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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 he remained in that position until 1989. Jennings's 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's travel files, papers, manuscripts, lectures, photographs, and personal and professional correspondence. Materials range in date from 1929 to 2013, and some materials are undated.
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        Biographical Materials, 1929-2013, undated

        Contains materials related to Robert B. Jennings's personal and professional life. Includes a CV, news clippings, a manuscript of his speech at his Duke Department of Pathology Chairman retirement celebration, and files pertaining to the life of his father, Burgess Hill Jennings. Materials in this series date from 1929 to 2013, and some are undated.

          Personal, 1929-2013, undated

          Contains materials of interest to Robert B. Jennings, including notes on colonial Virginia, a publication by the Reedville Fishermen's Museum, and files pertaining to the life of his father, Burgess Hill Jennings. Materials in this subseries date from 1929 to 2013, and some are undated.

          1. Biographical Materials, 1929-2013, undated

          O. Michael Colvin Papers, 1957-2009, undated

          Dr. O. Michael Colvin (1936-2013) served as director of the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center from 1995 to 2002, and as William Shingleton Professor of Cancer Research from 2002 to 2008. In addition to his administrative and educative roles, Colvin conducted pioneering research on cyclophosphamide and other alkylating agents, in the pursuit of bettering chemotherapy and tumor treatment. Among other materials, the collection contains correspondence, clippings, committee and conference materials, research notes, writings, photographs, awards, and digital files. Major subjects include Colvin's research and positions in professional organizations. Materials range in date from 1957 to 2009, with the bulk dating from 1987 to 2009.
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          Biographical Materials, 1996-2004, undated

          This series contains items related to O. Michael Colvin's life before his professional career. Items include Colvin's biography, family information, medical school reunion, and a deposition. Materials date from 1996 to 2004, and some materials are undated.

            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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