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American History Museum

Object Details

sova.nmah.ac.0001_ref7007
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep809d2c618-8ebe-4c0d-bfa4-3e1958bc4703
Collection Author
Parke, Davis Company
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Parke, Davis Research Laboratory Records.
Date
1867-1970
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.0001, Series 13
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Parke, Davis Research Laboratory Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Collection Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Scope and Contents
The series covers select documents for the general history of the company, administrative activities, personnel matters, research, commercial development, advertising, public relations, production engineering, quality control, purchasing, legal activities, government relations, and photographs. Original file folder titles were retained. The series consists of memoranda, correspondence, meeting agendas, publications, biographical data for employees (promotions, retirements, and deaths), annual reports, price catalogs, reprints of articles, newspaper clippings, and reports. Many of the materials are typescript, but handwritten letters and some reports are present. There is correspondence with many Parke, Davis employees across several divisions/departments. They include: Gertrude Losie, head of Parke, Davis Research Library. Correspondence details efforts to document internal research and discussing necessary steps to archive and classify the company's documentaion correctly. Losie communicated with other archives in the United States about best practices for archiving materials. Correspondence of Dr. Elijah Mark Houghton (1867-1937) and Dr. Charles T. McClintock, both directors of the Medical Research and Biological Laboratories. Dr. Oliver Kamm (b. 1888-), scientific director of the research laboratories. Photographs are also present that depict manufacturing and packaging processes, portraits of employees, and images depciting the exterior of buildings and interior of buildings, especially research departments and laboratories with equipment.
Collection Restrictions
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at [email protected] or 202-633-3270.
NMAH.AC.0001_ref7007
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep809d2c618-8ebe-4c0d-bfa4-3e1958bc4703
NMAH.AC.0001
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Record ID
ebl-1505229013477-1505229013823-3

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