James Tarter Ledgers
Scope and Content
This collection contains financial documents, personal records, and ephemera related to the medical practice of Dr. James E. Tarter of Wytheville, Virginia, from roughly 1879 to 1941. Materials include ledgers, doctor's record books, textbooks, receipts and checkbooks, medical publications, medical equipment, and one photograph. Tarter's record books list patients treated and some include information about diseases as well as records of patient treatments, births, and deaths.
Dates
- 1879 - 1941
Creator
- Tarter, James E., 1857-1921 (Person)
Language of Materials
The materials in this collection are written in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
James Ephraim Tarter was born to Elijah Tarter and Catherine (Baker) Tarter in Wythe County, Virginia, on March 14, 1857. He married Letitia Virginia "Lettie" Gose in Wythe County on December 28, 1882, and they had at least 10 children. Tarter worked as a doctor in Southwest Virginia in the late 1800s and early 1900s. He was a member of the Southern Medical Association. He died in Wytheville on May 31, 1921.
Sources:
United State Censuses, 1900, 1910
"James E. Tarter", Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935. Wythe County, 1882. Ancestry.com Database. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1012304:60214.
Dr James E. Tarter. FindAGrave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195794386/james-e.-tarter.
Extent
1.8 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)
Abstract
This collection contains financial documents, personal records, and ephemera related to the medical practice of Dr. James E. Tarter of Wytheville, Virginia, from about 1879 to 1941.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by material type:
Series I: Ledgers, 1879-1887, 1890-1920, undated, includes ledgers and large record books.
Series II: Textbooks and Publications, 1885, 1890, 1906, 1910, 1920, includes textbooks and medical publications.
Series III: Account Books and Receipts, 1888-1931, includes account books and receipts.
Series IV: Physician Records and Personal Papers, 1889-1941, undated, includes other physician records and documents.
Series V: Ephemera, undated, includes medical ephemera and one photograph.
Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in two accruals in 2020.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the James Tarter Ledgers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the James Tarter Ledgers was completed in October 2022. The ledger for 1879-1881 was added in October 2023.
- Title
- James Tarter Ledgers, 1879-1941
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Miranda Christy, Graduate Assistant
- Date
- 2022 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu