Joseph Beard with students during an experimental operation. Beard joined the Duke University faculty, serving from 1937 to 1973. He became the James B. Duke professor of surgery in 1946 and was appointed professor of virology in 1965. He received...
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...
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...
Nu Sigma Nu, Beta Beta chapter was a fraternity for students of the Duke University School of Medicine. It was founded in 1931. At least five fraternities have been founded in the School of Medicine: Alpha Kappa Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Nu Sigma...
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...
Students, faculty, staff, or alumni in military uniform carrying flags and walking toward the Davison Building on Duke University's west campus during commencement ceremonies. The idea for a Duke hospital army unit was born in October 1940, the...
School of Nursing students during capping exercises. Bessie Baker was the first dean of the School of Nursing (1930-1938). The first class was admitted on January 2, 1931 and graduated on June 7, 1933.
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...
Peele graduated from Duke University (A.B., 1929 and M.D., 1934). He served on the house staff of Duke Hospital from 1934 to 1936 and as professor of anatomy from 1939 to 1981.
Arena graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1932 as a member of the first graduating class. He made his career at Duke University as a pediatrician from 1933 to 1979. Arena also helped to develop the Duke Poison Control Center,...
School of Medicine, class of 1932. These senior medical students are members of the first graduating class, a two-year class comprised of transfer students. (Left to right, row 1) Arena, Ward, Lovejoy, Walker, Blady, Wiley, Dalton. (Left to right,...
Originally serving Duke Hospital and School of Medicine, the library began to build its book collection in 1927, well before students began classes and the Duke Hospital opened for service in 1930.
D. Gordon Sharp (M.A. Duke, 1937 and Ph.D., Duke, 1939) operates the electron camera in a laboratory. "This $18,000 electron microscope which takes pictures of tiny viruses and magnifies them as much as 100,000 times their actual size, has just...
Medical student members of Nu Sigma Nu. Nu Sigma Nu was founded in 1881 at the University of Michigan, making it the oldest medical fraternity in the nation. At least five fraternities have been founded at the Duke University School of Medicine:...
The first class of the School of Nursing in uniform. The class entered on January 1931 and graduated in June 1933. They were the only class to wear black stockings.
Nu Sigma Nu, Beta Beta chapter 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,...
J. Lamar Callaway graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1932. Callaway, Wiley D. Forbus, Mary A. Poston, Edward Orgain, Douglas Sprunt, William Schulze, and Elbert Persons are assembled in a Duke Hospital meeting room.
Uniformed School of Nursing students on front steps of building. Bessie Baker was the first dean of the School of Nursing (1930-1938). The first class was admitted on January 2, 1931 and graduated on June 7, 1933.
School of Nursing preclinicals attending an informal dance on the terrace of Baker House (also the nurses' residence). Bessie Baker was the first dean of the School of Nursing (1930-1938). The first class was admitted on January 2, 1931 and...
School of Nursing student awardees at recognition service with School of Nursing Dean Ruby Wilson. L-R: Kathy Noble, Lisa Flint, Ruby Wilson, Marshall Sutton, Chris Harris, and Marcia Bacon.
Brown graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1939. He was a Markle scholar and member of the house staff of Duke Hospital from 1940 to 1942 and professor of surgery from 1945 to 1970. During World War II, Brown was captain on the...
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...
Menefee, a student member of Alpha Omega Alpha, graduated from the School of Medicine in 1936. He was a professor of medicine in the pulmonary allergy division (1936-1938, 1940-1971). During World War II, Menefee was a member of the medical...
McGovern graduated from Duke University in 1945 (B.S. and M.D.). He served on the Duke Hospital house staff from 1948 to 1949. He received the Markle Award in 1950. The McGovern-Davison Children's Health Center at Duke University is named in honor...
Uniformed male members of the 65th General Hospital at a formal going-away party held at the Hope Valley Country Club in Durham, N.C.. The party was held on July 15, 1942, just twelve days after receiving orders to report to Ft. Bragg, N.C. for...
Berry graduated from Duke University School of Medicine in 1938. He was part of the house staff of Duke Hospital from 1939 to 1942 (Department of Pathology 1940-1941).
Nu Sigma Nu, Beta Beta chapter was a fraternity for students of the Duke University School of Medicine. It was founded in 1931. At least five fraternities have been founded in the School of Medicine: Alpha Kappa Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Nu Sigma...
Uniformed nurses and servicemen of the 65th General Hospital awaiting embarkation for overseas duties. The idea for a Duke hospital army unit was born in October 1940, the brainchild of Wilburt C. Davison, then dean of the Duke University School...
(Three groups from left to right) Staff, including Bessie Baker (dean) at the front of the line, and administrators; first class of the School of Nursing students (in black tights); nurses of Duke Hospital. The first class entered on January 1931...
Nu Sigma Nu, Beta Beta chapter 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,...
Uniformed School of Nursing students entering their junior year receive their nursing caps from upper-class students. School of Nursing dean, classmates, and faculty members are also present.
Uniformed School of Nursing students on front steps of building. Bessie Baker was the first dean of the School of Nursing (1930-1938). The first class was admitted on January 2, 1931 and graduated on June 7, 1933.
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).
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...
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.
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...
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.
Medical student members of Nu Sigma Nu. Nu Sigma Nu was founded in 1881 at the University of Michigan, making it the oldest medical fraternity in the nation. At least five fraternities have been founded at the Duke University School of Medicine:...
Nurses or physicians tend to patients of the 65th General Hospital. 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...
School of Nursing preclinical students and parents arriving at Baker House. Faculty members and junior big sisters greet them. Bessie Baker was the first dean of the School of Nursing (1930-1938). The first class was admitted on January 2, 1931...
Alpha Kappa Kappa was a medical fraternity for junior and senior men of the Duke University School of Medicine. (Front row, left to right) Jack D. Wycoff, Duval H. Koonce, Malcolm P. Tyor, John E. Scheid, Jr., Ralph I. Cottle, Carmine K. Lyons,...
Haywood with three female students in a laboratory. Daisy Ashley (rear left), Haywood Taylor, Beth Ayers (right). Ashley and Ayers graduated with the class of 1942. Haywood, a member of the original faculty, was a professor of toxicology from 1930...
School of Medicine students at the annual senior class picnic, held in June. (Left to right) Robert Biddle (house staff 1940-1942), Archie Eagles (house staff and fellow, 1946-1947), Ernest B. Dunlap, Jr. (house staff, 1939).
Alpha Kappa Kappa was a medical fraternity for junior and senior men 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,...