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Cordiner Drug Store records, 1900-1960
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cordiner Drug Store
- Title
- Cordiner Drug Store records
- Dates
- 1900-1960 (inclusive)19081950
- Quantity
- 51.01 cubic ft. (69 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 09615
- Summary
- Records of Cordiner Drug Store, a drugstore located in Laramie, Wyoming during the first half of the twentieth century.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public. Warning: records contain mold and other contaminants.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Cordiner Drug Store was a drugstore located in Laramie, Wyoming during the first half of the twentieth century. It was founded by A.H. Cordiner, who held one of Wyoming's earliest pharmacy licenses. In 1911, the original Cordiner Drug Store was located on Second Street in Laramie, but A.H. Cordiner closed it and went to work for Eggleston Drug Company, which was also in Laramie. A.H. Cordiner later purchased Eggleston Drug Company and renamed it Cordiner Drug Store in 1920. A.H. Cordiner and his son Hamilton Cordiner (who served as mayor of Laramie) operated the store until the 1950s.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection contains the business records of Cordiner Drug Store and Eggleston Drug Company, which consist of prescription orders from Laramie doctors, and the Union Pacific Railroad Hospital Department, correspondence relating to orders for the store, and financial records. A 1948 Laramie Financial Report (from when Hamilton Cordiner was mayor of Laramie) and a 1950 Laramie Traffic Study are in this collection as well.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
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Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Related Materials
There are no known other archival collections created by the Cordiner Drug Store at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
This material was received from the Cordiner Drug Store family in 1988, Mary O’Flannigan from 2018-2019, and the Laramie Plains Museum in 2022.
Processing Note
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
InventoriesReturn to Top
The American Heritage Center is in the process of converting its older container lists to a more accessible format. These links are to an older versions of container lists for boxes 1-69.
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Box | |
| 1-38 | No Container List, 1988-02-11 |
| 39-42 | |
| 43-52 | |
| 53-69 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Drugstores -- Wyoming -- 20th century.
- Pharmacists -- Wyoming -- 20th century.
- Pharmacy -- Wyoming -- 20th century.
Geographical Names
- Laramie (Wyo.) -- History.
- Wyoming -- History -- 1890-1918.
- Wyoming -- History -- 1919-1945.
- Wyoming -- History -- 1946-1999.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Cordiner, A.H.
- Cordiner, Hamilton.
Corporate Names
- Eggleston Drug Company.
