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Waxman, Henry (House of Representatives), 1982-1984

 File — Box: 40, Folder: 6

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

The Government Series contains Adriani's correspondence with Louisiana state government officials (except for the correspondence directly related to Charity Hospital, located in the Charity Hospital subseries) and with federal government officials (except for the material related to the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services, located in the Pharmaceutical Evaluations and Consulting series). Correspondents include Vincent Schiro, mayor of New Orleans; William J. "Billy" Guste, State of Louisiana attorney-general and state senator; Ben E. Bagert and Charles Emile Bruneau of the Louisiana state legislature; Hale Boggs, Corinne "Lindy" Boggs, Robert L. Livingston, J. Henson Moore and Henry Waxman, all of the U.S. House of Representatives; and J. Bennett Johnston Jr., Russell B. Long, Joseph M. Montoya and Gaylord Nelson, all of the U.S. Senate. Most historically significant are the materials on Adriani's Senate testimony on different occasions during the 1960s and 1970s before Senator Gaylord Nelson's Monopoly Subcommittee, testimony that made Adriani a nationwide celebrity. Here, Adriani articulated his public stances on generic drugs and on the drug industry.

Dates

  • 1982-1984

Extent

From the Collection: 50 Linear Feet (123 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Collection materials primarily in English

Restrictions

Portions of the collection are restricted according to HMD's Access to Health Information of Individuals. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access. For access to the policy and application form, please visit https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/manuscripts/phi.pdf.

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

The Government Series contains Adriani's correspondence with Louisiana state government officials (except for the correspondence directly related to Charity Hospital, located in the Charity Hospital subseries) and with federal government officials (except for the material related to the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services, located in the Pharmaceutical Evaluations and Consulting series). Correspondents include Vincent Schiro, mayor of New Orleans; William J. "Billy" Guste, State of Louisiana attorney-general and state senator; Ben E. Bagert and Charles Emile Bruneau of the Louisiana state legislature; Hale Boggs, Corinne "Lindy" Boggs, Robert L. Livingston, J. Henson Moore and Henry Waxman, all of the U.S. House of Representatives; and J. Bennett Johnston Jr., Russell B. Long, Joseph M. Montoya and Gaylord Nelson, all of the U.S. Senate. Most historically significant are the materials on Adriani's Senate testimony on different occasions during the 1960s and 1970s before Senator Gaylord Nelson's Monopoly Subcommittee, testimony that made Adriani a nationwide celebrity. Here, Adriani articulated his public stances on generic drugs and on the drug industry.

Collecting Area Details

Part of the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collection Collecting Area

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