Charles Shephard Holbrook, pharmacist's recipe book : manuscript.

Norwich, Connecticut, 1876.

1 volume (150 pages) ; 20 x 16 cm + 7 additional recipes on small pieces of paper

English

Gift of Jo Anne Pharo Freed, 2022.

Charles Shephard Holbrook (1856-1928) was a life-long resident of Norwich, Connecticut. At the age of twenty he began training to become a druggist at the firm of Lee & Osgood, where he worked for the following twenty-five years. In 1900 he was elected town clerk and treasurer, a position he maintained until his death.

Bound volume used by Charles Shephard Holbrook to record pharmaceutical recipes while training to be a druggist, written in his own hand. Recipes include beauty products, colognes, and treatments for a variety of illnesses and medical conditions. The first section is an alphabetical index to the recipes contained in the following pages numbered 1-125. Titles of recipes are in English, names of ingredients are a mix of Latin and English, and measurements are recorded using apothecary symbols for weight or volume. Some pages indicate recipes were copied from publications, including the American Journal of Pharmacy and New Remedies. Additional enclosed recipes written on scraps of paper may not be written by Holbrook and were added at a later date. One loose recipe is dated 1897.

October 07, 2022

Charles Shephard Holbrook, pharmacist's recipe book. Historical Library, Harvey Cushing / John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University.

Charles Shephard Holbrook, pharmacist's recipe book. Historical Library, Harvey Cushing / John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University.

Prescriptions - United States - 19th century.

Pharmacists.