MenuInventory of the Donald J. Fluke Papers, 1958-1988
Abstract
Donald J. Fluke was a professor in Duke's Zoology Department.
His collection includes correspondence and other documents relating to the Zoology Department, the Graduate School, research proposals and safety, and faculty involvement in civil rights activism. Materials range in date from [1958]-[1988].
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- University Archives, Duke University
- Creator
- Fluke, Donald J.
- Title
- Donald J. Fluke Papers, 1958-1988
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 2.1 Linear Feet, 800 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Contains correspondence, memoranda, printed materials, clippings, minutes and other records of several University committees from the years roughly 1958-1988. Also includes documents and correspondence relating to research proposals and permits. Major subjects include the Duke Radiation Safety Committee, the Founders' Day Committee and the design of the University Medal, the origins of the School of Business, the Zoology Department, and the Aeolian Organ. Collection also includes documents relating to faculty participation in the civil rights and other Vietnam-era activism.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the office of origin and the University Archivist is required for use. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the University Archivist.
In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is required for use.
Use Restrictions
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Historical Note
Donald Fluke was born in 1923 in Nankin, OH. He received his B.S. from Wooster College in 1947, his M.S. from Yale University in 1948 and his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1950. He joined the Duke Zoology faculty as Associate Professor in 1958 and became chair of the department in 1969, where he studied the effects of radiation on animal cells. He chaired the Academic Council from 1969-1971, was Faculty Secretary, and was actively involved in Duke's plans to found a residential college. He is now (2006) professor emeritus in the Biology Department.
Subject Headings
Related Material
- Department of Zoology Records, 1905-1997. (University Archives, Duke University.)
- Gray (Irving E.) Papers, 1915-1980. (University Archives, Duke University.)
- Gross (Paul M.) Papers, 1939-1979. (University Archives, Duke University. )
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Donald J. Fluke Papers, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Donald J. Fluke Papers were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 2001.
Processing Information
Processed by Jessica Wood, October 2006
Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, November 2006
Accession A2001-79 is described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.