Barden Family Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Barden, Henry, 1806-1871
label: Creator
content: Barden, William Wallace, 1843-1932
topic: label: Topic
content: Patent medicines
label: Topic
content: Homeopathy
label: Topic
content: Alternative medicine
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection purchased at auction from R.M. Smythe Company, New York, New York.
creator: label: Creator
content: Barden, Henry, 1806-1871
label: Creator
content: Barden, William Wallace, 1843-1932
setName: label: See more items in
content: Barden Family Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: Business correspondence of homeopathic physicians Henry Barden and his son, William Wallace Barden, of Penn Yan, New York and Barden Family correspondence.
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: Henry Barden (1806-1871) graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, in 1833, and began practice in Benton, New York, locating finally in Penn Yan about 1840. Henry Barden married Caroline Purdy and they had two children, Helen J. (nee Barden) Van Wyck (1840-1915) and William Wallace Barden. 

William Wallace Barden (1843-1932) was born in Penn Yan, New York. He graduated from Philadelphia University Homeopathic Medical College and Schools of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Chemistry in 1869.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1842-1934
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0824
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Business records
label: Type
content: Correspondence
label: Type
content: Family papers
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: A rough arrangement was imposed by Sarah Markham prior to auction by R.M. Smythe Company, Inc., circa 2000. The collection is divided into two series. The contents of Series 1: Family Correspondence are arranged alphabetically by surname of the individual to whom the correspondence was addressed. Series 2: Business Correspndence is arranged chronologically. The original arrangement was retained.  The letters were removed from their associated envelopes and flattened, but remain together. 

Series 1: Family Correspondence, 1842-1934

Series 2: Business Correspondence, 1856-1892
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Business records -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 19th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Family papers
label: Genre/Form
content: Business records -- 19th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 1890-1900
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: The collection consists of business correspondence of homeopathic physicians Henry Barden and his son, William Wallace Barden, of Penn Yan, New York. The collection also contains personal corespondence to and from extended family members in New York State and the Midwest, specifically Michigan. The business correspondence contains orders for products, requests for medical advice, and testimonials from satisfied customers. Many of the order envelopes are annotated by Barden. Materials are both handwritten and typescript.