Gervase James Patterson Barger papers, 1924-1967

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Gervase James Patterson Barger. Papers, 1924-1967. Accession 25725. Personal papers collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Extent:
7 cubic feet (10 boxes and 34 oversize folders)
Creator:
Gervase James Patterson Barger
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Gervase James Patterson Barger. Papers, 1924-1967. Accession 25725. Personal papers collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers, 1924-1967, of Gervase James Patterson Barger (1882-1966) of Washington D.C. and Florida, including abstracts of wills, announcements, clippings, correspondence, epitaphs, genealogical charts and notes, maps, negatives, newsletters, obituaries, photographs, and published materials. Most of the collection consists of genealogical materials on the Barger family located in Botetourt, Montgomery, Rockbridge, and Washington Counties, Virginia, and in Arkansas, Kentucky, Idaho, Illinios, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia. Collection contains source material Barger used in his genealogical works, including the Family Tree of Adam Barger (1962), Family Tree of William James Barger (1959), and Natural Bridge, Virginia, Bargers (1961).

Biographical / historical:

Gervase James Patterson Barger was born 3 March 1882 in Muscatine, Iowa, and married Myrtle Grace King (1881-1972) on 11 August 1908. He graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine (1914), Harvard University Graduate School of Tropical Medicine (1915), and Brussels School of Tropical Medicine, Belgium (1927). Barger served as a medical missionary to the Belgian Congo from 1915 to 1931. All four of the Bargers' children were born in the Congo. Upon his return to the United States, Barger settled his family in Washington D.C. and began practicing medicine. he taught at Georgetown University's Medical School and headed the physical therapy department for Georgetown University Hospital. Barger also became interested in genealogy and produced extensive notes and genealogical tables on various branches of Bargers throughout the United States. He produced several books based on this research. He died 25 November 1966 in Penney Farms, Florida.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Gervase James Patterson Barger, Penney Farms, Florida
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
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