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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Oral History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OH 81

Abstract

A collection of taped and transcribed oral history interviews with retired employees of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, conducted by the FDA History Office.

Dates

  • 1968-2019

Extent

13 Linear Feet (13 boxes)

Creator

Physical Location

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

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Copyright and Re-use Information

Donor's copyrights were transferred to the public domain. Archival collections often contain mixed copyrights; while NLM is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. It is the user's responsibility to research and understand any applicable copyright and re-publication rights not allowed by fair use. NLM does not grant permissions to publish.

Privacy Information

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Historical Note

The mission of the FDA History Office is to increase knowledge of the history, mission, and activities of the FDA and its predecessor, the Bureau of Chemistry of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The office provides perspective on current policy objectives and increases public understanding of FDA's purpose and function. In general, office activities concern research, documentation, consultation, and information. In 1968, James Harvey Young received a grant from the National Library of Medicine to begin conducting oral histories with former FDA officials and others who were pertinent to his work in progress on the history of the FDA. Those tapes and transcripts were deposited in the History of Medicine Division of the NLM and mark the beginnings of a more formal oral history program that emerged in the 1980s

Collection Summary

A collection of taped and transcribed oral history interviews with retired employees of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Individuals interviewed represent a broad spectrum of the agency's activities. These collective experiences reflect the depth and breadth of FDA's regulatory and scientific experience. Most entries include the title of interviewee's last office held. Links to online transcripts are available.

Abstract

A collection of taped and transcribed oral history interviews with retired employees of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, conducted by the FDA History Office.

Physical Location

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

Provenance

Gift, FDA History Office, over many accessions starting in 1976. Ongoing acretions continue to be added.

General

Processed by
HMD Staff; Alice Griffin
Encoded by
Alice Griffin
Processing completed
June 2013; March 2020
Title
Finding Aid to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration oral history collection, 1968-2015
Status
Unverified Partial Draft
Author
HMD Staff; Alice Griffin
Date
June 2013; March 2020; Nov. 2022
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latn
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English
Edition statement
3.0

Collecting Area Details

Part of the Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collection Collecting Area

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