This collection consists primarily of materials relating to Vick Chemical Company and its predecessors, as well as a smaller number of items pertaining to the Richardson family. Vick Chemical was founded by Lunsford Richardson II and is best known for the cold salve called Vicks VapoRub.
A mounted check drawn on The Dominion National Bank of Bristol, Va.-Tenn. for $12.66. It was most likely an important first check in Vick Chemical history.
