W.W. Gavitt Company letters received
Scope and Contents
Six handwritten letters received and two order forms. The letters were sent by J. H. Taylor of Orangeville, Utah; T. M. Smith of Cedar Valley, Utah; Henry Bluemel of Randolph, Utah; and Thaddeus May of Springville, Utah. The medicines sold included "Lightning Pain Extractor" and "Gavitt's Pile Driver." Apparently sales were slow. "The reason that I could not do any more," writes Mr. Smith of Cedar Valley, "... is that they have got this Egyptian Regulater Tea there and they seem to think that is all that is wanted."
Dates
- 1894-1895
Creator
- Bluemel, Henry (Person)
- Taylor, Joseph Hyrum, 1852- (Person)
- W. W. Gavitt Company (Organization)
- May, Thaddeus (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from W. W. Gavitt Company letters received must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Company in Topeka, Kansas which distributed patent medicines.
Extent
8 items
Custodial History
Purchased from Rick Grunder in 1985.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Rick Grunder; 1985.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of W.W. Gavitt Company letters received
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Elisa Visick
- Date
- 2010 November 1
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States