United States Pharmacopeial Convention records, 1819-2000 (bulk 1900-2000).

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United States Pharmacopeial Convention. United States Pharmacopeial Convention records, 1819-2000 (bulk 1900-2000).

United States Pharmacopeial Convention records, 1819-2000 (bulk 1900-2000).

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Records, mainly 1900-2000, of the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USPC), a non-profit organization formed to establish and publish drug purity standards. The major publications of the Convention are the United States Pharmacopeia (1820- ), the United States Adopted Names (1961- ), and the National Formulary (1975- ). Well-documented are convention proceedings (1900-1985) and various subcommittees of the Committee of Revision concerning pharmaceuticals, including organic chemistry (1930-1955), tests and standards (1947-1970), sterile products (1940-1969), the vitamin advisory board (specifically Vitamin B12) (1947-1959), and the subcommittee on scope and its various advisory panels (1920-1970). Also included are materials (1961-1974) from the Drug Standards Laboratory and the National Formulary prior to their incorporation into the USPC.

178.8 c.f. (205 archives boxes, 72 record center cartons, and 15 flat boxes) and11 tape recordings; plusadditions of 37 tape recordings,14.2 c.f. ( 13 record cartons and 1 flat box), and454 photographs.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project