Jarvis E. Smith papers
Content Description
This collection consists of the records of Jarvis E. Smith, a pharmacist who operated in Clyde, Wayne County, N. Y. The records date from October 5, 1854 to February 9, 1888. The records include 26 bound volumes. 1 family register and 1 pharmacist's license certificate. The records primarily cover the operations of his business, including ledgers, account books and day books.
Dates
- Creation: October 5, 1854-February 9, 1888
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use in any current or future manifestations must be obtained in writing from the Rochester Public Library Local History and Genealogy Division.
Biographical Note
Very little is known about Jarvis E. Smith. He was born in 1831 in Otsego County, N.Y., and moved to Clyde by 1854. His father, Chester, joined him in Clyde in 1857. Jarvis was a doctor, though the medical school he attended is unknown, and practiced in Clyde for decades; his partner from 1869 onward was Dr. J. Newton Arnold. Their practice was located at the corner of Glasgow and Ford Streets. Jarvis' father was a druggist, and ran a pharmacy on-site. Jarvis eventually took over this business from his father, obtaining a pharmacist license from New York State in 1884. In later years, as shown by the 1891 village directory, he moved the practice and pharmacy to his home on West Genesee Street, corner of Lock. Jarvis Smith's wife was Mary Derbyshire, and they had a daughter named Eugenia Caroline, born May 6, 1858. He passed away on March 9, 1902.
Extent
26 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of the records of a store operated by pharmacist Jarvis E. Smith in Clyde, N.Y. The materials date from 1854 to 1888. They consist of 26 bound ledger books, including account books, day books, and other forms of record keeping, along with Smith's pharmacist license and a Smith family registry.
Arrangement
This collection consists of 26 volumes and 2 folders, arranged as a single series.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The source of this collection is unknown. It was included in the Manuscripts card catalog, but without information regarding provenance.
Bibliography
1880 United States Federal Census. Year: 1880; Census Place: Clyde, Wayne, New York; Roll: 943; Page: 102B; Enumeration District: 175
Ancestry.com. New York, Death Index, 1852-1956 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
"Chester Smith." Democrat and Chronicle (newspaper), Rochester, N. Y. September 10, 1892, page 4.
Ely, Heman. Records of the Descendants of Nathaniel Ely: The Emigrant, who Settled First .... Cleveland, Ohio: Short and Foreman, 1885.
"J. Newton Arnold, MD." Albany Medical Annals, Medical Society of the County of Albany, volume 23, page 356
Town of Galen directory for 1867. Accessed January 6, 2020, from https://wayne.nygenweb.net/gazetteer/galengaz.html.
Village of Clyde directories for 1869-70, 1886-87, and 1891. Accessed January 6, 2020, from https://wayne.nygenweb.net/townships/galen.html.
Condition Description
Fair overall; the bound volumes show varying degrees of wear and loosening of their bindings.
- Title
- A Guide to the Jarvis E. Smith Papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Brandon Fess
- Date
- 2020-01-03
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Local History & Genealogy Division Repository
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