Papers of the Archer, Finlay, and Moore families of Washington County, Mississippi. John Archer, America's first medical graduate, was the father of Stevenson Archer (1786-1848). His son, James Archer (1811-1898), married in 1836, Mary Ann Hunt, daughter of David Hunt of Natchez. James Archer's son, John George Archer, Sr., married Priscilla W. Finlay and had four children: Dr. John George Archer, Jr., Bettie Finlay Archer, James Hunt Archer (died in infancy) and George Ferguson Archer, who married Marian McTyeire. Priscilla W. Finlay Archer was also related to the Moore Family.

Included in this collection is family correspondence, 1828-1911; land records; genealogies; and newspaper clippings. The bulk of the collection is the papers of Dr. John George Archer, Jr., 1911-1967, containing personal correspondence, speeches, and papers of various medical societies: Mississippi Society of Internal Medicine, Mississippi Heart Association, Mississippi State Medical Education Board, and the Mississippi State Medical Association. There are correspondence, council and board minutes, committee papers, programs and convention papers of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 1957-1964.

Dr. John George Archer graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1912 and from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1916. He practiced medicine for many years and was a partner in the Drs. Gamble Brothers and Archer Clinic, Greenville, Mississippi. He was active in the Mid-South Postgraduate Medical Assembly, Delta Medical Association, and was president of the Mississippi State Medical Association.

The papers are arranged chronologically in the following order:

• Box 1
  • Family papers and land records, undated; 1828-1911; Archer, Finlay, Hunt, Pelham genealogies.

• Box 2
  • Dr. John George Archer: correspondence and papers, undated; 1911-1967.

• Box 3
  • Dr. John George Archer: speeches; newspaper clippings; family photographs.

• Box 4
  • Gamble Brothers and Archer Clinic audit reports, 1949; 1955; John Archer Society; medical societies; miscellaneous printed matter.

• Box 5
  • Mississippi State Medical Association: correspondence and papers, undated; 1957-1964; 1962 state Legislative Conference.

• Box 6
  • Mississippi State Medical Association: Council and Board of Trustee minutes, 1958-1964.

• Box 7
  • Mississippi State Medical Association: Council and Board of Trustees meetings, January 1958-May 1961.

• Box 8
  • Mississippi State Medical Association: Council and Board of Trustees meetings, August 1961 -May 1964.

• Box 9
  • Certificate of appointment for J. G. Archer, M. D.

• Box 10
  • Mississippi State Medical Association: Committees, A-L.

• Box 11
  • Mississippi State Medical Association: Committees, M-P.

• Box 12
  • Mississippi State Medical Association: Committees, Sc-St; annual programs, 1957-1962; miscellaneous publications.

• Box 13
  • Mississippi State Medical Association: House of Delegates, 1958-1960.

• Box 14
  • Mississippi State Medical Association: House of Delegates, 1961 –1962.

• Box 15
  • Mississippi State Medical Association: House of Delegates, 1963-1964.

• Box 16
  • Volume 1: Autograph book of James Archer, Yale College, 1828-1830.
  • Volume 2: Book of original pieces and translations, James Archer, ca. 1875-1880.
  • Volume 3: Medical notes and articles, Dr. John George Archer.
  • Volume 4: Medical notes and articles, Dr. John George Archer.
  • Volume 5: Medical notes and articles, Dr. John George Archer.
  • Volume 6: 1963 calendar and appointment book, Dr. John George Archer.