| Scope and content |
The collection is comprised of the papers (1772, 1816-1927) of Richard Dillard, Jr., a Chowan County, N.C. physician. Included are correspondence, legal and financial papers, speeches, stories and poems, clippings, photographs, and ledgers. Much of the correspondence in the collection is addressed to Richard Dillard, Sr., the largest amount being from the 1870s. Correspondence from the 1860s mainly concerns the Civil War. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Richard Dillard Papers (#599), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mr. Richard Dillard Dixon, Jr. |
| Biographical note | Richard Dillard, Jr., was born in Nansemond County, Virginia. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1875 to 1877, studied medicine at the University of Virginia, and graduated in 1879 from Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. |
