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Foster Drug Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0183

Scope and Contents

Business records of a drugstore, including canceled checks, receipts, and invoices giving a look at the day to day operations of this type of business.

Dates

  • Creation: 1930s-1940s

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Information on literary rights available in the repository.

Historical Note

The Foster Drug Company was a retail drugstore in Oakland, Maine in business before 1932. Proprietor Samuel J. Foster died in 1935. Ralph M. Stowell was conservator after that date. The Foster Drug Company went out of business after 1945.

Extent

6 linear feet (5 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Guide to the Foster Drug Company Records
Status
In Progress
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English.

Repository Details

Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686