J. Deryl Hart records, 1957 - 1980 (bulk 1960-1963)

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Summary

Creator:
Hart, Deryl, 1894-1980
Abstract:
Julian Deryl Hart (1894-1980), was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Duke University from 1930-1960 and President of the University from 1960-1963. As President, Hart dealt with the affairs of administration; organized the Provost group to share in governance of the University; and significantly redefined the responsibilities of the university's administrative offices. During Hart's presidency, faculty salaries and professorships increased, and the admissions policy was amended to make it more equitable. Hart was an active member of the Governor's Commission on Education Beyond the High School. The J. Deryl Hart Records contain subject files from Hart's office files as President of Duke University and annual reports from university offices and departments to the President. Materials include correspondence, published reports, manuscripts, memos, clippings, copies of speeches and addresses, and other types of printed material. Major subjects include the development of the university and the Medical Center, the reorganization of the university's administrative offices, and the advancement of the faculty. English.
Extent:
20 Linear Feet
20,000 Items
Language:
English.
Collection ID:
UA.03.58.0001
University Archives Record Group:
03 -- Presidents
03 -- Presidents > 58 -- J. Deryl Hart

Background

Scope and content:

The J. Deryl Hart Records contain subject files from Hart's office files as President of Duke University and annual reports from university offices and departments to the President. Materials include correspondence, published reports, manuscripts, memos, clippings, copies of speeches and addresses, and other types of printed material. Major subjects include the development of the university and the Medical Center, the reorganization of the university's administrative offices, and the advancement of the faculty.

Access to Folders 117, 129, 142, 143, 145, 146, 565, 579, 580, and 584 is RESTRICTED. Please consult University Archives staff.

Two additions were made to the collection, in 1983 (A83-6) and in 2000 (A2000-87). These additions are separate series and are cataloged at the end of the finding aid.

Please consult the Duke University Medical Center Archives for materials that document Hart's career as a professor of surgery and Chairman of the Dept. of Surgery.

Biographical / historical:

Julian Deryl Hart (1894-1980), surgeon and university president, was born in Prattsburg, Ga. He attended Emory University (A.B., 1916; A.M., 1917) and John Hopkins School of Medicine (M.D., 1921). Hart continued on at Johns Hopkins in surgery and pathology from 1921-1930. Hart came to Duke University in 1930 as professor of surgery and chairman of the department in the Duke University School of Medicine and Hospital. At Duke, Hart led in the development of the private diagnostic clinics and his pioneering work on the use of ultraviolet radiation as a way to combat airborne infections in the operating room won national acclaim.

Hart retired from the medical faculty to become president pro tem of Duke University in April, 1960. The Board of Trustees appointed him president, retroactive to that date. Hart brought to the university, then in a period of administrative turmoil, a concept of leadership defined by the need for teamwork. During his presidency, the relationships among trustees, administrators, and faculty were reorganized to eliminate conflict and tension. Hart also presided over major expansions of the university campus. Under his leadership, faculty salaries were raised substantially and the number of endowed professorships doubled. Hart retired from the presidency in 1963.

Hart married Mary Elizabeth Johnson of Raleigh in 1932. They had six children. Hart was an active Democrat and a member of the Methodist Church.

[Portions of this text are taken from William S. Powell's Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, c1979-1996.]

Acquisition information:
The J. Deryl Hart Records were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1967 (A67-325), 1974 (A74-124), 1983 (A83-6) and a gift in 2000 (A2000-87).
Processing information:

Processed by Linda Daniel

Completed January 23, 2004

Encoded by Linda Daniel, January 26, 2004

Physical location:
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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.

Records, such as search committee files or others pertaining to employment where individuals are identified, are closed for 70 years.

Records of the University's Board of Trustees which have been existence for at least fifty years are available for scholarly research with the permission of the University Archivist. Access to records which have been in existence for less than fifty years shall be granted only by special permission, in writing, from the Board of Trustees.

In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, Duke University permits students to inspect their education records and limits the disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records.

The Clipping File, Folder 33, is not immediately accessible because it requires further processing before use.

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[Identification of item], J. Deryl Hart Records, 1957-1980 (bulk 1960-1963), Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.