Wolfer Drug Store collection, 1878-1884

Authors

Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

Files

Description

A collection of ledgers from Wolfer Drug Store in Yates Center during the 1870s-1880s.

Wolfer Drug Store was started by James M. Wolfer (c1852-?), the first drug store in Yates Center, Kansas and was the third store in the town. Yates Center, the county seat of Woodson County, was founded in 1875 and named after the original owner of the town site, Abner Yates. In 1880, the store was sold to Dr. Samuel Jewett Bacon (1847-1908) who operated the store until the early 1900s.

Publication Date

11-4-2020

Keywords

Business and Industry, Social Life and Customs

Disciplines

Chemicals and Drugs

Size of Collection

.4 linear feet

Dates of Collection

1878-1884

Manuscript Number

SpC MS 0235

Recommended Citation

Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library, "Wolfer Drug Store collection, 1878-1884" (2020). Finding Aids. 240.
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/fa/240