Charles DeWitt Watts Papers, 1917-2004 and undated.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Charles DeWitt Watts Papers, 1917-2004 and undated.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/741522742

Spanning the period of 1917 to 2004, the Charles DeWitt Watts Papers contain files related to Watts's education, family, community activities, centered in Durham, N.C., and his career as a surgeon, administrator, and trustee on several boards. Formats primarily consist of correspondence, reports, notes, speeches, photographs, and print materials. Family members whose papers are also found in the collection are Constance Merrick Watts and Lyda Watts; Charles Drew, Watts' mentor, is also represented in the papers. There is material on the formation in 1901 of Lincoln Hospital, a medical care facility for African Americans in Durham, N.C. and other items on the early 20th century history of Durham, including race relations, but the bulk of the papers relate to the later half of the 20th century. There is also some material relating to Duke and Howard universities medical schools, Braille periodicals for the blind, and the African American professional society, Sigma Pi Phi. Medical records have been separated and are currently closed to use. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.

7215 items (13.5 lin. ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8113667

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

Related Entities

There are 11 Entities related to this resource.

Drew, Charles, 1904-1950

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60k2qkr (person)

African American surgeon, author, and pioneer in the storage of human blood. From the description of Papers, ca. 1900-ca. 1980. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70941117 Charles Richard Drew (b. June 3, 1904, Washington, D.C.-d. Apr. 1, 1950, Burlington, N.C.), African American physician and medical researcher, worked with the American Red Cross blood service. From the description of Drew, Charles, 1904-1950 (U.S. National Archives and Rec...

Duke University. Medical Center

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nc9phx (corporateBody)

Residential psychiatric hospital located in Asheville, N.C. and partly operated by Duke University from 1944 through 1980. From the description of Highland Hospital papers, 1934-1980. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 60812123 Duke Health Sector Conferences (formerly known as The Private Sector Conferences) are a series of healthcare-related conferences hosted by Duke University Medical Center and Health System. From the description of Duke Health Sector Con...

Howard University. Board of Trustees

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6s80frz (corporateBody)

North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61g5brv (corporateBody)

Watts, Charles DeWitt.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fj5n4x (person)

Pioneering African American surgeon who was Chief of Surgery at Lincoln Hospital, Clinical Professor of Surgery at Duke University, Director of Student Health at North Carolina Central University, and Vice President and Medical Director for North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company. From the description of Charles DeWitt Watts Papers, 1917-2004 and undated. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 741522742 ...

Watts, Constance Merrick.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6r52vqw (person)

Howard University Medical Alumni Association

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wf04fv (corporateBody)

Merrick, Lyda.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hh9qb7 (person)

Sigma Pi Phi

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6615q5v (corporateBody)

Lincoln Hospital (Durham, N.C.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q00hgt (corporateBody)

Durham, N.C. hospital established in 1901 Dr. Aaron Moore, Dr. Stanford Warren, and John Merrick to serve African Americans in the area. From the description of Lincoln Hospital (Durham, N.C.) Records, 1901-1988 and undated. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 778875051 August 1901 Hospital founded by Dr. Aaron Moore, Dr. Stanford Warren, and John Merrick; opened with 50 ...