Pettis, James Brooke papers A Guide to the James Brooke Pettis papers 2024.09.011 A collection in Special Collection and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Accession number 2024.09.011

A Guide to the James Brooke Pettis papers 2024.09.011

A collection in Special Collection and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Accession number 2024.09.011


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Margaret Turman Kidd

Repository
VCU Health Sciences Library
Identification
2024.09.011
Title
James B. Pettis papers 1926-1930, 1939
Quantity
1 Folders
Creator
Pettis, James Brooke (1897-1965)
Language
English .

Administrative Information

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Access 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.

Acquisition information

Gift of Susan Lusk, 2024.

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.

Scope and Contents

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

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

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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