Papers of James Edgar Chancellor 1847-1883

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research

Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

James Edgar Chancellor Papers, Accession 2181, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Summary

Creator:
Miss Betty Cocke
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

James Edgar Chancellor Papers, Accession 2181, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of seven bound volumes, 1847-1883, mostly related to James Edgar Chancellor's medical education and service, and miscellaneous letters and papers. James Edgar Chancellor(1826-1896) was the son of George Chancellorand Ann (Lyon) Pound Chancellorof Spotsylvania County, Virginia. He had two brothers, Reverend Melzi Sanford Chancellorand Colonel Lorman Chancellor. He studied at Fredericksburg, Jefferson Medical Collegein Philadelphia, and the University of Virginia(first session, 1846-47). He lived near Spotsylvania Court Houseuntil 1862 when he put his property up for sale and moved to Charlottesvillewhere he practiced medicine at the Confederate States Armyhospital. Some of the materials in this collection relate to his service as a surgeon in the Confederate States Army. He was also an instructor (Demonstrator of Anatomy) at the University of Virginiafrom the fall of 1865 until the spring of 1872.

The instructor was Dr. Mitchell

Includes admissions after battles at Cedar Runand Manasses. Also includes medical lecture notes 1866, 1867, and 1870

Also included: Constitution and by-laws of the Mercer Cavalry, a cavalry corps attached to the 16th regiment, Virginia Militia, organized 1859. Membership list, officers, and minutes from meetings and musters, September 1860 to March 1861 at Spotsylvaniacourthouse.

Acquisition information:
This collection was given to the Library on June 6, 1945 by Miss Betty Cocke of Charlottesville .
Processing information:

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Physical location:
Physical description:
7+ items