J. Murrey Atkins Library - Special Collections & University Archives

James Edward Smoot papers

Collection — Box: SFC1 [F09.090.02.01], Folder: 24

Identifier: MS0024

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a letter and advertising brochures relating to Smoot's book, Marshal Ney Before and After Execution (Charlotte: Queen City Printing Co., 1929).

Dates

1929 - 1931

Creator

Smoot, J. Edward (James Edward) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.

Biographical History

James Edward Smoot (January 1, 1868-January 17, 1949) was the third son of Rev. James Franklin and Virginia Brittingham Smoot. He earned an MD from the Baltimore School of Medicine and the University of Maryland 1893. He opened a medical practice in Concord, NC in 1894, practicing general medicine and minor surgery for 26 years.

Smoot was also interested in local history. He wrote and published Marshal Ney: Before and After Execution in 1929. Prior to his death in 1949 he had completed the manuscript of "An Encyclopedic History of Cabarrus County and Territory from 1732-1944."