Archives Center, National Museum of American History

New York Medical Prescription Scrapbook

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0131
Creators:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences
Dates:
1878-1879
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.5 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
Container:
1
A pharmaceutical perscription scrapbook from New York City, New York containing perscriptions from William B. Parkin and Company and other companies and inidividual physicians.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This Prescription Scrapbook form New York City contains drug prescription receipts, Sept. 27, 1878-Feb. 18, 1879. The receipts are chronologically organized, starting with 46,089 to 48,850. The William B. Parkin & Co. is particularly well represented, along with many other companies and individual physicians.

Administration

Author
NMAH Staff
Processing Information
Collection processed by NMAH Staff, undated
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Medical Sciences (now the Division of Medicine and Science), 12/6/84.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
New York Medical Prescription Scrapbook, 1878-1879, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Prescriptions -- 19th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drugs Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Scrapbooks -- 19th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Medicine Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Willliam B. Parkin and Company Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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