Actual and Potential Patients, 1965 February - March
Scope and Contents
4.3 cubic feet. Correspondence, reprints, speeches, meeting files, subject files, films, videotapes regarding cryosurgery, mediatinoscopy, tobacco studies, and instrument brochures. Contains information relating to the cryosurgical techniques pioneered in the mid 1960s by William G. Cahan. Publicity surrounding Dr. Cahan's surgical procedures led to his receiving numerous letters containing pleas for assistance from people afflicted with various ailments.
Dates
- 1965 February - March
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Material is stored off site and requires three business days advance notice for retrieval. To inquire about the collection, please contact the MSK Archivist.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.75 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Special Collections and Archives Repository