Herbert L. Ley papers

Collection

Identifier: HMD MS ACC 2001-137

Abstract

UNPROCESSED COLLECTION. FDA Commissioner during the Nixon admin. Also contains records from post-FDA career when Ley operated consulting business. Many files relate to court testimony re: drug lawsuits. FDA commissioner office files; speeches and congressional testimony; congratulatory letters; professional photographs; Congressional Hearing publications; additional testimony/reports as material expert (post-FDA commissionership); 3 boxes clippings/publications related to FDA political stories, personal leadership of FDA, FDA/HEW/Nixon politics, etc.

Dates

1923-1995

Extent

30.13 Linear Feet

Creator

Ley, Herbert Leonard, 1923- (Person)

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Access Restrictions

Unprocessed collection. Access is restricted. Consultant files closed 20 years from dates of creation. See Reference Librarian for information regarding access.

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Collection Summary

FDA Commissioner during the Nixon admin. Also contains records from post-FDA career when Ley operated consulting business. Many files relate to court testimony re: drug lawsuits. FDA commissioner office files; speeches and congressional testimony; congratulatory letters; professional photographs; Congressional Hearing publications; additional testimony/reports as material expert (post-FDA commissionership); 3 boxes clippings/publications related to FDA political stories, personal leadership of FDA, FDA/HEW/Nixon politics, etc.