Records of W. W. Gavitt Medical Company
Overview
Letter from W. W. Gavitt Medical Company of Topeka, Kansas to James E. Callaway dated May 13, 1904. The Gavitt company writes to Callaway, requesting that he become a Gavitts representative to sell Gavitt's System Regulator.
Dates
- Creation: 1904
Creator
- W. W. Gavitt Medical Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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History of W. W. Gavitt Medical Company
William W. Gavitt established the W. W. Gavitt Medical Company after moving to Topeka in 1868. He was the president of W.W. Gavitt and Company, the Gavitt Loan and Investment Company, the W. W. Gavitt Medical Company, and the W. W. Gavitt Printing and Publishing Company, upon his death in 1922. His son, Harry, then took over the publishing and medical businesses. Based in Topeka, the Gavitt company sold medical products to customers all over the United States. The most popular product was a laxative, Gavitt’s System Regulator, which was sold through direct mail and by agents. The medical company closed in 1967.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P903
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Carmen Valentino, 2009
- Title
- Guide to the W. W. Gavitt Medical Company Collection
- Subtitle
- Records of W. W. Gavitt Medical Company
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by acs, 2012
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/0511945405
- Preferred citation
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W. W. Gavitt Medical Company Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P903, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository