Box 11

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of article clippings, correspondence, reports, brochures, slides, posters, and other documentation and items related to the Heimlich maneuver and Heimlich’s recommended uses of the maneuver. The series includes a photocopied patent for the maneuver, a report by the National Academy of Sciences regarding the American Red Cross’s initial lack of support for the procedure’s use for drowning victims, a transcript of Heimlich’s interview on the Today Show, an undated prayer...

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This series contains biographical clippings, correspondence, awards, certificates, and other non-medical research files from Heimlich’s life, including articles about his efforts toward world peace. The series also includes a posthumous tribute to Heimlich from the United States Senate.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes articles, slides, photographs, correspondence, notes, and other documentation related to Heimlich’s medical inventions, procedures, and research, unrelated to the Heimlich maneuver. Notably, the series includes materials related to Heimlich-Gavriliu procedure, including Heimlich’s trip to Romania and two letters from Dr. Gavriliu; the Heimlich chest drain valve (also known as the “flutter valve”); Heimlich’s proposed use of malariotherapy as a treatment for HIV, AIDS,...