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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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This series contains materials from Mary Jane Byrd Penland's time as a student at Duke University School of Nursing. Types of materials include publications related to nursing and Duke University and an invitation and program for capping exercises. Materials date from 1940 to 1942.

Contains autopsy records, instruction sheets, and Social Services Department Manual. Materials date to 1940, with the bulk undated.

Contains a Medical Dame certificate awarded to Margery Farmer by Barnes Woodhall, Dean of Duke University School of Medicine. The certificate was in recognition of the help that Farmer gave her husband, Dr. Joseph C. Farmer, Jr., throughout his medical education. Materials are from 1962.

Contains death masks for Wilburt C. Davison (1892-1972) first dean of the Duke University School of Medicine, Frederic M. Hanes (1883-1946) second chair of the Department of Medicine, William A. Perlzweig (1891-1949) first chair of the Department of Biochemistry, Francis H. Swett (1893-1943) first chair of the Department of Anatomy, and Robert R. Jones Jr. (1902-1941) original member of the Department of Surgery who was murdered by a patient. One of the Hanes masks might be a life mask instead of a death mask. Some of the masks have hair stuck in the plaster. Materials range in date from circa 1941 to 1972.

Contains correspondence, meeting minutes, progress reports, surveys, and articles pertaining to projects and research in community health that Estes was involved in. Materials range in date from 1966 to 1973.

Contains correspondence regarding building planning and construction projects compiled by Louis E. Swanson during his tenure as assistant administrative director of Duke Hospital and director of the Duke University Medical Center Planning Office. Materials date from 1957 to 1978.

Series contains figures, sketches, photographs, and drawings pertaining to the Richardson's work on the structure of copper, zinc superoxide dismutase, an enzyme that protects all living things against the toxicity of oxygen. The Richardson's began working on this structure when they arrived at Duke the 1969. Series includes figures from the 1982 article "Determination and analysis of the 2 A structure of copper, zinc superoxide dismutase," coauthored with John A. Tainer. Series also contains figures from the 1976 article "Similarity and Three-dimensional Structure Between the Immunoglobulin Domain and the Copper, Zinc Superoxide Dismutase Subunit." Materials date from 1973 to 1982, a significant amount being undated.

Contains Hart's personal correspondence with family (mostly with sister Mary Hart) or friends and general Duke-related correspondence with colleagues. Also contains correspondence pertains to homes and property in Durham, N.C. and Roaring Gap, N.C.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Contains correspondence reflecting Stead's work as a physician at Duke University, grant recipient, inventor, writer and editor of many scholarly publications, and international expert on internal medicine. Also includes a small amount of family correspondence. Materials range in date from 1946 to 1991.

Contains incoming and outgoing personal and professional correspondence pertaining to Sealy's research, medical practice, and associates during his career at Duke. Materials range in date from 1947 to 1978.

Contains correspondence between Carter and colleagues pertaining to engagements, research, recommendations, and patient cases. Also includes correspondence between Carter and Duke University administrators. Materials range in date from 1948 to 1976.

Contains Longley's professional and personal correspondence. Major correspondence include Aaron Klung and J.D. Bernal. Materials date from 1961 to 1987.

Contains correspondence between physicians, patients, the general public, and the Duke Poison Control Center. Materials are divided into Cases, General, Other, Pediatrics, Products, and Plants. The Cases files include correspondence requesting information and referrals and follow-ups with other physicians. The General and Other files contain reports, clippings, reviews of literature, correspondence regarding programs and professional societies, and some meeting minutes from the Department of Pediatrics. The Pediatrics records contain Duke Hospital patient discharge summary records and correspondence with physicians (see also Case Reports and Admissions). The Products records contain correspondence with retailers, manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and government entities (primarily the Food and Drug Administration). Materials are arranged chronologically and range in date from 1965 to 1987.

Contains incoming and outgoing correspondence of Myrtle Irene Brown, the Dean of Duke University School of Nursing prior to Wilson. Also includes reports, itineraries, questionnaires, news releases, programs, clippings, CVs, and printed materials. Materials date from 1969 to 1972.

Contains correspondence relating to professional development, program accreditation, physician assistant legal regulations, and personal correspondence. Materials range in date from 1973 to 2010.

Contains a selection of the personal and professional correspondence of Rogers during his time at Duke University Medical Center. Major subjects include the American Medical Centers Consortium, clinical chairmen, HIV research, medical center legal affairs, tender revenue bonds, and total quality management. Materials date from 1977 to 1992.

Contains correspondence, notes and meeting minutes that discuss job candidates, hospital committees, patient and staff complaints, building operations of Duke University Medical Center, and building renovations. Materials range in date from 1989 to 1993.

Contains correspondence, administrative files, and subject files pertaining to the administration of various departments within the Duke University Medical Center and School of Medicine. Most departmental files contain correspondence, periodic reports, space needs assessments, and search materials. Non-departmental files concern Duke University Medical Center and School of Medicine's representation on local, regional, national, and international boards and committees. Major subjects in this series include medical education, nursing education, community hospitals, funding, community relations, accreditation, physician assistants, Duke Hospital and the Private Diagnostic Clinic, American Association of Medical Colleges, National Library of Medicine, the Duke Endowment, School of Nursing, Watts Hospital, Highland Hospital, the Civitan Project, and the City of Medicine. Major correspondents in this series include Douglas M. Knight, Barnes Woodhall, Terry Sanford, Philip Handler, and Ruby Wilson. Materials range in date from 1930 to 1990.

Contains personal and professional correspondence, minutes, programs, CVs, reports, notes, writings by Becker and his students, manuals, personnel materials, clippings, academic records, course materials, financial statements, speeches, and certificates pertaining to Becker's career. Materials date from 1942 to 1969, with the bulk from 1960 to 1969.

Contains the correspondence of Dr. William P. Wilson from 1976 to 2006. Correspondence is arranged chronoligically, most often by the date of the response when available. Some correspondence specific to certain people, organizations or events can be located in the corresponding folders pertaining to them.

Contains materials related to the curriculum for the graduate program in physical therapy at Duke University. Materials include files related to courses and workshops offered by the graduate program, as well as term schedules, budget records, curriculum research, calendars, admissions policies and statistics, survey results, grading policies, meeting minutes, student handbooks, newsletters, questionnaire results, presentation and lecture materials, audiovisual recordings of events, orientation and graduation materials, and blank copies of comprehensive examinations related to the ongoing development of the graduate program curriculum. Materials date from 1943 to 2011.

Contains correspondence, notes, photographs, programs, bulletins, minutes, architectural plans, and course materials pertaining to the Department of Anatomy at Duke University Medical Center. Course materials include grade sheets, lecture materials and schedules, laboratory guides, student rosters, and composites pertaining to anatomy courses. Series also contains plans for the creation of a modular interdisciplinary laboratory unit. Materials date from 1962 to 1981.

Includes an oscilloscope from the Department of Anatomy. Artifact is undated.

Contains 1 ledger, fundraising goals, commemorative anniversary book, grant materials, notes, correspondence, articles, photographs, posters, commemorative anniversary DVD. Materials range in date from 1930 to 2011, with the bulk of material dating between 1991 and 2011.

Contains one bound volume of diary entries and letters exchanged while Ingles traveled and conducted research in the field. Materials date from 1945 to 1972.

Contains materials from the Duke Chapter of the American Association for Men in Nursing (DAAMN). Files contain the groups' administrative records, activities and events in which DAAMN is involved, as well as application materials and other supporting documentation for the American Association for Men in Nursing's award for the Best School for Men in Nursing. Files date from 2000 to 2022, with the bulk of the materials from 2019 to 2022.