Dr. John M. Williams Ledger, 1878/1882

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish material from Dr. John M. Williams Ledger must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Dr. John M. Williams Ledger, Ms2011-071, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
Ledger contains the accounting records of Dr. John M. Williams, a physician practicing in Rocky Mount, Virginia. Entries date from 1878 to 1882.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Dr. John M. Williams Ledger, Ms2011-071, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

Ledger contains the accounting records of Dr. John M. Williams, a physician in Rocky Mount, Virginia. Ledger includes a listing of patients, procedures performed, and the cost of each procedure. Entries date from 1878 to 1882.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. John Mettauer "Taw" Williams was born at Union Hall, Virginia on February 20, 1851. He was educated at Roanoke College and studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1874. Following in the footsteps of his father, Dr. Benjamin Williams, Dr. J.M. Williams practiced medicine in Franklin County for 53 years and in Roanoke for ten years. Dr. J.M. Williams married his first wife, Loulie Scott of Rocky Mount in December 1874. After her death in 1918, he married Bessie Tompkins of Salem. Dr. J.M. Williams died December 24, 1936. He was buried with his first wife in Rocky Mount, Virginia.

Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Dr. John M. Williams Ledger was completed in August 2011.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged by material type.