Descriptive summary
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creator:
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Barry Company |
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title:
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Records |
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dates:
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1893-1903, n.d. |
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extent:
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0.21 linear ft.
(1 half-document box) |
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collection number:
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MS 100 |
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repository:
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Special
Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative
information
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access:
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Open for research
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publication rights:
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Consult Head, Special Collections Department
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preferred
citation:
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Barry Company
Records, MS 100, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.
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Historical
note
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The Barry
Company was based in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. In the early
1900s, the Barry Company claimed to have a "sure cure" for specific
ophthalmia, moon blindness, and sore eyes in horses and cattle. They
operated chiefly through mail orders. A small advertisement
published in newspapers and farm magazines produced letters of
inquiry from all over the United States. |
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Collection description
|
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The collection
(1893-1903, n.d.) contains correspondence, endorsements, and a copy
of the company's advertising. |
Container list
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Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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1 |
1 |
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n.d. |
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1 |
2 |
Endorsement |
n.d. |
|
1 |
3 |
Letters of
Inquiry |
n.d. |
|
1 |
4 |
Letters of
Inquiry |
1893 |
|
1 |
5 |
Letters of
Inquiry |
1902 |
|
1 |
6 |
Endorsements |
1903 |
|
1 |
7 |
Letters of
Inquiry |
1903 |
|
1 |
8 |
Letters of
Inquiry |
1903 |
|
1 |
9 |
Replies from
the Barry Company |
1903 |
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