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Collection Overview
| Size | 38.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 50000 items) |
| Abstract | Medical Illustration and Photography was a unit of the School of Medicine of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It provided art and photographic services to faculty and staff of the School of Medicine, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, and other university departments. It began in January 1953 with a single photographer and continued providing services until 2007, when the School of Medicine closed it. Records consist largely of black-and-white photographic negatives and prints created by Medical Illustration and Photography from 1953 to 2007. Images depict faculty, staff, students, and facilities of the School of Medicine and other university departments. Included are individual and composite portraits along with images of physicians and staff engaged in their work. Also included are some correspondence and other files related to the administation and operation of Medical Illustration and Photography; 20 films, mostly of medical procedures; and five audiotapes. Due to the medical nature of the collection, there are graphic images in this collection depicting surgeries, injuries, recovery progress, and deceased individuals. The Addition of December 2010 consists of approximately 1150 digital images, mostly of campus buildings and landmarks. Included are many aerial images made in 2007 and 2009 depicting all parts of the campus. Also included are digital copies of historic photographs related to the School of Medicine. |
| Creator | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Medical Illustration and Photography. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
| Language | English |
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Processed by: Patrick Cullom and Tracy M. Jackson, January 2011; and by Sara Mannheimer, February 2012
Encoded by: Tracy M. Jackson, January 2011
Updated by: Anne Wells, October 2021; Andrew Crook and Laura Smith, April 2024
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Subject Headings
The following terms from Library of Congress 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 collection--such as folders or items.
Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.
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Historical Information
In January 1953, a single photographer, provided by the university's Communication Center, began providing photographic services to the School of Medicine and North Carolina Memorial Hospital in what was then called the Medical Illustration Laboratory. In July 1954, the photographer, Wallace Patterson, was put on the payroll of the School of Medicine; and in October 1954, the school hired Marion Seiler to do medical art work. Neither Patterson nor Seiler had previous experience with medical subjects. Departments paid fees for the services of the laboratory. The Communication Center continued to provide supplies and equipment and to receive funds generated by the Medical Illustration Laboratory until fall 1955, when this arrangement ended. A School of Medicine trust fund account was then set up to receive funds generated by the laboratory and to cover the expenses of its operation. The School of Medicine's Committee on Medical Illustration oversaw that operation. In 1958, Alfred C. Webster became the first Director of Medical Illustration. He served in that position until September 1973. Succeeding Webster as director were Charles L. Wright (1973-1993), A. Steve Williams (1993-1997), and Douglas M. Mokaren (acting director, 1997-1999; director, 1999-2007).
Over its lifetime, Medical Illustration and Photography increased its staff and expanded services to include graphic design, motion picture film and video production, and multimedia. In 1985, it introduced computer graphics. It also provided educational support for classrooms and online instruction. It became a Kodak Q-Lab for Ektachrome film processing. Its services were available not only to faculty and staff of the School of Medicine and North Carolina Memorial Hospital but to the entire Division of Health Affairs and to other university departments. The School of Medicine decided to make Medical Illustration and Photography a full-cost recovery operation beginning in 2003-2004. Early in 2007, the school announced that Medical Illustration and Photography would cease operation on 1 May 2007.
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Scope and Content
Records consist largely of black-and-white photographic negatives and prints created by Medical Illustration and Photography from 1953 to 2007. Images depict faculty, staff, students, and facilities of the School of Medicine and other university departments. Included are individual and composite portraits along with images of physicians and staff engaged in their work. Also included are some correspondence and other files related to the administation and operation of Medical Illustration and Photography; 20 films, mostly of medical procedures; and five audiotapes. Due to the medical nature of the collection, there are graphic images in this collection depicting surgeries, injuries, recovery progress, and deceased individuals.
The Addition of December 2010 consists of approximately 1150 digital images, mostly of campus buildings and landmarks. Included are many aerial images made in 2007 and 2009 depicting all parts of the campus. Also included are digital copies of historic photographs related to the School of Medicine and to the university and town of Chapel Hill.
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Series 1. Individual Portraits, 1958-2000.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by last name of individual.
Photographs of faculty and other individuals associated with departments in the School of Medicine. Dates given are approximations.
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Series 2. Departmental Images, 1950-2007.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by file name.
Includes individual, group, and composite negatives, primarily black-and-white, of faculty, students, and staff of many departments in the School of Medicine. Also includes images of some events, facilities, and equipment. Dates given are approximations.
| Image Box 35 |
Anesthesiology, Department of, 1965-1975, 1987-2001Composite negatives of workroom staff, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA), faculty, residents, and administrative, research and technical staff. |
| Image Box 36 |
Biochemistry and Biophysics, Department of, 1964-1989, 1995-1997Composite negatives of entering classes. |
Carolina Workshop, 1982, 1984-1990Composite negatives of attendees. |
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Clinical Laboratory Science, Division of, 1990-1998Composite negatives of clinical laboratory science/medical technology classes. |
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Division for Disorders in Development and Learning, 1974-1975, 1977-1985Composite negatives of clinical laboratory and staff. |
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Division of Health Affairs, 1960-1961, 1963-1964, 1968, 1971-1972Images of facilities and staff. |
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Dean's Office, circa 1957-2007Images of deans, offices, staff, and materials requested by the dean's office. |
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| Image Box 37 |
Dean's Office, circa 1957-2007Images of deans, offices, staff, and materials requested by the dean's office. |
Dentistry, School of, 1968 |
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Dermatology, Department of, 1971, 1976-1980, 1982-1984, 1986-1987, 1989-1993, 1986, 1998-1999.Individual and composite negatives of residents and faculty. |
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Director's Office, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, 1962, 1964-1969, 1971-1972.Individual and composite negatives of facilities, faculty, and staff. |
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| Image Box 38 |
Director's Office, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, 1962, 1964-1969, 1971-1972.Individual and composite negatives of facilities, faculty, and staff. |
Emergency Medicine, Department of, 1995, 1999Images of residents. |
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Employee Recreation Board, 1991-1997Individual and composite negatives of board of directors. |
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Exhibits, 1959, 1963Images of exhibits. |
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Family Medicine, Department of, 1973-1976, 1988-1998, 2001Individual and composite negatives of residents and faculty. |
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Genetics Curriculum, 1981, 1984-2001Individual and composite negatives of faculty and students. |
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| Image Box 39 |
Genetics Curriculum, 1981, 1984-2001Individual and composite negatives of faculty and students. |
Laboratory Medicine, Department of, 1981, 1983-1985, 1993Individual and composite negatives of facilities, faculty, and staff. |
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Management Institute, 1986-1989Individual and composite negatives of facilities, faculty, and staff. |
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Maternal and Child Health, Department of, 1964, 1979-1989, 1991-1992, 1996-2001Composite negatives of faculty and staff. Department in School of Public Health. |
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Medical Students, 1974-2002Composite negatives of faculty and staff. |
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Medical Technology, Division of, 1960-1989Individual and composite negatives of facilities, faculty, and staff. |
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| Image Box 40 |
Medical Technology, Division of, 1960-1989Individual and composite negatives of facilities, faculty, and staff. |
Medical Television, 1969-1970Individual and composite negatives of facilities, faculty, and staff. |
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Medical Illustration and Photography, 1965-1984Individual and composite negatives of facilities, faculty, and staff. |
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| Image Box 41 |
Medicine, Department of, 1960-1995, 1997Individual, group, and composite negatives of residents and some addition(?) departments. |
Microbiology, Department of, 1963, 1965, 1976, 1985-1989, 1990-1995Individual and composite negatives of students. |
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| Image Box 42 |
Microbiology, Department of, 1963, 1965, 1976, 1985-1989, 1990-1995Individual and composite negatives of students. |
Molecular Biology, Program in, 1995Individual and composite negatives. |
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Neurology, Department of, 1956-1960, 1962-1973, 1975-1995, 1998Individual, group, and composite negatives of residents. Also some images of other departments. |
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News Bureau, 1971-1973Individual, group, and composite negatives of meetings, faculty, visiting foreign students, male nursing students. |
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Noon News, 1967-1971Individual, group, and composite negatives of hospital events, locations, students, and employees, including nurses, chaplains, and employees. |
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Nursing, School of, 1962-1981Individual, group, and composite negatives of nurses, students in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program, and instruments and equipment. |
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| Image Box 43 |
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of, 1984, 1990-2001Individual and composite negatives of residents and faculty. |
Occupational Therapy, Division of, 1989-1996Individual and composite negatives of students. |
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Pathology, Department of, circa 1965-1975Composite and individual negatives of graduate students, residents, and faculty. Name later changed to Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. |
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| Image Box 44 |
Pathology, Department of, circa 1965-1975Composite and individual negatives of graduate students, residents, and faculty. Name later changed to Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. |
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of, 1989-1999Composite and individual negatives of graduates, grad students, and residents and fellows. |
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Pediatrics, Department of, 1990-1999Group and individual negatives, including some color negatives, of residents, faculty, and house staff. |
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| Image Box 45 |
Pediatrics, Department of, 1990-1999Group and individual negatives, including some color negatives, of residents, faculty, and house staff. |
Pharmacy, School of, 1993-1996Composite and individual negatives of class groups and faculty. |
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Physical Therapy, Division of, 1988-1995Individual and composite negatives of master's and human movement science students by class groups. |
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| Image Box 46 |
Physical Therapy, Division of, 1988-1995Individual and composite negatives of master's and human movement science students by class groups. |
| Image Box 47 |
Physiology, Department of, 1989-1997Composite and individual negatives of graduate students |
Preventative Medicine, 1996-1997Composite negatives of residents. |
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Psychiatry, Department of, 1960-1995Individual, group, and composite negatives of faculty, students, and staff. |
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Radiation Oncology, Department of, 1992-1996Individual and composite negatives of students. |
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Radiology, Department of, 1953-1996Individual and composite negatives of faculty, staff, and students. Includes Division of Radiologic Science. |
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| Image Box 48 |
Radiology, Department of, 1953-1996Composite and individual negatives of faculty, staff, and students. Includes Division of Radiologic Science. |
Recreation Therapy, 1990-1996Individual and composite negatives of staff and students. |
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Science Enrichment Program, 1998-2001Composite negatives of scholars. |
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Surgery, Department of, 1959-2000, undatedComposite and group negatives (black-and-white and color) of surgery house staff, residents, and faculty in orthopedic surgery, urology, neurology, and cardiothoracic surgery; also negatives of individuals, equipment, interiors, test subjects (animals), students/staff working, and shots for publicity or brochures. |
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| Image Box 49 |
Surgery, Department of, 1959-2000, undatedComposite and group negatives (black-and-white and color) of surgery house staff, residents, and faculty in orthopedic surgery, urology, neurology, and cardiothoracic surgery; also negatives of individuals, equipment, interiors, test subjects (animals), students/staff working, and shots for publicity or brochures. |
| Image Box 50 |
Teaching Laboratories, 1966, undatedNegatives of operating room. |
Toxicology, 1987-1989Individual and composite negatives. |
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Buildings and Architecture, 1950-1998Includes aerial shots of campus buildings. Also includes several photographs of North Carolina Memorial Hospital under construction in 1950. |
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| Image Box 51 |
Maps and Logos of North Carolina, 1962, 1987, undated |
Miscellaneous, 1966-1998Individual, group, and composite negatives of chaplains, maintenance staff, volunteers, animal care technicians, and events such as fire prevention week. Includes mixed departments, some of which are listed above. |
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| Image Box 52 |
Slides, 1994, 1996, undatedNegatives of diagrams, buildings, publication or teaching, flowers, Old Well, campus, aerials of campus and hospital area. |
SlidesAssorted, apparently unrelated images of labels, organs, mid-surgery, birthday cakes, scenery, aerials. |
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Series 3. Class Portraits, 1958-1999.
Includes compilations of portraits depicting members of School of Medicine graduating classes. Includes group or composite photographs of most School of Medicine classes from 1901 to 1995. Also includes individual portraits of members of most classes from 1964 to 1999. Images are thought to have been created between 1958 and 1999.
Medical Student ClassesPrints of composite photographs of the classes of 1994 and 1995. |
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| Image Box 53 |
Medical Student ClassesBlack-and-white Sheet Film. Includes group or composite images of classes of 1901-1988, except 1984, and individuals in classes of 1964-1974. Names of individuals are included in many of the composite negatives, and most of the individual images are numbered and named on a list for that class (see Box 1). Images of individuals were usually taken when students entered the school, four years prior to the graduation year for the class. |
| Image Box 54 |
Medical Student ClassesBlack-and-white Sheet Film. Includes individuals in classes of 1975-1977, 1979, 1981-1983, and 1997. Most of the individual images are numbered and named on a list for that class (see Box 1). Images of individuals were usually taken when students entered the school, four years prior to the graduation year for the class. |
| Image Box 55 |
Medical Student ClassesBlack-and-white 120 Roll Film. Includes individuals in classes of 1975 and 1978-1989. Most of the individual images are numbered and named on a list for that class (see Box 1). Images of individuals were usually taken when students entered the school, four years prior to the graduation year for the class. |
| Image Box 56 |
Medical Student ClassesBlack-and-white 120 Roll Film. Includes individuals in classes of 1990-1999. Most of the individual images are numbered and named on a list for that class (see Box 57). Images of individuals were usually taken when students entered the school, four years prior to the graduation year for the class. |
| Box 1 |
Medical Student Class Lists, circa 1964-1999Lists of students for each class, numbered to correspond to individual negatives in Boxes 53-56. |
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Series 4. Miscellaneous Images, 1960s-2002.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by subject.
Images relating to the School of Medicine, including portraits of former deans, surgical procedures, and various anatomical subjects, as well as images depicting Medical Illustration and Photography department staff at work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students and staff, campus exteriors, bullet-points and charts for use in professional presentations, and other subjects. Formats are chiefly photographs and slides, with some negatives and illustrations, and a few paper materials, in color and in black-and-white. The bulk of materials date from the 1960s to the 1980s.
| Image Box 57 |
Anatomical drawings and statistical chart, 1960sPhotographic negatives of drawings of face and body cross-sections and a bar graph representing medical statistics. |
Anatomical photographs, 1960sImages depict a prosthetic leg, disembodied organs and bones, details of a child's teeth, and images of infant conjoined twins. |
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Cholangiography x-rays, 1980s?X-ray images of the bile duct flushed with fluorescent fluid. |
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Illustrations, medical models, and diagrams: Photographic prints, 1960sIncludes skull cross-section illustration by Tod Dee Craig. |
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Department staff at work, circa 1960, 1980s-1990s |
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Department photography instructions and anatomy glossary, circa 1965 |
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Presentation slide and video information, circa 2002 |
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Pipes, valves, and gauges, 1960sBlack-and-white detail images. |
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School of Medicine: Deans, Portraits of, 1879-1964 |
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School of Medicine: Printed materials, 1960s-1970sIncludes departmental brochures for Anesthesiology, Medical Technology, Physical Plant, Radiologic Technology, and Vocational Rehabilitation. Also includes a program for a health fair and some originals of brochure photographs. |
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School of Medicine: Holiday card proofs, circa 2000 |
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Slides: Close-ups of anatomy, department staff at work, and other images, 1960s-1970s |
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Slides: Department staff at work, anatomical images, and other images, circa 1960s-1970s |
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Slides: Presentation transparencies and slides testing design and color, 1989-1995Presentation slides depict charts, statistics and notes pertaining to medical research, health, and wellness. |
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Slides: Travel snapshots, specimens, microscope images, charts, equipment, campus buildings, and other images, 1960s-1970s |
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Sloop, Eustace, and Mary T. Martin SloopTwo images depicting the Sloops performing surgery outdoors in Crossnore, N.C., circa 1920s, and a room with empty hospital beds, possibly also in Crossnore, N.C. |
| Image Box 57 |
Surgery photographs, circa 1980s |
Surgeons performing procedures, circa 1965 |
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Transparency of a blurry face with "Dr. Woods" written on verso |
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Unidentified subjects, circa 1965-1970Contains a negative depicting two men and a woman dressed as 1920s gangsters, negatives depicting an unidentified baby, and a photographic print of a nurse and a clown. |
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United States Navy Pre-flight School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel HillTypescript caption indicates that the image depicts journalist Orville Campbell with baseball players Ted Williams and Johnny Pesky at Navy Pre-flight School during World War II. |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Campus exteriors, circa 1965-1970Includes aerial photographs, images of the School of Medicine, including what appears to be the Psychology wing under construction, and other images. |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Students and staff, circa 1965 |
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Series 5. Administrative Files, 1960s-2007 (bulk 1990s-2007
Arrangement: Alphabetical by name or subject.
Files documenting departmental operations, chiefly pertaining to administrative matters, but also documenting photographic and graphic-design services provided to on- and off-campus entities. The materials reflect a departmental trend starting in the 1990s to focus less on illustration and photography and more on general printing services. The records include correspondence, memoranda, financial documents, contracts, reports, department user surveys, documentation of digital and paper printing projects, and other materials.
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Anatomical templates and diagrams, circa 1979Includes templates relating to orthopedics, plastics, and general. |
Art image DVD and related papers, 2005DVD made for Professor Jaroslav Folda of the Department of Art; includes file lists and thumbnails. |
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Audit report, 1984-1985, 1995-1996Includes report and memoranda concerning it. |
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Brochures: Biological and Chemical Terrorist Agents pocket guides, 2003Includes invoices, proofs, and other materials related to printing the brochures. |
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Brochures: Symposium in honor of Joe Grisham's retirement, 2003Includes printing materials, proofs, and other materials related to printing the brochure. |
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Budget, 1970s-2002Includes prices, services, reports, and memoranda. |
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Department logo, 1999 |
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Department study, 1997-2005 |
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Digital image management: Correspondence, 2005Correspondents include department Director Douglas M. Mokaren and Emma Beckham, an administrator in the Department of Dermatology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
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East Carolina University contract, 2000-2004 |
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Electronic Technology Group conflict: Correspondence, 1990, 2000Correspondents in 2000 include Director Douglas M. Mokaren, Executive Associate Dean for Administration David Perry, and others, discussing competing printing and graphic services provided free of charge by another campus entity. Also includes the correspondence of former department Director Charles Wright and David Perry in 1990 about a self-service workstation, addressing similar issues. |
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Financial documents, 2006Includes invoices, receipts, account statements and reports. |
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Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Project (University of North Carolina at Greensboro), 2004-2005 |
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) information, 2003Contains memoranda and other materials related to general policies and procedures. |
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Interdepartmental Fees and Charges Committee (IFCC), 2004 |
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Internal memoranda, 1999-2002 |
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Letters to Medical Illustration and Photography, 1970s-1990sLetters provide both positive and negative feedback on department services. Correspondents include former department Director Charles Wright and School of Medicine Associate Dean William Huffines. |
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Mokaren, Douglas M.: Correspondence, 1998-2001Topics include user surveys, equipment repairs and purchases, customer service issues, building issues, and financial affairs. |
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Off-campus entities: Contracts with, 2000-2002 |
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Off-campus entities: Proposal to offer services to, 2002Includes memoranda relating to budget cuts, and promoting services to outside organizations to generate additional income for the department. |
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Printed materials and program descriptions, 1960s-1970s |
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Proposal for graphic design, 15 February 2007 |
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Quotations for services, 1998-2005 |
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School of Medicine identification badges, 2003 |
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Self-service graphics workstation: Proposal and questionnaires, 1990 |
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Surveys of surgeons on use of Medical Illustration and Photography services, undated, circa 2000 |
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Surveys on usage of color film and Kodachrome, 1999 |
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Thank you letters, 2000s |
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Total Body Photography service, 2003-2004Includes sample release forms and letters from Director Douglas M. Mokaren about raising prices. |
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Triangle Pharmaceuticals: Correspondence and other materials, 2003Includes work orders, service agreements, and correspondence between Director Douglas M. Mokaren and Triangle Pharmaceuticals representative Deborah Kargl. |
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Series 6. Film and Audio, 1970s-1980s.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by name or subject.
Includes 21 rolls of motion picture film and five reels of audiotape. Dates given are approximations based on knowledge of Medical Illustration and Photography. Titles and descriptive information are from original film and audiotape containers.
| Film F-40307/1 |
Dr. Carden: OR and Intra-oral16 mm. |
| Film F-40307/2 |
Carden: Surgery, Child, and Intra-oralOriginal; 32021-2562; 16 mm. |
| Film F-40307/3 |
Carden and Scott: Intra-oral ft.16 mm. |
| Film F-40307/4 |
Dr. Johnson: 3 and 4 surgery and photo?Original; 16 mm. |
| Film F-40307/5 |
Dr. Johnson: Cardiac catheterizationOriginal; color; 16 mm. |
Film F-40307/6-7
F-40307/6F-40307/7 |
Dr. Mandel: "Cadaver Donor," UNC Medical IllustrationsA and B rolls; 16 mm. |
| Film F-40307/8 |
Dr. McPherson: Art work16 mm. |
| Film F-40307/9 |
McPherson: CD stone extraction, 9 July 1971"Dup of scope" on container; 16 mm. |
| Film F-40307/10 |
McPherson: Common duct stone extraction, 8 April 1971"Slit lamp" on container; 16 mm. |
| Film F-40307/11 |
Dr. McPherson: Old art work16 mm. |
| Film F-40307/12 |
Dr. McPherson: Scope operationOriginal; 32021-1303; 16 mm. |
| Film F-40307/13 |
McPherson: Slit lampRoll H; 16 mm. |
| Film F-40307/14 |
Dr. McPherson: Slit lamp biomicroscopy: Credits only16 mm. |
| Film F-40307/15 |
Optical?Color; 16 mm. |
| Film F-40307/16 |
Oscar: Medical Illustration Titles-Effects16 mm. |
| Film F-40307/17 |
Scott: Intra-oral16 mm. |
| Film F-40307/18 |
Dr. Starek: Extra ft.: Child after surgery, appendix removalColor; 16 mm. |
| Film F-40307/21 |
Successful Separation of Ischiopagus Tetrapus Conjoined Twins20160908.1. 16 mm. |
| Film F-40307/19 |
Winslow: ?16 mm. |
| Film F-40307/20 |
Unidentified16 mm. |
| Audiotape T-40307/1 |
Medical Illustration and PhotographyNarration, 1st cut; Music, 2nd cut. |
| Audiotape T-40307/2 |
MIP Master, 17 May 1982Dick Broom, Narrator. |
| Audiotape T-40307/3 |
MIP Master mix, Full tracks |
| Audiotape T-40307/4 |
Unidentified |
| Audiotape T-40307/5 |
Unidentified |
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Addition of December 2010, 1950s-2009.
Arrangement: By source.
The Addition of December 2010 consists entirely of digital images, mostly of campus buildings and landmarks. Included are many aerial images made in 2007 and 2009 depicting all parts of the campus. Also included are digital copies of historic photographs related to the School of Medicine and to the university and town of Chapel Hill.
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