Doc Tales: Medical Narratives in History (Spring 2023)

Major Library System Upgrade — Changes to Library Hours and Services July 4 – 10

Duke University Libraries will upgrade core library systems between July 4 and 10. To support these changes:

July 4 – 7 — Duke University Libraries will be CLOSED
July 8 – 9 — Duke University Libraries will be OPEN
July 5 – 10 — Requesting items from the Books & Media Catalog will be UNAVAILABLE. Access to Online Journal Titles, Articles, and Databases will remain available.
July 10 — Duke University Libraries will open at 12 noon. Users may resume requesting items from the Books & Media Catalog.

May 2, 2023 – January 22, 2024

Location: Student Wall

An exhibit of primary sources from the history of medicine collections at Duke University Libraries. Students from the Writing 101 course "Doc Tales: Medical Narratives in History" identified and researched rare and archival primary sources related to the history of medicine held at Duke. Working in groups, they designed posters to showcase these sources and their research findings, and they collaboratively curated this exhibit. Visit to learn about some of the remarkable sources in Duke's rare materials collections.

This exhibition was sponsored in part by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.