Duke Medical Center Library & Archives News Category: Exhibits

March is Women’s History Month! Learn more about Duke history by checking out our online exhibit: Women in Duke Health.

This exhibit highlights women in multiple fields at Duke, many of which were pioneers or firsts in their disciplines. It looks at their stories and the context in which those stories took place through oral histories. We encourage you to listen to the recordings or read the transcripts of these women talking about their experiences.   
Further historical perspective is presented through individual profiles and interviews, a general timeline of events, and background interviews conducted with people who have a longtime view of Duke Medicine.

View the online exhibit…

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Museum of Durham History Presents E is for ESP   
On Display  
February 18th- March 18th   
Duke University Medical Center Library, Level 3

The Medical Center Library & Archives is happy to host another traveling exhibit from the Museum of Durham History (MoDH). As part of continuing programming for their current exhibit, 100 Year of Duke: Names to Remember, the MoDH developed a traveling version of E is for ESP. Originally part of the Durham A-Z series, this exhibit explores the legacy of JB and Louisa Rhine, and the Duke Parapsychology Department in the 20th century. Keep an eye out for the next location! 

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This month we are featuring "Black History Month: A Medical Perspective," our online exhibit containing a chronology of medical achievements of African Americans, a section on folk medicine, and a selective bibliography.

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Exhibit - Take Two and Call Me in the Morning: The Story of Aspirin   
Medical Center Library & Archives - Level 3   
On Display: January 6 – February 15, 2025

The Medical Center Library & Archives is hosting "Take Two and Call Me in the Morning: The Story of Aspirin," a six-banner traveling exhibition. Developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine, it chronicles the history of the ubiquitous wonder drug, from its ancient origins to the present day.

For centuries, physicians and healers used…

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The Medical Center Library & Archives is excited to introduce a new exhibit, Faces of Duke Health, which celebrates the diverse roles that contribute to the Duke Health community. Kicking off the series, the exhibit will spotlight Environmental Services (EVS), including our own Library EVS staff, and offer a glimpse into the history of EVS at Duke.

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Stories and narratives are right at home in a library. This fall, our collection of stories has grown.

The “Untold Stories Exhibition” showcases portrait photography and audio interviews co-created by patients from the Duke Outpatient Clinic along with Duke clinicians Dr. Jeffrey Lee, resident physician in internal medicine-psychiatry, Katherine Henderson, chaplain, Elissa Nickolopoulas, social worker, and Michelle Tang, medical student.

The exhibit, which opened on August 1st, features six portraits of patients. Hanging next to each photograph is a QR code that connects viewers to audio and transcribed interviews with the person featured in the portrait. These stories honor the richness of each patient’s life experiences and provide opportunities to learn and…

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Join us for an evening of art, conversation, and refreshments as we celebrate the opening of the “Untold Stories Exhibition.” This exhibit showcases portrait photography and audio interviews co-created by Duke clinicians Dr. Jeffrey Lee, resident physician in internal medicine-psychiatry, Katherine Henderson, chaplain, Elissa Nickolopoulas, social worker, Michelle Tang, medical student, along with patients from the Duke Outpatient Clinic. 

Reception Details:

• Thursday August 1st, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
• Medical Center Library, Seeley G. Mudd Building, Level 3
• Refreshments provided

This photography exhibit draws from The Stories Project, which is funded by the Trent Foundation and Duke Signature Care with faculty mentorship from Drs. John Ike and Jane…

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Agents of Change: Portraits of Activism in the History of Duke Health is an oral history project documenting the work of activists and "change agents" throughout Duke Health’s history. This year-long project team was organized as part of the Bass Connections program and one of four teams connected to the Duke Centennial. Our team was led by Dr. Jeff Baker, Director of the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics and History and Rebecca Williams, Archives Librarian. Jonathan Pyka, Sara Spicer, and Lucy Zheng were the graduate team members. Gemma Holland, Ava Meigs,…

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In celebration of Women's History Month in March, Duke Medical Center Library & Archives revisits our online exhibit of Women in Duke Health. 

Highlighting women in multiple fields at Duke, many of which were pioneers or firsts in their disciplines, this exhibit looks at their stories and the context in which those stories took place. The primary method of inquiry for context in this exhibit was via oral histories, a unique format that allows for both.

This historical perspective is presented through individual profiles and interviews, a general…

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The Medical Center Library & Archives announces the debut of the newly redesigned and updated online exhibit of the Duke Poison Control Center: A Retrospective Exhibit.

The exhibit conveys the profound impact of the Duke Poison Control Center from 1954-1995. From the design of the safety cap to community outreach and education, the Duke Center has always been at the forefront of poison prevention and safety issues, raising awareness throughout the world.

Focused around the concept, "Is There a Killer in Your Medicine Chest?" the online exhibit includes sections on the Poison Epidemic, Innovations for…

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With the events of the past year, it has probably become clichéd to say that “we are living in historic times”. However, as we celebrate Black History Month this year, the reality of systemic racism and injustice is forefront in many of our minds. An important first step to addressing systemic racism is learning more about how race and racism is embedded in our history, including that of Duke Health.  The Duke University Medical Center Archives seeks to preserve materials that document the history of Duke Health and make them available for research and education. For example, we have been actively capturing and preserving the 2020 Moments to Movement programs… MORE

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