Duke Medical Center Archives July 2025 Archive
What is that Art? Ribbon Diagrams
Posted On: July 31, 2025 by Rebecca Williams
If you’ve spent any time in our reading room on the 1st level of the Medical Center Library, you might have noticed the striking and colorful ribbon illustrations on the walls in between the bookshelves! But you might not know the importance of these images to the history of protein science and scientific visualization! They are the influential work of Duke scientists Jane and Dave Richardson.
The ribbon diagrams or “Richardson diagrams” are now ubiquitous in depiction of proteins today, but they were first hand-drawn by Jane Richardson. She is widely recognized for the creation of this new visual language, first published in “Advances in Protein Chemistry” in 1981. The drawings stemmed from the realization that a general classification scheme could be… MORE
Category: Collection Spotlight
95 Years Ago: I Remember When….
Posted On: July 16, 2025 by Rebecca Williams
Duke Hospital opened for patients on July 21, 1930. Pictured below is the staff of the Duke University School of Medicine, Nursing, and Dietetics and Duke Hospital two days before the opening.
F. Ross Porter was one of Duke Hospital's first administrative interns when the hospital opened in 1930. In 1932 he was appointed assistant superintendent of Duke Hospital, and in 1933 he was certified in hospital administration. He served at Duke as professor of hospital administration until 1960. On the 25th anniversary of the hospital, Porter shared his remembrances in the August 1955 issue of the Intercom. He writes:
“Contrary to our expectations that the Hospital wards could be opened… MORE
Category: Collection Highlights
Check out our videos on YouTube!
Posted On: July 1, 2025 by Rebecca Williams
Did you know that we have a Youtube channel?! You can find the Duke University Medical Center Library & Archives on Youtube @dukemedlib. Our channel features a variety of videos and guides on a wealth of topics available to view any time!
We have a popular series of videos that explain what a record is and then outline the process of transferring records to our collections.
This summer we published a new video: Archives Research: Getting Started! This short video gives an overview of archives in… MORE
Category: News