Thacher Medicine Company records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains advertisements, photographs, and packaging that documents the patent medicine industry in Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1887 to 1929.
Dates
- Creation: 1867-1929
Creator
- Kincannon, F. L. (Frank Locke), 1882-1928 (Collector, Person)
- Thacher Medicine Company (Organization)
Language of Materials
This collection contains materials in English and Spanish.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright status of this collection has not been evaluated.
Biographical / Historical
F. L. (Frank Locke) Kincannon was the head sales manager at the Thacher Medicine Company and vice president of Allied Drug Products Company until his death in 1929.
Extent
4.46 Linear Feet (7 containers)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Jean Land McKinney, the great neice of F. L. Kincannon, donated this collection to the Chattanooga History Center on an unknown date. The Chattanooga History Center donated this accession to the Chattanooga Public Library and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on 2017 June 12.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital reproductions of the collection are available electronically at https://digital-collections.library.utc.edu/digital/collection/p16877coll63.
Processing Information
Processing of this collection is complete.
Subject
- Thacher Medicine Company (Organization)
- Thacher, Henry Savage, 1826-1899 (Person)
- Title
- Thacher Medicine Company records
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collection Area Details
Part of the Chattanooga History Collections Collection Area
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Library
c/o Special Collections
600 Douglas Street
Chattanooga Tennessee 37403 United States
archives@utc.edu