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Dr. James C. Gordon Jr. Collection

Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org

1687 THL

SCOPE AND CONTENT: This collection contains a tooth-extractor made by Dr. William Janney Best in his blacksmith shop.
(1 box) Last updated 04/12.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: Doctor James C. Gordon Jr. is long time resident of Winchester, Virginia. Doctor William Janney Best (1834-1908) was a family doctor in Brucetown, VA.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Taken from the MMF file: Gordon Family Correspondence/News Articles and news articles about Dr. William Janney Best.

CITE AS: Dr. James C. Gordon Jr. Collection #1687, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

ORGANIZATION:

BOX 1

Tooth-Extractor – Made by William Janney Best in his blacksmith shop, 1 item, cast iron

Best, Dr. William Janney – News Articles, Obituary, 3 leaves, printed (photocopy)