Finding Aid to the James Alexander Wilkins, Jr. Family Papers
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
JAMES ALEXANDER WILKINS, JR. FAMILY PAPERS
The collection includes two copies of the book, Stories in Prose and Rime by James
Wilkins along with notes and correspondence concerning the book. It also includes
correspondence, photographs and miscellaneous court records regarding a law suit involving
James Wilkins along with Robert Ainsloe Morrisette, of Richmond, Va., his wife, Mary Frances
Wilkins Morrisette, sister of Wilkins, and the Morrisette children.
Folder 1
Folder 2
Folder 3
Folder 4
Folder 5
Folder 6
Notes on poetry and prose
Letters of appreciation (April-19 May 1946)
Letters of appreciation (20 May- August 1946, October 1947)
Documents presented at court (1925-1932)
Court testimony and miscellaneous notes
Miscellaneous documents and photographs
JAMES ALEXANDER WILKINS, JR. 1895-1961
James Alexander Wilkins, Jr., son of James A. Wilkins, Sr. and Caroline Painter, was
born 8 March 1895, in Lynchburg, Virginia. He graduated from the University of Virginia
where he received is Doctor of Medicine degree in 1919. He was a member of Nu Sigma Nu
medical fraternity. He served his internship at Lenox Hall Hospital in New York City in 1920
and later worked in the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, from 1921 until 1926. He received a
Master of Science degree in pathology from Mayo Clinic in 1923.
Dr. Wilkins practiced medicine at hospitals in Norfolk, Virginia. He specialized in
general diagnosis in Lynchburg for several years before becoming pathologist at Memorial
Hospital in Lynchburg in 1926. Later, he became pathologist at Lynchburg General Hospital in
1930. He also served as city coroner and city school physician, serving as school physician from
1944 until 1959 when he resigned. In 1946, he published a book, Stories in Prose and Rime.
James A. Wilkins, Jr. married Frances Marie Fairchild of Dodge, Minnesota, daughter of
James Edward Fairchild and Jebora Elisabeth Johnson.
Dr. Wilkins died on 21 November 1961 in Lynchburg and he was buried in Spring Hill
Cemetery.
MS1394
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
JAMES ALEXANDER WILKINS, JR. FAMILY PAPERS
The collection includes two copies of the book, Stories in Prose and Rime by James
Wilkins along with notes and correspondence concerning the book. It also includes
correspondence, photographs and miscellaneous court records regarding a law suit involving
James Wilkins along with Robert Ainsloe Morrisette, of Richmond, Va., his wife, Mary Frances
Wilkins Morrisette, sister of Wilkins, and the Morrisette children.
Folder 1
Folder 2
Folder 3
Folder 4
Folder 5
Folder 6
Notes on poetry and prose
Letters of appreciation (April-19 May 1946)
Letters of appreciation (20 May- August 1946, October 1947)
Documents presented at court (1925-1932)
Court testimony and miscellaneous notes
Miscellaneous documents and photographs
JAMES ALEXANDER WILKINS, JR. 1895-1961
James Alexander Wilkins, Jr., son of James A. Wilkins, Sr. and Caroline Painter, was
born 8 March 1895, in Lynchburg, Virginia. He graduated from the University of Virginia
where he received is Doctor of Medicine degree in 1919. He was a member of Nu Sigma Nu
medical fraternity. He served his internship at Lenox Hall Hospital in New York City in 1920
and later worked in the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, from 1921 until 1926. He received a
Master of Science degree in pathology from Mayo Clinic in 1923.
Dr. Wilkins practiced medicine at hospitals in Norfolk, Virginia. He specialized in
general diagnosis in Lynchburg for several years before becoming pathologist at Memorial
Hospital in Lynchburg in 1926. Later, he became pathologist at Lynchburg General Hospital in
1930. He also served as city coroner and city school physician, serving as school physician from
1944 until 1959 when he resigned. In 1946, he published a book, Stories in Prose and Rime.
James A. Wilkins, Jr. married Frances Marie Fairchild of Dodge, Minnesota, daughter of
James Edward Fairchild and Jebora Elisabeth Johnson.
Dr. Wilkins died on 21 November 1961 in Lynchburg and he was buried in Spring Hill
Cemetery.
MS1394
Dublin Core
Title
Finding Aid to the James Alexander Wilkins, Jr. Family Papers
Subject
finding aids
Description
Finding aid to the James Alexander Wilkins, Jr. Family Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The papers include books, correspondence, photographs, and court records for the Wilkins family.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
MS1394FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding Aid to the James Alexander Wilkins, Jr. Family Papers,” Digital Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/460.