Cottage Grove prescription collection

Collection

Identifier: 2013-012

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The bulk of the collection consists of prescriptions collected from as early as 1891 in Cottage Grove, Oregon. These materials were largely collected by Dr. George Snapp; in fact,the collection was originally titled the "Dr. Snapp Prescription Collection." However, with the addition of more materials, including a ledger from the New Deal Drug Store, with prescriptions from various doctors from 1919-1922, the name of the collection was changed to "Cottage Grove prescription collection" to better reflect the holdings.

Additional materials include various articles and donation information.

Dates

Creation: 1891-1897, 1919-1922, 1983-2013
Creation: Majority of material found within 1891 - 1922

Creator

Snapp, George Ulysses (Collector, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Some materials in this collection may be restricted due to the presence of protected health information (PHI) or other confidential information. Please contact Historical Collections & Archives for more details regarding access.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

All original materials and digitized images are owned by OHSU Library. You may use these materials on a fair use basis only, in accordance with Title 17, Section 107 of U.S. copyright law. For other uses, please contact OHSU Historical Collections & Archives for permission to reproduce, publish, or otherwise distribute images or other materials on this website. We request that any reproduction of these images include an attribution to OHSU Historical Collections & Archives as the source of this material.

Biographical Note

George Ulysses Snapp, M.D. (1864-1928) was born and educated in Ohio. Medical degree Eclectic Medical College Cinncinati, Ohio (1891). Licensed in Oregon (1893), he settled and practiced in Cottage Grove (1893-1901) (from which period these prescriptions come). He then relocated to Ukiah and continued practice. Married three times, survived a daughter and was survived by a son. Buried in Salem.

from: "What About Dr. Snapp and Cottage Grove?" by Joanne Skelton, Cottage Grove Historical Society, 2013/7/9.

Extent

3.71 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection consists of prescriptions from the Cottage Grove area of Oregon, from 1891 to 1922, and newer articles and information from 1989 to 2013.

Arrangement

The prescriptions are housed in the order in which they came. Boxes are subdivided by dividers stating which doctor and year the prescriptions belong to. There are a few exceptions which seem to have serial numbers instead. However these do not seem to match up with any of the actual prescription numbers, so it is not known if these numbers represent a filing system of the researchers or not.

Custodial History

The Cottage Grove Historical Society acquired Dr. Snapp's prescriptions and put a team together of volunteer Lucinda Dykes, M.D., and Society personnel Marcia Allen, Frieda Williams, and Lois Fix to organize them (2008-2009). They were able to scan about half of the 2000 prescriptions.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Jo Ann Gray, President of the Cottage Grove Historical Society, approved a motion to permanently transfer the materials to the OHSU Historical Collections & Archives on June 14, 2013. In 2017, Joseph Brazie donated the "New Deal Drug Store" ledger, which was added to the collection.