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Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
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Jennifer Mitchell
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Dr. John M. Williams Ledger must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Dr. John M. Williams Ledger, Ms2011-071, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Dr. John M. Williams Ledger was completed in August 2011.
Biographical note
Dr. John Mettauer "Taw" Williams was born at Union Hall, Virginia on February 20, 1851. He was educated at Roanoke College and studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1874. Following in the footsteps of his father, Dr. Benjamin Williams, Dr. J.M. Williams practiced medicine in Franklin County for 53 years and in Roanoke for ten years. Dr. J.M. Williams married his first wife, Loulie Scott of Rocky Mount in December 1874. After her death in 1918, he married Bessie Tompkins of Salem. Dr. J.M. Williams died December 24, 1936. He was buried with his first wife in Rocky Mount, Virginia.
Scope and Content
Ledger contains the accounting records of Dr. John M. Williams, a physician in Rocky Mount, Virginia. Ledger includes a listing of patients, procedures performed, and the cost of each procedure. Entries date from 1878 to 1882.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by material type.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Folk, historical, and patent medicine
- Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
- Medicine