Duke Medical Center Archives December 2025 Archive
A Year in Review: 2025 Additions to the Duke University Medical Center Archives
Posted On: December 16, 2025 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 types… MORE
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Faces of Duke Health Facilities Exhibit Now On Display!
Posted On: December 15, 2025 by Rebecca Williams
Faces of Duke Health: Facilities
Medical Center Library & Archives - Level 1
The Medical Center Library & Archives is excited to announce the second installment in our exhibit series Faces of Duke Health. This exhibit series celebrates the diverse roles that contribute to the Duke Health community. We are now highlighting the work of Engineering & Operations (E&0). The physical exhibit now offers a glimpse into the history of E&O at Duke as well as highlighting two wonderful facilities workers in our building!
Our first installment highlighted Environmental Services (EVS). If you missed this exhibit, you can check out our… MORE
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Departmental Histories at the Archives: The Importance of Transferring Photographic Materials
Posted On: December 1, 2025 by Rebecca Williams
The Archives recently received an addition to the Department of Pediatric Records, and while the collection contains a variety of administrative, financial, research, photographic, correspondence, planning, and architectural files, the bulk of the materials recently transferred are photographs, both candid and group.
Photographic materials, e.g., prints, negatives, contact sheets, lantern slides, 35mm slides, and more, serve as a visual memory, recording a moment in time that a written record cannot document. Transferring departmental photographs and other photographic materials to the Archives not only enhances the Archives’ holdings by strengthening our collections, but it also improves retrieval of these… MORE
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