Books

There are three substantive books covering the history of The Upjohn Company.

• Keep The Quality Up - Martha Parfet (2015). Two-volume set that is out of print and hard to find.

• A Century of Caring - Robert D. B. Carlisle (1987). Out of print but it's on this web site and I have many copies if you want one.

• Medicine Makers of Kalamazoo - Leonard Engel, Hardcover: Publisher, McGraw-Hill (1961). Out of print but hardcopies can be found on eBay. It's also on Google Books. I have a couple of extra copies.

Document Archives

A lot of Upjohn Company documentation has survived. Most of it is at the Zhang Legacy Collections Center at Western Michigan University. It has thousands of documents and 6000 cataloged photographs. Here is a February 2025 list of all their Upjohn Company documents.

The Kalamazoo Public Library and Portage Public Library both have small collections of Upjohn Company documents.

Movies

Over a dozen films made for the company have survived and been digitized. Some are from the 1940s. They can all be viewed on YouTube. Links to them are on the main page of this website.

Other Items and Artifacts

The Kalamazoo Valley Museum has a permanent Upjohn exhibit.

There are always Upjohn items for sale on eBay. A June 2025 survey of eBay by me showed that 25% of Upjohn Company items listed did sell, some for ridiculous prices, like a Xanax coffee mug that sold for $80. Five years ago, a similar eBay survey showed that 15% of Upjohn items were selling.