Duke Medical Center Archive Blog
George L. Maddox Papers
Posted On: February 17, 2020 by Rebecca Williams
The Medical Center Archives is happy to announce that new additions to the George L. Maddox Papers are open for research. This collection contains the personal and professional papers of George L. Maddox, a former director of the Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development.
Over the course of his career, Maddox was a major figure in the push to improve health care and the quality of life for older adults in the United States. While at Duke, he was not only the director of the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, but also the program director for the Center’s Long Term Care Resources Program (LTRCP). This program was focused on… MORE
Category: News, Collection Spotlight
Exhibit Opening: Seeing the Invisible: 50 Years of Macromolecular Visualization
Posted On: February 3, 2020 by Rebecca Williams
RESCHEDULED:
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
4:30pm - 6:00pm
The Chappell Family Gallery (Perkins Library)
West CampusRemarks at 5:00 p.m. in the Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room (Rubenstein Library 153, next door to the Chappell Family Gallery). Help us celebrate the opening of the new exhibit in the Chappell Family Gallery. Seeing the Invisible explores the history of protein visualization by following the contributions of Duke biochemistry professors Dave and Jane Richardson, who have spent over five decades researching these molecular building blocks of life and finding ways to help both scientists and other people better understand and appreciate their structures. Through drawings,… MORE
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Duke University Medical Center Archives Acquire the Onyekwere E. Akwari Papers
Posted On: January 13, 2020 by Rebecca Williams
The Duke University Medical Center Archives (DUMCA) is excited to announce the acquisition of the Onyekwere E. Akwari Papers, a collection that documents the personal life and professional career of Dr. Onyekwere E. Akwari, a Nigerian-American and the first African-American surgeon at Duke University. Dr. Akwari was the son of Theophilus Akwari, an export-import business owner, and Ngarasi Christiana Ukegbu, the owner and operator of numerous local shops. He was raised in Abia State, Nigeria as the oldest of eight children. In 1962, shortly after Nigeria declared its independence from British rule, Akwari made the decision to leave his home country and travel to the… MORE
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Dirty Work in the Archives: Replacing Gummy Rollers on Our Elmo 16mm Film Projector
Posted On: January 2, 2020 by Rebecca Williams
“Archives—it’s where technology comes to die” is a phrase I frequently use when discussing obsolete audiovisual formats in archives. Think about it, when is the last time you shoved a VHS tape into your VCR, a Betamax into your Betamax player, or a U-Matic into its player? Have you fired up your wire recorder recently? Threaded a film into your 16mm or 8mm projector? How about a DVD? Do you watch those anymore? Listened to any audiocassette tapes or CDs recently? What about a reel-to-reel audio tape? Even if you haven’t, these formats still exist. Often the only copy of a recording is on an obsolete format, which is why archival repositories that collect these obsolete formats, also need to collect obsolete format players. … MORE
Category: News, Ask The Archives
Dirty Work in the Archives: Replacing Gummy Rollers on Our Elmo 16mm Film Projector
Posted On: January 2, 2020 by Rebecca Williams
“Archives—it’s where technology comes to die” is a phrase I frequently use when discussing obsolete audiovisual formats in archives. Think about it, when is the last time you shoved a VHS tape into your VCR, a Betamax into your Betamax player, or a U-Matic into its player? Have you fired up your wire recorder recently? Threaded a film into your 16mm or 8mm projector? How about a DVD? Do you watch those anymore? Listened to any audiocassette tapes or CDs recently? What about a reel-to-reel audio tape? Even if you haven’t, these formats still exist. Often the only copy of a recording is on an obsolete format, which is why archival repositories that collect these obsolete formats, also need to collect obsolete format players. … MORE
Category: News, Ask The Archives
Watts School of Nursing Records
Posted On: December 17, 2019 by Rebecca Williams
The Duke University Medical Center Archives is happy to announce that Watts School of Nursing Records are processed and open for research. Watts School of Nursing (SON), originally Watts Hospital Training School for Nurses, began as part of Watts Hospital in 1895 as a two-year diploma program. Its first graduate received her nursing degree in 1897. In 1956, Watts Hospital Training School for Nurses became the first diploma program in North Carolina to achieve National League for Nursing accreditation. Watts Hospital closed in 1976 when Durham County General Hospital opened. At this time, Watts Hospital Training School for Nurses moved to Durham Regional Hospital and was… MORE
Category: Collection Spotlight
For All the People Display Currently On View
Posted On: December 2, 2019 by Rebecca Williams
For All the People: A Century of Citizen Action in Health Care ReformMedical Center Library & Archives - Level 1On Display Now(November 2019- September 2022) The Medical Center Library is hosting “For All the People: A Century of Citizen Action in Health Care Reform,” a six-banner traveling exhibition. Developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, it explores changes to the American health care system and highlights the work of citizens to instigate change. In conjunction with the NLM display, the Medical Center Library and Archives produced a companion exhibit… MORE
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Documenting Durham's Health History Now on Display
Posted On: November 27, 2019 by Rebecca Williams
Documenting Durham’s Health History Medical Center Library & Archives – Level 2R, Room 212E, and Level 3 On Display November 21-December 13 Through maps, images, and video interviews, this exhibition examines the roots of health disparities in the "City of Medicine." It highlights four sequential case studies: tuberculosis before WWII, childbirth during hospital desegregation in the 1960s, HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980-90s, and the more recent rise of type 2 diabetes. The exhibit looks at each case study from multiple vantage points. While racial disparities characterize all four examples, each one illustrates how race… MORE
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Jane and David Richardson Papers
Posted On: November 11, 2019 by Rebecca Williams
The Archives is happy to announce they are now home to the Jane and David Richardson Papers. Both Jane and David are currently professors in Duke’s Department of Biochemistry. Jane is James B. Duke professor of Biochemistry and David is professor of Biochemistry and founding director of Duke’s Structural Biology and Biophysics Graduate Training Program. The Richardson’s met while students at Swarthmore College. Following graduation, they married and David continued his studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, pursing a PhD in chemistry while working in the laboratory of Albert F. Cotton and researching small molecule inorganic chemistry and crystallography. Meanwhile, Jane attended Harvard… MORE
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Jane and David Richardson Papers
Posted On: November 11, 2019 by Rebecca Williams
The Archives is happy to announce they are now home to the Jane and David Richardson Papers. Both Jane and David are currently professors in Duke’s Department of Biochemistry. Jane is James B. Duke professor of Biochemistry and David is professor of Biochemistry and founding director of Duke’s Structural Biology and Biophysics Graduate Training Program. The Richardson’s met while students at Swarthmore College. Following graduation, they married and David continued his studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, pursing a PhD in chemistry while working in the laboratory of Albert F. Cotton and researching small molecule inorganic chemistry and crystallography. Meanwhile, Jane attended Harvard… MORE
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October is Archives Month
Posted On: October 25, 2019 by Rebecca Williams
Archives Month is an annual, month-long observance of the agencies and people responsible for maintaining and making available the archival and historical records of our nation, state, communities, and people. Archives serve as the memory of our nation, and by celebrating, we recognize and give legitimacy to the enduring value of American records and America’s archives.
There are several ways to celebrate this month and learn more about the work of archives. The first is through social media. On October 2, 2019, archivists around the country took to Twitter to respond to questions tweeted with the hashtag #AskAnArchivist. From our Twitter account we provided… MORE
Category: News
It Came from the Archives! Halloween Highlights from the Duke Medical Center Archives
Posted On: October 3, 2019 by Rebecca Williams
Location: Medical Center Library & Archives, Level 2, Room 212E
Date: Thursday, October 31, 2019, 11am – 2pm
The Duke University Medical Center Archives is hosting its sixth annual Halloween event featuring a selection of odd, intriguing, and rarely seen materials from their collections.
All are invited to drop in to view detailed medical illustrations, touch old medical instruments, explore forgotten stories from the history of Duke Health, and much more.
Come by for a fun break with free Halloween candy!
Category: News
Remembering Dr. Wolfgang K. Joklik
Posted On: August 5, 2019 by Rebecca Williams
The Duke Community was saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Wolfgang K. Joklik earlier this month. As both Chair of the Duke Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and co-founder of the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, he had a profound impact on Duke Health.
There have been several well-written tributes to Dr. Joklik and his legacy in the past couple of weeks, so rather than attempt to write another, we thought that we would share some of his own words. We conducted an oral history interview with Dr. Joklik in 2007 that hopefully provides some insight on the passion that guided much of his work.
When describing his dedication to Duke and the Cancer Center, Dr. Joklik shared the following:
“In 1968 I was recruited to become Chairman of the… MORE
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Remembering Dr. Wolfgang K. Joklik
Posted On: August 5, 2019 by Rebecca Williams
The Duke Community was saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Wolfgang K. Joklik earlier this month. As both Chair of the Duke Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and co-founder of the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, he had a profound impact on Duke Health.
There have been several well-written tributes to Dr. Joklik and his legacy in the past couple of weeks, so rather than attempt to write another, we thought that we would share some of his own words. We conducted an oral history interview with Dr. Joklik in 2007 that hopefully provides some insight on the passion that guided much of his work.
When describing his dedication to Duke and the Cancer Center, Dr. Joklik shared the following:
“In 1968 I was recruited to become Chairman of the… MORE
Category: News, Collection Spotlight
Duke Medical Faculty Wives Records
Posted On: May 28, 2019 by Rebecca Williams
The Duke University Medical Center Archives is happy to announce that the Duke Faculty Wives Records are processed and open for research. The collection contains materials documenting the Duke Medical Faculty Wives and their running of the Nearly New Shoppe as a means to raise money for scholarships to the Duke University School of Medicine and the Duke University School of Nursing. Types of materials include administrative records, by-laws, financial records, roosters, photo albums, scrapbooks, photographs, clippings, invitations, architectural plans, and digital files. Materials date from 1968-2018.
This collection… MORE
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