Abstract
Speeches, press releases, awards and invitations, photographs, and letters of congratulations to Dr. Goddard, most material dates to his term as FDA Commissioner.
Dates
- Creation: 1956-1969
Extent
2.73 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Creator
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
Language of Materials
Collection materials primarily in English
Restrictions
Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access.
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Biographical/Historical Note
Born in Alliance, Ohio, James Lee Goddard earned his M.D. at George Washington University in 1949 and a Masters in Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health in 1955. He was appointed Assistant Surgeon General of USPHS and Chief of Atlanta's Communicable Disease Center in 1962. On January 17, 1966, President Johnson appointed him Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. He served as Commissioner until July 1, 1968.
Collection Summary
Contains correspondence, speeches, photos, clippings and articles, awards, and office schedules, while Goddard was commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Correspondence is chiefly congratulatory letters.
Abstract
Speeches, press releases, awards and invitations, photographs, and letters of congratulations to Dr. Goddard, most material dates to his term as FDA Commissioner.
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
Provenance
Gift, James Goddard, 1974.
General
- Processed by
- HMD Staff; Jim Labosier
- Processing Completed
- 1974; 2005
- Encoded by
- Jim Labosier
- Title
- Finding Aid to the James L. Goddard Papers1956-1969
- Status
- Unverified Partial Draft
- Author
- HMD Staff; Jim Labosier
- Date
- 1974; 2005
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English
- Edition statement
- 1.0
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