John Thomas McGill Papers
Scope and Contents Note
This collection contains the papers of John Thomas McGill (1851-1946), longtime faculty member and Dean of the School of Pharmacy at Vanderbilt. He also served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Tennessee Academy of Science for 15 years.
Other materials in the collection:
Holograph Articles
Appreciation of Edward Emerson Barnard
College of Pharmacy Degrees
Department of Pharmacy
The Four Years’ Experience Prerequisite
The Increasing Responsibilities of the Pharmacist
The Qualifications for Licensure Required by Law Determine the Standard of Pharmaceutical Education
The Relation of the American Conference of Pharmaceutical Faculties to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy with Reference to the Educational Prerequisite for the Practice of Pharmacy
What Degrees Should Be Conferred by Schools of Pharmacy?
Untitled
Articles by Mcgill
High Schools in the Southern States
The Locality Educational Proviso
The New York State and Boston Proposition with Respect to Degrees
A Resolution in Regard to Pharmaceutical Degrees - 6 copies
The Tennessee Academy of Science
Vanderbilt School of Pharmacy - 4 copies
What Degrees Should be Conferred by Schools of Pharmacy? - 4 copies
2 Untitled
1 fragment
Miscellaneous
One-page partial report by McGill; two pages from Tennessee Pharmaceutical Association; Hendrix College Bulletin, 1916; lists of names; material in German; minutes of Summer School Faculty Meeting, March 4, 1901; Dept. of Pharmacy Graduation Certificate; Excursion Announcement; Holograph report of School of Pharmacy, 1917-1918; Information of U. S. High Schools. Questionnaire; Final Exam, Pharmacy 1916. poem.
Dates
- Creation: 1884 - 1936
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
The physical materials from this collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives. Materials should be requested two to three days in advance to facilitate easier access. Contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu to schedule an appointment.
A Chronology
- 1851 Born in Monroe County, Tennessee
- 1877 Principal of Bentonville High School
- 1879 B. S., Vanderbilt University
- 1880 President, Vanderbilt Alumni Association
- 1880-1890 Secretary, Dept. of Pharmacy
- 1881 PhD., Vanderbilt University and member of faculty
- 1882 PhG degree, Vanderbilt University
- 1882 Historian of Vanderbilt Alumni Association
- 1885-1886 Year of study at University of Berlin, Germany
- 1892 President of Vanderbilt Alumni Fund Committee
- 1892-1893 Chairman, Alumni Association Executive Committee which organized the Alumni Fund
- 1893 Married Lizzie Allen of Harrisonville, Missouri
- 1900 Full Professor
- 1901 Phi Beta Kappa - Secretary, Vanderbilt Chapter. Continued in this office until his death.
- 1919 Retired as Emeritus Professor of Organic Chemistry
- 1925-1939 Secretary and treasurer of Tennessee Academy of Science
- 1932 Tennessee Academy of Science names biological building at Reelfoot Lake after McGill. Establishment of this station in 1931 was a·result of McGill’s efforts.
- 1939 Retirement as secretary-treasurer of Tennessee Academy of Science; elected honorary president of life.
- 1944 Published The Vanderbilt Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, 1901-1943
- April 11, 1946 Died at home on Vanderbilt campus
- Dates uncertain: Dean of School of Pharmacy for fifteen years, Member of IV Club, Old Oak Club.
- 1851
- Born in Monroe County, Tennessee
- 1877
- Principal of Bentonville High School
- 1879
- B. S., Vanderbilt University
- 1880
- President, Vanderbilt Alumni Association
- 1880-1890
- Secretary, Dept. of Pharmacy
- 1881
- PhD., Vanderbilt Uiversity and member of faculty
- 1882
- PhG degree, Vanderbilt University
- 1882
- Historian of Vanderbilt Alumni Association
- 1885-1886
- Year of study at University of Berlin, Germany
- 1892
- President of Vanderbilt Alumni Fund Committee
- 1892-1893
- Chairman, Alumni Association Executive Committee which organized the Alumni Fund
- 1893
- Married Lizzie Allen of Harrisonville, Missouri
- 1900
- Full Professor
- 1901
- Phi Beta Kappa - Secretary, Vanderbilt Chapter. Continued in this office until his death.
- 1919
- Retired as Emeritus Professor of Organic Chemistry
- 1925-1939
- Secretary and treasurer of Tennessee Academy of Science
- 1932
- Tennessee Academy of Science names biological building at Reelfoot Lake after McGill. Establishment of this station in 1931 was a·result of McGill’s efforts.
- 1939
- Retirement as secretary-treasurer of Tennessee Academy of Science; elected honorary president of life.
- 1944
- Published The Vanderbilt Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, 1901-1943
- April 11, 1946
- Died at home on Vanderbilt campus
- Dates uncertain:
- Dean of School of Pharmacy for fifteen years, Member of IV Club, Old Oak Club.
Source: Vanderbilt Alumnus, June, 1946
Full Extent
5.25 Linear Feet (11 letter Hollingers, 1 legal Hollinger, 1 letter half-Hollinger)
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of John Thomas McGill (1851-1946), longtime faculty member and Dean of the School of Pharmacy at Vanderbilt. He also served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Tennessee Academy of Science for 15 years.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the John Thomas McGill Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
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