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Medicine, 1988-1989

 Item — cassette: 36

Scope and Contents

This video is narrated in Japanese and was made for ASAHI. It is a tribute to Simon Flexner, an American pathologist, and Hideyo Noguchi, a Japanese bacteriologist who worked together at the Rockfeller University. There is footage from the Cleveland Clinic showing the insertion of an artificial heart in a cow as well as an interview with a medical personnel who discusses both the artificial heart and the artificial kidney. There is also footage of interviews with patients who where waiting for a donated heart followed by an interview with a patient with diabetes who received the second artificial heart implant ever.

Dates

  • 1988-1989

Conditions Governing Access

Materials must be used on-site; no use of original material, access copies will be made available for viewing. Five business days advanced notice required. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.

Extent

From the Collection: 200 16mm film

From the Collection: 8 8mm film

From the Collection: 10 U-matic

From the Collection: 2 Betacam

From the Collection: 18 VHS

From the Collection: 11 Audiocassette

From the Collection: 4 reel-to-reel audiotapes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Dutch; Flemish

From the Collection: Japanese

Physical Description

genreform: VHS videocassette

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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