Lanman & Kemp Records
Date: 1840-1925, bulk 1852-1879
Collection abstract: Lanman & Kemp engaged in the wholesale drug trade, buying and selling materia medica throughout the United States and worldwide. They sold their own patent medicines as well as those of other producers. Lanman & Kemp enjoyed a very large export and re-export business, particularly with Latin America. The firm was also a large importer of raw materials from Southeast Asia and the Mediterranean, particularly opium bought through Turkish merchants. The records of Lanman & Kemp, 1840-1925 (bulk, 1852-1879) document the operations of the wholesale drug business in the years before the development of modern pharmaceuticals.
Collection size: 40 linear feet
Access: The collection is open for research. A finding aid with a detailed description about the contents of this collection is available online. The finding aid has been divided into the following 6 sections: I. Introduction (7 pages, PDF) II. Foreign Correspondance, A to E (50 pages, PDF) III. Foreign Correspondance, F to M (55 pages, PDF) IV. Foreign Correspondance, N to Z (47 pages, PDF) V. Domestic Correspondance (40 pages, PDF) VI. Internal and Miscellaneous(3 pages, PDF)
Accession number: 2328
Contact: Ask Hagley or 302-658-2400 ext 330 for more information
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