

                                      Research Materials on Alzheimer's Disease, Test Materials, and Correspondence, 1959-1994

                                      Contains reprinted journal articles about Alzheimer's Disease, batteries, and test materials used in diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease, as well as correspondence. Many of the reprinted journal articles and corresponding folders are labeled with an alphanumerical combination. This series has been arranged alphanumerically by the letter-number combination at the end of the title. If there was no letter-number combination, the folder was placed at the end of the subseries and arranged alphabetically. Materials date from 1959 to 1994.

                                      1. CERAD Materials, 1959-2007

                                      Steven H. Herman Papers, 1982-2003, bulk 1983-2001

                                      Contains the professional papers of Steven H. Herman, director of the Duke University Medical Center Smokers' Consultation Service in the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Medical Psychology from 1984 to 2004. Types of materials include correspondence, speeches, surveys, clippings, policy development materials, training manuals, and brochures. Major subjects include smoking cessation at Duke University Hospital. Materials range in date from 1982 to 2003 (bulk 1983-1991).
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                                      Clippings, 1983-1991

                                      Contains newspaper clippings pertaining to the trend in the 1980s to end smoking in the workplace and the specific effort to end smoking for staff and patients at the Duke University Medical Center. Also includes newspaper cartoons about smoking cessation, posters used to educate the Duke University Medical Center population of the plan to make the Medical Center smoke-free, and of the services available to help smokers quit. Materials date from 1983 to 1991.

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