Name/Title
notebookEntry/Object ID
1997.015.023Description
Notebook. Kept by Dr. J. J. Weaver, Sr., marbled paper cover in black and gold, black leather spine binding and corners, 7.75" x 5.25" x 1", entries made in written black ink and pencil, May, 1845 - Jan. 1846.Context
Dr. Jacob J. Weaver, Sr. used this notebook from May, 1845- January, 1846, while a student at Pennsylvania College, Medical Department. He received his medical degree in March, 1846. The notebook contains detailed lecture notes and diagrams. One the endpaper, Dr. Weaver signed his name, date and the location of the college, Philadelphia, and included a sketch of an eagle.
Dr. J.J. Weaver, Sr., born in Gettysburg in 1822, established his medical practice in 1848 in Uniontown in Carroll County, Maryland. In 1859, he purchased a property at 3406 Uniontown Road where he resided and operated his medical practice until 1880.Acquisition
Accession
1997.015Source or Donor
Werling, Margaret WhittleseyAcquisition Method
GiftExhibition
Main Street at Work: Merchants and Medicine in Carroll CountyGeneral Notes
Note
Papers of Jacob J. Weaver, Sr. while attending the Pennsylvania College Medical Department, in Gettysburg; he graduated in 1846.
