Iris Evans, Executive Director of Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Employee of Burroughs Wellcome & Co (USA) Inc Interviewee joined the Medical Department in 1934. During World War II she was Advertising Manager in Montreal, Canada. She returned to New York after the end of the war and was secretary to William Creasy. Later became Executive Director of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

Topics covered include:

* Burroughs Wellcome & Co (USA) Inc and its development;

* relationship between UK and US companies

* Burroughs Wellcome & Co Canada;

* move to North Carolina;

* North Carolina in 1940s;

* flotation;

* Research Triangle Park, North Carolina;

* purchase of Cooper McDougall & Robertson;

* Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

People referred to: Thomas Nevin; Guy Dunbar; G E Pearson; William Creasy; George Hitchings; Henry Dale; Gertrude Elion; Fred Coe; Martha Peck.

Drugs referred to Polymixin, Empirin.

28 Apr 2001

2 audio tapes and transcript Tape 11

Copyright remains the property of interviewee.

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