Katz, Samuel L., Papers and Records, 1969-2005

Collection Number: MC.0068
Samuel L. Katz Papers and Records, 1969 - 2005

Access Restrictions

Contains University Administrative records. These include records of the officers of the University, as defined in the Bylaws, the deans of schools and colleges, and departments, institutes, and other offices as designated by the President. For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the director of the office of record and the University Archivist is required for use. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the University Archivist. (Issued by the Office of the Chancellor, December 1, 1975).

Copyright Notice

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], Samuel L. Katz papers and records, Duke University Medical Center Archives.

Acquisitions Information

Transfer; A2005-013; 2005. Transfer; A2011-030; 2011.

Sensitive Materials Statement

Collections may contain Medical Center Administrative records. These include records of the officers of the University, as defined in the Bylaws, the deans of schools and colleges, and departments, institutes, and other offices as designated by the President. For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the director of the office of record and the Medical Center Archivist is required for use. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the Medical Center Archivist.

Collection may contain Records of the Board of Trustees of the Duke University Medical Center. These include minutes and supporting documentation of the Board, its Executive Committee, and standing and ad hoc committees, and reports, studies, and the like presented solely to the Board. Records which have been existence for at least fifty years are available for scholarly research with the permission of the Medical Center Archivist. Access to records which have been in existence for less than fifty years shall be granted only by special permission, in writing, of the Medical Center Board of Trustees.

The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings and Medical Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collectionsuch as folders or items.

Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the Archives' Digital Repository.

• Duke University--Faculty.
• Duke University. Dept. of Pediatrics.
• Duke University. Medical Center.
• Duke University. School of Medicine.
• Education, Medical
• Pediatrics
• Vaccines

Samuel Katz graduated from Dartmouth College and Harvard Medical School. He completed an internship at Beth Israel Hospital followed by a residency in pediatrics at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Boston Children's Hospital. He also completed a research fellowship in virology and infectious diseases at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Katz joined the Duke faculty as chair of the Department of Pediatrics in 1968 and led the department until 1990. Today he continues to be active in vaccine policy development and pediatric HIV/AIDS research and care. He serves on the National Institutes of Health Committee for AIDS Vaccines, co-chairs the India-U.S. Vaccine Action Program and the National Network for Immunization Information.

Katz is widely recognized for many contributions to children's health, including his role in developing the measles vaccine in use today. While a staff member at Boston Children's Hospital, Katz worked in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate John Enders to develop the attenuated measles virus vaccine.

Organized alphabetically by subject, then by date of material.