Correspondence, 1940-1949
File — Box: 1-SIExh, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series contains material about an exhibit that was completed in November 1934 and donated to the Smithsonian for display. This exhibit consisted of forty dioramas that showed the history of pharmaceutical research and manufacture. Material includes correspondence between the Smithsonian, the contractor of the dioramas, and Upjohn for the years 1933-1949 as well as the contract, general specifications, and legends for the dioramas. Also of note, are the Diorama Books, which contain high quality photographs of each diorama next to its legend on subsequent pages.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1949
Creator
- From the Collection: Pfizer Inc. (Donor, Organization)
- From the Collection: Upjohn Company (Publisher, Organization)
- From the Collection: Upjohn, William, 1770-1847 (Person)
- From the Collection: Upjohn, Rachel Babcock (Person)
- From the Collection: Upjohn, H. U., 1843-1887 (Person)
- From the Collection: Upjohn, Lawrence N., 1873-1967 (Person)
- From the Collection: Upjohn, Piero Cremaguan (Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 200 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository
Contact:
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
arch-collect@wmich.edu
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
arch-collect@wmich.edu