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Palace Drug Store collection

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS H7

Overview

This collection consists of a handful of volumes from the Palace Drug Store of Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas. The volumes inclue information about prescriptions dispensed in the 1880s and drugstore accounts of the early 20th century.

Dates

  • Creation: 1882-1887, 1900-1918

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

History of the Palace Drugstore

Ivory H. Legate was the proprietor of the Palace Drug Store, located in Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas. Later it was purchased by Loren W. Snepp, who with his partner, George B. Pickering, operated the drugstore as L. W. Snepp and Company.

Extent

5 Volumes ; Sizes vary; no volume measures taller than 45 cm.

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS H7

Physical Location

RH MS G25

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Philip S. Harness, 1975.

Title
Guide to the Palace Drug Store Collection
Subtitle
Palace Drug Store collection
Author
Finding aid prepared by lgg, May 1975. Finding aid encoded by mg, 2004. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2020.
Date
2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/8361774792
Preferred citation
Palace Drug Store collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS H7, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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