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New York State Education Department Board of Pharmacy Registers of Pharmacies and Drug Stores


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series consists of annual registrations of all pharmacies and drug stores operating in the state. Each entry contains proprietor's name (individual or firm); street address; city, village, or town; county or borough; registration number for each year; and remarks (such as name of successor, "discontinued," "out of business"). All registrations for the years 1911-1915 are missing.
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New York State Education Department Board of Pharmacy registers of pharmacies and drug stores
Quantity:

9.8 cubic feet

27 volumes

Inclusive Dates:
1901-1950
Series Number:
B0491

Arrangement

Chronological by time period (see container list), then alphabetical by first letter of proprietor's last name (if an individual) or first letter of firm name.

Scope and Content Note

These volumes contain the record of annual registrations of all pharmacies and drug stores operating in the State.

Each entry contains the following information: proprietor's name (individual or firm); street address; city, village, or town; county or borough; registration number for each year; and remarks (such as name of successor, "discontinued," "out of business").

For the period 1901-1910 there are separate volumes (1-13) for each of the Pharmacy Board's three branches (Western, Middle, and Eastern). The Eastern Branch volumes (5-13) give an abbreviated address. At the ends of volumes 16 and 18 are separate lists of state, city, and county hospitals and other institutions having registered pharmacies. All registrations for the years 1911-1915 are missing.

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Detailed Description

Dates Contents Box Volume

Accretion: B0491-83
1901-1910 Western Branch 1 1
1901-1906 Middle Branch 1 2
1907-1910 Middle Branch 1 3
1901 Eastern Branch 2 4
1902 Eastern Branch 2 5
1903 Eastern Branch 3 6
1904 Eastern Branch 3 7
1905 Eastern Branch 3 8
1906 Eastern Branch 3 9
1907 Eastern Branch 3 10
1908 Eastern Branch 3 11
1909 Eastern Branch 4 12
1910 Eastern Branch 4 13
1916-1920 A-K 4 14
1916-1920 L-Z 5 15
1921-1925 A-K 5 16
1921-1925 L-Z 6 17
1926-1930 A-K 6 18
1926-1930 L-Z 7 19
1931-1935 A-K 7 20
1931-1935 L-Z 8 21
1936-1940 A-K 8 22
1936-1940 L-Z 9 23
1941-1945 A-K 9 24
1941-1945 L-Z 10 25
1946-1950 A-K 10 26
1946-1950 L-Z 11 27