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Ivy, A. C. (Andrew Conway), 1893-1978

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1893 - 1978

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Medical Motion Pictures

 Collection
Identifier: ghsl-15
Abstract

This collection consists of 44 medical motion pictures made between 1928 and 1963, most of which were created by Northwestern University Medical School faculty members. The films depict medical procedures, conditions, processes, and research across 10 health science fields.

Dates: 1928-1963

Monkey Uterus in Labor, circa 1931

 Item — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents

Warning: this film includes footage of research animals and graphic surgical content on a live monkey.

This silent, black and white film details the physiology of a live monkey uterus in labor. Animal hormones (pituitrin) is used to induce labor. Intertitle cards describe anatomy and bodily functions throughout.


By doctors A. C. Ivy, Carl G. Hartman, and Arthur K. Koff.

Dates: circa 1931

Photographs of some of the scientists who attended the 13th International Congress of Physiology at Boston, 1929 August

 Item — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents Silent, black and white film depicting the scientists who attended the 13th International Congress of Physiology at Harvard Medical School in Boston in August 1929. The scientists mingle and talk outside in the quadrangle of the school. Intertitle cards identify the scientists and describe their affiliations and research. The film ends with panoramic views of the medical school’s buildings.Scientists include: Reel 1 - Nathaniel Kleitman of the University of Chicago; Henri Piéron...
Dates: 1929 August