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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
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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
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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
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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
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)