Berkhamsted Press Cuttings

(1970-72; 1974-75; 1978; 1980-82 missing)

1969
Cuttings from Retail Chemist (30 January); Berkhamsted Gazette (24 January); and Watford Evening Echo (22 January) regarding the sales of the Wellcome Group which rose by 24 per cent.

1973
A Wellcome press release, "Name Change at Berkhamsted", reporting how the Cooper Technical Bureau and the Cooper Research Station will operate as part of the Wellcome Research Laboratories. A brief history of the Cooper Technical Bureau is also included.

1976
Includes various articles concerning Wellcome's medical and veterinary products; and pesticide, such as Saxin, Cooper M.D. Power Dip (BHC) and Actifed syrup.

1977
Includes three cuttings, concerning: a talk sponsored by the Wellcome Foundation (Chemist & Druggist); report of a talk by Dr P. Turner, Wellcome Foundation (Pharmaceutical Journal); a death note for John Ashby, former public relations office for the Wellcome Foundation.

1979
Includes two cuttings and two press releases. The first press release is regarding the new Veterinary Entomology Building at the Wellcome Research Laboratories, Berkhamsted on Wednesday, May 2. The second news release concerns the Berkhamsted carnival procession in which the work of the Wellcome Foundation will be featured. The two cuttings are regarding the Physic Garden, at Chenies Manor House, containing medicinal plants from all over the world.

1983
Includes a cutting concerning animal rights activists and their plan to disrupt the Wellcome Foundation works at Dartford.

1969-1983

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