Finding Aid of the Rexall Drugs Merchandising records
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Finding aid prepared by Rebecca Hirsch, 2010
The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
Summary Information
- Repository
- USC Libraries Special Collections
- Creator
- Hailer, Joseph A.
- Title
- Rexall Drugs Merchandising records
- Collection no.
- 0115
- Date [bulk]
- Bulk, 1940-1966
- Date [inclusive]
- 1919-1980
- Extent
- 9.92 Linear feet, 9 boxes
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- This collection consists of the files kept by Joseph A. Hailer over the course of his 60-year career with Rexall Drugs. Most of the files are from his later years with the company, when he was in charge of marketing their pharmaceuticals. In addition, a number of Rexall publications are present in the collection.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], Rexall Drugs Merchandising records, Collection no. 0115, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Biographical and Historical Note
Joseph A. Hailer was born in Boston, Massachusetts and joined the staff of the Louis K. Liggett Company in 1912. He became the manager of Rexall Drug's Pharmaceutical Department in 1935. Hailer retired in the 1970s and passed away in 1981.
Rexall Drugs was founded as a cooperative of pharmacy stores by Louis K. Liggett in 1902. The cooperative operated under the name United Drug Company and sold products under the Rexall brand. After World War I, the cooperative created franchise agreements with independent pharmacies, whereby members operated under the Rexall name and sold Rexall products.
Scope and Content
The records in this collection consist of advertising copy, pamphlets, scientific articles, newsletters, convention notes and correspondence from the files of Joseph A. Hailer, who was in charge of the merchandising of Rexall Drug's pharmaceuticals. Rexall publications present in the collection include The Prescriptionist, the Rexall Reporter, the Rexall News and Rexall's newsletter for retirees, Ad-Vantages. Also included in the collection are miscellaneous non-Rexall publications pertaining to pharmaceuticals, Rexall advertising ephemera and empty Rexall medicine bottles.
Artifacts found in the collection consist of nine pill and medicine bottles produced by Rexall Drugs and a rubber stamp that says "The Rexall Store."
Administrative Information
Publication Information
USC Libraries Special Collections
2010
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California, 90089-0189
213-740-5900
specol@usc.edu
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
The collection contains published materials; researchers are reminded of the copyright restrictions imposed by publishers on reusing their articles and parts of books. It is the responsibility of researchers to acquire permission from publishers when reusing such materials. The copyright to unpublished materials belongs to the heirs of the writers. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Acquisition
This collection was donated by Marie Brown, one of the daughters of Joseph Hailer. After Hailer passed away in 1981, Brown donated the collection to the School of Pharmacy at the University of Southern California. The collection was transferred to the Special Collections around 1986.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Rexall Drug and Chemical Company. -- Archives
- Rexall Drug, Inc. -- Archives
- United Drug Company. -- Archives
Genre(s)
- Correspondence
- Medicine bottles
- Newsletters
- Notes
- Pamphlets
- Pillboxes (containers)
- Printed ephemera
Personal Name(s)
- Hailer, Joseph A. -- Archives
Subject(s)
- Drugs--Marketing--Archival resources
- Drugstores--United States--Marketing--Archival resources
- Merchandising--Archival resources
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Correspondence and Office Files |
Box 1-5 |
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Series 2: Non-Rexall Publications |
Box 4 |
Box 9 |
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Series 3: Rexall Publications |
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The Rexall Reporter |
Box 4 |
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The Prescriptionist |
Box 4 |
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The Medicine Man |
Box 4 |
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The Rexall News |
Box 4 |
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Rexall Private Line |
Box 4 |
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Ad-Vantages |
Box 5 |
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Rexall Retirees' Newsletter |
Box 5 |
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Ad-Vantages Clippings |
Box 6-7 |
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Artifacts and Ephemera |
Box 8 |
Box 5 |
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