| Scope and content |
Papers (1887-1933) of Joshua Judson Davis, including diaries, medical school notes, school register, ledger, daybooks, memo books, clippings, physician's birth record stub book, a funeral memorial record, a photograph and miscellany. The earliest diary (May 1888 - September 1889) narrates Davis's experimentation with marketing a patented butter churn, his activities as a student at Elizabeth City Academy, his pursuits in the teaching profession, and his decision to enroll in medical school. Papers related to Davis's medical practice include patient records for children and adults in communities throughout eastern Carteret County, North Carolina. Account books for Davis's Carteret County dairy farm (1924-1926, 1934) include records of the farm's expenses and dairy production. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Joshua Judson Davis Papers (#743), 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. Warren J. Davis. |
| Biographical note | Joshua Judson Davis was born in Elizabeth City, N.C., graduated from Elizabeth City Academy in 1889, briefly attended the University of Virginia Medical School, and graduated from the University of Maryland Medical School in 1891. He obtained his license to practice medicine in North Carolina in 1891. On June 5, 1892, he married Margaret Elizabeth White, a Chapanoke, N.C., school teacher. |
