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Frances Oldham Kelsey Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2016 Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact Additional search options available at: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009300 LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm97084006 Prepared by T. Michael Womack with the assistance of Sherralyn McCoy Revised and expanded by Melinda K. Friend with the assistance of Sherralyn McCoy Collection Summary Title: Frances Oldham Kelsey Papers Span Dates: 1890-2016 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1950-2000) ID No.: MSS84006 Creator: Kelsey, Frances Oldham, 1914-2015 Extent: 78,000 items; 253 containers plus 4 oversize; 101.4 linear feet; 103 digital files (3.7MB) Language: Collection material in English Location: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Summary: Pharmacologist and government official. Correspondence, memoranda, research files, subject file, biographical material, laboratory notebooks and notes, reports and studies, academic material, press releases and clippings, speeches, statements, testimonies, articles and other writings, memorabilia, printed matter, financial records, family and estate papers, reminiscences, card indexes, patient files and records, photographs, microfiche, digital files, and other papers chronicling Kelsey's career as a pharmacologist and instructor at the University of Chicago in Illinois and the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, and as a regulator investigating new drugs at the United States Food and Drug Administration. Selected Search Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. People Geiling, E. M. K. (Eugene Maximilian Karl), 1891- Essentials of pharmacology. 1947. Kelsey, F. E. (Fremont Ellis). Essentials of pharmacology. 1947. Kelsey, F. E. (Fremont Ellis). F.E. Kelsey files. 1939-1968. Kelsey, Frances Oldham, 1914-2015. Kelsey, Frances Oldham, 1914-2015. Essentials of pharmacology. 1947. Swann, John Patrick, 1956- Organizations American Medical Association. National Institutes of Health (U.S.) United States. Food and Drug Administration. United States. Food and Drug Administration. Bioresearch Monitoring Program. United States. Food and Drug Administration. Division of Scientific Investigations. United States. Surgeon-General's Office. University of Chicago--Faculty. University of South Dakota--Faculty. Subjects Civil service--Awards--United States. Drugs--Law and legislation--United States. Drugs--Testing--United States. Fraud in science. Laboratories--Quality control. Medicine--Research. Pharmaceutical policy--United States. Pharmacology. Quacks and quackery. Teratology. Thalidomide. Occupations Pharmacologists. Frances Oldham Kelsey Papers 2 Public officials. Administrative Information Provenance The papers of Frances Oldham Kelsey, pharmacologist and government official, were transferred to the Library of Congress in 1997 by the United States Food and Drug Administration under the instructions of Kelsey. Two later editions were transferred from the United States Food and Drug Administration by John Patrick Swann in 2003. Additions from Kelsey's daughters, Susan Duffield and Christine Kelsey, were received in 2012 and 2016. Processing History The papers of Frances Oldham Kelsey were arranged and described in 1998. The finding aid was revised in 2009. Additional material received between 2003 and 2016 was processed as Part II in 2016. Transfers Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Sound recordings and a DVD have been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. Some photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Frances Oldham Kelsey Papers. Copyright Status Copyright in the unpublished writings of Frances Oldham Kelsey in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public. Access and Restrictions Restrictions apply governing the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division for information concerning these restrictions. In addition, many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. Digital Format Digital files were received as part of the papers of Frances Oldham Kelsey. Reference copies were created from the original digital media. Advanced notice is required for access to digital content; consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division for more information. Preferred Citation Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number or digital ID number, Frances Oldham Kelsey Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note Date Event 1914, July 24 Born, Cobble Hill, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada 1934 B.Sc., McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1935 M.Sc., McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1938 Ph.D., Pharmacology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. Frances Oldham Kelsey Papers 3 1938-1950 Instructor, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., conducting advanced research in pharmacology; assistant professor, 1946-1950 circa 1941-circa 1946 Civilian, Office of Scientific Research and Development, Malaria Research Program, conducting studies related to the chemotherapy of malaria 1943 Married Fremont Ellis Kelsey (died 1966) 1947 Published with F. E. Kelsey and E. M. K. Geiling Essentials of Pharmacology. Philadelphia: Lippincott; 2nd edition, 1951; 3rd edition, 1955; 4th edition, 1960 1950 M.D., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. 1950-1952 Editorial associate, Journal of the American Medical Association, American Medical Association, Chicago, Ill. 1953-1954 Intern, Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, S. Dak. 1954-1957 Associate professor of pharmacology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S. Dak. Recipient, Lederle Medical Faculty Award 1956 Became a United States citizen 1957-1960 Private medical practice, Vermillion, S. Dak. 1960-1963 Medical officer, Bureau of Medicine, United States Food and Drug Administration 1962 Recipient, President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service for refusal to approve commercial distribution of thalidomide in the United States 1963-1966 Medical officer, Investigational Drug Branch, Division of New Drugs, Bureau of Medicine, United States Food and Drug Administration 1965 Inducted into National Women's Hall of Fame, New York World's Fair, New York, N.Y. 1966-1967 Director, Division of Oncology and Radiopharmaceutical Drug Products, Office of New Drugs, Bureau of Medicine, United States Food and Drug Administration 1967-1968 Assistant to the director for Scientific Investigations, Bureau of Medicine, United States Food and Drug Administration 1968-1971 Director, Division of Scientific Investigations, Office of Medical Support, Bureau of Medicine, United States Food and Drug Administration 1971-1977 Director, Scientific Investigations Staff, Office of Scientific Evaluation, Bureau of Drugs, United States Food and Drug Administration 1977-1982 Director, Division of Scientific Investigations, Office of Scientific Evaluation, Bureau of Drugs, United States Food and Drug Administration Frances Oldham Kelsey Papers 4 1982-1987 Director, Division of Scientific Investigations, Office of Compliance, Center for Drugs and Biologics, United States Food and Drug Administration 1987-1995 Director, Division of Scientific Investigations, Office of Compliance, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, United States Food and Drug Administration 1995-200? Deputy for Scientific and Medical Affairs, United States Food and Drug Administration 2000 Inducted into National Women's Hall of Fame, Seneca Falls, N.Y. 2005 Retired from United States Food and Drug Administration 2010 Recipient, first Drug Safety Excellence Award, United States Food and Drug Administration; award renamed The Dr. Frances O. Kelsey Drug Safety Excellence Award 2014 Moved to London, Ontario, Canada 2015 Named to the Order of Canada 2015, Aug. 7 Died, London, Ontario, Canada Scope and Content Note Introduction The papers of Frances Oldham Kelsey (1914-2015) span the years 1890-2016, with the bulk of the items concentrated between 1950 and 2000. The collection consists of two parts. Part I covers Kelsey's career as a pharmacologist and government official at the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), primarily from 1960 to 1990. Part II comprises the bulk of the collection and documents Kelsey career in pharmacolgy before and during her years at the FDA. Further descriptions of each part follow. Excisions of information from some of the documents in the collection were carried out by the FDA. Part I Part I of the papers spans the years 1913-1998, with the bulk of the items concentrated in the period between 1960 and 1990. Part I includes Kelsey's files created during her work as a pharmacologist and government official at the FDA and consists of three series: Office File , Speeches and Writings File , and Research File . Included in the papers are biographical material, correspondence, memoranda, speeches, editorials, background information and chapter drafts