J.W. Todd and George P. Pell Law Firm records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains digital scans of documents relating to J.W. Todd and George P. Pell Law Firm of Jefferson, North Carolina in the early 1900s. Documents from 1900-1909 are scans of correspondence related to the firm. Documents from 1920-1948 are related to W. G. Cook and include items related to Elk Masonic Lodge, South Fork Baptist Church, and W. G. Cook General Merchandise in Todd, North Carolina. Documents include correspondence, electric bills and receipts, bank statements, deposit slips, and canceled checks. There is also a file of newspaper clippings related to the Todd, North Carolina and the Appalachian Region. A user copy on CD is available for use.
Dates
- 1900-1997
Language
All materials are in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for use in the Dougherty Reading Room without restrictions.
Biographical/Historical Note
In the 1903 North Carolina Year Book and Business Directory for Jefferson, North Carolina, Todd and Pell is listed as a law firm.
George P. Pell wrote several monographs on the law of North Carolina during the late 1800s/early 1900s.
J.W. Todd served as First Sargeant of the First North Carolina Calavry during the Civil War. Upon retirement as a superior court judge, Pell taught law in a night school in Rocky Mount, North Carolina in the 1920s.
When the railroad came to Elk Cross Roads, North Carolina, in 1914, the community name was changed to Todd, after Captain J.W. Todd, eminent lawyer and a leading citizen of Ashe County during the 1860s. The railroad caused sawmills to practically denude the Todd area of marketable lumber and the railroad left in 1918.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (10 CDs in box)
Abstract
The J.W. Todd and George P. Pell Law Firm Records is a digital collection consisting of scans of documents from the law firm dating to the early 1900s. The scans are housed on ten CDs.
Arrangement
The CDs of this collection are in one box and numbered 1-10.
Acquisitions Information
The CDs scanned from the original correspondence were donated by Elvin Hatch in 2011. Originals are held by Todd Ruritan Club. The collection was accessioned as AC.2011.085.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Anita Elliott, March 2014. This collection was processed as part of a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The grant funded extensive processing of the backlog within the W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection between 2012 and 2014.
- Freemasonry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jefferson (N.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lawyers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Fork Baptist Church (N.C.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Todd (N.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- AC.778: J.W. Todd and George P. Pell Law Firm Records, 1900-1997
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Anita Elliott
- Date
- 3/6/2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository
