Overview
Ledgers, daybook, building books, and account of stock of a chemical manufacturer of Philadelphia with a laboratory at Schuylkill Falls, Pennsylvania.
Dates
- Creation: 1848-1899
Creator
- Powers and Weightman (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored offsite; access requires advance notice. Contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
2 linear feet (10 volumes)Ledgers, daybook, building books, and account of stock.
Biographical / Historical
Powers and Weightman was a chemical manufacturer with a laboratory at Schuylkill Falls, Pennsylvania. The company succeeded the firm of John Farr and Company in 1848. William Weightman and his uncle John Farr, were partners in the firm. When John Farr died in 1847, Weightman became an administrator and executive of the business, which was renamed Powers and Weightman, chemical manufacturers. Powers and Weightman developed a synthetic form of quinine, a prophylaxis for malaria. With importation of British quinine cut off during the Civil War, the company profited greatly through a quasi monopoly. The company merged with Merck & Co. in 1927.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Merck and Company, 1940.
Processing Information
Processed: October 2018 By: Baker Library Special Collections Staff
Creator
- Powers and Weightman (Organization)
- Powers, Thomas H. (Thomas Henry) (Person)
- Powers, Thomas H. (Thomas Henry) (Person)
Subject
- Farr, John (Person)
- Title
- Powers and Weightman. Powers and Weightman Records, 1848-1899
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00628
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.
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