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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Fournet Drugstore Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0346
- Creators:
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Fournet, Fred G.Hallmark.Fournet Drugstore.
- Dates:
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1950-1977, undated
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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3 Cubic feet7 boxes, 8 oversize folders
- Repository:
The collection consists primarily of advertising and promotional materials for products sold by the Fournet Drugstore. In addition, there are photographs of the African American community in St. Martinville, Louisiana.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Collection consists primarily of advertising and promotional materials for products sold by the Fournet Drugstore in St. Martinsville, Louisiana. Most of these materials are from well-known companies such as Hallmark Cards, Incorporated; Johnson & Johnson; Yardley of London; and Max Factor & Company. Of particular interest are the photographs documenting the African American community primarily from the 1950s.
Arrangement
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into three series.
Series 1, Photographs, 1950-1967, undated
Subseries 1.1, Identified Prints, 1950-1967, undated
Subseries 1.2, Unidentifed Prints, 1956-1964, undated
Series 2, Hallmark Cards, Incorporated, 1971-1977, undated
Series 3, Point of Purchase Displays and Packaging, 1973-1977, undated
Administration
Author
Vanessa Broussard-Simmons
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to the Museum by Magdell F. Theriot and Fred G. Fournet in 1984.
Custodial History
Collection transferred from the Division of Medical Sciences (now Division of Medicine and Science) to the Archives Center in 1989.
Processing Information
Processed by Vanessa Broussard-Simmons and Camille Bethune Brown
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Fournet Drugstore Collection, 1950-1977, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Related Materials
Related Materials
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Scurlock Studio Records, NMAH.AC.0618
African American Portrait Tintypes, NMAH.AC.0515
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G. Dwoyid Olmstead Photonegatives, NMAH.AC.0270
Parke, Davis Research Laboratory Records, NMAH.AC.0001
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subject: Patent Medicine, NMAH.AC.0060
Norcross Greeting Card Collection, NMAH.AC.0058
Albert W. Hampson Commercial Artwork Collection, NMAH.AC.0561
Syntex Collection of Pharmaceutical Advertising, NMAH.AC.0821
Marion O'Brien Donovan Papers, NMAH.AC.0721
Alka-Seltzer Oral History and Documentation Project, NMAH.AC.0184
Product Cookbooks Collection, NMAH.AC.0396
NW Ayer Advertising Agency Records, NMAH.AC.0059
Binney & Smith, Incorporated, Records, NMAH.AC.0624
Carolyn Jones Papers, NMAH.AC.0552
Beverly Partridge Shopping Bag Collection, NMAH.AC.0493
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Martinville (La.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Trade catalogs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Louisiana | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Packaging | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Family-owned business enterprises | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Hand coloring | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| African American weddings | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Drugstores | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Advertisements -- 20th century | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
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