The collection consists of Lafferty's research materials on the North Carolina Medical College. He published "The North Carolina Medical College, Davidson and Charlotte, NC" in 1946. {See 378.75 N865l} The collection is arranged by correspondence and printed material; ledgers, and research notes. The correspondence includes lists of medical college students and the printed material consists of catalogs, brochures, stock certificates, and promotional proposals. The ledgers are account books for the college, 1911-1912. The research notes include student lists and responses from libraries and archives. There is additional material on the NC Medical College in DC090, North Carolina Medical College Collection, 1889-1912.