Henry J. Heimlich Papers
Scope and Content
The collection was donated to the Winkler Center by Dr. Henry J. Heimlich in 2011. The collection consists of photographs, audiovisual material, correspondence, notes, reports and press information concerning Dr. Heimlich's work on the reversed gastric tube procedure, the Heimlich maneuver, the Heimlich lung valve, the Heimlich micro-trach and malariotherapy as treatment for cancer, HIV/AIDS and Lyme disease.
Dates
- 1924-2011
- Majority of material found within 1956-2000
Creator
- Heimlich, Henry J. (Person)
Language of Materials
The records are in English
Restrictions on Use
Some folders in this collection are marked "restricted." These folders contain protected health information which cannot be published. For more information about Winkler Center policies on restricted materials and our redaction process, please contact the Winkler Center.
Extent
216 boxes
Abstract
The professional papers of Dr. Henry J. Heimlich, developer of the Heimlich maneuver.
Statement of Arrangement
The collection was first divided format and subject. It original order was kept from there. If no original order could be identified folders were arranged first by date and then by document type (correspondence, newspaper clippings, etc.)
Acquisition Information
The Henry J. Heimlich Archival Collection was acquired by the Winkler Center directly from Dr. Heimlich in 2011.
- Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - therapy Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Airway Obstruction - prevention & control Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- American Heart Association
- American Medical Association
- American Red Cross
- Animal experimentation--Moral and ethical aspects Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012
- Asthma - therapy Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Business enterprises Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cancer Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Cincinnati (Ohio) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Deaconess Hospital (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- Deglutition - physiology Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Drainage - Instrumentation Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Drowning - prevention & control Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Esophagus Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Esophagus - Transplantation Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Fund raising Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Guangzhou Shi (China) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- HIV - therapy Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Heimlich Maneuver Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Heimlich, Henry J.
- Hospitals--Administration Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hyperthermia, Induced Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Koop, C. Everett (Charles Everett), 1916-2013
- Lung - Secretion Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Lyme Disease - therapy Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Malariotherapy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Modell, Jerome H., 1932-
- Motor Skills Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Nagel, E. (Eugene), 1924-
- National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U.S.)
- National Research Council (U.S.)
- Near Drowning Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Neoplasms - therapy Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Organ Transplantation Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Orlowski, James P.
- Ornato, Joseph P.
- Oxygen Inhalation Therapy - Instrumentation Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Pacifism Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Patrick, Edward A., 1937-
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
- Portman, Robert J. (Robert Jones), 1955-
- Quan, Linda, 1947-
- Rescue Work Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Respiration Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Resuscitation Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Tracheotomy Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Henry J. Heimlich Archival Collection
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Laura Laugle
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Cincinnati, Health Sciences Library, Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions Repository
Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library
231 Albert Sabin Way
Cincinnati Ohio 45267-0574
513-558-5120
CHHP@uc.edu
