Barney B. Clark papers, 1910-1984

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Clark, Una Loy Clark
Title
Barney B. Clark papers
Dates
1910-1984 (inclusive)
Quantity
12 linear feet
Collection Number
MS 0670
Summary
The Barney B. Clark papers (1910-1984) provide information on the development of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart, the implantation of this heart into a human being, and on Barney Bailey Clark, the first authorized recipient of this artificial heart. The bulk of the collection consists of materials related to the writing of a story about Barney Clark and the artificial heart by Earl and Miriam Selby. Also included are materials collected by Una Loy Clark, Barney Clark's wife, including a history told from the perspective of the family, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and correspondence written to Barney Clark during his convalescence at the University of Utah Medical Center, as well as posthumous plaques and awards.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Dr. Barney Bailey Clark was an extremely courageous person who underwent an unprecedented procedure. That act of determination thrust him into the scientific spotlight, and into the hearts of millions of people around the world. For 112 days, he survived on an artificial heart developed by Dr. Willem Kolff. His own heart had been deteriorating for years due to a disease known as idiopathic cardiomyopathy. And even though the procedure was not a complete success (because he never made it home from the hospital), his bravery and suffering provided the medical community with valuable scientific information.

Barney Bailey Clark was born in Provo, Utah, on 21 January 1921 to Moroni Jensen Clark and Ethel Bailey Clark. He was their only child. His father was a traveling salesman for Calumet Baking Powder; so, he lived with his grandmother until her death in 1926. After that he traveled with his parents for a while, but moved back to Provo with his mother when school started. Barney graduated from high school and joined the National Guard. Then in March of 1941, the National Guard was federalized to become part of the regular United States Army. He helped to run the first aid station with the medics, and about a year later he put in to be a pilot in the Air Corps. But when he was unable to become a pilot, he joined the bombardier training course where he excelled.

The war ended in 1945, and Barney's last mission was actually executed after the war had ended. This was due to the orders of radio silence. They just hadn't know about the truce until it was too late. But at least, Barney could now go home to his family.

Barney graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in pre-med. Afterward, he tried to get into the Medical School at the University of Utah, but he was turned down. It was then that his best friend, Wes Brown, convinced him to move to Seattle, and go to school to become a dentist. After he graduated, he went to work in the office of Homer Lockett until he could afford to open his own office.

In June of 1954 he was informed by his physician that he had contracted a case of hepatitis. Unknown to him, this was to be the first in a long line of illnesses that would plague is life from time to time. Due to his smoking habit, he eventually contracted emphysema (May 1978); and then there was the idiopathic cardiomyopathy which deteriorated the muscle in his heart.

In 1980, Dr. Clark was referred to Dr. Jeffery Anderson for treatment. Dr. Anderson tried to manage his condition medically. The treatment included administration of digoxin, furosemide with potassium supplementation, warfarin, captopril, prednisone, azathioprine, and a trial of the investigational new inotropic drug amrinone. Unfortunately, all of these drugs proved unsuccessful in preventing further cardiac decomposition.

Dr. Clark was first introduced to the artificial heart in 1982 when he went to visit the animal research barn, and he went home to Seattle to decide on the surgery with his family. But Una Loy knew right from the start that he was going to do it. Although he did want to help advance the medical research, what he really wanted was a much better quality of life than he had been experiencing the last few years. He truly believed that this artificial heart would give that to him; and it probably would have, if he hadn't been suffering from so many other problems. He was admitted to the University of Utah Medical Center for the transplant at the end of November in 1982. He signed the consent form, required by the Institutional Review Board (twice), and then due to complications, he went into surgery earlier than expected.

Even though the operation was successful, they had a lot of problems at the start. First, he developed an air leak in his lung that had to be corrected surgically. Then, he suffered from seizures of an undetermined nature. Next, there was also a broken valve on the left ventricle of the artificial heart that had to be repaired. And finally, due to the necessary anticoagulant, he suffered from terrible nose bleeds which also had to be fixed surgically.

Even though preparations were made for him to go home at the end of April, he never made it. He suffered from aspiration pneumonia in early March which sent him back into the ICU, and he never left it again.

On March 21st, Dr. Clark suffered from reduced renal function that induced a high fever. And on March 23rd, he suffered from multiple organ system failure that caused a circulatory collapse which killed him at 10:02 that night. It wasn't the artificial heart that killed him, it was everything else that was going wrong with him at that time.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Barney B. Clark papers (1910-1984) provide information on the development of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart, the implantation of this heart into a human being, and on Barney Bailey Clark, the first authorized recipient of this artificial heart. The bulk of the collection consists of materials related to the writing of a story about Barney Clark and the artificial heart by Earl and Miriam Selby. Between October 1980 and April 1984, Reader's Digest decided to publish a story about the artificial heart and Dr. Barney B. Clark. The authors commissioned to this task were Earl and Miriam Selby. However, before they were finished, the management at the magazine decided to scrap the project. The materials were then given to Dr. Clark's widow, Una Loy. The bulk of the material is comprised of interviews preformed by the Selby's to gather information for their story. The collection also contains several rough drafts of the Selby's manuscript, personal and professional correspondence, medical charts, information about the development and use of the artificial heart, newspaper and magazine articles about the artificial heart, and a personal account of the events by Dr. Clark's family.

The collection has been divided into five sections. The first section contains personal material. Box 1 starts with an account of what happened to Dr. Barney B. Clark during the artificial heart transplant. This account is told from the family's perspective and was arranged by Una Loy Clark and Susan J. Quall. This account is followed by a speech given by Mrs. Clark about Peggy Miller, the social worker who helped Dr. and Mrs. Clark during the transplant procedure. This is followed by some of the certificates awarded to Dr. Clark, four scrapbooks prepared by Mrs. Clark after the death of her husband, and information about Dr. Clark's fortieth high school reunion. Boxes 2 through 4 contain correspondence written to Dr. Clark during his convalescence at the University of Utah Medical Center. This correspondence is arranged alphabetically by the last name of the person or the organization responsible for writing the letter.

Section two begins in Box 5, and contains Dr. Clark's medical charts in chronological order, papers about the artificial heart, Dr. Clark's Psychological evaluation after the operation, some of the media coverage that this historical case produced, press releases about the artificial heart, copies of photographs taken at the hospital and the animal research barn (the original photographs are located in the Special Collections Photo Section), and a schedule of all the surgeries that were planed for on the day Dr. Clark received his new heart.

Section three, "Interview Transcripts," begins in box 7 and continues thru to box 19. Typically, it contains the transcripts from the audio cassette tapes of some of the interviews with the Selbys. In many instances we also have a copy of a resume of the person interviewed. If we have that resume, it will be located in the first folder of the transcript of that person. This section of the collection is arranged in alphabetical order by the last name. However, not all of the audio cassette tapes were transcribed. In fact, there are sixty-nine tapes without a transcription. The interviews contain discrepencies. Some parts of the interviews were omitted by the Selbys when they were transcribed. Also, the interview section numbers were designated by the Selbys and are not always consecutive. For instance, the sections could have been accidently misnumbered. The Selbys did attempt to correct this mistake, and we have helped them. And finally, when they did the interviews with Mrs. Clark, the interviews were done in two groups. The second group was used to clarify certain points discussed in the first group, and even though the Selbys started the section numbering over again, the processor of this collection continued the numbering where group one left off in order to avoid confusion. The second group begins in section forty-five.

The forth section of the collection, "Rough Drafts," contains the two most complete, drafts of the Selby's manuscript, some past drafts of Dr. Kolff's contribution to that manuscript, background information that Earl and Miriam Selby used to write their draft, an epilogue to the unfinished manuscript, and two entirely different drafts written by the Selbys. When looking through the two most complete drafts of Dr. Clark's story, note that Draft A and Draft B are terms used to distinguish between them. Draft A refers to the earliest draft in the collection, while Draft B refers to the most recent one.

The final section of the collection can be found in boxes 22 and 23. These are oversized boxes that contain many of the plaques and awards granted to Dr. Clark. It should be noted that most of these awards were given to him posthumously; and thus, they were received by his wife.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized in five series: I. Personal Material; II. Artificial Heart Transplant Information; III. Interview Transcripts; IV. Rough Drafts; V. Awards and Plaques.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Una Loy Clark Farrer in 1994. Materials related to the writing of the story about Barney Clark given by Earl and Miriam Selby to Una Loy Clark Farrer.

Separated Materials

Photographs and audio-visual materials were placed in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0624 and A0363).

Processing Note

Processed by Debra Penman in 1990s.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

I:  Personal MaterialsReturn to Top

Box 1 starts with an account of what happened to Dr. Barney B. Clark during the artificial heart transplant. This account is told from the family's perspective and was arranged by Una Loy Clark and Susan J. Quaal. This account is followed by a speech given by Mrs. Clark about Peggy Miller, the social worker who helped Dr. and Mrs. Clark during the transplant procedure. Some of the awards and honors given to Dr. Clark can be found in folder 3, the rest are in the oversized boxes 22 and 23. Folder 3 also contains photographs taken at the time of the presentation of these awards. The four scrapbooks (in folders 4-30) were prepared by Mrs. Clark after the death of her husband. They contain newspaper and magazine articles, photographs, letters, telegrams, mailgrams, and some of the papers that were written about Dr. Clark and his experience with the Artificial Heart. In folder 31 you will find information about Dr. Clark's Fortieth High School Reunion. This is one of the last major events in his life at which he participated before becoming seriously ill. At the reunion, he was chosen to be one of the presenters, and this folder contains the speeches that he made in that capacity. Boxes 2 through 4 contain correspondence written to Dr. Clark during his convalescence at the University of Utah Medical Center. This correspondence is arranged alphabetically by the last name or the organization responsible for writing the letter. The letters in box 2 comes from personal friends and family members of Dr. Clark. While the correspondence in boxes 3 and 4 come from individuals and organizations around the world who did not know Dr. Clark personally, but wanted to wish him well regardless.

Container(s) Description Dates
Biographical Material and Personal Accounts
Box Folder
1 1
The Total Artificial Heart Experience From The Family's Perspective
1 2
Speech by Una Loy Clark about Peggy Miller
1 3
Some of the Awards Given to Dr. and Mrs. Clark
This also cotains copies of photographs taken at that time.
1 4-8
Scrapbook #1
Family pictures and the first days of the transplant.
1 9-14
Scrapbook #2
1982 December-1983 March
1 15-23
Scrapbook #3
1983 March-1983 June
1 24-30
Scrapbook #4
The information in this scrapbook is in non-sequential order.
1982 April-1993 March
1 31
Information from their 40th High School Reunion
Friends and Family Correspondence
Box Folder
2 1
Adams -- Braithulaite
1979 December-1983 June
2 2
Brimhall -- Butler
1982 December-1983 January
2 3
Butterfield -- Collard
1981 October-1983 May
2 4
Crum -- Gonzalez
1982 December-1983 Feburary
2 5
Hambley -- Jucgich
1943 July 1943-1983 May
2 6
Kroll -- LaPointe
1982 December
2 7
Lund -- Nelson
1980 May 1980-1983 January
2 8
Pace -- Smith
1982 December
2 9
Staszak -- Willie
1982 December-1983 January
Individual Correspondence From Strangers
Box Folder
3 1
Adams -- Bienert
3 2
Bodenstab -- Carpenter
3 3
Cauhene -- Coats
3 4
Cook -- Desbien
3 5
DeStefano -- Ferro
3 6
Fotheringham -- Greider
3 7
Guthing -- Hylton
3 8
James -- Kivett
3 9
Klier -- Lawrence
3 10
Laws -Mason
3 11
Mathews -- McNamee
3 12
Meier -- Namsen
3 13
Nye -- Phillips
3 14
Pickenns -- Reynolds
3 15
Ricot -- Sasser
3 16
Sayetta -- Simon
3 17
Skilton -- Studwell
3 18
Stumper -- Turpen
3 19
Vay -- Wiesner
3 20
Willard -- Zeresh
3 21
Unknown or Unreadable Last Name
Organization Correspondence
Box Folder
4 1
Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity -- Alpine Elementary School
4 2
American Dental Association -- Boy Scouts of America Troup #126
4 3
Corpus Christi School Kindergarten Class
4 4
Cub Scouts, Den 2, Pack 23 -- Don Benito Primary School
4 5
Edgewood Elementary School -- Edwind Dodson School
4 6
E. J. Blott School -- Evansville School
4 7
Fort Knox High School
4 8
Gonzales Middle School -- Hawthorne School
4 9
Houlton Elementary School -- Library Street School
4 10-11
Manti Elementary School
4 12
Medowbrook Elementary School
4 13
Midvale Elementary School
4 14
Mills School -- Munford Incorporated
4 15
Munn's Public School -- Norman Rockwell Elementary School
4 16
Orchard Hights School
4 17
Pala Middle School
4 18
Peck Big Canyon 4H Club -- Pinhurst Elementary School
4 19-20
Rolling Hills Country Day School -- Rundle Elementary School
4 21
Saint Mary's Hospital ICU Workers -- Seele Elementary School
4 22
University Hospital Staff in London -- Wasena School
4 23-24
Unidentified Schools or Organizations

II:  Artificial Heart Transplant InformationReturn to Top

The material in this series pertains to the development of the artificial heart, background medical information on Dr. Barney B. Clark, professional papers written about the artificial heart, the implantation procedure and other contributions from the staff at the University of Utah Medical Center, photographs, press releases, and some of the media coverage that this case produced.

Container(s) Description Dates
Medical Charts and Background Information
Box Folder
5 1-27
Medical Charts
1979-1982
5 28
Psychological Evaluation During the Time of the Artificial Heart
Artificial Heart Research Papers and Proposals
Box Folder
6 1
"The Total Artificial Heart Replacement In Man"
1980 October 21
6 2-3
"The Total Artificial Heart Replacement In Man"
1981 February 27
6 4
Final Approved Copy of "The Nature of Study: The Total artificial Heart Replacement in Man"
1982 May 24
6 5-6
"Total Artificial Heart"
1982 June 24
6 7
"Application of the Total Artificial Heart to Permanent Life Support in the Human"
6 8
"Initial Human Application of the Utah Total Artificial Heart"
6 9
"Management of the Artificial Heart Driver: A New Role for the Perfusionist?"
6 10
"Case Report: Cardiopulmonary Bypass During Implantation of Permanent Total Artificial Heart"
6 11
"Nutrition's Role in the First Total Artificial Heart Patient: Implications for Future Patients"
6 12
"Perfecting the Artificial Heart Technology in Animals"
6 13
"Fifteen Years of Artificial Heart at the University of Utah"
1982 December 16
6 14
"Non-Invasive Cardiac Monitoring and Diagnostics for Pneumatic Pumping Ventricles"
1983 April 25
6 15
"Infection in Total Artificial Heart Recipients"
1983 April 25
Medical Center's Documentation and Media Coverage
Box Folder
7 1-2
Blank Hospital Forms and Documents
7 3
Some Surgical Personnel with a description of their Duties and a list of all the Surgeries Preformed on the Day of Dr. Clark's Operation
7 4
List of Dates and Times for all of the Operations Preformed on Dr. Clark
7 5
Copies of Photographs taken at the U of U Medical Center
Originals in the Audio-Visual Department
7 6
Release Forms for the Photographs in Folder 5
7 7-11
Artificial Heart Press Releases
1978 October 12-1984 January 10
7 12
American Heart Video Tape Transcript and Notes
7 13-35
Artificial Heart Media Coverage
1967 December-1989 December

III:  Interview TranscriptsReturn to Top

This series contains business letters pertaining to the research on the Reader's Digest story of Dr. Barney B. Clark. It also contains the transcripts from the interviews on cassette tape between medical professionals who worked on Dr. Clark or friends and family of Dr. Clark with Earl and Miriam Selby. The interviews were conducted between 1983 and 1985. If the exact date of the interview is known, then it has been listed in the folder title. It should be noted that some parts of the interviews were ommitted by the Selbys when they were transcribed, and that not all of the interviews were transcribed. In fact, there are sixty-nine tapes without a transcript. The transcripts are arranged in alphabetical order by the last name of the person interviewed. The interview section numbers were designated by the Selbys. In many instances, there is also a copy of a resume of the person being interviewed.

Container(s) Description Dates
Business Correspondence and Transcripts (A-B)
Box Folder
8 1
Letters to the Selbys from Birdie Baurman
8 2
Letter to the Selbys from Ralph Gonzalez
8 3
Letter and List of Federal Grants to the Selbys from Mary Johnson
8 4-8
Dr. Fred Anderson Interview Transcript, Section One
1983 May 05
8 9
Dr. Fred Anderson Interview Transcript, Section Two
1983 May 05
8 10-12
Dr. Fred Anderson Interview Transcript, Section Three
1983 May 10
8 13-14
Dr. Fred Anderson Interview Transcript, Section Four
1983 June 09
8 15-17
Dr. Fred Anderson Interview Transcript, Section Five
1984 April 25
8 18-20
Dr. Fred Anderson Interview Transcript, Section Six
1984 April 29
8 21
Dr. Jeffrey Anderson--Resume
8 22-23
Dr. Jeffrey Anderson Interview Transcript, Section One
1983 May 15
8 24-25
Dr. Jeffrey Anderson Interview Transcript, Section Two
1983 May 15
8 26
Dr. Jeffrey Anderson Interview Transcript, Section Three
1984 May 12
8 27
Dr. Jeffrey Anderson Interview Transcript, Section Four
1985 April 15
8 28
Ethel Irene Bailey Interview Transcript
8 29
Birdie Baurman Interview Transcript, Section One
8 30
Birdie Baurman Interview Transcript, Section Two
8 31
Birdie Baurman Interview Transcript, Section Three
8 32
Foch Benevent Interview Transcript
8 33
Dr. Claudia K. Berenson--Resume
8 34
Dr. Claudia K. Berenson Interview Transcript, Section One
8 35
Dr. Claudia K. Berenson Interview Transcript, Section Two
8 36
Dr. Terry Block Interview Transcript
1984 June 24
8 37
John A. Bosso-Resume
8 38
Vic Brimhall Interview Transcript
8 39
James J. Brophy--Resume
8 40
Linda Brown Interview Transcript
Una Loy Clark, Interview Transcripts
Una Loy Clark is the widow of Dr. Barney B. Clark; and as such, extensive interviews were conducted with her in two groups. The first group of interviews were conducted only a few months after Dr. Clark's death. Then, after Earl and Miriam Selby went through the interviews, they pulled out subjects for which they wanted a better clarification for their story. The second set of interviews begins in section forty-five. Originally, the Selbys had started over at section one for this part; but in order to avoid confusion, the numbering was continued where it left off. It should also be noted, that several mistakes were made in the original numbering system: section five was accidentally numbered four, section twenty-six should have been twenty-five because twenty-six A is really just twenty-six, and section fifty-two originally had six parts to it which were incorrectly labeled seven, eight, eight A, eight B, eight C, and eight D.
Box Folder
9 1-4
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section One
1983 May 16
9 5-8
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Two
1983 May 17
9 9-13
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Three
1983 May 17
9 14-16
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Four
1983 May 17
9 17-21
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Five
1983 May 17
9 22-23
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Six
1983 May 18
9 24-25
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Seven
1983 May 18
9 26
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Eight
1983 May 18
9 27-28
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Nine
1983 May 18
9 29
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Ten
1983 May 18
9 30-31
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Eleven
1983 May 18
9 32-33
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Twelve
1983 May 19
9 34
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Thirteen
1983 May 19
10 1-3
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Fourteen
1983 May 19
10 4
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Fifteen
1983 May 19
10 5-7
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Sixteen
1983 May 19
10 8-11
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Seventeen
1983 May 19
10 12-14
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Eighteen
1983 June 15
10 15
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Nineteen
1983 June 16
10 16
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Twenty
1983 June 19
10 17
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Twenty-One
1983 June 19
10 18-21
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Twenty-Two
1983 June 19
10 22
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Twenty-Three
1983 June 20
10 23
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Twenty-Four
1983 June 20
10 24-25
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Twenty-Five
1983 June 20
10 26
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Twenty-Six
1983 June 20
10 27-28
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Twenty-Seven
1983 June 20
11 1-3
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Twenty-Eight
1983 June 20
11 4-7
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Twenty-Nine
1983 June 20
11 8-9
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Thirty
1983 June 20
11 10-14
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Thirty-One
1983 June 20
11 15-16
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Thirty-Two
1983 June 21
11 17-18
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Thirty-Three
1983 June 21
11 19-20
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Thirty-Four
1983 June 21
11 21-22
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Thirty-Five
1983 June 21
11 23
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Thirty-Six
1983 June 22
11 24-27
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Thirty-Seven
1983 June 22
11 28
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Thirty-Eight
1983 June 22
11 29-31
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Thirty-Nine
1983 June 22
11 32
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Forty
1983 June 23
11 33
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Forty-One
1983 June 23
11 34
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Forty-Two
1983 June 24
Transcripts with Una Loy Clark and all other C Transcripts
Box Folder
12 1-2
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Forty-Three
1983 June 24
12 3
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Forty-Four
1983 June 28
12 4-6
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Forty-Five
1983 October 15
12 7-8
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Forty-Six
1983 December 08
12 9
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Forty-Seven
This section also includes a two page list of important events by date.
1983 December 09
12 10-12
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Forty-Eight
1983 December 09
12 13
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Forty-Nine
1983 December 15
12 14
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Fifty
1983 December 21
12 15
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Fifty-One
1983 December 22
12 16-21
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Fifty-Two
1984 January 15
12 22
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Fifty-Three
1984 February 02
12 23-24
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Fifty-Four
1984 February 25
12 25
Una Loy Clark Interview Transcript, Section Fifty-Five
12 26
Kenneth Robert Casey--Resume
12 27
Club Rainier Customers Interview Transcript, Section One
12 28
Club Rainier Customers Interview Transcript, Section Two
12 29
Dr. Beth Ann Vaugahn Cole-Resume
12 30-31
Dr. Beth Ann Vaugahn Cole Interview Transcript, Section One
12 32
Dr. Beth Ann Vaugahn Cole Interview Transcript, Section Two
Box
13
Transcripts (D-E)
Folder
1
Dr. Chris Davis--Resume
2
Dr. Chris Davis Interview Transcript
3
Fernie Deming Interview Transcript
4
Dr. William DeVries--Resume
5
Dr. William DeVries Interview Transcript, Section One
1983 April 15
6
Dr. William DeVries Interview Transcript, Section Two
1983 April 18
7
Dr. William DeVries Interview Transcript, Section Three
1983 April 19
8
Dr. William DeVries Interview Transcript, Section Five
1983 May 01
9
Dr. William DeVries Interview Transcript, Section Six
1983 May 02
10
Dr. William DeVries Interview Transcript, Section Seven
1983 May 24
11-12
Dr. William DeVries Interview Transcript, Section Eight
1983 May 28
13
Dr. William DeVries Interview Transcript, Section Nine
1984 March 10
14
Dr. John A. Dixon--Resume
15
Dr. John A. Dixon Interview Transcript, Section One
1983 June 01
16-18
Dr. John A. Dixon Interview Transcript, Section Two
1983 June 01
19
Dr. John A. Dixon Interview Transcript, Section Three
1983 June 01
20-22
Dr. John A. Dixon Interview Transcript, Section Four
1983 June 02
23
Dr. John A. Dixon Interview Transcript, Section Five
1983 June 02
24
John Durkin Interview Transcript, Section One
1983 April 14
25-27
John Durkin Interview Transcript, Section Two
1983 April 14
28
John Durkin Interview Transcript, Section Three
1983 April 14
29
John Dwan Interview Transcript
1983 May 03
30
Dr. Ernst J. Eichwald--Resume
31
Dr. Ernst J. Eichwald Interview Transcript
1983 June 15
32
John Elliott Interview Transcript
33-34
Dolores Empey Interview Transcript, Section One
1983 May 27
35
Dolores Empey Interview Transcript, Section Two
36
Dolores Empey Interview Transcript, Section Three
14
Transcripts (F-H)
Folder
1
Shirley Farrer Interview Transcript
1983 June 21
2
John F. Fitzmore Interview Transcript
3
Pam Fogle--Notes
4
Frank and Norma Gardner Interview Transcript, Section One
5-6
Frank and Norma Gardner Interview Transcript, Section Two
7
Frank and Norma Gardner Interview Transcript, Section Three
8-9
Jean Gonzales Interview Transcript
10
Mary Elizabeth Hale Hammond--Resume
11
Grant Hansen Interview Transcript, Section One
12-13
Grant Hansen Interview Transcript, Section Two
14
Grant Hansen Interview Transcript, Section Three
15-16
Dr. Grant Harrer Interview Transcript, Section One
1983 June 07
17-20
Dr. Grant Harrer Interview Transcript, Section Two
1983 June 07
21
The Howards Interview Transcript
22
William Larry Hastings--Notes
23-24
William Larry Hastings Interview Transcript, Section One
1983 April 25
25-27
William Larry Hastings Interview Transcript, Section Two
1983 April 25
28
William Larry Hastings Interview Transcript, Section Three
1983 April 29
29
William Larry Hastings Interview Transcript, Section Four
1983 April 29
30
Kathy Herbon Interview Transcript, Introduction
31-34
Kathy Herbon Interview Transcript, Section One
1984 May 09
35-36
Kathy Herbon Interview Transcript, Section Two
1984 May 11
37-38
Kathy Herbon Interview Transcript, Section Three
1984 May 11
15
Transcripts (I-J)
Folder
1
Ray and Joy Ivey Interview Transcript, Section One
2
Ray and Joy Ivey Interview Transcript, Section Two
3
Ray and Joy Ivey Interview Transcript, Section Three
4
Dr. Robert Jarvik--Resume
5-6
Dr. Robert Jarvik Interview Transcript, Section One
7
Dr. Robert Jarvik Interview Transcript, Section Two
8
Dr. Robert Jarvik Interview Transcript, Section Three
9
Burke Jenkins Interview Transcript
10
Ardyth Jensen Interview Transcript
11
Mary Johnson Interview Transcript, Section One
12-13
Mary Johnson Interview Transcript, Section Two
14
Mary Johnson Interview Transcript, Section Three
15
Mary Johnson Interview Transcript, Section Four
16
Dr. Lyle Joyce Interview Transcript, Section One
1983 April 27
17
Dr. Lyle Joyce Interview Transcript, Section Two
1983 May 10
18-19
Dr. Lyle Joyce Interview Transcript, Section Three
1983 May 16
20
Dr. Lyle Joyce Interview Transcript, Section Four
1983 June 09
16
Transcripts (K)
Folder
1
Diane Karsten Interview Transcript, Section One
1983 May 06
2-5
Diane Karsten Interview Transcript, Section Two
1983 May 06
6-7
Diane Karsten Interview Transcript, Section Three
1983 May 16
8
Helen Kee--Resume
9
Helen Kee Interview Transcript, Section One
1983 May 25
10
Helen Kee Interview Transcript, Section Two
1983 June 01
11
Helen Kee Interview Transcript, Section Three
1983 June 09
12-14
Helen Kee Interview Transcript, Section Four
1983 June 09
15-17
Meech Kelstrup Interview Transcript, Section One
18-19
Meech Kelstrup Interview Transcript, Section Two
20
Dr. Willem Kolff--Resume
21
Dr. Willem Kolff Interview Transcript, Section One
1983 April 06
22-23
Dr. Willem Kolff Interview Transcript, Section Two
1983 April 06
24
Dr. Willem Kolff Interview Transcript, Section Three
1983 April 21
25-26
Dr. Willem Kolff Interview Transcript, Section Four
22 April 1983
27
Dr. Willem Kolff Interview Transcript, Section Five
1983 May 10
28
Dr. Willem Kolff Interview Transcript, Section Six
1983 November 29
29
Dr. Willem Kolff Interview Transcript, Section Seven
1983 November 29
30-31
Dr. Willem Kolff Interview Transcript, Section Eight
1984 May 25
32
Dr. Willem Kolff Interview Transcript, Section Nine
1984 May 24
33
Dr. Willem Kolff Interview Transcript, Section Ten
1984 October 20
34
Dr. Willem Kolff Interview Transcript, Section Eleven
1983 December 29
35
Dr. Willem Kolff Interview Transcript, Section Twelve
1984 December 01
36
Dr. Hiroshi Kuida Interview Transcript
1983 June 24
17
Transcripts (L-N)
Folder
1
Dr. Larson Interview Transcript
2
Dr. Homer Lockett Interview Transcript
3
Dr. Michael R. Lowry--Resume
4
Ted Lund Interview Transcript
5
Dan Lundergan--Resume
6
Feral Mason Interview Transcript, Section One
7-8
Feral Mason Interview Transcript, Section Two
9-12
Feral Mason Interview Transcript, Section Three
13-15
Feral Mason Interview Transcript, Section Four
16-17
Feral Mason Interview Transcript, Section Five
18-21
Feral Mason Interview Transcript, Section Six
22-24
Feral Mason Interview Transcript, Section Seven
25
Elwin N. Mikkelson Interview Transcript
26
Margaret (Peg) L. Miller--Resume
27-29
Peg Miller Interview Transcript, Section One
30
Peg Miller Interview Transcript, Section Two
31
Peg Miller Interview Transcript, Section Three
32
Joseph R. Murdock Interview Transcript, Section One
33
Joseph R. Murdock Interview Transcript, Section Two
1984 February 25
34-37
Gladys and Ivan Nelson Interview Transcript, Section One
38
Gladys and Ivan Nelson Interview Transcript, Section Two
39
William Newell Interview Transcript
40
Elfin Nilsen Interview Transcript
18
Transcripts (O)
Folder
1
Colleen O'Connor--Credentials
2-3
Donald Olsen--Resume
4-6
Donald Olsen Interview Transcript, Section One
7-10
Donald Olsen Interview Transcript, Section Two
11-16
Donald Olsen Interview Transcript, Section Three
17-19
Donald Olsen Interview Transcript, Section Five
20
Donald Olsen Interview Transcript, Section Six
21
Donald Olsen Interview Transcript, Section Seven
22-24
Dr. Oz Interview Transcript, Section One
25-26
Dr. Oz Interview Transcript, Section Two
27
Dr. Oz Interview Transcript, Section Three
28-30
Dr. Oz Interview Transcript, Section Four
31
Dr. Oz Interview Transcript, Section Five
32-33
Dr. Oz Interview Transcript, Section Six
19
Transcripts (P-Q)
Folder
1
Dr. Nathan Leon Pace--Resume
2-5
Dr. Nathan Pace Interview Transcript, Section One
1984 February 16
6-8
Dr. Nathan Pace Interview Transcript, Section Two
1984 February 17
9-10
Dr. Nathan Pace Interview Transcript, Section Three
1984 February 17
11
Dr. Nathan Pace Interview Transcript, Section Four
12
Dr. Nathan Pace Interview Transcript, Section Five
13-16
Cheryle Perkins Interview Transcript, Section One
1983 May 06
17-21
Cheryle Perkins Interview Transcript, Section Two
1983 May 07
22-26
Cheryle Perkins Interview Transcript, Section Three
1983 May 07
27
Dr. Chase Peterson--Resume
28
Dr. Chase Peterson Interview Transcript, Section One
1983 April 21
29-30
Dr. Chase Peterson Interview Transcript, Section Two
1983 May 09
31-32
Debbie Pierce Interview Transcript, Section One
33
Debbie Pierce Interview Transcript, Section Two
34-35
Debbie Pierce Interview Transcript, Section Three
36
Cora Preece Interview Transcript
1983 June 12
37
Provo Tour
38
Tom Purvance Interview Transcript
20
Transcripts (R-Z)
Folder
1
Janice Raymond Interview Transcript, Section One
1983 May 06
2-4
Janice Raymond Interview Transcript, Section Two
1983 May 06
5
Janice Raymond Interview Transcript, Section Three
1983 May 10
6
Janice Raymond Interview Transcript, Section Four
1983 May 10
7
Janice Raymond Interview Transcript, Section Five
1983 June 07
8
Douglas Smith-Resume
9
Douglas Smith Interview Transcript, Section One
10
Douglas Smith Interview Transcript, Section Two
11
Dr. Theodore Stanley--Resume
12
Dr. Theodore Stanley Interview Transcript, Section One
1984 January 17
13
Dr. Theodore Stanley Interview Transcript, Section Two
1984 December 27
14-15
Jane Stetich Interview Transcript, Section One
16
Jane Stetich Interview Transcript, Section Two
17
Jane Stetich Interview Transcript, Section Three
18
Frank Taylor Interview Transcript
19
Dr. Walt Topinka Interview Transcript, Section One
20
Dr. Walt Topinka Interview Transcript, Section Two
21-22
John Warner Interview Transcript, Section One
23
John Warner Interview Transcript, Section Two
24-25
Donna Weekes Interview Transcript
26-27
Carolyn Wiggins Interview Transcript, Section One
28-29
Carolyn Wiggins Interview Transcript, Section Two
30
Dr. F. Ross Woolley--Resume
31
LeGrand Young Interview Transcript, Section One
32
LeGrand Young Interview Transcript, Section Two
33-35
LeGrand Young Interview Transcript, Section Three
36
LeGrand Young Interview Transcript, Section Four

IV. Rough DraftsReturn to Top

This section of the collection contains several rough drafts written by Earl and Miriam Selby and Dr. Willem Kolff. Included are the two most complete drafts of the manuscript that was going to be used in the Reader's Digest project. This is followed by additional copies of Dr. Kolff's contribution to the above mentioned manuscript, background information the Selbys used to create this manuscript, an epilogue to the unfinished draft, and two other, entirely different drafts written by the Selbys.

Container(s) Description
Box
21
Drafts of True Valor: Barney Clark and The Artificial Heart
Draft A is a term we have used to indicate the earliest draft in the collection, and Draft B indicates the most complete draft in the collection.
Folder
1-2
Draft A, Book One, The Foreshadowing
3-4
Draft A, Book Two, Part One
5-6
Draft A, Book Two, Part Two
7-8
Draft A, Book Two, Part Three
9-10
Draft A, Book Two, Part Four
11-13
Draft A, Book Two, Part Five
14
Draft A, Book Three, Interlude
15
Draft A, Book Three, Part One
16-17
Draft B, Book One, The Foreshadowing
18-19
Draft B, Book Two, Part One
20-21
Draft B, Book Two, Part Three
22-23
Draft B, Book Two, Part Two
24
Draft B, Book Two, Telescope: Heart Surgeon
25-26
Draft B, Book Two, Part Four
27
Draft B, Book Two, Telescope: Heart Innovator
28-30
Draft B, Book Two, Part Five
31
Draft B, Book Three, Overture
32
Draft B, Book Three, Part One
33
Draft B, Book Three, Part Two
34-35
Draft B, Book Three, Part Three
36
Draft B, Book Three, Part Four
37-38
Draft B, Book Four, Part One
39
Draft B, Book Four, Part Three
40-41
Draft B, Book Four, Part Four
22
Contributions to True Valor and Other Drafts from the Selbys
Box Folder
22 1
Two Letters from Dr. Willem Kolff to His Attorney
These letters are requesting way for him to get his contribution to True Valor back.
22 2-12
Dr. Willem Kolff' s contribution to True Valor
22 13
Previous Drafts to Telescope Essays
22 14
History of Barney Clark's grandparents, Emma and Edward Payne
22 15
Epilogue to the unfinished draft of True Valor
22 16
Some notes on legal matters the Selbys were concerned
22 17
Travelin' Rough Draft
22 18
Travelin' II Rough Draft

V:  Awards and PlaquesReturn to Top

These oversized boxes contain many of the awards granted to Dr. Clark. It should be noted that most of these awards were given to him postumously; and thus, received by his wife.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
23
Certificates, Awards, and Plaque
1982 December-1983 April
24
Awards and Plaques
1983 January-1984 April

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Artificial kidney
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Heart, Artificial--Utah--History--Sources
  • Heart, Mechanical--Utah--History--Sources
  • Myocardium--Diseases

Personal Names

  • Clark, Barney B., 1921-1983
  • DeBakey, Michael E. (Michael Ellis), 1908-
  • DeVries, William C.
  • Jarvik, Robert
  • Kolff, Willem J., 1912

Corporate Names

  • University of Utah--History
  • University of Utah. Institute for Biomedical Engineering
  • University of Utah. Medical Center
  • University of Utah. Review of Research with Human Subjects Committee
  • Utah Artificial Heart Team

Form or Genre Terms

  • Articles
  • Correspondence
  • Drafts (documents)
  • Histories
  • Memorabilia
  • Oral histories
  • Press releases
  • Scrapbooks