![]() ![]() Eugene Jackson from Emory University in 1945 to be medical director. Robins decided to step into the realm of research when he hired Dr. Robins opened its first manufacturing plant, and also moved the company headquarters to a new location on Cummings Drive in Richmond, Virginia. The sale of these three products doubled the profits of the company in one year. ![]() In 1949 the company introduced three popular products, Robitussin, an antitussive-expectorant Pabalate, an antirheumatic and Entozyme a digestant. By this point the company had grown to twenty employees. ![]() In the early 1940s Robins was able to stop traveling as a salesman and hire others to sell his products. Claiborne's tenure had its share of obstacles, by 1942 the company finally reached the $100,000 profit mark. After her mother-in-law retired in 1946, Lora became the company's secretary. Lora worked alongside her husband to help his company grow. Claiborne were married in 1938 in Waco, Texas. He met his future wife while traveling through Texas selling his pharmaceutical products. Claiborne Robins started in his family's business as a salesman. During his administration, Robins was able to hire salesmen, develop new drugs and production facilities, acquire subsidiary companies, and expand into international markets.Į. Robins Company had three employees, including Martha (Taylor) Robins. Claiborne Robins graduated from pharmacy school in 1933, the A. His mother kept the company afloat twenty-one years for her son, but was unable to increase its size and customer base. Robins to its national and international prominence. Claiborne Robins is credited with bringing A. The original apothecary was closed in 1929 because of Albert Hartley Robins’s deteriorating health.Į. Claiborne Robins (1910–1995), took over the business as president in 1936. 1883–1957) was the head of the company until her son, E. While building his pharmaceutical company, Claiborne Robins died in 1912 at the age of 39, leaving a widow and his two-year-old son as heirs. The father and son kept separate books for their companies. Claiborne Robins, who unlike his father graduated from pharmacy school, formed a separate business selling his father's medications directly to doctors. The original apothecary was located at 523 North Second Street in Richmond, Va., and later moved to 200 East Marshall Street. Robins Apothecary started in 1866 by Albert Hartley Robins (1842–1935), Claiborne Robins's father. Ethical pharmacy sales are made only to doctors, dentists, hospitals, and pharmacies. Robins Company was founded by Claiborne Robins (1873–1912) as an "ethical" pharmaceutical enterprise. Robins oral history project some of these items have been incorporated into the collection, while others of a more personal nature have been cataloged independently. Many former employees donated items while participating in the society's A. These interviews are available in transcribed form. The resulting interviews reflect the impact of the company's corporate culture on the lives of its employees. In conjunction with the processing of this collection, an oral history project was undertaken to document the experiences of A. There are no files pertaining to Dalkon Shield ligation in this collection. Claiborne Robins, including information about his donations through the Robins Foundation to the University of Richmond Robins family personal papers, which include degrees received by Claiborne Robins, Lora (McGlasson) Robins, and Martha (Taylor) Robins and audio visual materials, including reels of motion picture film, video tapes, and audio tapes. Robins and subsidiary products a publications series a photograph series a series of scrapbooks that date from 1949–1983 personal materials of E. 1885 to 1944 a product information section of both A. The circumstances surrounding the assembling of the collection have led to an eclectic group of records, consisting of corporate materials dating from ca. Robins Company records were collected and donated to the Virginia Historical Society ten years after this highly successful pharmaceutical firm was sold and the Robins family relinquished control. Accessioned 3 July 2008.Ĭorporate, advertising, and historical materials relating to the pharmaceutical company A. Claiborne Robins through the courtesy of the Robins Foundation, Richmond, Va. Robins Company Records, 1885–2004 (Mss3 R5535 a FA2), Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Va. © 2008 By the Virginia Historical Society. Stoner under a grant from the Robins Foundation Need assistance with a finding aid or guide? Contact our reference librarians. ![]()
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