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Artificial organs today, 1985

 Item — cassette: 90

Scope and Contents

Side A

A recording of a speech made by Dr. Kolff at Accounting and Finance Conference. Topics include reminiscences of the Second World War, the invention of the artificial kidney and recovery rates; slide presentation on artificial kidney development; the wearable artificial kindney; patient selection; questions from audience concerning the cost of artificial organs; a discussion of the intraortic balloon pump; the Jarvik heart; Barney Clark and details of his case; and the artificial ear and eye. Kolff speaks out against increased United States militarization. Continued on side B. 45 minutes.

Side B

A continuation of side A. Two minutes.

Dates

  • 1985

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: Audiocassette

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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