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GRUND DRUG COMPANY

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Collection ID: LH-448
Location: LH-448

(Description ID: 607408)

Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums 

Grund Drug Company  

LH-448

Introduction
Agency History
Scope and Content
Inventory

Introduction
These records of the Grund Drug Company were donated to the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums in 2022.

Agency History
Grund Drug, originally known as Dillon & Son, was founded by Ezra Dillon and his son Charles in 1861.  It was one of several pharmacies located in Fremont during the 19th century.  In 1868, Charles married Anna Buckland, daughter of Gen. Ralph Buckland, the law partner of Rutherford B. Hayes.  At the start of the Civil War, Henry Christian Grund joined the Dillons as an apprentice.  He was only 16. Seeking to remove themselves from the business to pursue other interests, the Dillons sold the store to Landerman & Thomas.  Despite the change in ownership, Henry Grund’s presence continued.  He eventually went on to become business partners with Thomas and the pharmacy was renamed Thomas & Grund.  In 1911 E. Stanley Thomas retired, giving Grund the opportunity to assume full ownership of the store.  The business became known as the H.C. Grund Drug Company.  After the death of Henry Grund in 1926 the pharmacy changed owners’ multiple times throughout the years.  For most of its existence, the store was located at 112 N. Front Street before moving to its present location at 227 S. Front Street in 1977.   It has survived two floods as well as economic ups and downs, continuing on as a fixture of downtown Fremont’s business community for more than 155 years, and with that came the distinction of being one of the oldest pharmacies in Northwest Ohio before closing its doors in 2021.

Scope and Content
The Grund Drug Company records, spanning the years from about 1880 to 1994, contain business ledgers, receipt books, pharmaceutical formulas and patient prescriptions.  Three Standard Poison Registers and a single Ohio Liquor Register, which list the names of individual purchasers from around the area, are also included.  Photographs, pharmaceutical books and business advertisements complete the collection. 

Inventory
Ac. 6090

Box 1

Folder

  1. Photographs - Grund Drug Building (4)
  2. Photographs - Grund Drug Staff (16)
  3. Photographs - Identified Individuals (6)
  4. Photographs - Unidentified Individuals (2)
  5. Photographs - 1959 Flood (15)
  6. Advertising Materials
    Health and Long Life Pamphlet
    My Hallmark Date Book 1947
    Hunt Round Pointed Pens Advertisement
    Thomas & Grund 1880 Calendar
    The Book of Songs - Hamlins Wizard Oil Advertisement
    Compliments of Thomas & Grund Advertisement - February 26, 1900 written on back
    Nature’s Remedy and Tums fan Advertisement
    666 Remedies fan Advertisement
    McLane’s Vermifuge Testimony Advertisement
    Kutnow’s Powder Pamphlet
    Cressler’s Wild Rose Tooth Powder Advertisement
    Thomas & Grund Druggists, dealers in Dr. C. McLane’s Liver Pills and Vermifuge Advertisement
    Thomas & Grund Card Case
    Grund Drugs Newspaper Advertisement - July 14, 1961 written on back
    Grund Drug Billboard Photograph
    Grund Drug Billboard Photograph - May 1994 and Stone St. and State St.
    Thomas & Grund, German & English Prescription Druggists Advertisement
    Rexall Weather Chart Calendar 1962
    Helping to Heal Newspaper Story - February 1, 2009
    The H.C. Grund Drug Co. Newspaper Advertisement (No Date)
    Family Independent Pharmacy Announcing a New Member of Our Family - April 20, 1982
    The H.C. Grund Drug Co. Newspaper Advertisement - August 17, 1945
    The Fremont Journal - October 12, 1883
    Grund Drug Company Story Newspaper Article (No Date)
    H.C. Grund Droguen Co. German Newspaper Advertisement-Fremont Courier January 12, 1911
  1. Ephemera
    Photograph (1)
    Postcards (4)
    Receipt for S.M. Klatz - paid May 12, 1910
    Receipt for W.F. Brown - January 24, 1895
    1926 Domestic Corporation for Profit Annual Report of H.C. Grund Drug Company
    Payment Receipt from Dr. M.O. Phillips - April 3, 1909
    Beverage Dealer’s License - issued May 28, 1934
    Envelope from Ohio Board of Pharmacy to Mr. Jacob Loertscher (September 6, 1904); contains
          Ohio Board of Pharmacy Notice
          Blank Certificate of Graduation
          Ohio Board of Pharmacy Requirements for Examination - October 11-12, 1904
          Blank Ohio Board of Pharmacy Affidavit as to Experience (2)
         Order Form for Opium to J.L. Loertscher - June 15, 1922
         Prescription from A.J. Prudhomme, M.D. - June 12, 1928
         Prescription from Dr. W.W. Alderdyce
         Prescription from Dr. J. Homer Schneider (3)
         Prescription from J.L. Loertscher (2)
    Thomas & Grund 1880 Calendar Printed on Wood
    The H.C. Grund Drug Co. Newspaper Advertisement (No Date)

Box 2

Books and Ledgers

  • The Standard Formulary - 1901
  • Physical Atlas - 1902
  • Medicinal Records of Jacob Loertscher - January 15, 1903
  • National Formulary Third Edition - 1906
  • Ohio Liquor Register-December 25, 1908 - February 5, 1918
  • Ledger-December 19, 1910 - December 30, 1915
  • Purchase Ledger No. 1 - March 4, 1913 - January 9, 1917
  • Standard Poison Register - May 12, 1913 - May 15, 1916
  • Standard Poison Register - May 15, 1916 - July 26, 1918
  • Standard Poison Register - July 28, 1918 - May 26, 1921
  • Standard Poison Register - May 26, 1921 - August 10, 1923
  • Medicinal Recipes - August 24, 1917
  • Formulary and Therapeutic Guide 1955
  • Universal Exempt Narcotic Register 1962
  • Personal Telephone Directory
  • Hillier’s Son & Co. New Index of Drugs 

Oversize Folder 1

  • Ohio Board of Pharmacy Certificate for John W. Giebel - August 10, 1888
  • Ohio Board of Pharmacy Certificate for J.W. Giebel - August 7, 1891
  • Ohio Board of Pharmacy Certificate for J.W. Giebel - August 9, 1894
  • Ohio Board of Pharmacy Certificate for J.W. Giebel - August 9, 1897
  • Ohio Board of Pharmacy Certificate for J.W. Giebel - August 9, 1900
  • Ohio Board of Pharmacy Certificate for John W. Giebel - August 7, 1903
  • Ohio Board of Pharmacy Certificate for John W. Giebel - August 6, 1906
  • Prescription/Invoice Ledger - November 22, 1905 - July 28, 1906
  • Prescription/Invoice Ledger - May 11, 1908 - February 21, 1909
  • Prescription/Invoice Ledger - April 2, 1910 - October 9, 1910 
  • Patient Prescriptions (loose) - 166 (Please see curator of manuscripts)
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