Drugstore Prescription ledgers collection

Drugstore Prescription ledgers collection, 1879-1927

Overview of the Collection

Title: Drugstore Prescription ledgers collection
Dates: 1879-1927 (inclusive)
18791927
Quantity: 3 volumes
Collection Number: Mss 396
Summary: Three volumes of drug prescriptions.
Repository: University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu
Access Restrictions: Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana--Missoula.
Additional Reference Guides: Finding aid in the repository.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

One of the parties represented in this collection is the Valley Drugstore in Stevensville, Montana. As of 1905, Jackson D. Miser owned the Stevensville Drug Company. By 1909, Jackson D. Miser was the manager of the Valley Drug Company. By 1913, the Valley Drug Company was owned by Percy and Albert Ridley, and Jackson D. Miser. By 1915, Stevensville had two drug stores: the Valley Drug Company and the Stevensville Drug Company. J.D. Miser opened Miser’s Wonder Store sometime after and the Valley Drug Company fell under separate ownership.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection includes three volumes of drug prescriptions, dated from 1879 to 1927. Volume one spans 1879-1881. Most of the prescriptions are from J.H. Day, a pharmacy located in Walla Walla, Washington Territory. Volume two largely contains prescriptions from the Valley Drugstore in Stevensville, Montana owned by J.D. Miser, dated 1892-1894. Volume three is dated 1910 to 1927, with most prescriptions from drug stores in Rosalia, Waverly, and Spokane, Washington, including prescriptions from Bozeman, Butte, and Missoula, Montana.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes.

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number], Drugstore Prescription Ledgers Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Transferred from The University of Montana Museum, probably prior to 1975.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Drugstores--Montana
Drugstores--Montana--Stevensville
Drugstores--Washington (State)
Drugstores--Washington (State)--Walla Walla
Medicine--Montana--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
Medicine--Washington (State)--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions

Form or Genre Terms

Business records--Montana
Business records--Washington (State)

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