Smith Drug Store (Missoula, Mont.) Records, 1904-1990 Overview of the Collection Creator Title Dates Quantity Collection Number Summary Repository Access Restrictions Languages Sponsor Smith Drug Store (Missoula, Mont.) Smith Drug Store (Missoula, Mont.) Records 1904-1990 (inclusive) 1904 1990 30.6 linear feet Mss 199 (collection) The Smith Drug Store operated in downtown Missoula, Montana, from 1897 to 1998. The collection contains prescription records, narcotic order forms, and pharmaceutical artifacts. Prescriptions are restricted for 80 years from their date of creation; contact Archives and Special Collections at the University of Montana for details. University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections Archives and Special Collections Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library University of Montana 32 Campus Dr. #9936 59812-9936 Missoula, MT Telephone: 406-243-2053 Fax: 406-243-4067 library.archives@umontana.edu Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and the University of Montana--Missoula. All prescriptions are restricted for 80 years after their creation - contact Archives and Special Collections for details. English Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Historical Note The Smith Drug Store was one of the oldest downtown Missoula, Montana businesses, operating in essentially the same location for over a hundred years. David C. Smith came to Missoula in 1894 and learned his trade during a three-year apprenticeship with George Freisheiner. In 1897, he went into business with L.N. Simons and so began "Smith & Simons" at 307 North Higgins. Three years later Smith bought his partner's interest in the business and changed its name to Smith Drug. Many owners have since operated Smith Drug, but the name remained unchanged. N. Burton (Red) Mathews originally assumed ownership from Smith. Since the original sale, owners have included Si Muller, Lud Polich (1950), and Greg Hall and Gerry Raunig (1965). The most recent owners, Byron Dodd and http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv06160 1
Walter Dodd, acquired Smith Drug in 1972 and operated the pharmacy and drug store until it closed in 1998. Content Description The collection contains prescription records from the Smith Drug Company dating from 1904 to 1990. Not all prescriptions from this period are contained in the collection. The first group, #7000-152000, includes prescriptions from 1904 to 1932, and separate series of narcotic prescriptions from 1914 to 1968. A more current set of prescriptions, #439000-532000, dates from 1973 to 1990 and is included in the narcotic prescription series. Additional prescriptions from Peek's Pharmacy (located in Missoula), #120000-212000, from 1954 to 1966, are included. Prescriptions from Western Pharmacy (also located in Missoula), #216000-225000, from 1969 to 1974, finish the collection. Also contained in the collection are narcotic order forms dating from March 1942 to March 1971. All prescriptions are restricted for 80 years after their creation. Artifacts in the collection, are a white lab coat, glass bottles, and metal prescription file boxes. Use of the Collection Restrictions on Use Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to the University of Montana. Preferred Citation [Name of document], Smith Drug Store Records, Archives and Special Collections, The University of Montana-Missoula. Administrative Information Arrangement The collection is divided into seven series: Series I: Prescriptions, 10.0 linear feet, 1904-1932 Series II: Narcotic Prescriptions, 15.5 linear feet, 1915-1968, 1973-1990 Series III: Peek's Pharmacy Prescriptions, 2.0 linear feet, 1954-1966 Series IV: Peek's Pharmacy Narcotics, 0.3 linear feet, 1959-1963 Series V: Western Pharmacy, 0.8 linear feet, 1969-1974 Series VI: Order Forms, 1.0 linear foot, 1942-1971 Series VII: Artifacts, 1.0 linear foot, undated Custodial History http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv06160 2
The materials in this collection remained on the premises of the pharmacy until donation to Archives and Special Collections. Acquisition Information Gift of Byron Dodd, 1994. Processing Note The original processors arranged the records as two collections, LC 199 and LC 200. In 1998, all materials from the Smith Drug Company site were integrated into one collection and re-described. By integrating collection materials, most gaps in the prescription numbers were filled, however, a few gaps remain. In 2015, the collection was reassessed. Materials in Series VI were moved to new folders and additional materials were restricted. Detailed Description of the Collection Series I: Prescriptions, 1904-1932 10.0 linear feet The series consists of prescriptions filled by Smith Drug Company. The prescription card includes the name of patient, date, attending doctor, and prescription given. The series is arranged chronologically. Container(s) Description Dates Box 1 #7000-11000 1904-1905 2 #12000-16499 1905-1907 3 #16500-19500 1907 4 #19500-21999 1907-1908 5 #22000-24499 1908 6 #24500-26999 1908-1909 7 #27500-29999 1909-1910 8 #30000-31999, 33000-33999 1910-1911 9 #34000-36999 1911 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv06160 3
10 #37000-39999 1911-1912 11 #40000-42999 1912 12 #43000-45999 1913 13 #46000-48999 1913-1914 14 #49000-51999 1914-1915 15 #52000-53000, 54000-54999, 56000-56999 1915 16 #57000-59999 1916 17 #60000-60999, 63000-64999 1916-1917 18 #66000-694999 1917 19 #69500-72999 1918 20 #73000-76999 1918-1919 21 #79000-79999, 81000-83999 1919-1920 22 #84000-85999, 87000-87999 1920-1921 23 #88000-90999 1921 24 #91000-93999 1921-1922 25 #94000-96999 1922 26 #97000-99999 1922-1923 27 #101000-103999 1923 28 #104000-105999, 108000-108999 1923-1924 29 #109000-111999 1924 30 #112000-114999 1925 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv06160 4
31 #115000-117999 1926 32 #118000-121499 1926 33 #121500-123999, 125000-125999 1926-1927 34 #126000-128999 1927-1928 35 #129000-129999, 131000-133499 1928 36 #133500-136999 1929 37 #137000-137999, 139000-140999 1930 38 #141000-142999, 144000-144999 1930-1931 39 #145000-147999 1931 40 #148000-149999, 151000-151999 1932 Series II: Narcotic Prescriptions, 1915-1968, 1973-1990 15.5 linear feet The series contains prescriptions for narcotics distributed by Smith Drug Company. The prescription card contains name of patient, date, attending doctor, and narcotic given. The series is arranged chronologically. Prescriptions are restricted for 80 years from their date of creation due to privacy concerns. Container(s) Description Dates Box 41 #53000-68999 1915-1918 42 #69000-76999 1918-1919 43 #77000-86999 1919-1920 44 #87000-94999 1921-1922 45 #95000-105999 1922-1923 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv06160 5
46 #96000-115999 1924-1925 47 #116000-125999 1925-1927 48 #126000-134999 1927-1929 49 #135000-146999 1929-1931 50 #147000-171999 Some materials in this box are 51 #172000-184999 52 #185000-196999 53 #198000-222999 54 #225000-238999 55 #238000-271999 56 #272000-289999 57 #290000-337999 58 #338000-417999 59 #418000-424000 60 #439000-441499 61 #441500-443499 1932-1937 1937-1939 1939-1940 1941-1944 1944-1945 1946-1949 1949-1950 1950-1955 1955-1966 1966-1968 1973 1973-1974 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv06160 6
62 #444000-446499 63 #446500-448999 64 #449000-451999 65 #452000-454999 66 #455000-457999 67 #458000-460999 68 #461000-463999 69 #464000-466999 70 #467000-469999 71 #470500-472999 72 #473000-475500 73 #475500-478499 74 #478500-481999 75 #481000-483499 76 #483500-485999 1974-1975 1975 1975-1976 1976 1977 1977 1977 1978 1978 1979 1979-1980 1980 1981 1981 1981-1982 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv06160 7
77 #480000-489499 78 #489500-489999 79 #491500-493999 80 #494000-496499 81 #496500-498999 82 #499000-501999 83 #501500-503999 84 #504000-505399 85 #505400-506999 86 #507000-508499 87 #508500-509999 88 #510000-511499 89 #511500-512999 90 #513000-514499 91 #514500-515999 1982 1982-1983 1983 1983-1984 1984 1984-1985 1985 1985 1985 1986 1986 1986 1986 1986-1987 1987 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv06160 8
92 #516000-517499 93 #517000-519499 94 #519500-521499 95 #521500-523499 96 #523500-525499 97 #525500-527499 98 #527500-529499 99 #529000-530999 100 #531000-532000 101 #414500-504999 102 #505000-538000 1987 1987 1987-1988 1988 1988 1988-1989 1989 1989 1990 1968-1985 1987-1990 Series III: Peek's Pharmacy Prescriptions, 1954-1966 2.0 linear feet The series consists of prescriptions given by Peek's Pharmacy. The prescription card includes the patient name, date, attending doctor, and prescription prescribed. The series is arranged chronologically. All materials in this series are restricted due to privacy concerns. http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv06160 9
Box 103 #120000-126999 104 #127000-133999 105 #134000-140999 106 #141000-147999 107 #148000-154999 108 #155000-161999 109 #162000-168999 110 #169000-211999 1954-1955 1955-1956 1956-1957 1957 1957-1958 1958-1959 1959 1960-1966 Series IV: Peek's Pharmacy Narcotics, 1959-1963 0.3 linear feet This series contains narcotic prescriptions distributed by Peek's Pharmacy. The prescription card includes the patient name, date, attending doctor, and the narcotic given. The series is arranged chronologically. All materials in this series are restricted due to privacy concerns. Container(s) Description Dates Box 111 #161000-200999 1959-1963 Series V: Western Drug, 1969-1974 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv06160 10
0.8 linear feet The series contains prescription cards written by the attending doctor. The card includes the date, patient name, attending doctor, and the prescription. The series is arranged chronologically. All materials in this series are restricted due to privacy concerns. Container(s) Description Dates Box 112 #216000-218999 113 #219000-221999 114 #222000-224999 1969-1970 1971-1973 1973-1974 Series VI: Order Forms, 1942-1971 1.0 linear foot This series consists of federal narcotic order forms granting permission to Smith Drug to distribute the drugs. The common narcotics were cocaine, codeine sulfate, Demerol, morphine, opium, and Percidae. The U.S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, was the federal agency in charge. Also included in the collection is an Exempt Narcotic Register which recorded sales of exempt prescriptions as required by the Federal Narcotic Act from 1951 to 1957. The list included the date, patient name, address, quantity of prescription, exempt narcotic, age, gender, and race. The series is arranged chronologically. The Narcotic Register is restricted due to privacy concerns. Container(s) Description Dates Box/Folder 115/1 Narcotic Order Forms 1942 115/2 Narcotic Order Forms 1942 115/3 Narcotic Order Forms 1942 115/4 Narcotic Order Forms 1943 115/5 Narcotic Order Forms 1943-1944 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv06160 11
115/6 Narcotic Order Forms 1944 115/7 Narcotic Order Forms and Letter 1944 115/8 Narcotic Order Forms 1944 115/9 Narcotic Order Forms 1944 115/10 Narcotic Order Forms 1944 115/11 Narcotic Order Forms 1945 115/12 Narcotic Order Forms 1945 115/13 Narcotic Order Forms 1945 115/14 Narcotic Order Forms 1945-1946 115/15 Narcotic Order Forms 1946 115/16 Narcotic Order Forms 1946 115/17 Narcotic Order Forms 1946 115/18 Narcotic Order Forms 1946 115/19 Narcotic Order Forms and Notice of Sale Letter 1946-1947 115/20 Narcotic Order Forms and Notice of Sale Letter 1947 115/21 Narcotic Order Forms 1947 115/22 Narcotic Order Forms 1947-1948 115/23 Narcotic Register 1951-1957 115/24 Narcotic Order Forms June 1954 115/25 Narcotic Order Forms 1957 115/26 Narcotic Order Forms 1965 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv06160 12
115/27 Narcotic Order Forms 1966 115/28 Narcotic Order Forms 1966 115/29 Narcotic Order Forms 1966-1967 115/30 Narcotic Order Forms 1967 116/1 Narcotic Order Forms 1967 116/2 Narcotic Order Forms 1967 116/3 Narcotic Order Forms 1967 116/4 Narcotic Order Forms 1968 116/5 Narcotic Order Forms 1968 116/6 Narcotic Order Forms 1968 116/7 Narcotic Order Forms 1968-1969 116/8 Narcotic Order Forms January 1969 116/9 Narcotic Order Forms 1969 116/10 Narcotic Order Forms 1969 116/11 Narcotic Order Forms 1969 116/12 Narcotic Order Forms 1969-1970 116/13 Narcotic Order Forms 1970 116/14 Narcotic Order Forms 1970 116/15 Narcotic Order Forms 1970-1971 116/16 Narcotic Order Forms 1971 Series VII: Artifacts, undated http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv06160 13
1.0 linear foot The series contains artifacts acquired from Smith Drug. It includes a white lab coat, five glass bottles of various sizes, two metal prescription boxes, and two Smith Drug notepads. Container(s) Description Dates Box 117 White Lab Coat 117 5 Glass bottles of various size 117 2 Metal Prescription Files 117 2 Smith Drug Notepads 117 Unidentified Object Names and Subjects Subject Terms : Drugstores--Montana -- Missoula Form or Genre Terms : Artifacts--Montana -- Missoula Business records -- Montana--Missoula Prescriptions--Montana --Missoula Other Creators : Corporate Names : Peek's Pharmacy (Missoula, Mont.) (creator) Western Pharmacy (Missoula, Mont.) (creator) Finding aid prepared by Jannie Prawitz 1998 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Licenses in Archives West: http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/cc-attr.shtml http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv06160 14