0.25 Linear Feet, Summary: 3 in. (1 flat storage box, 3 in.)
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Scrapbook of pharmacy-related material, likely compiled by an employee of Worthington Pharmacy in Worthington, West Virginia.
Includes clippings, ephemera, advertisements, pamphlets, broadsides, and other materials. Subjects of this printed material
include the history of pharmacy, the importance of local drugstores, independent vs. chain drugstores, and Worthington Pharmacy.
Clippings and ephemera include "Guide Posts on the Road to Success" (1926), Merck & Co. handbills about the importance of
the "Neighborhood Druggist" (ca. 1930), and "Peanut Crackle", among others. Worthington Pharmacy advertisements include postcards,
handbills, and broadsides publicizing weekly sales, promotions, and more. Some of the Worthington Pharmacy ads mention other
local businesses, including I. McIntire's Cash Store and Bramer's Market. Some ads mention that the pharmacy's general manager
was Virgil Ross Hertzog, who probably compiled the scrapbook himself. An excerpt about Hertzog and the history of pharmacy
in Worthington from History of Worthington, West Virginia, and Surrounding Communities , by Harvey C. Fortney and Heisel M. Fox (1968), is also included for reference.
Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.
Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Worthington Pharmacy Scrapbook, A&M 4065, West Virginia and Regional
History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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