Brodnax papers, 1870-1926.

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Brodnax papers, 1870-1926.

Letters written to John Wilkes Brodnax concerning genealogy of the Brodnax family. Many letters written by members of the Brodnax family. Includes genealogical data on Bathurst, Munford, Perkins, Smith, Holmes and Walker families. Includes a photograph of Brodnax at work on a bust of Hunter McGuire and two publications by Brodnax on art and anatomy.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7053595

William & Mary Libraries

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Perkins family.

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Bathurst family.

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Walker family.

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Brodnax, John Wilkes, 1864-1926

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John Wilkes Brodnax was a physician and professor at the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Va. From the description of John Wilkes Brodnax papers, 1801-1844; 1881-1927 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23044945 John Wilkes Brodnax was Associate Professor of Anatomy, Medical College of Virginia, and author of Anatomy as Applied to Art; Art as Applied to Anatomy; and Some Remarks on Coroners and Their Duties. From the description of Brodnax papers, 1870-1926. ...

Holmes family.

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Smith family.

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Munford family.

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McGuire, Hunter, 1835-1900

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The central figures in this collection are Cuthbert Powell (1775-1849), his son, Charles Leven Powell (1804-1896), Charles Leven Powell's wife, Selina (Lloyd) Powell (d. 1871), and their children. Cuthbert Powell Cuthbert Powell (1775-1849) was born in Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia to parents Leven Powell (1737-1810) and Sarah (Harrison) Powell. He was one of eleven children. Cuthbert made his fortune alongside his brother, Leven Powell, Jr. (1772-1807), as a merc...