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Preliminary Inventory of the Elizabeth Roberts Papers, 1945-1990 and undated

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Descriptive Summary

Title
Elizabeth Roberts Papers, 1945-1990 and undated
Creator
Roberts, Elizabeth
Extent
4.5 Linear Feet
4550 Items
Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University
Language
English.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
However, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Elizabeth Roberts Papers, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
Received as a gift from Elizabeth Roberts in 1993 and from Ben Roberts in 2000.
Processing Information
Processed by C. Steadman and Ruth E. Bryan
Completed September 3, 1998 and February 8, 2001
Encoded by Don Sechler and Ruth E. Bryan
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
            

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Biographical Note

Elizabeth Roberts was a member and officer of various women's organizations related to medicine, an active member of St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Durham, N.C., a resident of Durham, N.C., and wife of pediatrician Dr. Bennett Watson Roberts.

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Collection Overview

This collection includes chiefly correspondence and printed material concerning North Carolina medical associations and women's auxiliaries in which Mrs. Roberts, wife of pediatrician Dr. Bennett Watson Roberts, was involved. Organizations include: National Organization for Mentally Ill Children; Auxiliary to the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina; American Cancer Society; N.C. Council of Women's Organizations; and Southern Medical Association. Other materials relate to Roberts' work in Saint Philip's Parish and Episcopal Church, Durham, N.C.
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Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
  • American Cancer Society North Carolina Division.
  • National Organization for Mentally Ill Children.
  • Auxiliary to the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina.
  • North Carolina Council of Women's Organizations.
  • Southern Medical Association.
  • Health care-- United States.
  • Societies, Medical--History-- Southern States.
  • Public health-- Education-- United States.
  • Women-- Societies and clubs-- North Carolina
  • Durham (N.C.).
  • Women in charitable work-- United States.
  • Saint Philip's Parish-- Durham (N.C.).
  • Saint Philips' Episcopal Church-- -Durham (N.C.)
  • The Daughters of the King
List of Series in Collection
Accession 93-106
Accession 2000-0446
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Detailed Description of Collection

Accession 93-106

Correspondence, clippings, publications, writings, and notes that document Roberts' involvement in medical and service organizations. Also includes general printed materials and published reports concerning health issues in North Carolina and health issues for women, children, and the elderly.
Box 1
Miscellaneous Medical Information -- 1963
Medical Auxiliary Constitutions
Medical Auxiliary   (3 folders)
Printed Materials
Medical Parents Club -- Parents Day Information
Durham -- Orange County Medical Society: correspondence, bulletins, minutes, constitution
Nursing homes and schools -- pamphlets
Magazines -- Facets, and Salem Today
Magazines -- Tandem Tarheel and miscellaneous
Medical Auxiliary correspondence
Watts Hospital -- handbooks, correspondence, clippings, misc.   (2 folders)
Welfare Department -- printed material
Printed Material -- miscellaneous
North Carolina Medical Journal
North Carolina Memorial Hospital -- printed material, correspondence, clippings, miscellaneous
Mental Health -- printed materials
Rural Health -- printed materials
Watts Hospital Symposium -- printed materials and correspondence
Box 2
Cancer Society
Watts Hospital Bulletin
Friends of Watts Hospital
Durham Better Health Foundation
Duke University Medical Center
North Carolina Medical Society Report
Medical Bulletins   (3 folders)
Duke/Durham Medical Reports
A.M.A   (2 folders)
Various Printed Materials
Auxiliary News
American Medical Foundation
Box 3
American Medical Foundation -- printed materials, miscellaneous
North Carolina Pediatric Society   (3 folders)
Medical Alumni -- printed material, correspondence
Printed Materials
Notes
Medical Society -- printed materials, correspondence   (2 folders)
North Carolina Council of Women's Organizations -- notes, clippings
Health Insurance -- printed materials
Secretary's Letters -- correspondence, misc.
University of Iowa -- printed materials
Fluoridation
Southern Medical Association -- printed materials
Durham Heart Association
Health Department
Miscellaneous   (2 folders)

Accession 2000-0446

This addition to the Elizabeth Roberts collection documents her activities in Saint Philip's Parish and Episcopal Church, Durham, NC. Materials include copies of "The Episcopal Churchwoman of St. Philip's Parish Year Book," 1945-1990 (cataloged seperately as a serial); a newsletter, "Epistle to the Philippians," for 1983-1984 and a few other newsletters and pamphlets relating to St. Philip's and to the national Episcopal organization The Daughters of the King.