urn:taro:sjmh.00047 Miller ＆ Brockette Papers Manuscript Collection: MC047 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
Miller ＆ Brockette, druggists Miller ＆ Brockette papers 1885-1914(Bulk: 1911-1912) Materials are in English. MC047 48677660 72 items Prescriptions, formulas, correspondence, notes, and a photograph document a portion of the business of Miller ＆ Brockette, Druggists, in Itasca, Texas from 1885-1914. Creator Sketch

T. K. Miller and M. L. Brockette operated Miller ＆ Brockette, Druggists at 912 Main Street, Itasca, Texas, beginning in the early 1890s. Later the firm also included jewelry in their inventory and were one of 7000 Rexall Drug Stores.

 Scope and Content Note

Prescriptions, formulas, correspondence, notes, and a photograph document a portion of the business of Miller ＆ Brockette, Druggists, in Itasca, Texas from 1885-1914. Of particular interest is a notebook (ca. 1888) compiled by T. K. Miller and containing formulas for a variety of compounds including Rheumatism Liniment, Furniture Polish, Ink, Heave Cure, and Dr. O. W. Cowan's Dead-shot on Johnson Grass. Two pamphlets advertise products of interest to druggists. A Few Good Things Illustrated from Frederick Stearns ＆ Co. of Detroit, Michigan, contains in addition to information on products such as Wine of Cod Liver Oil and Kolavin, engravings of the bottles. The Parke Davis ＆ Co. pamphlet, Fluid Extracts ＆ Other Pharmaceuticals, Especially Adapted to the Convenience of Druggists, includes formulas for pharmaceutical compounds in addition to the chemicals being offered for sale. An advertisement for the Florence Faradic Battery (1885) underscores Miller's fascination with new devices. The single photograph shows the interior of the Miller ＆ Brockette Drug Store ca. 1910-1920.

 Arrangement

Organized into six series.

 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 Miller ＆ Brockette Drug Store, 1941.

 Processing Information

Processed by Sarah Canby Jackson, 2001.

 Citation

[Identification of Item], Miller ＆ Brockette Papers, MC047, San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston, Texas.

 Index Terms

Names: Frederick Stearns ＆ Co. Miller ＆ Brockette, Druggists Parke, Davis ＆ Company Subjects: Drugstores--Texas--Archives Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions Pharmacists--Texas--Archives Places: Itasca (Tex.)--Archives Formats: Prescriptions Inventory Correspondence 68.11General 1908-1914, n.d. Financial 16.1B.F1Prescription Book 1911, 03/21-1912, 07/23 68.12Prescriptions n.d. Printed Materials 68.13Pamphlets, General 1885-1887, n.d. Formulas 68.14Notebook: T. K. Miller 1888 68.15Loose 1888, n.d. 68.16Loose n.d. Notes 68.17Notes n.d. Photographs 68.18Interior of Miller ＆ Brockette Drug Store n.d.