urn:taro:sjmh.00173 Hyman Collection Manuscript Collection: MC173 Lisa M. Lomas Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library
San Jacinto Museum of History, La Porte, Texas
20120316 Finding aid encoded by Lisa A. Struthers. 20120326 Finding aid written in English. Collection Summary Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library,
San Jacinto Museum of History, La Porte, Texas
Hyman, Marion Hyman collection 1849-1904 Materials are in English. MC173 6 items An account book listing purchases and labor, 1849-1869, and medical remedies show the concerns of an unknown person, probably living in Texas. Creator Sketch

Little is known about Mr. and Mrs. Marion Hyman, the donors of the collection, who resided in Houston, Texas. They acquired the collection from a friend, Mrs. Hicks, to whom it had been given by a Mrs. Strickland from Texas.

Scope and Content Note

The Hyman collection contains items dating from 1849 to 1904 including an account book, printed documents consisting of pages from books and newspapers, and a handwritten recipe for cough syrup. The account book dates from 1849 to 1869 and includes various lists of purchases by individuals on items such as sugar, ginger and molasses with quantities and costs included, as well as payment for labor on farm tasks. There are also several remedies listed for illnesses such as scarlet fever, smallpox and snake bites. Found within the account book were printed documents and a creative work.

Printed documents include pages 25-64 from the Farmer's and Stockman's Hand Book, ca. 1904. These pages contain product reviews and testimonies for various Prussian products, for the care of livestock. The handbook was printed by the Prussian Remedy Company. Also included are two half pages from a book captioned Medicines used for... These pages include lists of medicines, their uses and suggested doses for medicines such as liquorice root and oil of turpentine. Newspaper clippings include an excerpt about treating burns and an article titled A Cure for Hydrophobia. The creative work is a handwritten home remedy for cough syrup which includes the quantities for certain ingredients.

Arrangement

Arrangement is chronological.

 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

Mr. and Mrs. Marion Hyman, June 1974.

 Processing Information

Processed by Lisa M. Lomas, 2012.

 Citation

[Identification of Item], Hyman Collection, MC173, San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston, Texas.

 Index Terms Organizations: Prussian Remedy Company Subjects: Account books Pharmacology Inventory 167.61Account Book 1849-1869 167.62Printed documents: Farmer's and Stockman's Handbook ca. 1904 167.63Printed Documents: Medicines n.d. 167.64Printed Documents: Newspaper clippings n.d. 167.65Creative Work: Cough Syrup n.d.