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Alfred Blalock Papers, 1899-1985

Alfred Blalock (1899-1964), surgeon-in-chief of the John Hopkins Hospital, professor, and director of the surgery department at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (1941-1964), was one of two physicians who developed the "blue baby" operation and treatments for surgical shock. Collection contains correspondence, memorabilia, photographs, scrapbooks, tributes, committee materials, biographical materials, and reprints. Major subjects include Johns Hopkins Hospital, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, medical education, tetralogy of fallot surgery (blue baby syndrome), and surgery. Materials date from 1899 to 1985.
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Personal and Professional Correspondence, 1931-1985

Contains personal correspondence between Blalock and family members. Includes professional correspondence between Blalock and colleagues from Vanderbilt University and The Johns Hopkins University, professional societies and associations, honorary societies, and publications or educational boards. Materials are arranged alphabetically and date from 1931 to 1985, although the majority are undated.

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