Dr. John Peter Mettauer Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney College Archives & Special Collections
Walter M. Bortz III Library
P.O. Box 7
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (434) 223-6302
Phone: (434) 223-7225
Restrictions:

Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Copies of digital files will be provided for use upon request.

Terms of access:

The nature of the Hampden-Sydney College Archives and Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. As a result, Hampden-Sydney College claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.

Summary

Extent:
4 Boxes Four legal sized flat boxes
Language:
English .

Background

Scope and content:

Scope and Contents reflects historical typewritten inventory found with the papers.

Biographical / historical:

John Peter Mettauer graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1811. After attending medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, Mettauer returned to Prince Edward County, Virginia, and opened his own medical institute in 1867.

Processing information:

Scope and Contents reflects historical typewritten inventory found with the papers. The inventory has not been verified, and the remainder of the Collection remains unprocessed.

Arrangement:

The Collection retains the order in which it was found.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard