Fonds MS-4-28 - J.D.B. Fraser fonds

Correspondence to J.B. Fraser from E. Kirkwood and W. Starrs Correspondence from Robert Fraser to his brother J.D. Fraser 2 letters from James Hisay? to J.B. Fraser Correspondence from George R. Young to J.B. Fraser Correspondence to J.B. Fraser from The Sanitol Chemical Laboratory Co. and the Canadian Thermos B...

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J.D.B. Fraser fonds

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MS-4-28

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19 cm of textual records

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(1828-)

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J.D.B Fraser and Sons is a pharmacy in Pictou, Nova Scotia, known in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as both a chemist and druggist. Located at 21 Water Street on what was originally known as the "jail lot," the pharmacy can trace its history to 1828. Fraser was one of the earliest pharmacists in Nova Scotia and is believed to be the first to have made and used chloroform. Three of his sons became pharmacists.

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Records were donated to Dalhousie University Archives in five accessions: 1971-100, donated by James MacKenna; 1971-167, donated by Mrs. Clark Long; 1972-058; 1972-073; and 1999-030, donated by James Snowden.

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Fonds contains the records of druggist J.D.B. Fraser, including: receipts and invoices (1894); a ledger used by Fraser and MacKenna (1909); correspondence (1846-1855); the bank book of James A. Fraser (1899-1907); day books; and prescription books (1885-1886).

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Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room.  Materials may be under copyright.  Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.

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Preferred citation: [Identification of item], J.D.B. Fraser fonds, MS-4-28, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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