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Size | 1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 120 items) |
Abstract | William Picard Jacocks, 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. The collection consists of images of historic homes in Bertie, Brunswick, Dare, Hyde, Orange, and Perquimans counties in North Carolina. Some of the Orange County images were taken in Chapel Hill at the University of North Carolina. Included are images of the Jacocks family home in Perquimans County and images of locations relating to various historical associations and other groups around the state. |
Creator | Jacocks, William Picard, 1877-1965. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives. |
Language | English |
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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.
Back to TopThe collection consists images of historic homes in Bertie, Brunswick, Dare, Hyde, Orange, and Perquimans counties in North Carolina. Some of the Orange County images were taken in Chapel Hill at the University of North Carolina. Included are images of the Jacocks family home in Perquimans County and images of locations relating to various historical associations and other groups around the state. Most of the prints listed were made from the negatives in the collection.
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The materials in this series depict scenes in Bertie County, N.C.
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Black and White Photographic Print P0071/0001 |
Bertie County: North Carolina County Historians Tour Bertie County, 29 April 1951 #P0071, Series: "1. Bertie County, 1950s." Printbox 01, Bwpprint P0071/0001Black-and-White Photographic Prints 15 images Includes images of Hope Plantation, King House, Rosefield, and Scotch Hall. Images include members of the N.C. Historical Society. |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0071/0002 |
Bertie County: Merry Hill: Albemarle, circa 1950s #P0071, Series: "1. Bertie County, 1950s." Printbox 01, Bwpprint P0071/0002Black-and-White Photographic Prints 3 images Includes images of large willow oak on grounds of Albemarle House (Mr. and Mrs. E.S. Askew. |
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Black and White Sheet Film P0071/0003 |
Bertie County: Kelford: Cotton Place, 1959 #P0071, Series: "1. Bertie County, 1950s." Bwfilmbox 01, Bwsheetfilm P0071/0003Black-and-White Sheet Film 1 image |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0071/0004 |
Bertie County: Kelford: Cotton Place, 1959 #P0071, Series: "1. Bertie County, 1950s." Printbox 01, Bwpprint P0071/0004Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Black and White Sheet Film P0071/0005 |
Bertie County: Merry Hill: Avoca Plantation, 1957 #P0071, Series: "1. Bertie County, 1950s." Bwfilmbox 01, Bwsheetfilm P0071/0005Black-and-White Sheet Film 6 images |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0071/0006 |
Bertie County: Merry Hill: Avoca Plantation, 1957 #P0071, Series: "1. Bertie County, 1950s." Printbox 01, Bwpprint P0071/0006Black-and-White Photographic Prints 4 images |
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Black and White Sheet Film P0071/0007 |
Bertie County: Merry Hill: Scotch Hall, 1940s-1950s #P0071, Series: "1. Bertie County, 1950s." Bwfilmbox 01, Bwsheetfilm P0071/0007Black-and-White Sheet Film 3 images |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0071/0008 |
Bertie County: Merry Hill: Scotch Hall, 1940s-1950s #P0071, Series: "1. Bertie County, 1950s." Printbox 01, Bwpprint P0071/0008Black-and-White Photographic Prints 27 images Images are of the grounds not the house. |
Arrangement: By location.
The materials in this series depict scenes around Brunswick County, N.C.
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Black and White Sheet Film P0071/0009 |
Brunswick County: Brunswick: Orton Plantation, circa 1950s #P0071, Series: "2. Brunswick County, 1950s." Bwfilmbox 01, Bwsheetfilm P0071/0009Black-and-White Sheet Film 6 images Images are of the grounds not the house. |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0071/0010 |
Brunswick County: Brunswick: Orton Plantation, circa 1950s #P0071, Series: "2. Brunswick County, 1950s." Printbox 01, Bwpprint P0071/0010Black-and-White Photographic Prints 3 images |
Arrangement: By location.
The materials in this series depict scenes around Dare County, N.C.
Arrangement: By location.
The materials in this series depict scenes around Hyde County, N.C.
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Black and White Sheet Film P0071/0021 |
Hyde County: Ocracoke Island: Ponies, circa 1950s #P0071, Series: "4. Hyde County, 1950s." Bwfilmbox 01, Bwsheetfilm P0071/0021Black-and-White Sheet Film 1 image |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0071/0022 |
Hyde County: Ocracoke Island: Ponies, circa 1950s #P0071, Series: "4. Hyde County, 1950s." Printbox 01, Bwpprint P0071/0022Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
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Black and White Sheet Film P0071/0023 |
Hyde County: Ocracoke Island: Ocracoke: Wahab Village: Hotel, circa 1950s #P0071, Series: "4. Hyde County, 1950s." Bwfilmbox 01, Bwsheetfilm P0071/0023Black-and-White Sheet Film 1 image |
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Black and White Photographic Print P0071/0024 |
Hyde County: Ocracoke Island: Ocracoke: Wahab Village: Hotel, circa 1950s #P0071, Series: "4. Hyde County, 1950s." Printbox 01, Bwpprint P0071/0024Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image |
Arrangement: By location.
The materials in this series depict scenes around Orange County, N.C.
Arrangement: By location.
The materials in this series depict scenes around Perquimans County, N.C.
Processed by: Patrick Cullom, 2011
Encoded by: Patrick Cullom, 2011
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