Inventory of the Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology records, 1930

The Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology was established in 1930 as one of the founding departments at Duke University Medical Center. It presently consists of the following divisions: Gynecology Oncology, Gynecologic Specialties, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Urogynocology, and General Obstetrics and Gynecology. Offices within General Obstetrics and Gynecology include Duke Women's Health Associates, Durham Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Harris and Smith Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Collection Overview

This collection contains reprints, delivery and procedure logs, and other materials produced by Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology faculty members from 1930 to 1995. The collection primarily consists of reprints and publication indices from the Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology faculty, 1930-1990. Major contributors include F. Bayard Carter, E. C. Hamblen and Robert A. Ross. The collected reprints of E. C. Hamblen, once the property of W. A. Peters, Jr., are also included.

Other materials in this collection consist of items about and produced by Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty members, including an order form for the Second Edition of E. C. Hamblen's book Facts for Childless Couples, ephemera from the Roy T. Parker Symposium (1981), and the results of a resident graduate survey (1990). Lectures by former Associate Professor of Physiology Jack L. Kostyo are also included (1964).

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Contains reprints and publication indices from the Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology faculty, 1930-1990. Major contributors include F. bayard Carter, E. C. Hamblen and Robert A. Ross. The collected reprints of E. C. Hamblen, once the property of W. A. Peters, Jr., are also included. Peters received A.B. degree from Duke in 1939 and his M.D. degree in 1943, and also served on House Staff in the 1940s and 1950s.

The reprints included in this collection are not a complete set. The reprints from the Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology faculty are arranged in numerical order based on the indices, which appears to be derived from the first letter of the lead author's last name. Reprints from 1930 to 1955 appear to have been renumbered from their original numbering system; thus some reprints contain more than one number on the top right-hand corner of the page. Unbound reprints are arranged in numerical order based on the lead author's last name, and are listed below in alphabetical order within each date range. Peters' collection of Hamblen's reprints are also arranged in numerical order, although there is no index suggesting from whence this order was derived.

Contains handwritten log books documenting obstetrical and gynecological procedures. Log books range in date from 1930 to 1965.

Series 2, Delivery and Procedure Logs, is closed to research due to the prevalence of personal health information (PHI). No access will allowed until the IRB of the Duke University Medical Center has approved the request.

Contains various materials about and produced by Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty members, including an order form for the Second Edition of E. C. Hamblen's book Facts for Childless Couples. Other materials include ephemera from the Roy T. Parker Symposium (1981), and the results of a resident graduate survey (1990). Lectures by former Associate Professor of Physiology Jack L. Kostyo are also included (1964).