Medical instruments and apparatus
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Stanley B. Burns, M.D., historic medical photography collection
Collection
Call Number: Ms Coll 76
Abstract:
The collection includes photographic plates and prints collected by Stanley B. Burns, M.D., that document medical practice and medical practitioners circa 1840 through the 1970s. The collection includes items created using multiple photographic techniques and supports including daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, lantern slides, photographic negatives, cartes de visite, cabinet photographs (cabinet cards), stereoscopic photographs, panoramic photographs, picture postcards, gelatin silver...
Dates:
Circa 1840-1979
Dryden P. Morse papers
Collection
Call Number: Ms Coll 58
Abstract:
Dryden P. Morse was a heart surgeon who practiced in Philadelphia and then at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in New Jersey. A pioneer in the use of pacemakers, he was an expert on the technology of pacemakers and invented several improvements. The collection contains a small amount of correspondence, published articles and unpublished manuscripts, and information on his inventions and his interactions with pacemaker companies.
Dates:
1942-1999