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Upjohn, W. E. (William Erastus), 1853-1932

 Person

Biography

William E. Upjohn (1853-1932) was a graduate of the University of Michigan in 1875 and became a physician. He was an inventor and the founder of the Upjohn Pill and Granule Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Operations Material

 Sub-Group
Scope and Contents From the Record Group: The records collection includes: minutes of the company from the first 6 years; financial, operational, and production material such as early production ledgers, 1892-1912; speeches, 1938-1969; advertising through the years, such as Saturday Evening Post ads,1941-1944; local and national news clippings; in-house magazines---Upjohn News, 1946-1961, Overflow, 1926-1964, Inter-comment, 1972-1995, Merger news, 1995-1996, Intercom, Kalamazoo Edition, 1963-1993; Upjohn support and establishment of...
Dates: 1887-2001