Robert Edward Dawson papers, 1939-1998.

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Robert Edward Dawson papers, 1939-1998.

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This collection documents Dawson's professional and civic life. Materials include scrapbooks; reports; subject files; memoranda; and correspondence, in particular from prominent Durhamites, such as Floyd B. McKissick, Sr., and James E. Shepard. The collection details Dawson's medical practices, teaching, and board memberships at Lincoln Community Health Center, Lincoln Hospital, and Durham County General Hospital. It also documents his lengthy and high-level involvement with the following institutions and organizations: Meharry Medical College, George W. Hubbard Hospital, the National Medical Society, the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, the North Carolina Society for the Prevention of Blindness, the Old North State Medical Society, North Carolina Central University, and the Mutual Savings & Loan Association. The collection also contains 35 color photographs and 48 negatives. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American Documentation. (00-320).

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7569221

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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North Carolina Central University

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In 1909, James E. Shepard founded the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua for the Colored Race. In 1915, the school was sold and renamed the National Training School. In 1923, the North Carolina General Assembly began to provide annual support of $20,639, and the name was changed to Durham State Normal School. Despite the support, the school faced financial hardships and mounting debt nearing $49,000. When Shepard could not raise the money, he urged the state of North Carolina to t...

McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922-1991

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Floyd B. McKissick (1922-1991) was born in Asheville, N.C. He was an attorney, businessman, and civil rights leader. McKissick married Evelyn Williams, with whom he had four children: Joycelyn; Andree; Floyd, Jr.; and Charmaine. From the description of Floyd B. McKissick papers, 1940s-1980s. WorldCat record id: 39668375 Floyd B. McKissick (1922-1991), the son of Ernest Boyce and Magnolia Thompson McKissick, was born in Asheville, N.C., on 9 March 1922. He earned...

Meharry Medical College. Library

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Meharry Medical College opened its doors on Oct. 13, 1876 as the Meharry Medical Department of Central Tennessee College, later Walden University, with the purpose of producing "intelligent physicians among the Colored people"; named for benefactors, Samuel Meharry and his four brothers, Hugh, Alexander, David, and Jessie Meharry, who together donated $20,000 in 1875; the school became a separate institution in 1915. From the description of Board of Trustees records, 1974-1993. (Meha...

Shepard, James Edward.

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National Medical Association (U.S.)

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National Society to Prevent Blindness

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Dawson, Robert Edward, 1918-

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African-American ophthalmologist and citizen of Durham (Durham Co.), N.C. Born on February 23, 1918 in Rocky Mount, N.C., Dawson received his B.S. from Clark College in Atlanta, Ga., and his M.D. from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn. From the description of Papers, 1939-1998 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 78639929 From the description of Robert Edward Dawson papers, 1939-1998. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 46719292 ...