Alice Fordyce Papers, 1967-1991

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Alice Fordyce Papers, 1967-1991

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The papers include personal correspondence, organization records, speeches, and a taped interview conducted by Sophia Smith Collection Director Susan Grigg in 1991. The collection focuses primarily on Fordyce's volunteer work with such organizations as The American Museum in Britain, the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, the American Cancer Society, the National Organization for Rare Disorders, the National Musuem of Women in the Arts, the National Association for Southern Poor, the John E. Fogarty International Center, and the American Impact Center. There are also files pertaining to methadone treatment and to Dr. Robert Newman of the Beth Israel Medical Center, as well as a file on an exchange trip between U.S. and Chinese scientists in 1977.

1.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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American cancer society

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Fordyce, Alice, d. 1993

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Alice Woodard Fordyce was born in Watertown, Wisconsin in 1905. She was the sister of Mary Lasker and graduated from Smith College in 1928 after spending her junior year in France studying at the University of Grenoble and the Sorbonne. She married architect Allmon Grant Fordyce in 1939 and they had one son, James Woodard Fordyce. Alice Fordyce's first job after graduating was as Assistant Director of Fashion Publicity at Lord and Taylor. In 1933 she became Assistant Director of Public Relations...

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation

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The Lasker Awards were given through the American Public Health Association from 1946 through 1960. In 1962, the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation began giving the awards independently. Awards are given for outstanding contributions to clinical and basic medical research, public health and public servuce. Many Lasker award winners have later received the Nobel Prize. From the description of Lasker Award Archives, 1944-87 (bulk 1962-1987). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122556670 ...