Ivan F. Duff, MD papers

Collection

Ivan F. Duff, MD papers

• 1967-1993 (Creation)

3.75 cubic foot (6 boxes).

The Ivan Frances Duff, MD, papers, MS 90, consists of Dr. Duff's work in the field of rheumatology and his professional work in China and in Japan. The collection covers the years 1966-1993.

Dr. Ivan Frances Duff was born July 20, 1915 in Pendleton, Oregon. He died in October 1994. He graduated from the Univ. of Oregon and the Univ. of Michigan Medical School, where he completed his internship and residency training in internal medicine. In 1946 he joined the faculty of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan, as an instructor, becoming a Professor in 1960. Dr. Duff founded the Turner Geriatric Clinic a the University of Michigan Medical Center. His major interest was in the field of rheumatic diseases.

Dr. Duff was a member of U.S. Naval Reserve and served on active duty a commander in the Submarine Medical Service in the Pacific theater from 1942 to 1946. After the war, the returned to the University of Michigan where he joined the faculty of the Department of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Duff's interest in epidemiology led to studies with the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) beginning in 1964. He was a researcher with the ABCC from 1967-1975 and then with the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF) from 1975-1986. He studied the incidence and prevelance of rheumatoid arthritis and gout in Hiroshima and Nagasak patients.

In 1980, Dr. Duff was a member of an American Physician Exchange Group of twelve doctors visiting the People's Republic of China at the invitation of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. This initial visit led to a long relationship between Dr. Duff and the Chinese medical community. From 1981 to 1991, he was a research consultant at Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing, People's Republic of China, where he collaborated in epidemiologic studies of rheumatic diseases.

Dr. Duff was a leader in the field of rheumatology. He was the recipient of many awards and honors and served on many national panels. For a complete list of his accomplishments, please see Dr. Duff's vitae and obituary in this collection.

Dr. Duff died at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Oct. 27, 1994 at the age of 79.

The materials are in good shape. However, some items were damaged and separated as a result of the 2001 flooding by Tropical Storm Allison, which devestated the Texas Medical Center and the archive of the HAM-TMC Library where this collection was stored. In the fall of 2013, an archivist discovered the missing folders in another collection where they had been stashed during the recovery process. The archivist reintegrated the newly discovered Duff files into MS 90. Old finding aids have been preserved to provide some scholars reference to the missing material. Where ever appropriate, Chinese or Japanese names are written with the surname first followed by the personal name. Some of the materials in this collection show water damage. Most of the damaged papers are in the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission papers in series III. The processing archivist made photo copies if the paper was badly degraded or flaking to pieces. Most of the materials are in good shape. The collection consists of 3.75 cubic feet (6 boxes).

This collection is arranged into the following series.
Series I. Biographical
Series II. China Trip and Study
Series III. Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) and Radiations Effects Research Foundation
Series IV. Oversize

The collection is open for research.

Copyright restrictions may apply.

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Dr. Duff donated his materials to the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library in 1988 and later in 1994 as part of an initiative to collect the personal papers of individuals who had participated in the work of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission.

No accruals are expected for this collection.

Related materials include the assorted Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) collections located at the McGovern Historical Research Center. Consult an archivist for more information.

• H. Grant Taylor, MD papers

• Citation: Ivan F. Duff, MD, papers; MS 90; John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library.

Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard).

The finding aid for this collection was rewritten and updated in December 2010, because several boxes were found to be missing from the collection. Later in 2013, the missing material was found. The materials are in good shape. However, some items were damaged and separated as a result of the 2001 flooding by Tropical Storm Allison, which devestated the Texas Medical Center and archive of the HAM-TMC Library where this collection was stored. In the fall of 2013, an archivist discovered the missing folders in another collection where they had been stashed during the recovery process. The archivist reintegrated the newly discovered Duff files into MS 90. Old finding aids have been preserved to provide some scholars reference to the missing material. Where ever appropriate, Chinese or Japanese names are written with the surname first followed by the personal name. Some of the materials in this collection show water damage. Most of the damaged papers are in the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission papers in series III. The processor found many documents on thermal copy paper that were fading or flaking. The processor copied the fading and flaking documents and either discarded the thermal paper that was flaking or inserted the faded thermal copy and the newer copy in paper sleeves. This finding aid has been rewritten to more accurately reflect actually order and contents of the collection. Most of the materials are in good shape. The collection consists of 3.75 cubic feet (6 boxes).

Finding aid prepared by Linda Davenport and revised in 2012 and 2013 by Philip Montgomery

• Leprosy
• Hansen's disease
• Epidemiology
• Rheumatism
• ABCC Collections
• Arthritis
• Rheumatology

• Nagasaki, Japan
• Beijing, China
• Hiroshima, Japan

• Peking Union Medical College Hospital (Subject)
• Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. (Subject)
• University of Michigan Medical Center (Subject)
• China Leprosy Foundation. (Subject)
• China Leprosy Association. (Subject)
• Nai, Cheng. (Subject)
• Hatem, George. (Subject)
• Ma, Haide. (Subject)
• Alley, Rewi. (Subject)
• Darling, George. (Subject)
• Catalano, Michael. (Subject)
• Shichikawa, K. (Subject)
• Li, Ru-Han. (Subject)
• Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (Subject)
• Radiation Effects Research Foundation (Subject)
• Duff, Ivan F. (Subject)

• Letters
• Memos
• reprints
• Photographs