James B. Pettis papers, 1926/1939

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Cabell Library
James Branch Cabell Library
Virginia Commonwealth University
P.O. Box 842003
901 Park Avenue
Richmond, VA 23284-2003
Contact for questions and access:
POC: SCA Staff
Phone: (804) 828-1108
Fax: (804) 828-0151
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research with the exception of transcripts which are subject to Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) restrictions. A redacted copy may be requested, please consult Special Collections and Archives Staff for details.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Summary

Extent:
1 Folders
Creator:
Pettis, James Brooke (1897-1965)
Language:
English .

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains materials related to Pettis's time as a student at the Medical College of Virginia

Inventory
  1. Commencement program, leather bound 1930
  2. Commencement exercies program, 1930 (3 copies)
  3. MCV Correspondence, 1926-1930, including acceptance letter
  4. Transcripts, 1926-1929
  5. Reprint, The Treatment of Parkinsonism with a Preparation fo Belladonna Root, by R. Finley Gayle, Jr., M.D.
Biographical / historical:

James Brooke Pettis (1897-1965) was a 1930 graduate of the Medical College of Virginia. He served as the superintendent of Western State Hospital in Staunton, VA from 1946-1963. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWI and WWII and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Susan Lusk, 2024.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard