Duke Medical Center Archives February 2024 Archive
A Year in Review: 2023 Additions to the Duke University Medical Center Archives
Posted On: February 26, 2024 by Rebecca Williams
The Duke University Medical Center Archives (DUMCA) actively collects the official records of the DUMC and DUHS departments and divisions, including a variety of materials that provide evidence of business, interests, and activities through the years. In doing so, the DUMCA serves as the institutional memory of the DUMC and DUHS by collecting, preserving, and making accessible materials that provide evidence of day to operations. Guided by our collection development policy, we strive to document the intellectual, administrative, social, cultural, and visual history of the DUMC and DUHS in order to provide evidence of past actions and contribute to an understanding of the structure and history of the DUMC and DUHS.
See below for a listing of materials added to the DUMCA. The… MORE
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Jessie Parker Smith Oral History: Highlights from the Duke Medical Center Archives’ Oral History Collection
Posted On: February 7, 2024 by Rebecca Williams
Mrs. Jessie Parker Smith, LPN, was a member of the first graduating classes of the Durham School of Practical Nursing during the late 1940s, as well as one of the cohorts of what is now known as the "Trailblazers", the first African American nurses hired by Duke. Smith remained a nurse at Duke for over 40 years. Initially a surgical nurse, she came to work with a variety of patients and specialties over her career. Tireless in her advocacy for the profession, Smith was an active member and Treasurer of the North Carolina Licensed Practical Nurses Association.
In April of 2022, Smith donated the North Carolina Licensed Practical Nurses Association (NCLPNA) Records to the Duke University Medical Center Archives. The NCLPNA was a predominately African American nursing group, and… MORE
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Jessie Parker Smith Oral History: Highlights from the Duke Medical Center Archives’ Oral History Collection
Posted On: February 7, 2024 by Rebecca Williams
Mrs. Jessie Parker Smith, LPN, was a member of the first graduating classes of the Durham School of Practical Nursing during the late 1940s, as well as one of the cohorts of what is now known as the "Trailblazers", the first African American nurses hired by Duke. Smith remained a nurse at Duke for over 40 years. Initially a surgical nurse, she came to work with a variety of patients and specialties over her career. Tireless in her advocacy for the profession, Smith was an active member and Treasurer of the North Carolina Licensed Practical Nurses Association.
In April of 2022, Smith donated the North Carolina Licensed Practical Nurses Association (NCLPNA) Records to the Duke University Medical Center Archives. The NCLPNA was a predominately African American nursing group, and… MORE
Category: News, Collection Spotlight
Duke Midwifery Exhibit Now On Display!
Posted On: February 7, 2024 by Rebecca Williams
Joining a Community of Care: Duke Midwifery Service
Medical Center Library & Archives - Level 1
On Display February- May 2024
We are excited to announce the installation of a new physical exhibit on Level 1 of the Medical Center Library & Archives as well as a companion digital exhibit.
The foundation of the exhibit are five oral history interviews with nurse midwives and other birth workers in Durham. These interviews were conducted by Josephine McRobbie and were made possible with a grant from… MORE
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