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University of Nashville Catalogue Collection
A collection of catalogues and other materials relating to the University of Nashville. Also includes materials from other schools and publications.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Collection
The Cornelius Vanderbilt Collection, 1877, consists of newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and other items related to transportation magnate Cornelius "The Commodore" Vanderbilt, 1794-1877.
John Berrien Lindsley Biographical File
Biographical file includes numerous academic journal articles, programs, news clippings, a reprint photograph, Lindsley Family manuscript collection information, diary entries, family tree, and other biographical information.
Constance Riveau Poetry Book
James H. Joyner Collection
This collection contains thirty-eight financial records related to medical services given by Dr. James H. Joyner during the second half of the 19th century. These bills are mostly on small bits of paper, some of which are undated. The collection also contains one letter and a land transfer document. The documents were all created in Sumner County, Tennessee.
The Waller Project
Curtis Howe Walker Papers
George Noel Mayhew Papers
Assessment of the Value of a Plantation
This collection consists of a two-page draft document assessing the value of a plantation in Mayan County, Alabama from circa 1855.
C. S. Rich Collection
Theophilus W. Reynolds Estate Inventory
Contains the estate for Theophilus W. Reynolds, totaling about $40,000.
Daniel Abbey Biographical File
One folder of correspondence between Dr. Daniel Abbey's son (Stanton T. Abbey) and Rudolph Kampmeier regarding the donation to the Medical School of Dr. Abbey's University of Nashville diploma (Dr. of Medicine) granted in 1855 and signed by the Medical faculty. A copy of the diploma along with a translation are included in the folder.
Samuel Pope Black Collection
Collection consists of a student class notebook prepared by Samuel P. Black while a medical student at the Medical Department of the Univesity of Nashville during the 1856-1857 session. The notebook of 121 pages contains notes from lectures delivered by the faculty in November of 1856. The notes of faculty members include: Dr. Paul F. Eve, John Berrien Lindsley, Dr.Thomas R. Jennings, Dr. John M. Watson, Dr. William K. Bowling, Dr. A. H. Buchanan, and Dr. C. K. Winston.
William H. Payne Papers
This collection contains class registers, notebooks, correspondence, writings on education, lectures, speeches, subject files, clippings, bills, Peabody financial documents, programs, travel documents (New York, London, Paris, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Rome), and photographs related to the career of William H. Payne.
John S. Andrews Collection
This collection contains a medical receipt made out to Dr. John S. Andrews in 1857.
Melville Turner Biographical File
John James Tigert III Papers
John Shelby Biographical File
Biographical file includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and reprints of diplomas.
Alfred T. Hamilton Papers
This collection contains copies of letters written by Alfred T. Hamilton to his father, 1858 and 1859. He was a doctor in Franklin County, Tennessee, and his letters discuss the medical conditions of this patients as well as living conditions in the South. Copies of 2 letters from James B. Childs to Mrs. Noble in 1961 regarding the location of the town.
Mexico City Play Bills
This collection features playbills from multiple plays put on in Mexico City between 1858 and 1859, such as "Un Soldado de Napoleon" and "La Glorida en el Tepeyac."
About this Site
This site contains collection guides, or finding aids, to the archival collections held by Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives, the History of Medicine Collection, and the Scarritt Bennett Center. Finding aids describe the context, arrangement, and structure of archival materials, allowing users to identify and request materials relevant to their research.
Requesting Materials
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