Title: Milwaukee Drug Clerks' Association Records
Inclusive Dates: 1894-1895

Creator:

• Milwaukee Drug Clerks' Association

Call Number: Milwaukee Mss S

Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (2 volumes)

Repository:

Housed at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries’ Archives Department / Milwaukee Area Research Center; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Records of an association which endeavored to promote the study and practice of the science of pharmacy, to advance its members in the drug business, and to sponsor social entertainments. Records include minutes, articles of organization, and a list of members.

Language: English

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In January, 1894, a group of men formed The Milwaukee Drug Clerks' Association in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and incorporated the organization the following July. Its stated purpose was “to promote the study and practice of the science of pharmacy, to advance its members in the drug business, and to conduct, under its auspices, such social meetings and entertainments as may from time to time be thought fit.” Active members were to include only drug clerks and apprentice clerks over eighteen who had at least two years of experience. Provision was made for associate and honorary members.

The two volumes in this collection contain the organization's minutes, its articles of organization, a resolution, and a list of members. These show that the group had regular meetings, with a doctor often being invited to speak. It was active until July, 1895, when the members voted to sell the furniture and move to cheaper quarters. Thereafter, few meetings were held, and nothing is recorded after October 18, 1895.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Mrs. George Luehring, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 25, 1965.

Processing Information

Processed by Margaret Hafstad, 1965.

Volume   1	Minutes, January 12, 1894 - July 13, 1894.
Volume   1	List and address of active members, n.d.
Volume   2	Articles of organization, July 12, 1894
Volume   2	Resolution, July 13, 1894
Volume   2	Minutes, July 13, 1894 - October 18, 1895