Overview of the Collection
Smithsonian Institution Archives,
Washington, D.C.,
osiaref@si.edu
National Museum of American History. Division of Medical Sciences
SI Records
Videohistory Records
1969-2000
3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Accession 11-046
English
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-046, National Museum of American History. Division of Medical Sciences, Videohistory Records
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Ray Kondratas, Curator, Division of Medical Sciences, in his work researching and conducting interviews
for the Smithsonian Videohistory Program. The videohistories produced by Kondratas covered such topics as DNA sequencing; Acuson ultrasound machines; fluorescence activated
cell sorting instrumentation; the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique; diagnostic imaging technology; and the project to sequence the smallpox virus genome. Also included
is an interview with Vsevold Kuravcev, regarding his work in nuclear magnetic resonance. Materials include correspondence; memoranda; reports; research notes; biography files;
proposals; transcripts; audio and video recordings; images; brochures; posters; and clippings. Some materials are in electronic format.
Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Name
Kondratas, Ramunas
Kuravcev, Vsevold
Acuson Corporation
Smithsonian Videohistory Program
Subject
Nucleotide sequence
DNA
Ultrasonic imaging
Flow cytometry
Polymerase chain reaction
Diagnostic imaging
Smallpox
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Scientists -- Interviews
Medicine -- History
Science -- History
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Manuscripts
Clippings
Floppy disks
Posters
Color photographs
Black-and-white photographs
Color negatives
Black-and-white negatives
Color transparencies
Videotapes
Audiotapes
Electronic records
Box 1
DNA Sequencing (See Record Unit 9549 for videohistory)
Box 1 of 4
Leroy Hood, 1987-1988
Box 1 of 4
Applied Biosystems, Foster City, California, 1988-1990
Box 1 of 4
Human Genome exhibition - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1991
Box 1 of 4
James Smithsonian Society grant proposal - DNA Sequencing, 1991
Box 1 of 4
Genetic engineering essay for Technology and Culture - Ray Kondratas, 1987
Box 1 of 4
"Splice of Life: Genetic Engineering" - Science Museums of Charlotte
Box 1 of 4
American Chemical Society - DNA workshop
Box 1 of 4
DNA sequanator/sequencer, 1983, 1988-1993
Box 1 of 4
DNA fingerprinting photographs, 1991
Box 1 of 4
Genetic engineering notebook, 1986
Box 1 of 4
Research notebook, 1977-1978
Box 1 of 4
Research notes, 1991
Acuson Ultrasound Machines (See Record Unit 9593 for videohistory)
Box 1 of 4
Acuson - Correspondence, company information, meeting agenda, notes, and other related materials, 1995-2000
Box 1 of 4
Acuson - Interview preparation materials, 1997
Box 1 of 4
Acuson - Ultrasound machine data and resolution examples, 1993
Box 1 of 4
Acuson - Donation of ultrasound machines to NMAH, 1997
Box 1 of 4
Acuson - Photographs - Donation of ultrasound machines, 1997 (Photographer - Jeff Tinsley, negative numbers 97-4649, 97-4650, and 97-4651)
Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting Instrumentation (See Record Unit 9554 for videohistory)
Box 1 of 4
Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems (BDIS) - Correspondence, 1990-1992
Box 1 of 4
BDIS - Background information, 1990 (2 folders)
Box 1 of 4
Boris Rotman, 1988-1991
Box 1 of 4
Bruce Bach, 1991
Box 1 of 4
Martin A. Van Dilla, 1991
Box 1 of 4
Mack J. Fulwyler, 1990-1991
Box 1 of 4
Elliott Levinthal, 1992
Box 1 of 4
Louis A. Kamentsky, 1992
Box 1 of 4
Leonard Herzenberg, 1987-1991
Box 1 of 4
National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant application - "Automated Cell Sorting: Clinical and Biological Uses" - Leonard Herzenbrg, 1969
Box 1 of 4
Inventing the Cell Sorter: A Video Documentary Produced for the Sixtieth Birthday Celebration for Dr. Leonard Herzenberg in Japan, April 20, 1992; 1989-1992
Box 1 of 4
Cell sorter history, 1992
Box 1 of 4
Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) history, 1988, 1991
Box 1 of 4
Laboratory notebook - Richard G. Sweet, February 16, 1971 to April 1, 1972 (copy)
Box 1 of 4
Laboratory notebook - Richard G. Sweet, April 12, 1972 to January 6, 1978 (copy)
Box 1 of 4
Laboratory notebook - "The Diary of Whizzer Experiment Book," February 4, 1975 to March 31, 1976 (copy)
Box 1 of 4
Laboratory notebook - Richard T. Stovel, January 9, 1975 to August 23, 1976 (copy)
Box 1 of 4
Laboratory notebook - Richard T. Stovel, July 5, 1977 to November 20, 1978 (copy)
Box 1 of 4
Coulter counter cell analyzer - Information and communication with Wallace H. Coulter, 1984
Box 1 of 4
Correspondence, 1992-1995
Box 1 of 4
Photographs, 1992
Box 1 of 4
Production notes, 1991-1992
Box 1 of 4
Research notes, 1991
Box 1 of 4
Research articles, 1988-1994 (Folder 1 of 3)
Box 2
Box 2 of 4
Research articles, 1988-1994 (Folders 2-3 of 3)
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Technique (See Record Unit 9577 for videohistory)
Box 2 of 4
Kary Mullis, 1989, 1993, 1997
Box 2 of 4
Photographs from Alameda, California trip; May 14-15, 1992
Box 2 of 4
PCR - Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Norwalk, Connecticut - Videotape field log, 1993
Box 2 of 4
Perkin-Elmer - Background information, 1990-1992
Box 2 of 4
Perkin-Elmer Corporation - Articles, 1989-1990
Box 2 of 4
Cetus - PCR technology, 1991-1992
Box 2 of 4
Cetus - Background information, 1991-1992 (2 folders)
Box 2 of 4
"What is PCR?: Norms and Forms of the Biotechnological Environment" - Paul Rainbow white Thomas White - Preliminary draft, 1993
Box 2 of 4
Reflections on Fieldwork in Alameda - Paul Rainbow
Box 2 of 4
Unstated Assumptions About Publications from Industrial Laboratories - Thomas White
Box 2 of 4
David Gelfand, May 1992
Box 2 of 4
Producer/Director report - PCR videohistory project at Roche Molecular Systems, Alameda, California, September 1992
Box 2 of 4
PCR history, 1995
Box 2 of 4
PCR interview notes, 1992-1993
Box 2 of 4
Norman Arnheim, 1990
Box 2 of 4
Resumes
Box 2 of 4
Research file, 1987-1992
Box 2 of 4
DuPont vs. Cetus - Volumes 1-24, 1991 (Folders 1-5 of 22)
Box 3
Box 3 of 4
DuPont vs. Cetus - Volumes 1-24, 1991 (Folders 6-22 of 22)
Medical Imaging Technology (See Record Unit 9544 for related videohistories)
Box 3 of 4
Nuclear magnetic resonance - Vsevold Kuravcev, 1989-1990 (2 folders)
Box 3 of 4
Transcript - Oral history interview with Vsevold Kuravcev, August 17, 1989 (includes electronic records)
Box 3 of 4
Transcript - Oral history interview with Vsevold Kuravcev, September 7, 1989
Box 3 of 4
Release form - Vsevold Kuravcev, September 7, 1989
Box 3 of 4
Vsevold Kuravcev interview recording - Tapes 1-2, August 17, 1989 (6 audiocassettes)
Box 4
Box 4 of 4
Vsevold Kuravcev interview recording - Tapes 1-2, September 7, 1989 (6 audiocassettes)
Box 4 of 4
Vsevold Kuravcev interview recording - September 7, 1989 (VHS)
Box 4 of 4
Nuclear magnetic resonance - Joseph Battocletti, 1989 (2 folders)
Box 4 of 4
Medical Imaging Technology videohistory proposal, 1988
Box 4 of 4
Research file, 1992
Smallpox Virus Genome Sequencing (See Record Unit 9564 for videohistory)
Box 4 of 4
Brian Mahy - Background information
Box 4 of 4
Production notes, 1991
Box 4 of 4
Photographs, 1991
Box 4 of 4
Research notes, 1990-1991
Box 4 of 4
Research file, 1991-1994
Videohistory Project - General Files
Box 4 of 4
Videohistory costs, 1997
Box 4 of 4
Picker Archive and Museum Project, 1991
Box 4 of 4
Videohistory of Positron emission tomography (PET) proposal, 1995
Box 4 of 4
Human Genome Initiative videohistory project, 1990
Oversize
Oversize
Perkin-Elmer poster, order no. 91-267; Perkin-Elmer poster, order no. 92-282; GeneAmp Polymerase Chain Reaction - Cetus; GeneAmp Polymerase Chain Reaction for Detection of AIDS - Cetus