| Scope and content |
The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, committee and conference meeting minutes and scientific articles related to Mrs. Bowman's work with the Food and Drug Administration. Mrs. Bowman participated in many professional associations and conferences: the Parenteral Drug Association Convention (October 10-12, 1962), the American Type Culture Collection Advisory Committee, the Round Table Discussion at the American Society for Microbiology Convention (April, 1965), the appointment to the National Formulary Committee on Specifications, the Round Table Conference on Sterility Testing in London (1963), the American Society of Microbiologists Convention in Detroit (1968), the International Symposium on Industrial Sterilization in Amsterdam (1972), and the U.S.P. Advisory Panel on Sterilization Procedures from 1967 through 1972. Two of Mrs. Bowman's research projects detailed in the collection are the Ointment Sterility Project and the penicillinase cellulase project. Other materials include correspondence, conference instructions and programs, meeting minutes, articles, manuscripts, an award list, publications, presentations, postcards, and photographs. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Frances Willard Bowman Papers (#215), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mrs. Frances W. Bowman. |
| Biographical note | Frances Willard Bowman (1915-) was born in Greenville, N.C. She joined the Division of Antibiotics of the Food and Drug Administration in 1946. In 1954, she was named supervisor in charge of the sterility testing of all antibiotics designed for injectables, opthalmic solutions, and surgical dressings. Mrs. Bowman's research while at the F.D.A. consisted of studies on the stability of various antibiotics and the development of assays for antibiotic testing. Mrs. Bowman, who retired in 1972, is recognized internationally as one of the foremost authorities on sterility testing. |
