A Color Slide Presentation: An Inventive Bunch, ca. 1977-ca. 1977

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A Color Slide Presentation: An Inventive Bunch, ca. 1977-ca. 1977

ca. 1977-ca. 1977

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/532830

This series consists of a U.S. Civil Service Commission-produced slide presentation entitled "An Inventive Bunch". The subject of the presentation concerns the technological and social contributions rendered by Federal employees. Some noteworthy examples: Food and Drug Administration employee Dr. Frances Kelsey's rejection of the use of the drug Thalidomide in the United States; the development of radar by two Naval Research Laboratory scientists in the 1920s; and the invention of freeze-dried orange juice concentrate by Agricultural Research Service scientists, to name a few. Included is a copy of the script for the presentation.

2 linear inches

eng, Latn

National Archives at College Park

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SNAC Resource ID: 11631985

National Archives at College Park

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Kelsey, Frances Kathleen Oldham, 1914-2015

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Pharmacologist and government official. Born Frances Kathleen Oldham in Cobbs Hill, Vancouver, Canada. Naturalized U.S. citizen, 1956. Married F. E. Kelsey, 1943. From the description of Frances Oldham Kelsey papers, 1913-1998 (bulk 1960-1990). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984042 Biographical Note 1914, July 24 Born, Cobble Hill, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, ...