Wilburt Cornell Davison, Joseph Beard, and Dorothy Beard standing together. Dr. Davison was the first dean of the School of Medicine at Duke University. Joseph and Dorothy Beard were researchers in the fields of virology and immunology.
1980 School of Medicine faculty. Row 1 (L-R): David Durack, Herbert Sieker, James Clapp, James Wyngaarden, Harvey Cohen, J. Lamar Caloway, Andrew Huang, Len Lastinger, Yihong Kong. Row 2 (L-R): Wednell Rosse, Allen Roses, Edwin Cox, Sheldon Pinnell,...
Maye uses wires and probes attached to machines to conduct brain activity studies on a subject. On October 27, 1942, Civilian Public Service (C.P.S.) Camp No. 61 was authorized as Duke Hospital under the direction of the department of neuropsychiatry....
Faculty and students play ball during the hospital picnic. At bat is Stan Lordeaux (M.D., Duke, 1940). Playing catcher is Dr. Bayard Carter (chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology from 1931 to 1964).
Thornhill is at bat. Onlookers and parked cars are in the background. Thornhill (A.B., Duke, 1936 and M.D., 1940) served on the house staff from 1940 to 1942.
Dr. Clarence Ellsworth Gardner, Jr., was a member of the original faculty, beginning as professor of surgery in 1930. He later served as chair of the Dept. of Surgery from 1960 to 1964.
School of Medicine and Duke Hospital staff at a dinner party. Dean of the School of Medicine Wilburt Cornell Davison is seated at the near end of the table, facing the camera. Callaway married Catharine Dater Van Blarcom, an instructor of nursing at...
Hospital Administrators Management Improvement Program (HAMIP) graduating class. L-R. Row 1: Delton J. Craven, Chester, SC.; Major Laura B. Newsham, Salvation Army, Durham; Mrs. Marian N. Banks, Darlington, SC; Miss Mary Lucas, Belhaven NC; Mrs....
Glen R. Gale using a microscope to study organisms in a laboratory. At age 19, Gale discovered an unnamed organism with remarkable killing powers against dangerous fungi. After graduation from Duke University in 1953 (Ph.D.), Gale went on to serve with...
Frederick Bernheim speaking at his retirement dinner. Dr. Bernheim was one of the original members of the faculty of the Duke University Hospital and School of Medicine. He served as professor of pharmacology from 1930 until 1975.
Attendees of the first organizational meeting of the Southern Association of Practising Pathologists. The meeting was organized by Wiley D. Forbus (chair of Dept. of Pathology 1930-1960) in 1935. The association met again in 1937 in Duke University's...
In the 1960 Aesculapian, an artist depicted their interpretation of the "treacherous journey" through the Medical School. The artist, RLR (possibily fourth year student Richard L. Reece), inscribed his work:
"In the treacherous journey through the...
Wolfgang (Bill) Joklik was James B. Duke Professor of Microbiology at Duke University, cancer researcher, and co-founder of the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. Joklik was chair of the Dept. of Microbiology from 1968 to 1994.
Duke Hospital main entrance and driveway with parked cars. Hospital construction began on September 1, 1927 and was completed on July 1, 1930. Duke Hospital opened for patients on July 21, 1930.
R. Wayne Rundles graduated from Duke University (M.D., 1940). He was an associate professor of medicine at Duke University from 1945 until the mid-1980s and served as director of the hematology and chemotherapy service at the Duke University School of...
Railroad tracks were placed for steam engine trains to bring building materials, including rocks from the nearby quarry, to the site of the future Duke University School of Medicine. The partially-constructed School of Medicine as well as some workers...
Uniformed members of the Department of Psychiatry staff. The department was founded in 1940 following the gift of the Highland Hospital by Dr. Robert S. Carroll. The department was also supported largely by annual grants from the Rockefeller Foundation.
Wilburt Davison (holding shovel) and John McGovern replanting the Osler ivy outside of the Davison Building. The first School of Medicine graduating class originally planted ivy in 1932 to commemorate commencement ceremonies.
Dr. William Bridgers (R) describes some of the features of his original "Bridgers Apparatus" (used in conjunction with this table for operating on soldiers with head injuries) to Capt. William F. Hollister and Sgt. Leonard B. Clemmons. Bridgers...
In the 1960 Aesculapian, an artist depicted their interpretation of the "treacherous journey" through the Medical School. The artist, RLR (possibily fourth year student Richard L. Reece), inscribed his work:
"In the treacherous journey through the...
Mary Alverta Poston graduated from Duke University with a master's degree in 1939. She was a member of the original faculty as an instructor in bacteriology and later an associate in microbiology within the Dept. of Microbiology (1930-1961). She died...
A performance of the 1990 student-faculty show Back to the Suture. Pat Kenan, MD '59, in front. The annual student-faculty show is entirely student-run and offers a comedic view of the experiences of a medical student at Duke.
Scullery/dishwashing kitchen area of the newly constructed Duke Hospital. Hospital construction began on September 1, 1927 and was completed on July 1, 1930. Duke Hospital opened for patients on July 21, 1930.
Demonstration of the use of the Bridgers Apparatus at the 65th General Hospital. William H. Bridgers was a fellow in surgery and chief of neurosurgery in the 65th General Hospital during World War II. Bridgers (M.D., Duke, 1936) was a member of the...
Uniformed male house staff, interns, or faculty of the Dept. of Radiology. (Back row, left to right) James G. Whildin, George J. Baylin, David McCulloch, Albert C. King, Robert J. Reeves. (Front row, left to right) Frank T. Moran, Paul A. Jones,...
The Beta Kappa chapter was probably established at Duke in 1931. (Left to right, seated) Noumeer(?), Cree, Peter, Fitzgerald. (Kneeling) Jeffreys, Adams, Frazier, Goy(?) Ricks. (Standing) Calloway, Bridges, Jones, Mahl, Joyner, Boyce. At least five...
Lenox Baker graduated from the Duke University School of Medicine in 1933. He served as professor of orthopaedics and orthopaedic surgery. He was the chief of the Division of Orthopaedics (Department of Surgery) from 1937 to 1967.
Pickrell was a professor of plastic surgery from 1944 to 1981 and chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery from 1944 to 1975. During World War II, Pickrell was a consultant in chemical warfare at Edgewood Arsenal and assisted with the program of...
Nurses of the 65th General Hospital examine patients' legs. The 65th General Hospital served as an affiliated unit of the Duke University School of Medicine during World War II. Authorized on October 17, 1940, the Hospital was headed by Dr. E. L....
Alpha Kappa Kappa (AKK), Beta Nu chapter was established at Duke University School of Medicine on October 24, 1931. (Front row, center) Dr. Kinney. A large share of credit for the establishment belongs to the neighboring Beta Iota chapter at the...
Jane Elchlepp, M.D., Ph.D., was a professor, member of the Department of Pathology, and assistant vice president for health affairs, planning, and analysis. Elchlepp worked closely with William Anlyan to oversee planning and construction of Duke...
View of the hospital's main entrance from across the parking lot. Hospital construction began on September 1, 1927 and was completed on July 1, 1930. Duke Hospital opened for patients on July 21, 1930.
Aerial view of early Duke University School of Medicine and Duke Hospital. Construction of the Private Diagnostic Clinic continues toward the rear of the School of Medicine. The Private Diagnostic Clinic (PDC) was organized in 1931. A wing added to the...
Augustus Grant is a cardiologist who joined the faculty at the Duke University School of Medicine in 1977. He currently serves as a Professor of Medicine and Vice Dean for Faculty Enrichment.
Miss Goff, chair of the Honor Council, and Mrs. Rachel Ann McSwain Harrell, President of the Nursing Student Government Association, hand lighted candles to the freshmen students after they are capped.
Dr. Carroll was a professor of psychiatry at Duke University from 1983 to 1998. He served as chair of the department from 1983 until 1990 and as chief of medical staff at Duke Hospital from 1988 to 1990. He was interim chief of the Division of...
Dr. Victor Murdaugh, in the tie, is demonstrating Duke's new Kolff twin coil artificial kidney machine for a physician from eastern North Carolina back in 1957-58. Invented by Willem Kolff, MD, of the Netherlands, this kidney machine was one of only...
Phi Chi was a medical fraternity for students of the Duke University School of Medicine. At least five fraternities have been founded in the School of Medicine: Alpha Kappa Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Nu Sigma Nu, Phi Beta Pi, and Phi Chi. These...
Railroad tracks were placed for steam engine trains to bring building materials to the School of Medicine, now known as the Davison building. Construction of the School of Medicine was completed in 1930. Some workers or trustees are visible to the left...
Members of the second Physical Therapy class, 1944, with instructor on a clinical visit out of town. From left to right: Edgar Johnson, Bettie Runner, Lucy Straw, John Riebel (instructor, class of 1943).
Pediatrics waiting area filled with seated women and infants. Note the train painted on the left wall (Carl Roger’s face is on the front of the train and W.C. Davison is the engineer).
A hospital examination room, with desk and bed. Through the open window behind the desk, the stone of the Duke Hospital building's exterior is visible.
Lenox Baker graduated from the Duke University School of Medicine in 1933. He served as professor of orthopedics and orthopedic surgery. He was the chief of the Division of Orthopedics (Department of Surgery) from 1937 to 1967.
An unidentified Civilian Public Service worker at work. On October 27, 1942, Civilian Public Service (C.P.S.) Camp No. 61 was authorized as Duke Hospital under the direction of the department of neuropsychiatry. Under the program, conscientious...
This linen postcard comes from a 1945 folder set. The caption reads "D-8--Science Quadrangle, showing School of Medicine in Center, Duke University, Durham, N.C."