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Thomas L. Doster papers

 Collection — Box: SFC4 [F09.090.03.02], Folder: 447
Identifier: MS0447

Scope and Contents

The Thomas L. Doster papers comprise records related to Dr. Doster's work in North and South Carolina, including tax and license receipts, property tax receipts, an account book, and family correspondence. The bulk of the papers consist of tax receipts from Union County, North Carolina, and Lancaster County, South Carolina, dated 1866-1899. In addition, the papers include a Seaboard Air Line surgeon's report of personal injury completed by Doster (1899) and a U.S. Internal Revenue licence for the practice of medicine (1866).

Dates

  • Creation: 1866 - 1904

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Thomas L. Doster papers are the physical property of J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns.

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Thomas L. Doster worked as a physician in Union County, North Carolina, and Lancaster County, South Carolina, circa 1866-1904.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Dr. Thomas L. Doster worked as a physician in Union County, North Carolina, and Lancaster County, South Carolina, circa 1866-1904. The collection is comprised primarily of records related to Dr. Doster's work in North and South Carolina, including tax and license receipts, property tax receipts, an account book, and family correspondence.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Collection received as a gift of Simms Doster, April 2013.

Separated Materials

Medical volumes collected by Dr. Doster, many with his owner's inscription, were separated from the collection and cataloged individually.

Title
Thomas L. Doster Papers
Status
Completed
Date
2013 June 24
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscript Collections, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte Repository

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