A&M 5247West Virginia University, Medicine, Motion Pictures of Open Heart Surgery A&M 5247West Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 08:11:37 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center West Virginia University, Medicine, Motion Pictures of Open Heart Surgery Vaughan, Richard, MD A&M 5247 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/6425 1.4 Linear Feet 1 ft. 5 in. (1 oversize records carton, 17 in.) ca. 1955-1966 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/ English Conditions Governing Access

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[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.

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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.

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 Heart surgery.