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Albert R. Behnke Papers, 1906-1996

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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Correspondence, 1926-1990

This series contains professional correspondence with other researchers and organizations, such as the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and the Coastal School of Deep Sea Diving, from 1935 to 1990. Correspondence is arranged both alphabetically and chronologically. Materials date from 1935 to 1990.

    Josiah C. Trent Papers, 1930-1961

    Contains professional papers of Josiah C. Trent (1914-1948), associate professor of surgery and chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Duke. Materials include correspondence, patient files, and subject files pertaining to Dr. Trent's professional life. Most of the correspondence chronicles Trent's involvement with various professional organizations and his acquaintance with prominent figures in various fields: medical history--John Fulton, Henry Sigerist, and W. W. Francis; the history of Duke University--Wilburt C. Davison, Lenox D. Baker; the history of the development of library administration--Thomas Keys and Bertha Hallam. The bulk of the materials were removed from Trent's medical office upon his death and has relatively few items that pertain to his personal life. Items of a more personal nature are located with the James H. and Mary D. B. T. Semans Family Papers in Duke University's Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library. Materials date from 1930 to 1961.
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    Correspondence, 1930-1961

    Contains correspondence that documents Trent's professional activities and publication. Series also includes correspondence relating to Trent's death, the subsequent donation of his private collection to Duke Hospital Library, and Mary Duke Biddle Trent's work as the editor of the Osler centenary series for the Thumbnail Sketches, a series started by Trent and taken over by Duke Biddle Trent after her husband's death. Materials date from 1930 to 1961.

      Joseph E. Markee Records, 1930-1972

      Contains the professional records of Dr. Joseph E. Markee, former chair of the Dept. of Anatomy at Duke University.
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      Joseph W. Beard Papers, 1920-1994

      Contains the professional papers of Joseph W. Beard (1906-1983), virologist at the Duke University School of Medicine, and Dorothy Waters Beard (1909-1984), his research partner and wife. Types of materials include correspondence, writings, memorabilia, contracts, certificates, plaques, photographs, a drawing, a photograph album, and a eulogy. Major subjects include Duke University Medical Center, cancer research, virus diseases, leukemia, avian leukosis viruses, oncogenic viruses, and virus disease. Materials range in date from 1920 to 1994.
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      Correspondence, 1930-1994

      Contains personal and professional correspondence of Joseph Beard. Major correspondents include Lederle Laboratories, Alfred Blalock, Dorothy Beard, Ronzee Bridges, and Rose Bridges. Materials date from 1930 to 1994.

        Frederic Moir Hanes Papers, 1909-1967

        Contains the personal and professional papers of Frederic Moir Hanes (1883-1946), pathologist, neurologist, and chair of the Department of Medicine at Duke University. Types of materials include correspondence, reprints, writings, budgets, minutes, scrapbooks, and memoranda. Major subjects include the Hanes Fund, Duke University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Department of Medicine, study and teaching of medicine in North Carolina, physicians, pathology, and the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Materials range in date from 1909 to 1967.
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        Correspondence, 1932-1955

        Contains personal and professional correspondence on various subjects, including the development of Sarah P. Duke Gardens, personal gardening, maintenance of property at Roaring Gap, NC, management of the Anna P. Hanes Research Fund, donations to Duke University, and correspondence with other faculty at Duke University Medical Center. The correspondence is arranged alphabetically and date from 1932 to 1955.

          Russell L. Dicks Papers, 1933-1987

          Russell Leslie Dicks (1906-1965), chaplain for the Duke University Hospital (1948-1958). Types of materials include correspondence, writings, manuscript materials, sermon and lecture notes, teaching materials, clippings, photographs, bulletins, and announcements. Major subjects include Duke University Medical Center, hospital chaplains, patient advocacy, and pastoral counseling. Materials range in date from 1958 to 1965.
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          Correspondence, 1933-1965, 1987

          Contains correspondence largely pertaining to Dicks' publications on pastoral counseling. Materials date from 1933 to 1987.

            Richard S. Lyman Papers, 1927-1957

            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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            Correspondence, 1940-1957

            Contains correspondence with Lyman's colleagues and former students at Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, and other institutions. Also contains Lyman's correspondence related to various hospitals, schools, medical societies, associations, and conferences, laboratories, and his work with conscientious objectors during World War II. Specific Duke Departments and associated entities discussed in this correspondence include the Department of Psychology, the Duke Parapsychology Lab, and Highland Hospital. Materials date from 1940 to 1957.

              Frank Libman Engel Papers, 1934-1990

              Contains the personal and professional papers of Frank Libman Engel (1913-1963), chair of the Division of Endocrinology at Duke University School of Medicine from 1960 to 1963. Types of materials include personal and professional correspondence, grant materials, articles, photographs, reports, lectures, notes, yearbooks, and clippings. Materials range in date from 1934 to 1990.
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              Correspondence, 1945-1966

              Contains personal and professional correspondence. Materials range in date from 1945 to 1966.

                Leslie Benjamin Hohman Papers, 1945-1970

                Leslie Benjamin Hohman (1891-1972) was a professor of psychiatry at the Duke University School of Medicine from 1946 until 1960, later serving as professor emeritus. He also held the position of director of the Child Guidance Clinic in Durham, North Carolina from 1946 to 1953; maintained time in private practice in psychiatry; and acted as consultant to the Department of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration, United States Army, and United States Navy. This collection contains personal and professional correspondence Hohman related to his time as a professor of psychiatry at Duke University. Major subjects include Duke University Medical Center, the Duke Department of Psychiatry, psychiatric practice, and people with disabilities. Materials range in date from 1945 to 1970.
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                Correspondence, 1945-1970

                This series contains personal and professional correspondence of Leslie B. Hohman related to his time as a professor of psychiatry at Duke University. Major subjects include Duke University Medical Center, the Duke Department of Psychiatry, psychiatric practice, and people with disabilities. Materials date from 1945 to 1970.

                  Joseph B. Parker Papers, 1941-2006

                  Dr. Joseph B. Parker Jr., served in the medical corps of the United States Navy Reserve for four years during World War II. He first came to Duke University medical school to complete his psychiatric education. He went on to serve as an instructor of neuropsychiatry at Duke University from 1948 to 1949 and worked part time in child community clinics in North Carolina. He went on to become an assistant professor and associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Tennessee from 1949 to 1953, where he was the director of the Child Guidance Clinic. Afterwards he served as Associate professor of psychiatry at Duke from 1953 to 1959 and developed a psychiatric service with training and research activities at the new V.A. Hospital. Dr. Parker left Duke in 1959 to serve as professor and chairman of the University of Kentucky's Department of Psychiatry. In 1970, Dr. Parker returned to Duke University Medical Center as a professor of psychiatry and remained in this position until his retirement and serving as professor emeritus.
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                  Correspondence, 1945-2006

                  This series contains Dr. Parker's correspondence at Duke University, the University of Kentucky, personal correspondence, correspondence with professional and academic societies, and some general correspondence.

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