Arthur E. Ledbetter Register
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Arthur E. Ledbetter Register
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This register contains a biographical listing of physicians who practiced in Greensboro up until 1924, when the work was compiled by A. E. Ledbetter, himself a Greensboro physician. His stated purpose is to sketch the "more than a hundred physicians who have lived in Greensboro, since the days of the great Dr. David Caldwell." He compiled these biographical sketches from primary and secondary sources. Each includes, if known, birth information, educational credentials, history of career, professional organizations and family information. Occasionally an office or home location is given and sometimes Ledbetter described physical characteristics. Several sketches were compiled in 1902 and "pigeon holed" but most sketches were gathered in 1924. Sometimes only a name is at the top of the page, and no information is listed for surnames after William J. Richardson (the register is arranged in alphabetical order). The chief weakness of the item is that it is incomplete; however, it does provide a good description of a professional branch in Greensboro between circa 1865 and 1924.
