| Description | The file includes a copy of Sir John Vane's itinerary and correspondence regarding his plans and arrangements for his visit to the USA, including his social engagements. During his trip, Sir John Vane attended an accession ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History on 4 October, where an original specimen of aspirin was presented for the collection; included in the file is a copy of a press story regarding the presentation, which references Sir John Vane ('Aspirin now shelved in Smithsonian', by Katherine Pfleger) and a copy of booklet published by Bayer, entitled 'Aspirin, 100 years: The future has just begun', which provides a history of the development and exploitation of aspirin. |