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"Siamese Twins Survive Surgery Here." Philadelphia Inquirer, (6 October 1957). Article. 1 Image.
Lowry, Joseph F. "Separated Twins Well, Leave Hospital for Home." Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, (22 October 1957). Article. 2 Images.
Cleary, David M. "Siamese Twins Undergo Surgery Here." Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, (18 September 1974). Article. 3 Images.
Drake, Donald C. "Twins Are Separated--and Survive: Siamese Twins Separated during 10 1/2-Hour Operation." Philadelphia Inquirer, (19 September 1974). Article. 4 Images.
Drake, Donald C. "Twins' Mother Meets Press: Hug from Surgeon Breaks the Ice." Philadelphia Inquirer, (21 September 1974). Article. 2 Images.
Snider, Arthur J. "Doctor Trusts in Power of God." Chicago Daily News, (23 September 1974). Article. 3 Images.
"The God-Fearing Surgeon Who Separated the Twins." People Weekly, (7 October 1974): 4-9. Article. 6 Images.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "A New Life for Clara and Alta." Children's Hospital Times X, 7 (November 1974). Article. Newsletter. 4 Images.
Drake, Donald C. "Siamese Twins Go Home to Land Where Children Starve." Philadelphia Inquirer, (1 December 1974). Article. 3 Images.
Drake, Donald C. "And A Happy Birthday to You, Rich, Famous Siamese Twins." Philadelphia Inquirer Section A, (10 August 1975). Article. 3 Images.
Drake, Donald C. "The Twins: Even A Fever Is Cause for Fear." Philadelphia Inquirer Section A, (11 August 1975): 1, 4. Article. 4 Images.
Matos, Francisco. "Shares Grief: Twin's Doctor Flies to Her Funeral." Philadelphia Inquirer, (1 September 1976). Article. 3 Images.
Darling, Henry R. "Dr. Koop Explains How Alta Choked." Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, (2 September 1976). Article. 2 Images.
Shapiro, Howard. "Joined at Heart, Twins Severed." Philadelphia Inquirer Section A, (12 October 1977): 1, 7. Article. 3 Images.
Drake, Donald C. "The Twins Decision: One Must Die So One Can Live." Philadelphia Inquirer, (16 October 1977). Article. 11 Images.
Drake, Donald C. "Now One Fights for Her Life." Philadelphia Inquirer Section A, (20 November 1977): 1, 14. Article. 3 Images.
Drake, Donald C. "Baby B's Final Crisis." Philadelphia Inquirer Section A, (12 January 1978): 1, 4. Article. 5 Images.
Koop, C. Everett. "The Handicapped Child and His Family: Presented before the National Federation of Catholic Physicians' Guilds, Chicago, Illinois." Speech. 20 Images. 20 September 1980.
Koop, C. Everett. Memorandum from C. Everett Koop to the United States Public Health Service [on the Federal Interagency Meeting on Research and Prevention on Mental Retardation]. Memorandum. 2 Images. 25 January 1981.
Koop, C. Everett. Letter from C. Everett Koop to Hannah Hedrick, American Medical Association. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 7 April 1981.
Koop, C. Everett. Letter from C. Everett Koop to David E. Rogers, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 22 April 1981.
Scheiber, Barbara, and Parents' Campaign for Handicapped Children and Youth. Letter from Barbara Scheiber, Parents' Campaign for Handicapped Children and Youth to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 22 April 1981.
American Medical Association. Letter from an unknown employee of the American Medical Association to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 13 May 1981.
Koop, C. Everett. Memorandum from C. Everett Koop [on Dr. Rubin's decision memorandum of July 29 concerning ASPE's involvement in issues related to disabled populations]. Memorandum. 1 Image. 26 August 1981.
Koop, C. Everett. Memorandum from C. Everett Koop to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services [on Dr. Rubin's decision memorandum of July 29 concerning ASPE's involvement in issues related to disabled persons]. Memorandum. 1 Image. 26 August 1981.
Koop, C. Everett. Letter from C. Everett Koop to Robert Zachary. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 26 August 1981.
Parrino, Sandra Swift. Letter from Sandra Swift Parrino to Robert T. Stafford, United States Senate. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 9 September 1981.
Frieden, Lex. "Testimony Given by Lex Frieden at Senate Confirmation Hearings for C. Everett Koop, M.D., U.S. Surgeon General Designate." Congressional Record. 2 Images. 29 September 1981.
Koop, C. Everett. "Closing Address to the International Conference of Respiratory Rehabilitation and Post-Polio Aging Problems, Chicago, Illinois." Speech. 22 Images. 16 October 1981.
Levin, Carl, and United States Senate. Letter from Carl Levin, United States Senate to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 2 November 1981.
Koop, C. Everett. Letter from C. Everett Koop to Carl Levin, United States Senate. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 5 November 1981.
Dart, Justin W. Jr. Letter from Justin W. Dart Jr. to John Tower, United States Senate. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 7 November 1981.
Levin, Carl, and United States Senate. Letter from Carl Levin, United States Senate to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 9 November 1981.
Koop, C. Everett. Letter from C. Everett Koop to Carl Levin, United States Senate. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 13 November 1981.
Koop, C. Everett. "The Disabled Child--The Family and the Physician: Twenty-fifth Anniversary Foundation Day Lecture, Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin, Ireland." Speech. 5 Images. [After 28 November 1981].
Fletcher, Mary Lynn, and United States Public Health Service. Bureau of Community Health Services. Memorandum from Mary Lynn Fletcher to C. Everett Koop [on the establishment of an office for disability affairs]. Memorandum. 3 Images. 18 December 1981.
U. S. Council for the International Year of Disabled Persons. "Questions and Answers about the 1982 National Year of Disabled Persons." Announcement. Press Release. 4 Images. December 1981.
Corbin, Judy. Letter from Judy Corbin to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 4 Images. 27 January 1982.
Reich, Alan A., and National Office on Disability. Letter from Alan A. Reich, National Office on Disability to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 29 January 1982.
National Office on Disability. "Continuing the Momentum of the International Year of Disabled Persons." Announcement. Press Release. 2 Images. January 1982.
Needleman, Herbert L., and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Letter from Herbert L. Needleman, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 4 Images. 9 February 1982.
Ray, Steve, and Janet Ray. Letter from Steve and Janet Ray to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 20 February 1982.
Koop, C. Everett. Letter from C. Everett Koop to Judy Corbin. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 1 March 1982.
Koop, C. Everett. "Address to the Mid-Year Meeting of the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions, Inc. (NACHRI), Alexandria, Virginia." Speech. 19 Images. 8 March 1982.
Hyde, Henry J., Jesse Helms, Orrin Hatch, Mark O. Hatfield, United States House of Representatives, and United States Senate. Letter from Henry J. Hyde, Jesse Helms, Orrin Hatch, and Mark O. Hatfield to Richard S. Schweiker. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 20 April 1982.
Koop, C. Everett. Letter from C. Everett Koop to Mr. and Mrs. McGrade. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 4 May 1982.
Bock, Ruth H., and Children's Hospital National Medical Center. Letter from Ruth H. Bock, Children's Hospital National Medical Center to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 4 Images. 14 May 1982.
Hyde, Henry J., and United States House of Representatives. Letter from Henry J. Hyde, United States House of Representatives to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 18 May 1982.
Hyde, Henry J., and United States House of Representatives. Letter from Henry J. Hyde, United States House of Representatives to Morris B. Abram. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 18 May 1982.
United States Department of Health and Human Services. Office for Civil Rights, and Betty Lou Dotson. "Notice to Health Care Providers [on] Discriminating against the Handicapped by Withholding Treatment or Nourishment." Report. 2 Images. 18 May 1982.
Russell, Cristine, and Charles R. Babcock. "Hospitals Warned on Handicapped Babies." Washington Post, ([19 May 1982]). Article. 1 Image.
Abram, Morris B., and White House. President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research. Letter from Morris B. Abram to Henry J. Hyde, United States House of Representatives. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 3 June 1982.
Brown, Judie, and American Life Lobby. Letter from Judie Brown, American Life Lobby to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 23 June 1982.
Koop, C. Everett. "Cancer in Childhood: A Catastrophe in the Family and in the Community." Speech. 25 Images. 24 June 1982.
Howard, Jan. "Take Good Care of Body; Result Could Be Lower Health Costs." Tulsa World, (25 June 1982): A-13. Article. 1 Image.
U.S. News and World Report, Inc. "Interview with Dr. C. Everett Koop, U.S. Surgeon General: Why You're Healthier--And Paying More for It." Article. Interview. 3 Images. 28 June 1982.
Koop, C. Everett. Letter from C. Everett Koop to Ruth H. Bock, Children's Hospital National Medical Center. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 23 July 1982.
Koop, C. Everett. Letter from C. Everett Koop to Morris B. Abram. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 12 August 1982.
Koop, C. Everett. "Total Care for the Disabled Child: Keynote Address to the First International Conference on Pediatric Social Work, Chicago, Illinois." Speech. 22 Images. 12 August 1982.
Koop, C. Everett. Letter from C. Everett Koop to Robert P. Losey, California Pediatric Center. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 17 August 1982.
Koop, C. Everett. "A Moment of Opportunity: Keynote Address to the First Meeting of the Society of Handicapped Physicians, Washington, DC." Speech. 14 Images. 20 August 1982.
Koop, C. Everett. "Keynote and Welcome Presented to the National Mental Retardation Prevention Showcase and Forum, Atlanta, Georgia." Speech. 15 Images. 15 September 1982.
Koop, C. Everett. "Statement before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC." Speech. 13 Images. 16 September 1982.
Koop, C. Everett. "Statement before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC." Speech. 13 Images. 16 September 1982.
Casciotti, John A., and United States Department of Health and Human Services. Memorandum from John A. Casciotti, United States Department of Health and Human Services to C. Everett Koop [on proposed "Infant Doe" guidelines]. Memorandum. 1 Image. 15 November 1982.
del Real, Juan A. Memorandum from Juan A. del Real to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services [on proposed "Infant Doe" guidelines] (draft). Draft. Memorandum. 4 Images. [November 1982].
United States Department of Health and Human Services. "Guidelines Applicable to Health Care and Child Protective Services for Infants with Life-Threatening Congenital Impairments Pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act" (draft). Draft. Report. 12 Images. [November 1982].
Koop, C. Everett. "Keynote Address Presented to the Surgeon General's Conference on Children with Handicaps and Their Families, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania." Speech. 22 Images. 13 December 1982.
Mekdeci, Betty, and Association of Birth Defect Children. Letter from Betty Mekdeci, Association of Birth Defect Children to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 20 December 1982.
Brooks, Benjy F. Letter from Benjy F. Brooks to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 30 December 1982.
Koop, C. Everett. "The Family with a Handicapped Newborn Child." The Wealth of Families: Ethics and Economics in the 1980s, edited by Carl A. Anderson and William J. Gribbin. American Family Institute, 1982. Pp. 45-83. Essay. 5 Images.
[United States Public Health Service]. "Summary of the Workshop [on Children with Handicaps and their Families]." Summary. 4 Images. [1982].
O'Flaherty, Harold. Memorandum from Harold O'Flaherty to the Assistant Secretary for Health [on the Public Health Service momentum established during the International Year of Disabled Persons]. Memorandum. 23 Images. 20 January 1983.
Fernandez, Lionel, and United States Public Health Service. Handicapped Employees Committee. Memorandum from Lionel Fernandez, United States Public Health Service Handicapped Employees Committee to C. Everett Koop. Memorandum. 2 Images. 1 March 1983.
Gartner, Lawrence M., and Wyler Children's Hospital. Letter from Lawrence M. Gartner, Wyler Children's Hospital to Margaret Heckler, United States Department of Health and Human Services. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 16 March 1983.
Filston, Howard C., and Duke University Medical Center. Letter from Howard C. Filston, Duke University Medical Center to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 28 March 1983.
Koop, C. Everett. "Facing the Future in Medicine: Presented at the John Warner Duckett Lecture Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas." Speech. 26 Images. 30 March 1983.
Fox, Judy E. "Professional Associations Fearful of Rule on 'Handicapped' Infants." U.S. Medicine, (1 April 1983): 3, 10-11. Article. 5 Images.
Shriver, Eunice Kennedy, and Special Olympics. Letter from Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 4 April 1983.
Koop, C. Everett. Letter from C. Everett Koop to George D. Lundberg, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 7 April 1983.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Letter from [the House staff of] Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 21 April 1983.
O'Neill, James A. Jr, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Letter from James A. O'Neill, Jr., Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 2 May 1983.
Koop, C. Everett. Letter from C. Everett Koop to James A. O'Neill, Jr., Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 20 May 1983.
Reagan, Ronald. Letter from Ronald Reagan to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 20 May 1983.
Koop, C. Everett. Letter from C. Everett Koop to Howard C. Filston, Duke University Medical Center. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 31 May 1983.
Koop, C. Everett. "Our Commitment to the Disabled Child: Presented to the Conference on Improving Services to Handicapped Children through State/Local Collaboration, Washington, DC." Speech. 22 Images. 2 June 1983.
Hatch, Orrin, and United States Senate. Letter from Orrin Hatch, United States Senate to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 25 July 1983.
Koop, C. Everett. "Statement before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate." Speech. 15 Images. 9 August 1983.
Koop, C. Everett. Letter from C. Everett Koop to Vince L. Hutchins, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Maternal and Child Health. Letter (correspondence). 5 Images. 15 August 1983.
Koop, C. Everett. "Our Commitment to the Disabled Child: Presented to the 10th Anniversary Conference of the National Association for the Severely Handicapped, San Francisco, California." Speech. 26 Images. 3 November 1983.
Koop, C. Everett. "Keynote Address Presented to the First Regional Seminar on Home Care for Ventilator-Dependent Children & Adults, St. Louis, Missouri." Speech. 19 Images. 13 December 1983.
Sherwood, Carlton. "U.S. Officials Ignore Disabled Babies' Plight." Washington Times, (9 July 1984): 1A, 5A. Article. 3 Images.
Sherwood, Carlton. "Mathematical Formula Decides Life and Death." Washington Times, (10 July 1984): 1A, 10A. Article. 3 Images.
Sherwood, Carlton. "Complaints to Agencies Rarely Result in Action." Washington Times, (11 July 1984): 1A, 5A. Article. 2 Images.
Sherwood, Carlton. "HHS Beats Retreat on Newborn Rights." Washington Times, (12 July 1984): 1A. 10A. Article. 5 Images.
Koop, C. Everett. "Baby Doe. . . And the 'No-Answer Syndrome': Presented at the Milwaukee Children's Hospital of the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin." Speech. 34 Images. 9 August 1984.
Koop, C. Everett. "Address Presented to the National Down's Syndrome Congress, San Antonio, Texas." Speech. 30 Images. 27 October 1984.
Koop, C. Everett. "Address Presented to the 3rd Annual Symposium on Perspectives on Employment of Handicapped Individuals, Gallaudet College, Washington, DC." Speech. 16 Images. 16 November 1984.
Koop, C. Everett. Letter from C. Everett Koop to R. B. Zachary. Letter (correspondence). 2 Images. 12 December 1984.
Koop, C. Everett. "Public Health and Private Ethics: Presented to the Round Table on Science and Public Affairs, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina." Speech. 33 Images. 26 February 1986.
Koop, C. Everett. "Keleen Lee Burgess Memorial Lecture: Presented to the Annual Postgraduate Course on Nutritional Support for the Child, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania." Speech. 18 Images. 7 April 1986.
Koop, C. Everett. "Address Presented to the Child Sexual Abuse Training Conference, Chicago, Illinois." Speech. 14 Images. 9 September 1986.
Koop, C. Everett. "Address Presented to the 1986 'Employ the Handicapped' Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland." Speech. 19 Images. 22 October 1986.
Koop, C. Everett. "Remarks Presented on 'Pediatric Surgery Day' to the Students and Faculty of the Uniformed Services University for the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland." Speech. 25 Images. 9 January 1987.
Koop, C. Everett. "Address Presented at the Surgeon General's Conference on Coordinated Care for the Chronically Ill Child, Houston, Texas." Speech. 17 Images. 14 June 1987.
Koop, C. Everett. "Surgeon General's Summary: Campaign '87: Commitment to Family Centered Coordinated Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs, Houston, Texas." Speech. 10 Images. 16 June 1987.
Koop, C. Everett. "Building Community-Based Service Systems for Children with Special Health Care Needs: Campaign '88, Surgeon General's Conference, Washington, DC." Speech. 14 Images. 7 September 1988.
Koop, C. Everett. "Address Presented to the National Down Syndrome Congress, Cincinnati, Ohio." Speech. 26 Images. 20 November 1988.
Koop, C. Everett. "Remarks Presented to the Surgeon General's Conference on Transition of Handicapped Children to Adult Care, Jekyll Island, Georgia." Speech. 15 Images. 14 March 1989.
Koop, C. Everett. "[Address to the] Boston Guild for the Hard of Hearing, Boston, Massachusetts." Speech. 28 Images. 30 November 1989.
Koop, C. Everett. "Remarks [to the] Association of the Care of Child Health, Washington, DC." Speech. 68 Images. 30 May 1990.
Zimble, James A., and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Letter from James A. Zimble to C. Everett Koop. Letter (correspondence). 1 Image. 26 October 1996.
Koop, C. Everett. "Address Presented at the Surgeon General's Conference on Coordinated Care for the Chronically Ill Child, Houston, Texas" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 2 Images. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "Address Presented to the 1986 'Employ the Handicapped' Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 2 Images. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "Address Presented to the Child Sexual Abuse Training Conference, Chicago, Illinois" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 2 Images. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "Address Presented to the National Down Syndrome Congress, Cincinnati, Ohio" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 2 Images. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "[Address to the] Boston Guild for the Hard of Hearing, Boston, Massachusetts" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 1 Image. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "Address to the Mid-Year Meeting of the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions, Inc. (NACHRI), Alexandria, Virginia" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 1 Image. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "Building Community-Based Service Systems for Children with Special Health Care Needs: Campaign '88, Surgeon General's Conference, Washington, DC" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 2 Images. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "Cancer in Childhood: A Catastrophe in the Family and in the Community" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 1 Image. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "Facing the Future in Medicine: Presented at the John Warner Duckett Lecture Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 2 Images. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "Keleen Lee Burgess Memorial Lecture: Presented to the Annual Postgraduate Course on Nutritional Support for the Child, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 4 Images. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "Keynote Address Presented to the First Regional Seminar on Home Care for Ventilator-Dependent Children & Adults, St. Louis, Missouri" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 2 Images. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "Keynote Address Presented to the Surgeon General's Conference on Children with Handicaps and Their Families, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 2 Images. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "Keynote and Welcome Presented to the National Mental Retardation Prevention Showcase and Forum, Atlanta, Georgia" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 1 Image. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "A Moment of Opportunity: Keynote Address to the First Meeting of the Society of Handicapped Physicians, Washington, DC" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 2 Images. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "Our Commitment to the Disabled Child: Presented to the 10th Anniversary Conference of the National Association for the Severely Handicapped, San Francisco, California" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 2 Images. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "Our Commitment to the Disabled Child: Presented to the Conference on Improving Services to Handicapped Children through State/Local Collaboration, Washington, DC" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 2 Images. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "Remarks Presented on 'Pediatric Surgery Day' to the Students and Faculty of the Uniformed Services University for the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 2 Images. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "Remarks Presented to the Surgeon General's Conference on Transition of Handicapped Children to Adult Care, Jekyll Island, Georgia" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 3 Images. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "Remarks [to the] Association of the Care of Child Health, Washington, DC" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 1 Image. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "Surgeon General's Summary: Campaign '87: Commitment to Family Centered Coordinated Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs, Houston, Texas" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 2 Images. 2003.
Koop, C. Everett. "Total Care for the Disabled Child: Keynote Address to the First International Conference on Pediatric Social Work, Chicago, Illinois" [Reminiscence]. Memoir. 2 Images. 2003.