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- catalog abstract "Papers document White's role in the American Heart Association (AHA), International Society of Cardiology, International Cardiology Foundation, and the National Heart Institute (NHI); introduction of the EKG in Boston and at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH); his clinical work; research and writings on heart disease; and interest in comparative electrocardiography, especially of whales. Significant events which are recorded in the collection include White's consultancy to Dwight Eisenhower after his heart attack; 1946 medical mission to Czechoslovakia and several trips to the U.S.S.R.; and visits with Albert Schweitzer in Gabon, and to China. Reflected throughout the papers is White's philosophy of healthful living, especially his emphasis on good diet, non-smoking, and physical fitness, as well as his extensive travels to promote international friendship and peace through cooperation in medicine. Types of material include general correspondence files; patient records; notes, drafts, and galleys of books and articles; teaching material from MGH; conference proceedings, minutes of meetings, etc. reflecting White's involvement as one of the founders of AHA, fund raising connected with NHI, and other efforts; audio-visual material such as films, sound recordings, and photographs; and scrapbooks, daily calendars and journals, family genealogical papers, student notebooks, and other memorabilia. Also includes three audio cassettes of White’s interview conducted in 1972 by Stefan Lorant in which White discusses his career at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, and one copy volume of White's proposal for his nomination for the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize.".
- catalog contributor b754979.
- catalog date "1886".
- catalog description "Also includes three audio cassettes of White’s interview conducted in 1972 by Stefan Lorant in which White discusses his career at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, and one copy volume of White's proposal for his nomination for the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize.".
- catalog description "Electronic finding aid available (742,5 kb): http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HMS.Count:med00081".
- catalog description "Papers document White's role in the American Heart Association (AHA), International Society of Cardiology, International Cardiology Foundation, and the National Heart Institute (NHI); introduction of the EKG in Boston and at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH); his clinical work; research and writings on heart disease; and interest in comparative electrocardiography, especially of whales. Significant events which are recorded in the collection include White's consultancy to Dwight Eisenhower after his heart attack; 1946 medical mission to Czechoslovakia and several trips to the U.S.S.R.; and visits with Albert Schweitzer in Gabon, and to China. Reflected throughout the papers is White's philosophy of healthful living, especially his emphasis on good diet, non-smoking, and physical fitness, as well as his extensive travels to promote international friendship and peace through cooperation in medicine. Types of material include general correspondence files; patient records; notes, drafts, and galleys of books and articles; teaching material from MGH; conference proceedings, minutes of meetings, etc. reflecting White's involvement as one of the founders of AHA, fund raising connected with NHI, and other efforts; audio-visual material such as films, sound recordings, and photographs; and scrapbooks, daily calendars and journals, family genealogical papers, student notebooks, and other memorabilia.".
- catalog description "White (1886-1973) (Harvard, M.D. 1911) was clinical professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, 1940-1950, and on the staff of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass., 1911-1950. One of the early specialists in cardiology, White introduced the first electrocardiograph to Boston in 1914, and was one of the three physicians after whom the W.P.W. Syndrome was named. White's book Heart Disease (1931) established his reputation as a leading cardiologist.".
- catalog extent "197 1".
- catalog issued "1886".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog subject "American Heart Association.".
- catalog subject "Cardiology Study and teaching.".
- catalog subject "Electrocardiographs.".
- catalog subject "International Cardiology Foundation.".
- catalog subject "International Society and Federation of Cardiology.".
- catalog subject "Massachusetts General Hospital.".
- catalog subject "National Heart Institute (U.S.)".
- catalog subject "Physical fitness.".
- catalog subject "White, Paul Dudley, 1886-1973.".
- catalog title "Papers, 1870s-1981 (inclusive),".
- catalog type "Audio recordings. aat".
- catalog type "Case files. ftamc".
- catalog type "Motion pictures. ftamc".
- catalog type "Photoprints. ftamc".
- catalog type "collection".