White Drug Store Papers, 1935-1936

Overview of the Collection

Creator
White Drug Store
Title
White Drug Store Papers
Dates
1935-1936 (inclusive)
Quantity
.05 linear feet, (1 folder.)
Collection Number
Cage.5121
Summary
Correspondence of the White Drug Store of Pullman, Washington, about their license to sell liquor in the mid-1930s.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of correspondence of the White Drug Store of Pullman, Washington, about the store's appointment as a liquor vendor in 1935, and the cancellation of that appointment in 1936 at the request of E.O. Holland, President of the State College of Washington. The correspondence includes letters and a telegram from the Washington State Liquor Control Board, and a carbon copy of a letter from an unidentified correspondent to a member of the college's Board of Regents.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

White Drug Store was a retail pharmacy in Pullman, Washington. The business was established in the 1890s.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[item description]; White Drug Store Papers, 1935-1936; Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections; Washington State University Libraries; Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Processing Note

Cheryl Gunselman processed this collection in 2019.

Acquisition Information

Jack Beach donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 1998 (MS.1998.05).

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Alcoholic beverages--Washington (State)--Pullman
  • Drugstores--Archives

Geographical Names

  • Pullman (Wash.)--History--Sources