Benjamin Franklin Moyers, Physician, Records, 1891-1953 A&M 3490

West Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
Business Number: 304-293-3536
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URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu

Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Repository

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Identification

A&M 3490

Title

Benjamin Franklin Moyers, Physician, Records 1891-1953

URL:

https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196013

Quantity

2.8 Linear Feet, Summary: 2 ft. 10 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 small flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (1 small flat storage box, 5 in.)

Creator

Moyers, Benjamin Franklin, Physician

Creator

Moyers Family

Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Language

English

Abstract

Records of Hardy County physician Dr. Benjamin Franklin Moyers. Includes 26 day books chronologically documenting over 86,000 visits (including over 3000 births) over period 1898-1953; each visit is documented by date, name of patient, brief description of treatment, and fee. (There is a day book of his predecessor, Dr. G.S. Gochenour, for 1891-1895.) There are also six accounting journals indexed by name of patient recording billings and payments. Nine notebooks of class notes date from Dr. Moyers' student days at Baltimore Medical School for the period ca. 1895-1897. There is about one inch of miscellaneous Moyers family papers (including copies, not originals, of documents up to 1887) of indentures (1756-1850), deeds (1887-1924), tax receipts (1899-1902), etc.; oversize items include a plat for Samuel Moyers (1888), a West Virginia Physician's Certification for Dr. Moyers (1897), and an insurance policy (1905). A newsclipping from the Moorefield Examiner (7-27-1949) provides biographical details regarding Dr. Moyers.

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Benjamin Franklin Moyers, Physician, Records, A&M 3490, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Moyers, Benjamin Franklin, Physician