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Nursing Cap
Founded in 1931, the Duke School of Nursing was a three-year program for high school graduates and required this nursing cap as part of the student uniform. The school added their first Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree in 1953 and, in 1958, became one of the first schools in the United States to offer a graduate nursing program. In 2002, they relaunched the BSN degree as an accelerated program for college graduates due to the increased nursing shortage. Today, the school’s accelerated, graduate, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), and Ph.D. programs prepare nurses for leadership positions and to provide quality care. -
Safety Cap invention flyer
Duke University’s impact on medical research included mitigating pediatric poisonings across the country. Duke pediatrician Jay Arena led the push for drug companies to develop childproof safety caps for children’s “candy” aspirin. In a letter to fellow physicians, he wrote, “The adoption of such a closure could mean a saving of many small children's lives from the accidental ingestion of drugs.” With nationwide design testing and the first advertisements in 1958, St. Joseph's aspirin was the first pharmaceutical sold with a safety cap. -
Report of the Director of the Duke Forest, 1937-1938
In 1931, the Duke Forest was founded under the stewardship of Dr. Clarence Korstian, providing almost 5,000 acres of land to the School of Forestry—now the Nicholas School of the Environment. The first report from Korstian to President Few described the imminent need for professional training in technical forestry. In 1937, the Duke Forest had hosted over a hundred professional foresters from fifteen states, the District of Columbia, and five foreign countries. Today, the Forest contains over 7,000 acres, used for teaching and research by the Nicholas School and the rest of the university. This glass lantern slide from 1935 depicts a scene from the Forest, which maintains its same natural beauty almost a century later. -
Lemur Skull and Zoboomafoo Video
Founded in 1966, the Duke Lemur Center (DLC) is a non-invasive research center housing the most diverse lemur population in the world outside of Madagascar. This fossil cast is an Aegyptopithecus specimen, or “The Egyptian Monkey.” It was named in 1965 by Elwyn Simons, the father of modern primate paleontology and the founder of the DLC Division of Fossil Primates, now the DLC Museum of Natural History. This VHS copy of Zoboomafoo was an Emmy Award-winning children’s television series hosted by Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt (T’89). It originally aired on PBS from 1999 to 2001. The title character, Zoboo, was played by a Coquerel’s sifaka named Jovian, who was a resident of the DLC. -
Duke University Marine Laboratory 50th anniversary celebration: a half century dedicated to education, training, research, and service
This book celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Duke University Marine Laboratory and its founding on Pivers Island by Dr. A. S. Pearse in the 1930s. Located in Beaufort, North Carolina, the Marine Lab is a coastal campus dedicated to the disciplines of marine biology and conservation, marine environmental health, and physical oceanography. -
Duke Forest glass lantern slide
In 1931, the Duke Forest was founded under the stewardship of Dr. Clarence Korstian, providing almost 5,000 acres of land to the School of Forestry—now the Nicholas School of the Environment. The first report from Korstian to President Few described the imminent need for professional training in technical forestry. In 1937, the Duke Forest had hosted over a hundred professional foresters from fifteen states, the District of Columbia, and five foreign countries. Today, the Forest contains over 7,000 acres, used for teaching and research by the Nicholas School and the rest of the university. This glass lantern slide from 1935 depicts a scene from the Forest, which maintains its same natural beauty almost a century later. -
The Launching of Duke University
Robert Durden was professor emeritus of history at Duke and former chair of the history department (1974-1980) who focused on the history of Duke University and the Duke family. This book, affectionately called “Durden” by University Archives staff, details the first twenty-five years of Duke University, including the signing of the Duke Endowment Indenture, the creation of various schools and departments, including the Divinity School, Medical Center, and the Woman’s College, and student social life on campus. -
John Hope Franklin - Race and History, Selected Essays
American historian and educator John Hope Franklin (1915-2009) was James B. Duke Professor of History Emeritus and a professor of legal history at Duke Law School. He is best known for his study From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African-Americans written in 1947. While acting as professor of legal history, Franklin wrote Race and History: Selected Essays. As a scholar of African American identity and history, he contributed to the legal brief leading to the historic Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling which outlawed public school segregation in 1954. His impact continues to inspire the Duke and Durham communities through the numerous centers named in his honor as well as the Franklin History Grove in Durham Central Park. -
Catherine Wilfert Oral History
Dr. Catherine Wilfert joined the faculty of the Duke University Medical Center in 1971, researching virology. When the AIDS epidemic began, Dr. Wilfert began working towards the eradication of pediatric AIDS, founding the Pediatric Infectious Disease Clinic at Duke. Her discovery that the anti-retroviral drug AZT could reduce the rate of mother-to-infant AIDS transmission reduced pediatric AIDS in the United States by 75 percent and was applied around the world. -
Photo of Catherine Wilfert
Dr. Catherine Wilfert joined the faculty of the Duke University Medical Center in 1971, researching virology. When the AIDS epidemic began, Dr. Wilfert began working towards the eradication of pediatric AIDS, founding the Pediatric Infectious Disease Clinic at Duke. Her discovery that the anti-retroviral drug AZT could reduce the rate of mother-to-infant AIDS transmission reduced pediatric AIDS in the United States by 75 percent and was applied around the world. -
Frangible bullet photographs of testing
Various departments, professors, and researchers were mobilized to help with the war effort in the 1940s. Professor Paul M. Gross of the Chemistry department spearheaded research to design the frangible bullet, which allowed aerial gunners to practice their aim without facing the damaging ricochet effects of traditional bullets. The research produced at Duke was instrumental in allowing the military to refine their shots and be more effective on the battlefield. -
Photograph of frangible bullet usage
Various departments, professors, and researchers were mobilized to help with the war effort in the 1940s. Professor Paul M. Gross of the Chemistry department spearheaded research to design the frangible bullet, which allowed aerial gunners to practice their aim without facing the damaging ricochet effects of traditional bullets. The research produced at Duke was instrumental in allowing the military to refine their shots and be more effective on the battlefield. -
Extrasensory Perception (ESP) Cards
Ever had a friend who was just too good at guessing games? With these ESP/Zener cards, you can find out if they're clairvoyant! Duke's Parapsychology Laboratory was founded in 1930 when Drs. J. B. and Louisa Rhine came to Durham. According to the accompanying ESP Record Pad, the Lab was interested in studying “those powers of the human mind that are commonly called hunches, intuition, mind-reading.” J. B. conducted experiments with the Zener cards, named after colleague Dr. Karl Zener, which tested for clairvoyance by recording how many times the subject could guess the design on the card correctly. -
Samuel DuBois Cook Resume
Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook came to Duke in 1966 as the university's first Black professor, later becoming the Director of Undergraduate Studies for Political Science. Dr. Cook would serve as a Duke Trustee and later became the president of Dillard University. The Samuel DuBois Cook Center for Social Equity at Duke carries on his legacy by supporting research and education on inequality. The Samuel DuBois Cook Society honors Dr. Cook’s impact at Duke by “working toward the progress of African Americans who are part of the Duke University community.” -
Photo of Samuel DuBois Cook
Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook came to Duke in 1966 as the university's first Black professor, later becoming the Director of Undergraduate Studies for Political Science. Dr. Cook would serve as a Duke Trustee and later became the president of Dillard University. The Samuel DuBois Cook Center for Social Equity at Duke carries on his legacy by supporting research and education on inequality. The Samuel DuBois Cook Society honors Dr. Cook’s impact at Duke by “working toward the progress of African Americans who are part of the Duke University community.” -
Gaga fern illustrations
In 2012, biology researchers from Duke’s Pryer & Windham Labs made headlines when they discovered a new genus of ferns—and named it after Lady Gaga. The ferns’ gametophytes resemble a costume Lady Gaga wore to the 2010 Grammy Awards, and their DNA sequences also spell out G-A-G-A. Professor Kathleen Pryer, the leader of the study and the director of the Duke Herbarium, explained that "[w]e wanted to name this genus for Lady Gaga because of her fervent defense of equality and individual expression.” -
Gaga Fern
In 2012, biology researchers from Duke’s Pryer & Windham Labs made headlines when they discovered a new genus of ferns—and named it after Lady Gaga. The ferns’ gametophytes resemble a costume Lady Gaga wore to the 2010 Grammy Awards, and their DNA sequences also spell out G-A-G-A. Professor Kathleen Pryer, the leader of the study and the director of the Duke Herbarium, explained that "[w]e wanted to name this genus for Lady Gaga because of her fervent defense of equality and individual expression.”
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