William Picard Jacocks Papers, 1910-1965.

Collection Number: 03120

Collection Title: William Picard Jacocks Papers, 1910-1965.

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This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities; this finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.

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Size	12.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 12000 items)
Abstract	William Picard Jacocks (1877-1965), native of Bertie County, N.C., was a physician. The collection contains correspondence, reports, articles, and other papers of Jacocks. Included are correspondence and other materials relating to his work as a public health specialist in India and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) under the auspices of the Rockefeller Foundation, 1914-1942, where a lot of his work focused on hookworm infections. Also included is correspondence from the years following his retirement in Chapel Hill, N.C., in 1942, dealing with family matters, genealogy, and University of North Carolina alumni affairs; his diaries, 1939-1965; papers he wrote on public health issues; clippings; photographs and drawings; and museum items.
Creator	Jacocks, William Picard, 1877-1965.
Curatorial Unit	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language	English

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Restrictions to Access: No restrictions. Open for research.

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Copyright Notice: Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the William Picard Jacocks Papers, #3120, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information: Received from William P. Jacocks in 1955-1956; Received from the estate of William P. Jacocks in 1965; Addition of 1971 from the estate of William P. Jacocks; Addition of 1988 (Acc. 88075).

Additional Descriptive Resources: A copy of the original finding aid for this collection is filed in folder 1a.

Sensitive Materials Statement: Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.

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Processed by: SHC Staff

Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007

Updated by: Adam Fielding, Kate Stratton, and Jodi Berkowitz, November 2010; Dawne Howard Lucas, November 2021

This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.

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Jonathan Jacocks Papers (#372).

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William Picard Jacocks (1877-1965), native of Bertie County, N.C., was a physician. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina (BA), the University of Pennsylvania (MD), and Johns Hopkins University (Doctor of Public Health). After 1914, Jacocks was associated with the Rockefeller Foundation and spent much of his career in Asia, including India and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), working on eradicating hookworm infections and other health issues. He retired in 1942 and moved back to Chapel Hill, N.C., where he was active in alumni affairs and family genealogy research.

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The collection contains correspondence, reports, articles, and other papers of William Picard Jacocks (1877-1965). Included are correspondence and other materials relating to his work as a public health specialist in India and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) under the auspices of the Rockefeller Foundation, 1914-1942, where a lot of his work focused on hookworm infections. Also included is correspondence from the years following his retirement in Chapel Hill, N.C., in 1942, dealing with family matters, genealogy, and University of North Carolina alumni affairs; his diaries, 1939-1965; papers he wrote on public health issues; clippings; photographs and drawings; and museum items.

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1. Correspondence, 1914-1965 and undated.
2. Jacocks Family Genealogical Papers, 1910-1965 and undated.
2.1. Family Series, Unclassifed, 1910-1965 and undated.
2.2. Descendants of Thomas Jacocks, 1911-1965 and undated.
2.3. Related Families, circa 1927-1962 and undated.
3. Volumes, 1924-1965.
4. Pictures, 1901-1962 and undated.
5. Ivories, circa 1930s
6. Additions
6.1. Volumes (Addition of 1971), 1918-1925 and undated.
6.2. Broadside and Drawings (Addition of 1988), 1907 and undated.

Expand/collapse Series 1. Correspondence, 1914-1965 and undated.

About 1600 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

This series chiefly contains the personal and professional correspondence, letters, and other papers of William Jacocks. Papers from 1914-1942 relate to his work with the Rockefeller Foundation, and his work eradicating hookworm infections in India, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and other places. Papers after 1942 relate to Jacocks's retirement, University of North Carolina alumni affairs, his experiences in Asia, his work with the Rockefeller Foundation, business, and family matters.

Folder 1a	Original finding aid
Folder 1	1914-1915
Folder 2	1916
Folder 3	1917
Folder 4	1918
Folder 5	1919
Folder 6	1920-1922
Folder 7	1923-1924
Folder 8	1925
Folder 9	1926
Folder 10	1927
Folder 11	1928/
Folder 12-13 Folder 12 Folder 13	1929
Folder 14-15 Folder 14 Folder 15	1930
Folder 16-17 Folder 16 Folder 17	1931
Folder 18	1932
Folder 19	1933
Folder 20	1934
Folder 21	1935
Folder 22	1936
Folder 23	1937
Folder 24	1938
Folder 25	1939
Folder 26	1940
Folder 27	1941
Folder 28-29 Folder 28 Folder 29	1942
Folder 30	1943
Folder 31	1944
Folder 32	1945
Folder 33	1946
Folder 34	1947
Folder 35	1948
Folder 36	1949
Folder 37	1950
Folder 38	1951
Folder 39	1952
Folder 40	1953
Folder 41	1954
Folder 42	1955
Folder 43	1956
Folder 44	1957
Folder 45	1958
Folder 46-47 Folder 46 Folder 47	1959
Folder 48	1960
Folder 49	1961
Folder 50	1962
Folder 51	1963
Folder 52	1 January 1964-31 August 1964
Folder 53	September 1964-March 1965
Folder 54	Undated
Folder 55-56 Folder 55 Folder 56	Clippings before 1950
Folder 57	Clippings after 1950

Expand/collapse Series 2. Jacocks Family Genealogical Papers, 1910-1965 and undated.

About 3000 items.

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.1. Family Series, Unclassifed, 1910-1965 and undated.

About 400 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

This material consists of miscellaneous Jacocks family genealogical notes.

Folder 58	Biographical information
Folder 59	Family series: unclassified, 1910-1940
Folder 60	Family series: unclassified, 1941-1945
Folder 61	Family series: unclassified, 1946-1948
Folder 62	Family series: unclassified, 1949-1950
Folder 63	Family series: unclassified, 1951-1952
Folder 64	Family series: unclassified, 1953-1955
Folder 65	Family series: unclassified, 1956-1960
Folder 66	Family series: unclassified, 1961-1965
Folder 67	Family series: unclassified, undated
Folder 68	Family series: unclassified, clippings
Folder 69-72 Folder 69 Folder 70 Folder 71 Folder 72	Family series: unclassified notes

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.2. Descendants of Thomas Jacocks, 1911-1965 and undated.

About 2000 items.

Arrangement: numerical order by the number assigned to each person in "The Descendants of Thomas Jacocks."

This subseries contains files on individual members of the Jacocks family as compiled by William Jacocks for his manuscript "The Descendants of Thomas Jacocks." Papers include correspondence with or about each person and their descendants, clippings, photographs, and genealogical notes.

Folder 73	Before Thomas Jacocks I
Folder 74	Thomas Jacocks I; descendants 1
Folder 75	Jonathan Jacocks I; descendants 2
Folder 76	Jonathan Jacocks II; descendants 3
Folder 77	Charles Worth Jacocks I; descendants 4
Folder 78	Thomas Jacocks II; descendants 5
Folder 79	Elizabeth Jacocks; descendants 7
Folder 80	Charles Worth Jacocks; descendants 8
Folder 81	Jonathan Jacocks III; descendants 9
Folder 82	Anne Worth Jacocks Nixon; descendants 10
Folder 83	John Hill Jacocks I; descendants 11
Folder 84	Charles Worth Jacocks II; descendants 12
Folder 85	Ann Maria Worth Jacocks Rhodes; descendants 17
Folder 86	Jonathan Hill Jacocks, correspondence; descendants 18
Folder 87-88 Folder 87 Folder 88	Jonathan Hill Jacocks, genealogical notes; descendants 18
Folder 89	Jonathan Hill Jacocks, clippings; descendants 18
Folder 90	Ann Eliza Jacocks Rhodes Rascoe; descendants 19
Folder 91	Charles West Jacocks I; descendants 20
Folder 92	Mary Carolina Jacocks Reed; descendants 22
Folder 93	John Hill Jacocks II, Tennessee 1933-1956; descendants 36
Folder 94	John Hill Jacocks II, Tennessee 1957-1965; descendants 36
Folder 95	John Hill Jacocks II, Tennessee genealogical notes and clippings; descendants 36
Folder 96	Jesse Copeland Jacocks; descendants 42
Folder 97	Jonathan Henry Jacocks; descendants 44
Folder 98	Jonathan Joseph Jacocks I; descendants 48
Folder 99	Charles West Jacocks II, 1929-1955; descendants 51
Folder 100	Charles West Jacocks II, 1956-1965; descendants 51
Folder 101	Charles West Jacocks II, clippings and undated correspondence; descendants 51
Folder 102	James Ashbury Jacocks; descendants 52
Folder 103	Irving Clinton Jacocks; descendants 65
Folder 104	Charles West Jacocks III, 1923-1947; descendants 100
Folder 105	Charles West Jacocks III, 1948-1949; descendants 100
Folder 106	Charles West Jacocks III, 1950-1955; descendants 100
Folder 107	Charles West Jacocks III, 1956-1957; descendants 100
Folder 108	Charles West Jacocks III, 1958-1965; descendants 100
Folder 109	Charles West Jacocks III, undated; descendants 100
Folder 110	Charles West Jacocks III, clippings; descendants 100
Folder 111	Charles West Jacocks III, miscellaneous genealogical notes; descendants 100
Folder 112	Thomas Baker Jacocks, 1923-1939; descendants 101
Folder 113	Thomas Baker Jacocks, 1940-1959; descendants 101
Folder 114	Thomas Baker Jacocks, 1960-1962; descendants 101
Folder 115	Thomas Baker Jacocks, 1936-1965 and undated; descendants 101
Folder 116	Thomas Baker Jacocks, clippings and genealogical notes; descendants 101
Folder 117	Francis Gillam Jacocks, 1915-1949; descendants 102
Folder 118	Francis Gillam Jacocks, 1950-1955; descendants 102
Folder 119	Francis Gillam Jacocks, 1956-1959; descendants 102
Folder 120	Francis Gillam Jacocks, 1960-1965 and undated; descendants 102
Folder 121	Francis Gillam Jacocks, clippings and genealogical notes; descendants 102
Folder 122	Arthur Winston Jacocks, 1906, 1916-1949; descendants 104
Folder 123	Arthur Winston Jacocks, 1950-1965; descendants 104
Folder 124	Arthur Winston Jacocks, undated and clippings; descendants 104
Folder 125	Martha Whitmell Jacocks Smithwick, 1929-1954; descendants 105
Folder 126	Martha Whitmell Jacocks Smithwick, 1955-1965, clippings and genealogical notes; descendants 105
Folder 127	Elizabeth Hill Jacocks Capehart, 1911, 1936-1957; descendants 106
Folder 128	Elizabeth Hill Jacocks Capehart, 1958-1962; descendants 106
Folder 129	Elizabeth Hill Jacocks Capehart, 1963-1965; descendants 106
Folder 130	Elizabeth Hill Jacocks Capehart, undated and genealogical notes; descendants 106
Folder 131	Elizabeth Hill Jacocks Capehart, clippings; descendants 106
Folder 132	Jonathan Joseph Jacocks II; descendants 107
Folder 133	Correspondence: request for "Descendants of Thomas Jacocks," 1958-1959
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-3120/1b	Oversize materials
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-3120/1a	Genealogical charts

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About 600 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

This subseries contains papers and notes on families related to the Jacocks.

Folder 134	Collateral kinsfolk
Folder 135	Blount
Folder 136	Bryan
Folder 137	Capehart, Smithwick, Charlton, Collins
Folder 138	Hall, Weldon, Manning, Eaton
Folder 139	Hill
Folder 140	Stuart Hill's notes on Jacocks
Folder 141	Stuart Hill's notes: mostly duplicates
Folder 142	Mayor John W. Jacox and Marilyn Jacox
Folder 143	Jacox and Burlingame families of New York
Folder 144	Mullen
Folder 145	Pugh and Norfleet
Folder 146	Whitmell and West

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20 items.

Materials in this series include diaries, notes, correspondence, thesis, and copies of "The Descendants of Thomas Jacocks."

Folder 147	Volume 1: "Descendants of Thomas Jacocks" - final draft
Folder 148	Volume 2: "Descendants of Thomas Jacocks" - author's copy
Folder 149-150 Folder 149 Folder 150	Volumes 3-4: Copies of "Descendants of Thomas Jacocks"
Folder 151	Volume 5: Public health, notes on administration
Folder 152	Volume 6: Public health, correspondence and information on trip to Eastern Europe, 1936
Folder 153	Volume 7: Catalogue and prints in Jacocks collection
Folder 154	Volume 8: Thesis of William Jacocks
Folder 155	Volume 9a: Diary, 1939-1945
Folder 156	Volume 9b: Diary, 21 May 1941-31 April 1943
Folder 157	Volume 9c: Diary, 1 June 1943-31 December 1945
Folder 158	Volume 10a: Diary, January 1946-21 May 1949
Folder 159	Volume 10b: Diary, 22 May 1949-23 February 1954
Folder 160	Volume 10c: Diary, 24 February 1954-31 December 1957
Folder 161	Volume 11a: Diary, 1 January 1958-31 December 1961
Folder 162	Volume 11b: Diary, 11 February 11 1961-31 December 1963
Folder 163	Volume 12: Diary, 1964-1965
Folder 164-166 Folder 164 Folder 165 Folder 166	Volumes 13a-13c: First draft of "Descendants of Thomas Jacocks"

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About 45 items.

Pictures chiefly related to William Jacocks including University of North Carolina varsity football team; UNC commencement 1954; UNC class of 1904 and 1911 reunion photographs; family snapshots; and drawings. Oversized pictures all relate to India.

Image Folder PF-3120/1	Photographs Photographs of William Jacocks; University of North Carolina Varsity football team, 1901-1904; unident - carte-de-visite; and assorted snapshots.
Image Folder PF-3120/2	Photographs Assorted photographs including William Jacocks receiving an award at University of North Carolina commencement 1954; class of 1904 50th year reunion group photographs.
Image Folder PF-3120/3	Photographs and drawings Assorted photographs of William Jacocks receiving an award at the University of North Carolina 1954 commencement; snapshots of Jacocks's children, 1952; Golden Fleece founders, 1904, University of North Carolina; three drawings
Image Folder PF-3120/4	Pictures Collection of color illustrations of people from different parts of the world, probably taken from a book, circa 1834.
Oversize Image OP-P-3120/1	Photograph: "Hindu Sanyassi or Religious Ascetic," circa 1930
Oversize Image OP-P-3120/2	Photograph: "Mendicant," circa 1930
Oversize Image OP-P-3120/3	Photograph: Taj Mahal, undated
Oversize Image OP-P-3120/4	Charcoal sketch: "Cochi Dawlatshahi," circa 1934

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Ivory carvings collected by William Picard Jacocks on visits to Trivandrum, Kerala. The ivories reflect the Hindu and Buddhist culture as well as the everyday life of the region.

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Ivories, circa 1930s

Restriction to Access: The original items are not available for immediate or same day access. Please contact staff at wilsonlibrary@unc.edu to discuss access options.

In 2017, the ivories were photographed by the Digital Production Center at UNC Libraries.

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About 200 items.

These volumes contain correspondence, reports, articles and related reprints, clippings, photographs, and other items produced or collected by William Jacocks in connection with his work with the International Health Division of the Rockefeller Foundation, 1916-1938, chiefly in India and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) regarding disease and hookworm infections. Also included are notes, lectures, and other course material from Jacocks's time at Johns Hopkins Medical School.

Folder 167-169 Folder 167 Folder 168 Folder 169	Volumes 14a-14c: Hookworm disease
Folder 170-172 Folder 170 Folder 171 Folder 172	Volumes 15a-15c: William Jacocks's annual report on hookworm disease in Ceylon, 1917
Folder 173-176 Folder 173 Folder 174 Folder 175 Folder 176	Volumes 16a-16d: Reports and correspondence regarding Ceylon and Travancore
Folder 177-178 Folder 177 Folder 178	Volumes 17a-17b: Materials concerning plague in Travancore
Folder 179-182 Folder 179 Folder 180 Folder 181 Folder 182	Volumes 18a-18d: Reports, correspondence and clippings about India
Folder 183-185 Folder 183 Folder 184 Folder 185	Volumes 19a-19c: Press articles, clippings, and reports regarding health in Ceylon
Folder 186-188 Folder 186 Folder 187 Folder 188	Volumes 20a-20c: Public health reprints, Travancore, 1928
Folder 189-191 Folder 189 Folder 190 Folder 191	Volumes 21a-21c: Administration, India
Folder 192	Volume 22: Working notes, 1925
Folder 193	Volume 23: Working notes, 1924-1925
Folder 194	Volume 24: Notes, 1918
Folder 195	Volume 25: Notes, 1918
Folder 196	Volume 26: Notes, 1919
Folder 197	Volume 27: Notes, 1919
Folder 198	Volume 28: Notes, 1918
Folder 199	Volume 29: Hopkins notes, 1924
Folder 200	Volume 30: Hopkins lectures, 1924-1925
Folder 201	Volume 31: Army notebook, 1918
Folder 202	Volume 32: Hopkins notebook, undated

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8 items.

Aquisitions Information: Acc. 88075.

Image Folder PF-3120/5

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Oversize Paper Folder (OPF-3120/1b)
Extra Oversize Paper Folder (XOPF-3120/1a)
Extra Oversize Image Folder (XOP-PF-3120/1)
Museum Items (MU-3120/1-53)

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Collection Number: 03120 Collection Title: William Picard Jacocks Papers, 1910-1965.

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Expand/collapse Series 2. Jacocks Family Genealogical Papers, 1910-1965 and undated.

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Expand/collapse Subseries 2.2. Descendants of Thomas Jacocks, 1911-1965 and undated.

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Collection Number: 03120

Collection Title: William Picard Jacocks Papers, 1910-1965.