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National Museum of American History. Division of Medicine and Science
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2002-2008
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4.19 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-309
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the work of Katherine Ott, Curator, on the exhibition "Whatever Happened to Polio?" which commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the announcement that Dr. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine was safe and effective. The exhibition was at the National Museum of American History from April 12, 2005 t...
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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
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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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Robert Ledley Papers
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Ledley, Robert S.
National Biomedical Research Foundation. Georgetown University
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1972-1990
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3 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1135
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Robert Ledley Papers document the development of the first whole-body diagnostic imaging system, the Automatic Computerized Transverse Axial (ACTA) X-ray Scanner by Ledley in 1973. Also included is material relating to Ledley's company, Digital Science Information Corporation (DISCO), as well as the public and medical communities' reactions to the scanner.
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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
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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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National Museum of American History. Division of Medical Sciences
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1964-1990
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-139
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting science and technology curatorial staff, exhibitions, special events, and collections at the National Museum of American History, and when the museum was known as the National Museum of History and Technology and the Museum of History and Technology, respectively. Some records also document e...
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Burch, George Edward, Dr., 1910-1986 (physician)
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Science, Technology, and Culture
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1984-1986
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0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0316
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These papers mainly comprise technical notes, diagrams and correspondence relating to and records of laboratory performance of the "two pump heart model". The notes cover the period 1984 1986 and seem to at least in part reflect work of J. Ralph Millet, presumably a technician in Dr. Burch's laboratory. Mr Millet signed the correspondence sent fr...
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Halkett, James A. E. (physicist)
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences
Wesolowski, Sigmund A.
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1948-1951.
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0220
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Halkett and Wesolow(ski) materials show the process of technological innovation through laboratory protocols. They also demonstrate the various alternatives explored in the search for effective artificial circulation by using materials which would not damage or clot blood and that could be sterilized. The evolution of the pumping mechanism and powe...
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1989
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9 videotapes and 3 audiotapes. 11 digital video .wmv files and .rm files (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9544
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Videohistory Program, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation from 1986 until 1992, used video in historical research. Additional collections have been added since the grant project ended. Videohistory uses the video camera as a historical research tool to record moving visual information. Video works best in historical r...
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1997
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6 videotapes (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9593
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Videohistory Program, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation from 1986 until 1992, used video in historical research. Additional collections have been added since the grant project ended. Videohistory uses the video camera or digital recorder as a historical research tool to record moving visual information. Video works ...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Science, Medicine and Society
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1955-2004
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-102
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Jon B. Eklund, curator of chemistry and computers, which document his curatorial and professional activities in the Division of Science, Medicine and Society and during the years when he was in the Division of Information Technology and Society; the Division of Computers, Information and Society; ...
