William L. Du Bois prescription records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 5/001
Scope and Contents
Two volumes of business records, 1875-1876 and 1885-1886, of William L. Du Bois, Catskill, N.Y., pharmaceutical firm. Volumes contain orders and prescriptions assigned sequential number in roughly chronological order, nos. 19200-20404 and nos. 37131-39187. Prescriptions for individuals are authorized by physician and include patient’s name and dosage directions; two Catskill physicians whose prescriptions occur frequently are Nelson Fanning and Charles E. Willard. Includes many wholesale orders from physicians, pharmacies, and institutions in New York and Vermont.
Dates
- 1875 - 1886
Creator
- William L. Du Bois (Firm) (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
William L. Du Bois, a Catskill, N.Y., wholesale and retail pharmaceutical firm, was established in 1795.
Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- William L. Du Bois (Firm) (Organization)
- Title
- William L. Du Bois prescription records
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
Contact:
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
215-399-2001
library@collegeofphysicians.org
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
215-399-2001
library@collegeofphysicians.org
