<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw">Gideon-Christian-Papers</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Christian, Gideon Papers</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Gideon Christian Papers <num>MS 00150</num></titleproper><author>Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2007-08-06</date></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-05-15 12:37:45 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>The collection description/finding aid is written in <language encodinganalog="041" langcode="eng">English</language></langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.25 Linear Feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1838/1882" type="inclusive">1838-1882</unitdate>
    <physdesc id="aspace_844b12d3afbb103ef236c811797b52bc">6 items</physdesc>
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    <head>Biographical Information:</head>
<p>Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <extref xlink:href="http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Gideon_Christian" xlink:title="Gideon Christian"/>.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Acquisition Information:</head>
<p>1993.63 is a gift from Elizabeth Binns. 1937.213 Purchase. 10 fee books. 1938.334 Purchase. Ledger of Gideon Christian, physician, of Charles City County, VA 1860. 142 pp</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use:</head>
<p>Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access:</head>
<p>Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation:</head>
<p>Gideon Christian Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.</p>  </prefercite>
  <relatedmaterial id="aspace_700cab2089ff0cc6e641f06bb7e0a21b">
    <head>Related Materials:</head>
<p>Mss. MsV 21-31 Gideon Christian Ledgers, Special Collections Research Center, College of William and Mary</p>  </relatedmaterial>
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    <head>Arrangement of Materials:</head>
<p>Original and addition filed together under Mss Sm Coll Christian.</p>  </arrangement>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>Papers, 1838-1882, of Gideon Christian, physician, of Norfolk, Va. The collection includes letters, accounts, lotteries, prescriptions, and forms for excusing draftees into the Confederate Army on medical grounds.</p><p> A 1993 addendum to this collection (Mss. Acc. 1993.63) consists of two medical essays and one College of William and Mary student notebook belonging to Dr. Gideon Christian.  The student notebook begins October 15th 1840. Medical essays include notes made while attending medical lectures, a schedule of fees for physicians practicing in New Kent County (8 August 1844) and ledger of accounts for Dr. Christian's patients (1846).</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <genreform source="aat">Account books</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Correspondence</genreform>
    <geogname source="lcsh">Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865</geogname>
    <subject source="lcsh">College of William and Mary--History--19th century</subject>
    <subject source="local">Confederate States of America. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc</subject>
    <subject source="local">Medical practice--Virginia--History</subject>
    <subject source="local">Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions</subject>
    <subject source="local">New Kent County (Va.)--History--19th century</subject>
    <subject source="local">Norfolk (Va.)--History--19th century</subject>
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