Research Triangle Park

Artificial set of records relating to Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina. Contains the following:

Collection of newspaper cuttings and photographs marking the 'Ground Breaking' ceremony, to mark the beginning of the construction of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. (This set was the personal copy of Fred A Coe Jnr), 1969.

Postcard of Research Triangle Park, 1970s

Issue of Wellcome News , in-house journal for Burroughs Wellcome Co. This issue marks the 21st Anniversary of Burroughs Wellcome Co's move to Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and includes reminiscences from staff on the move and the development of the company during the 1970s and 1980s, 1991.

1969-1991

1 file

Following a move from Tuckahoe, New York in 1970, RTP was home to Burroughs Wellcome USA until the company's merger with Glaxo in the 1990s.

For the present day use of Research Triangle Park, see: http://www.rtp.org and for more on the history of the site, see: http://www.rtp.org/files/Fact%20Sheets/rtp_history.pdf

Copyright assigned to the Wellcome Trust.