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Special Collections
- Archival Collections in HSL Special Collections
- UNC University Libraries Archival Collections
- UNC Health Affairs Archival Material
- Photographs
- Oral History
- Related Resources
Archival Collections in HSL Special Collections
The Health Sciences Library holds a number of archival collections, comprising the papers, records, and documents of both individuals and organizations in the health sciences. Noteworthy collections include the papers of the renowned medical illustrator Dr. Frank Netter and those of Dr. Daniel Okun, an internationally recognized expert in water management and former professor in the UNC School of Public Health.
Finding Aids for HSL Archival Collections
UNC University Libraries Archival Collections
- University Archives and Records Service
- Southern Historical Collection
- Southern History Oral History Program Collection
- North Carolina Collection
UNC Health Affairs Archival Material
UNC Administration
- Records of the Office of Provost, 1917-2001 (bulk 1954-1996) (#40039)
- Records of the Office of the Vice Provost for Health Affairs, 1932-1997 (bulk 1950-1997) (#40110)
- Records of the Student Health Service, 1932-1998 (bulk 1950-1994) (#40127)
- Records of the Health and Safety Office, 1952-1991 (#40101)
UNC School of Medicine
- Records of the Office of the Dean of the School of Medicine, 1905-1998 (bulk 1952-1995) (#40118)
- History of the U.N.C. School of Medicine, 1879-1937 (#4369)
- Documents Relating to the Four-Year Medical School, University of North Carolina (1938-1954)
- Records of the Office of Allied Health Sciences, 1969-1978 (#40112)
- Records of the Dept. of Biochemistry and Nutrition, 1938-1983 (#40122)
- Walter Reece Berryhill papers, 1919-1979 (#4174)
- William de Berniere MacNider papers, 1905-1951 (#837)
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
- Records of the School of Public Health, 1930-1991 (#40120)
- Records of the Department of Biostatistics (#40123)
- Records of the Department of/Curriculum in Public Health Nursing (#40121)
- M.J. Rosenau Papers, 1871-1940 (#4289)
- Edward G. McGavran Papers (#4425)
- Bernard G. Greenberg Papers (#4570)
- J.W. Roy Norton Papers (#4571)
UNC School of Nursing
- Records of the School of Nursing, 1946-1997 (#40118)
Photographs
- School of Public Health Collection (#P-59)
- School of Medicine Collection (#P-58)
Oral History
- UNC Southern Oral History Program
- Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
Southern Historical Collection, UNC Wilson Library
Health-Related Oral History Inteviews from Southern Oral History Program Collection:
- Dennis Gillings
- Daniel Okun
- Henry Toole Clark, Jr., M.D.
- American Women in Medicine Project
- Integration and Health Care in North Carolina
- UNC School of Public Health
Related Resources
See the research guide at Special Collections Research Resources for additional information, in particular the Archives and Manuscripts and Oral Histories sections.