urn:taro:sjmh.00046 Henry V. Schumann Papers Manuscript Collection: MC046 Sarah Canby Jackson Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library
San Jacinto Museum of History, La Porte, Texas
20020429 Finding aid encoded by Lisa A. Struthers. 20100917 Finding aid written in English. Collection Summary Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library,
San Jacinto Museum of History, La Porte, Texas
Schumann, Henry V. Henry V. Schumann papers 1888-1935(Bulk: 1888-1893) Materials are in English and German. MC046 48846240 1 box (.4 linear feet) Notebooks, financial documents, and printed materials document the student life and early business years of Henry V. Schumann, a druggist in New Braunfels, Texas from 1890 until 1942. Creator Sketch

Heinrich Valentin Schumann was born in New Braunfels, Texas, February 18, 1868, the oldest of seven children of Friedrick Schumann (1840-1922) and Anna Maria Mickesch (1845-1920). After attending local schools, he entered an apprenticeship with Dreiss Drugstore in San Antonio Texas. He later attended the Maryland College of Pharmacy in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated on March 26, 1889. Returning to Texas, he purchased the drug store of Alex Reszczynski in New Braunfels and opened for business on October 8, 1890. He served both on the State Board of Pharmacy (ca. 1911-1915) and as a member of the Board of Pharmaceutical Examiners for his judicial district.

Schumann married Elfriede Hoffman (1872-1953) on April 30, 1892. They had no children. Schumann died at his home on May 22, 1942 and is buried in the Comal Cemetery, New Braunfels.

 Archivist's Note

This collection is a part of an accession donated by Mrs. Henry V. Schumann shortly after the death of her husband in 1942. Included in the collection were three other finite collections. Of these, the Alex Reszczynski Papers and the August Forcke Papers may also contain materials related to Henry V. Schumann.

Further information about Henry V. Schumann can be obtained from the Sophienburg Museum and Archives, 200 Seguin, New Braunfels, Texas 78130.

 Scope and Content Note

Notebooks, financial documents, and printed materials document the student life and early business years of Henry V. Schumann (1868-1942), a druggist in New Braunfels, Texas from 1890 until 1942. The student notebooks, written in English and German, record class notes (8) and pharmaceutical formulas (2) and were produced while a student in the Maryland College of Pharmacy in Baltimore, Maryland (1885?-1888). Two daybooks record the daily financial transactions of Schumann's business from 1881-1893. An early promotional item from Schumann's drug store, The Regulator Diary or Pocket Companion for Everybody, advertises Dr. Simmons Liver Regulator or Medicine while providing valuable hints for the health and comfort of all. An advertising supplement to The Herald, December, 1893, contains 12 pages of advertisements from local businesses in the New Braunfels, Comal County, area including H. V. Schumann, The Prescription Druggist. Eight announcements and catalogues by colleges of pharmacy demonstrate Schumann's interest in professional education. Two panoramic photographs of the Texas Pharmaceutical Association (n.d., 1912) document Schumann's participation in professional organizations. A single photograph is of Schumann.

 Arrangement

Organized into three series: Financial documents, Printed materials, Creative works; arrangement is alphabetical.

 Restrictions on Access

None.

 Terms Governing Use

Open for research by appointment.

 Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the San Jacinto Museum of History. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Library Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Jacinto Museum of History as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

 Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. Henry V. Schumann, 1942.

 Processing Information

Processed by Sarah Canby Jackson, 2001.

 Citation

[Identification of Item], Henry V. Schumann Papers, MC046, San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston, Texas.

 Index Terms

Names: Schumann, Henry V., 1868-1942 Subjects: Drugstores--Texas--Archives Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions Pharmacists--Texas--Archives Places: New Braunfels (Tex.)--Archives Formats: Prescriptions Advertising mail Inventory Financial 671Daybook 1891, 07/01-1892, 05/31 672Daybook 1892, 06/01-1893, 08/31 673Receipt 1935 Printed Materials 674Ephemera: The Regulator Diary or Pocket Companion for Everybody Blank Notebook pages ca. 1890-1900 675Newspaper: The Herald, Vol. 2, No. 41 Advertising Supplement 1893, 12 676Pamphlet: Merck's Market Report to the Drug Trade 1892, 04 677Pamphlet: Merck's Market Report to the Drug Trade 1892, 05 678Pamphlet: Annual Catalogue of the Maryland College of Pharmacy 1892 679Pamphlet: Annual Announcement and Catalogue, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, MD 1892-1893 6710Pamphlet: The Second Annual Announcement of the School of Medicine of the University of Texas 1892-1893 6711Pamphlet: Annual Catalogue of the Maryland College of Pharmacy 1893 6712Pamphlet: The National Institute of Pharmacy 1893 6713Pamphlet: The Seventy-Third Annual Announcement of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy 1893 6714Pamphlets: The Chicago College of Pharmacy 1893 6715Pamphlets: Annual Announcement and Catalogue, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, MD 1893-1894 Creative Works 6716Class Notes n.d. 6717Class Notes: Notebooks n.d. 6718Class Notes: Notebooks Pharmacy / Chemistry n.d. 6719Class Notes: Notebook Senior Course - Quiz n.d. 6720Class Notes: Notebook Senior Course 1888 6721Class Notes: Notebook Senior Course - Pharmacy 1888 6722Formulas n.d. Photographs 6723Henry V. Schumann; Texas Pharmaceutical Association - 2 panoramic images 1912, n.d.