Harold Lamport papers, 1925-1979.

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Harold Lamport papers, 1925-1979.

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Scope and Contents: Correspondence, laboratory notebooks, research manuscripts, reprints, reports, aviation industry publications, photographs, slides, newsclippings, and artifacts document the distinguished medical research career of Harold Lamport, best known for his groundbreaking work in hemodynamics and the improvement of antigravity flight suits, iron lung devices, and high-frequency sound wave devices for fragmenting kidney and gall stones. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence and subject files, Series 2 and 6-7. Lamport maintained three different filing structures for his correspondence: alphabetical by individual name; general chronological; and general alphabetical. This series contains information about all aspects of his research. Lamport's subject files were also maintained in two unidentifiable portions. The supplied subtitles, Active and Inactive Research, are a best-guess at the function of the two series. Both series contain similar information and arrangement structures. Each subject file series contains correspondence, published materials, newsclippings, manufacturer's advertising, and other types of background information covering all areas of Lamport's research interests. The collection lacks a large amount of Lamport's actual research data. Series 3, Lab Notebooks, primarily documents his bench research in the hemodynamics associated with hypertension and his work on ultrasonic solutions for kidney and gall stone ailments. Series 6, Active Research subject files also contains his work as principal investigator for the PHS contract at Yale, involving research on ultrasonic therapeutic fragmentation of calculi. Series 7, Presentations also contains research dealing with ultrasonic lithotresis in the ureter. Series 12, Photographs, also contains images of many experimental devices and artifacts from this research can be found in Series 13. His role in developing the anti-gravity suit is best documented in Series 5, Meetings and Reports.

30.58 linear ft. (80 boxes)

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James D. Kenney was attending physician, Yale New Haven Hospital, 1968-2007; president, medical staff, 1976-1977; attending physician, Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven; associate dean for postgraduate and continuing medical education, Yale University School of Medicine, 1978-2001; clinical professor of medicine; and editor of The Medical Letter. From the description of School of Medicine, Yale University, records of James D. Kenney as associate dean for postgraduate and continuing ...

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Lamport, Harold, 1908-1975.

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Biographical Sketch: Lamport received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1929 and was elected Phi Beta Kappa. Lamport completed post-graduate work in physics and mathematics at the University of Göttingen (Germany) before studying medicine at Columbia University, where he graduated in 1934. After his residency at Bethel Israel Hospital in New York City, he became Director of the Richard Koster Research Laboratory from 1937 to 1939. Then from 1939 to 1942 he was a member of Columbia University's ...