Records of Charles H. Clark, Apothecary
Scope and Contents
The Charles H. Clark, Apothecary, Collection contains prescriptions written by many physicians of the Center City and West Philadelphia areas which were filled by Charles H. Clark at his Philadelphia pharmaceutical firm. The prescriptions are filed in sequence by number assigned as filled; the sequence approximates chronological order. The prescriptions date from February through December, 1878, and February, 1906, through October, 1908.
Dates
- Creation: 1878; 1906-1908
Creator
- Clark, Charles H. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Charles H. Clark received his Ph.G. from the Philadelphia College
of Pharmacy in 1872; his thesis was on saponification and saponification
of castor oil. By 1878, Clark had opened a pharmaceutical business
at 36th and Race Streets in Philadelphia. By 1887, the firm
was at 201 N. 36th Street.
Charles H. Clark died on 14 October 1928.
Full Extent
2 boxes (72 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The Charles H. Clark, Apothecary, Prescription Collection was
donated to the Historical Collections of the College of Physicians
of Philadelphia as part of a larger gift by Samuel X Radbill,
circa April 1984.
The collection was processed and catalogued in 1990.
Topical
- Title
- Records of Charles H. Clark, Apothecary
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
