West Virginia University, Medicine, Motion Pictures of Open Heart Surgery

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Researchers may access digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, Medicine, Motion Pictures of Open Heart Surgery, A&M 5247, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1.4 Linear Feet 1 ft. 5 in. (1 oversize records carton, 17 in.)
Creator:
Vaughan, Richard, MD
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, Medicine, Motion Pictures of Open Heart Surgery, A&M 5247, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Fourteen videos of early open heart surgery. Subjects include "closure of ventricular septal defect and resection" and "resection of a left ventricular aneurysm," among others. The fourteen videos were digitized from the original footage which is contained in nine film cans.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Heart surgery.