Document | Rebecca Clayton Oral History Interview, 2007 | ID: x059c774t

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Description	Rebecca Clayton discusses beginning work as the secretary for Dr. Grace Kerby, in 1960; being pregnant and delivering her first child; there being no maternity leave policy; her care for Dr. Kerby after Kerby's retirement; Dr. Kerby's attention to detail; Dr. Kerby's very private nature; other elements of Dr. Kerby's character; Dr. Kerby's dedication to her work; Dr. Kerby's work on house staff schedules and Clayton's assistance to Kerby in this work; Dr. Kerby's assistance to then-Department of Medicine chair, Dr. Eugene Stead; Bess Cebe, Dr. Stead's assistant; Clayton's close relationship with Dr. Kerby; the interactions of secretaries in the department; Dr. Kerby's materials that Clayton has; Dr. Kerby upon retirement; Clayton's workload under Dr. Kerby; equipment Clayton used at the time; the proportion of work dedicated to house staff schedules; Dr. Kerby's privacy about her own schedule; and Clayton's previous work.
Date created	2007-03-15
Creator	Clayton, Rebecca
Subject	Duke University. Medical Center. Department of Medicine. Clayton, Rebecca Duke University. Medical Center History of Medicine. Kerby, Grace P. Duke University. School of Medicine
Holding entity	Duke Medical Center Archives
Archival collection	Rebecca Clayton Oral History Interview
Permanent Link:	http://hdl.handle.net/2193/X059C774T

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