PUBLIC "-//University of Virginia::Library::Special Collections Dept.//TEXT (US::ViU::00031::James Edgar Chancellor Papers)//EN" "ViU00031.sgm" A Guide to the James Edgar Chancellor PapersChancellor, James Edgar. 2181Processed by Special Collections Dept. staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Courtney BoissonnaultFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. University of Virginia Library © 1997 By the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. All rights reserved.

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect. [Date of source: 1997. Description is in English. [date of change] [brief textual description of significant change, name of editor] Feb 16, 2004 PUBLIC "-//University of Virginia::Library::Special Collections Dept.//TEXT (US::ViU::00031::James Edgar Chancellor Papers)//EN" "ViU00031.sgm" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Feb 27, 2004 converted to conform to eadVIVA.dtd by vivastrict.xsl A Guide to the James Edgar Chancellor Papers A Collection in the Special Collections Department 2181

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library 1997 Special Collections Staff 1997 Courtney Boissonnault Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, #2181 Descriptive Summary University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
Papers of James Edgar Chancellor 1847-1883 2181 7+ items English Miss Betty Cocke Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research

 Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

 Preferred Citation

James Edgar Chancellor Papers, Accession 2181, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

 Acquisition Information

This collection was given to the Library on June 6, 1945by Miss Betty Cockeof Charlottesville.

 Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

 Scope and Content

This collection consists of seven bound volumes, 1847-1883, mostly related to James Edgar Chancellor's medical education and service, and miscellaneous letters and papers. James Edgar Chancellor(1826-1896) was the son of George Chancellorand Ann (Lyon) Pound Chancellorof Spotsylvania County, Virginia. He had two brothers, Reverend Melzi Sanford Chancellorand Colonel Lorman Chancellor. He studied at Fredericksburg, Jefferson Medical Collegein Philadelphia, and the University of Virginia(first session, 1846-47). He lived near Spotsylvania Court Houseuntil 1862 when he put his property up for sale and moved to Charlottesvillewhere he practiced medicine at the Confederate States Armyhospital. Some of the materials in this collection relate to his service as a surgeon in the Confederate States Army. He was also an instructor (Demonstrator of Anatomy) at the University of Virginiafrom the fall of 1865 until the spring of 1872.

 Container List Bound Volumes Medical and chemistry notebook from "Jefferson College" 1847 Nov-1848 Jan

The instructor was Dr. Mitchell

 Record book of surgical cases at Confederate States Army General Hospital, Charlottesville 1862 June-1863 Nov

Includes admissions after battles at Cedar Runand Manasses. Also includes medical lecture notes 1866, 1867, and 1870

 Confederate States Army General Hospital, Charlottesville including admissions after Sharpsburg. 1862-1863

Also included: Constitution and by-laws of the Mercer Cavalry, a cavalry corps attached to the 16th regiment, Virginia Militia, organized 1859. Membership list, officers, and minutes from meetings and musters, September 1860 to March 1861 at Spotsylvaniacourthouse.

 Chemistry notebook and 1853 to 1861 memorandum book intermixed with chemistry and anatomy notes 1865 Nov-1866 Jan Medical notebook in "Minutes of the Session of the Presbyterian Church" volume. 1865-1866 Medical notebook 1866, 1868, 1871 Chemistry notebook, University of Virginia 1870 Nov-1871 Dec Miscellaneous letters and papers: Warrenton, Va., from Johns S. Lindsay to William B. Thomas 1872 April 2 ALS Notification of election of officers of Hall of Widow's Son Lodge, No. 60, Charlottesville 1872 May 18 Four identical photos of E.A. Chancellor, M.D., son of J.E. Chancellor, and a graduate of the University of Virginia 1874 June Lower Bremo, from Ida to Mattie, care of W.R.C. Cocke, Bremo Bluff, Fluvanna Co. 1883 April 8 ALS, Envelopes n.d. Oversize items: Certificate of membership for J. E. Chancellor in the Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South 1856 December 10 Albemarle Colportage and Sunday School Society annual meeting report 1871 November 15 Clipping from Baltimore American regarding the first international Sunday School Convention 1875 May 14 Certificate of membership (blank) Virginia Conference Sunday School Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church South n.d.