Fred A Coe Jnr
- Date:
- 1963-1981
- Reference:
- WF/USA/01
- Part of:
- Wellcome Foundation Ltd
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Mix of business and personal papers, mostly generated during Fred A Coe Jnr's Presidency of Burroughs Wellcome & Co (USA), 1968-1981.
Including: scrapbooks and photograph albums relating to the work of BW&Co (USA); speeches made by Coe whilst President of the company and a selection of Coe's editorials from Wellcome News.
Publication/Creation
1963-1981
Biographical note
Coe joined BW&Co USA as an Industrial Engineer in the 1940s, and became President of the company in 1968. During Coe's Presidency, the company moved its entire operations from Tuckahoe, New York, to Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.