Civilian Public Service worker John Olson administering a test to a patient

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Description	Olsen worked part time on Meyer Ward and part time in the psychiatric clinic at psychometrics. 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 objectors, known as C.P.S. workers, were assigned to assist in charting, keeping patient records, and clinical laboratory work.
Date created	1944
Subject	Patients Hospital wards Duke University. Department of Psychiatry Civilian Public Service. Camp No. 61 (Durham, N.C.) African Americans
Identifier	per00201
Holding entity	Duke Medical Center Archives
Archival collection	Photograph & Negative Collection
Permanent Link:	http://hdl.handle.net/2193/5H73PW226

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