Thomas D. Ranson record book

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968

Summary

Extent:
1 items
Creator:
Ranson, Thomas D., 1843-1918
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This book of Thomas D. Ranson (Law 1868), a Staunton, VA, attorney, contains a name index in the front; numbered pages are headed by client name; dates are given in the left margin and action or activity described to the right of them. Entries cease after page 189.

Biographical / historical:

Thomas D. Ranson, UVA Law 1868, was born 19 May 1843 near Charleston, West Virginia. In 1861 he joined the Confederate Army, and fought under the orders of generals Robert E. Lee and J. E. B. Stuart. He was captured by the Union Forces in 1864 and was imprisoned at Fort McHenry. After his release in 1865, he farmed and in 1868 he got his law degree from the University of Virginia. He practiced law in Staunton, VA, until 1918.

Acquisition information:
This book was a gift of Judge George M. (1936) and his wife Marion Lee Cochran in 1997.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard