Duke Medical Center Archives Blog Category: News
The Trent Room Becomes the Richmond House Room
Posted On: January 9, 2014 by Jolie Braun
In honor of the Medical Center Library’s Trent Room being renamed the Richmond House Room this month, the Archives is highlighting materials from our collections about its history in the display case on Level 2 of the Library.
The Richmond House Room is a 1730 period room containing pine paneling, bookcase doors, and fireplace surround removed from the Richmond House in Plaistow, England, which was once the seat of the Duke of Richmond. The room was donated to Duke in 1956 by Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans and architect Karl Block. (To the right is an image of the room's first visitors during the 1956 dedication ceremony.)
The room’s first location on campus was at the Duke University Hospital library in the Davison… MORE
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New Images Added to MEDSpace
Posted On: December 12, 2013 by Jolie Braun
The DUMC Archives is happy to announce that we have added more historic photographs to MEDSpace. Over 30 images spanning the 1930's to the 1990's have been added to the digital repository. Included are mock clinic and student-faculty show performances (such as the 1950 image to the right), views of the medical campus, 1940's photos of the Medical Art and Illustration staff, 1980's pictures of Duke North, 1960-70's photos of the hospital pharmacy, and early images of nursing students.
The new images can be viewed by scrolling down to the bottom of MEDSpace’s homepage and clicking the “Recent Additions” tab on the far right. While some of the people in these images have been identified… MORE
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New Exhibit Features Medical Illustration at Duke
Posted On: November 7, 2013 by Jolie Braun
We are excited to announce that our new exhibit, “An Eye for the Eye: Medical Illustration at Duke, 1932-2005” is now on display at the Medical Center Library. Documenting over 70 years of medical illustration at Duke, the exhibit includes original artwork (such as the drawing to the right by Robert Blake), photographs, brochures, medical textbooks, and even a prosthetic nose and pair of ears.
Duke was one of the first educational institutions to provide medical illustration services. Established in 1935, the Division of Medical Art and Illustration produced charts, graphics, and photographs for Duke University and Duke University Medical Center publications. In addition to creating artwork, the unit also was instrumental in the Medical Center's efforts to advance plastic… MORE
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Celebrating NC Archives Week: A Gastronomical Look at DUMC History
Posted On: October 23, 2013 by Jolie Braun
Because food probably isn't the first topic that comes to mind when thinking of medical archives, you might be surprised to find out that the Duke University Medical Center Archives has many materials related to food and nutrition. In honor of the 2013 North Carolina Archives Week’s (October 21-27) theme, “Home Grown! A Celebration of N.C. Food Culture & History,” we're highlighting a few of these items below.
To the right is an image of Duke medical students at Turnage’s… MORE
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Historic Images Added to MEDSpace
Posted On: October 8, 2013 by Jolie Braun
The DUMC Archives is happy to announce that we recently added more historic images to MEDSpace. Over two dozen images spanning the 1940s to the 1980s have been added to the digital repository. Included are photos of important innovations in DUMC’s history, such as the PRT and Life Flight, group portraits of department faculty and students, and medical artwork. They can be viewed by scrolling down on the homepage and clicking the “Recent Additions” tab on the far right.
While some of the people in these images have been identified, others have not. You can help us identify individuals by visiting our … MORE
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Read the October 2013 Newsletter
Posted On: October 3, 2013 by Jolie Braun
The October 2013 DUMC Archives newsletter is now available! To read it, visit: /dumc-newsletter.
In this issue:
- From the Director’s Chair: MEDSpace, Past & Present
- 65th General Hospital & Department of Surgery Documented in New Collection
- DUMC Archives at Work
- Meet the DUMC Archives Intern
- Lights, Camera, Access: Processing the EMS Motion Film Collection
- News & Notes
- Upcoming Events
If you’d like to provide suggestions, feedback, or be added to our mailing list, please contact us at dumc.archives@mc.duke.edu.
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Archives Launches New Version of MEDSpace
Posted On: August 27, 2013 by Jolie Braun
The DUMC Archives is proud to announce the release of a new version of our digital repository, MEDSpace.
While the content of MEDSpace remains the same, the site has been redesigned with a new user interface and functionality to make it easier and faster to use. In addition to being quicker and more user-friendly, the new version also has improved catalog records, as Archives staff updated and corrected information as needed during the process of transferring images and metadata to the new site.
MEDSpace contains thousands of images and publications related to the history of Duke Medicine. Two highlights are Foundations of Excellence… MORE
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Welcome!
Posted On: August 14, 2013 by Jolie Braun
Welcome to the Duke University Medical Center Archives' new blog! This is where we will share stories about the history of the DUMC community, highlight interesting images, artifacts, and documents from our collections, and provide information about our resources, services, news, and events. We’ll be posting regularly, and hope you will check back frequently.
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