Isaac E. Emerson papers, 1894-1947 [manuscript].

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Isaac E. Emerson papers, 1894-1947 [manuscript].

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Business, yachting, and other materials relating chiefly to Isaac Edward Emerson, his family, and his business interests, especially Bromo- Seltzer. Business papers, 1894-1919 and undated, relate chiefly to the Emerson Drug Company and include statements in 1896 and 1901 about cases in which people wanting to buy Bromo-Seltzer were given generaic substitutes instead. Materials 1918-1919 relate to the American Bromine Company and Citro Chemical Works of America. Among the undated materials is a speech Emerson gave about why he chose to build the Emerson Hotel. Yachting papers are largely letters, legal documents, and other items relating to the purchase and outfitting of Emerson's yachts. Other materials include an Emerson family tree and pictures of Isaac Edward Emerson. There is also a scrapbook with clippings and a few photographs and other items, 1929-1947 and undated, chiefly relating to Isaac Edward Emerson's career; Emerson family members, especially Gloria Baker; and Bromo-Seltzer and other products.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Bromo-Seltzer.

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Emerson family.

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Vanderbilt family.

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Emerson, Isaac E. (Isaac Edward), 1859-1931

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Isaac Edward Emerson was born in Chatham County, N.C., in 1859. His family moved to Chapel Hill in 1868. Emerson was graduated from the University of North Carolina as a chemist in 1879. He worked out and patented the formula for Bromo-Seltzer, a headache remedy, upon which Emerson's immense wealth was based. Emerson organized the Emerson Drug Company; built the Emerson Hotel; was president of the Citro Chemical Works of America, Maywood N.J.; chair of the American Bromine Company; ...