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Smithsonian Science Information Exchange
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1946-1983
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52.8 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 482
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records contain minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors and correspondence of Stella L. Deignan, Monroe E. Freeman, and David F. Hersey, along with budget and statistical information, reports analyzing the efficiency and usefulness of SSIE, litigation records, contracts, grant proposals, audit information, and records deta...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Medical Sciences
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1957-1986
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2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 471
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of curatorial correspondence and memoranda pertaining to exhibition planning, acquisitions, curatorial research, and collections management. In addition there are minutes of meetings with organizations including the American Association of Health and Medical Museums, as well as the American Academy of the History of ...
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Leonard, Ronald J.
Leonard, Leona
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1966-2000
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5 Cubic feet (12 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1109
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Ronald J. Leonard's work at Travenol Laboratories and Sarns/3M, developing pumps and oxygenators used in cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.
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National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Medical Sciences
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circa 1890-1977
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21.13 cu. ft. (42 document boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 244
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the activities of the Division of Medical Sciences and its predecessors, chiefly for the years 1917-1975. Included are correspondence, memoranda, annual reports, and administrative files concerning the Division's collections, exhibits, and research into the history of medicine and pharmacy. Of special interest is an ...
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Army Medical Museum (U.S.)
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probably 1870s-1880s
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100 Negatives (circa, glass)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.73-26C
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs of skulls in the United States Army Medical Museum collection, which appear to have been collected for physical anthropological purposes. Included are archeological remains and remains of historical American Indian tribes and some other ethnic groups. Other than tribe or location, data for the specimens include Army Medical Museum speci...
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Morton Family Collection
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Morton, William Thomas Green, 1819-? (dentist)
Morton, William J.
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1849-1911
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2.3 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0118
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents through correspondence, reprints of general articles, reports of Congressional committees, and materials relating to a U.S. patent and testimonials Morton's claims to priority in the discovery of the anesthetic properties of ether in medical and surgical procedures.
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GV Medical, Inc.
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
CABG Medical, Inc.
ATS Medical, Inc.
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1961-2014
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10 Cubic feet (25 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1340
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Manny Villafaña, inventor, entrepreneur and founder of several medical device companies since 1971. The majority of the collection pertains to St. Jude Medical, which introduced the mechanical heart valve technology that became the industry standard.
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Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for Science
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1963-1973
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9.5 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 108
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records are arranged in four alphabetic subject files, overlapping in dates and subject matter. The files were probably segments of one general file which was weeded and separated as records became noncurrent.
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Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for the Sciences
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1989-1994
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12 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-083
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the administrative activity of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for the Sciences, the predecessor office to the Assistant Provost for the Sciences, under the direction of Robert Hoffmann. The records chiefly concern the years 1992 and 1993, but records run from 1989 to 1994. Subject files include museums and of...
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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
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1832-1966
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34.05 Cubic feet (consisting of 60 boxes, 14 half boxes, 9 folders, 38 oversize folders, 12 map case folders, plus digital images of some collection material.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.PatentMedicines
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Patent Medicines forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana