Guide to the Sam A. Agnello Papers, 1961-1976
Abstract:
Contains materials pertaining to the career of Sam A. Agnello, coordinator of medical television and director of the Division of Audiovisual Education at Duke University Medical Center. Types of materials include correspondence, reports, proposals, outlines, a newspaper clipping, and committee materials. Major subjects include Duke University School of Medicine, audiovisual aids, and medical education. Major correspondents include Joseph E. Markee, William G. Anlyan, and Wilburt C. Davison. Materials range in date from 1961 to 1976.
- Contact Information:
- Duke University Medical Center
Archives and Memorabilia
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Email: dumc.archives@mc.duke.edu - Processed by
- Archives staff
- Date Completed
- 1982
- Encoded by
- Emily Glenn
- Date Encoded
- June 2004
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Sam A. Agnello Papers, 1961-1976
- Call Number
- MC0002
- Creator
- Agnello, Sam A.
- Extent
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- 2 record storage boxes,
- 300 items,
- 1 linear feet
- Repository
- Duke University Medical Center Archives
- Call Number
- MC0002
- Location
- Archives Stacks: 9c
Information for Users
- Usage Restrictions
- Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
- Preferred Citation
- [Identification of item], Sam A. Agnello Papers, Duke University Medical Center Archives.
Historical Note
Sam A. Agnello was a native of Jamestown, N.Y. He received his A.B. degree from Duke University in 1939 and joined the staff of Duke University in 1941. He served as an administrative assistant in the Department of Anatomy and later was appointed medical television coordinator.
A television system was first installed at Duke University in 1960 in the Department of Anatomy with seven single-channel systems. The programs for first- and second-year students included demonstrations of physiologic experiments. Broadcasts were used to help students see and hear research works in progress. As of 1964, television projectors could be used in twenty-one locations throughout the medical center. Agnello worked closely with Joseph Markee and F.D. McFalls in the development of television as a local tool for teaching and research. Some projects were funded by the Duke Endowment and the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation.
In 1965, Agnello was named director of the Division of Audiovisual Education, an entity of the School of Medicine. The division was made up of three sections: Medical Art, Medical Photography, and Medical Television. The division's aims were to provide the Duke community with professional cinematography capabilities, custom color slide processing, and continuing education, user instruction, and training in medical photography, art, and television.
Agnello held offices in the Council on Medical Television, Inc., the Southeast Chapter of the Biological Photographic Association and co-authored several articles on the use of television for medical teaching and research.
Collection Overview
Professional papers of Sam A. Agnello. Proposals and reports include correspondence with Joseph E. Markee and William G. Anlyan.
Arrangement Note
Files are arranged in alphabetical order.
Online Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
- Anlyan, William G.
- Audiovisual Aids.
- Davison, Wilburt C. (Wilburt Cornell), 1892-1972
- Duke University. Medical Center.
- Duke University. School of Medicine.
- Markee, J. E. (Joseph Eldridge), 1904-
- Medical Education.
Collection Series
Detailed Description of the Collection
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