Sub-series 2. Correspondence Files, 1964-1990

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains Albert Bowers’ Correspondence Files. These files contain correspondence collected and maintained by Bowers between 1964 and 1990. The correspondence preserved in this sub-series is mainly professional in nature. A small amount of materials regarding Bowers’ personal activities is also found here.

Files containing Bowers’ correspondence with Syntex Corporation colleagues, including Gwynn Akin Bowers, George Rosenkranz, and Alejandro Zaffaroni, make up the largest component of this sub-series. Files containing Bowers’ correspondence with a few miscellaneous individuals, including U.S. Ambassador to Mexico John Gavin, are also found in this sub-series. Single files containing Bower’s correspondence with Financial World and the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association are also preserved here.

Letters and memoranda are the most common materials found in the Correspondence Files. Small amounts of other miscellaneous materials, including resumes, reports, articles, and notes are preserved in this sub-series as well.