Identity area
Reference code
CA ACU GBA F0296
Title
Cyril Barton Browne fonds
Date(s)
- 1934-1972 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
12.5 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
(1879-1979)
Biographical history
C. Barton Browne, 1879-1979, was born in England, and came to Canada in 1903. He resided in Medicine Hat from 1912 until his death. For over forty years he ran C.B. Browne and Company, Manufacturing Chemists, which produced pharmaceutical products such as Koldine Cold Medication and Browne's Dandruff Remover and Scalp Treatment. He was an alderman from 1923 to 1925.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased, 1981.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The fonds consists of business correspondence (largely with Canada Extract and Manufacturing Co.), testimonials about pharmaceutical products, formulas for products, and scrapbooks.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
The material is in English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
No finding aid.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title based on contents of records.