James King Hall papers, 1751-1949 (bulk 1920-1948) [manuscript].

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James King Hall papers, 1751-1949 (bulk 1920-1948) [manuscript].

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Professional correspondence and medical writings, chiefly 1920- 1948, of James King Hall, including letters from friends and associates in the medical profession, mainly in North Carolina and Virginia; copies of letters he sent concerning all phases of medicine but particularly psychiatry and its institutions and organizations; letters from political leaders of North Carolina and Virginia concerning state mental institutions; letters pursuing Hall's interst in the relation of crime and mental illness; and letters reflecting his interest in the history of Iredell County, N.C., his birthplace. Early papers are of Hall and Nisbet ancestors in Iredell County, including records of the Bethany congregation (Presbyterian), 1775-1872; a physician's day book, 1867-1871; and records of the Ebenezer Academy, an Iredell County school conducted by Hugh Roddy Hall (1800-1856). Also included are pictures, scrapbooks, notebooks, and an inspection report, 1864, of a Confederate medical purveyor's depot.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Hall, James King, -1948

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James King Hall (1875-1948) was a psychiatrist who founded and directed, from 1911 to 1918, Westbrook Sanitorium, Richmond, Va. From the description of James King Hall papers, 1751-1949 (bulk 1920-1948) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24599952 James King Hall (1875-1948) of Iredell County, N.C., was a psychiatrist who specialized in mental illness and co-founder and director of the Westbrook Sanitorium in Richmond, Va., 1911-1948. Hall was also a member of several medical ...

Hall family.

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Ebenezer Academy (Iredell County, N.C.)

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Nesbitt family.

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Hall, Hugh Roddy, 1800-1856.

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