Tennessee History
Found in 74 Collections and/or Records:
Rudolph Herman Kampeier (1898-1990) Biographical File
Flie contains newspaper clippings, articles, photographs, C.V.
Marcus Chesley Key Collection
Collection contains records pertaining to and created by Dr. Marcus Chesley Key who practiced medicine in rural Tennessee during the early to mid 20th century. Records include diplomas, certificates, lecture notes, and ledger books that record patient visits and descrption of services rendered. The collection provides insight into the practice of medicine in a rural Southern community during the early to mid 20th century.
James Hampton Kirkland Biographical File
Biographical file includes numerous photographs, correspondence, event programs, speech, Kirkland's history of Medical Education at Vanderbilt, a 1933 edition of The Vanderbilt Alumnus commemorating Dr. Kirkland, and other biographical information.
Kirkland, James Hampton (1859-1939)
Robert T. Lagemann Biographical File
Biographical file includes obituary.
John Jackson Lentz, Sr. Biographical File
Biographical file includes obituary and biographical article.
Louis Leroy Biographical File
Dr. Louis Leroy was on the faculty of the Medical Department of Vanderbilt University as Professor of Pathology and Bacteriology from 1899-1905.
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.
Lindsley, John Berrien (1822-1897)
John Berrien Lindsley Papers
Van Sinderen Lindsley Biographical File
Biographical file includes photographs and reprints of biographical entries.
Felix Grundy McGavock Biographical File
Biographical file includes content from the Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northeast Arkansas and from Pen and Sword: the Life and Journals of Randal W. McGavock.
Charlotte Frances McLeod Collection
The Charlotte Frances McLeod Collection, spanning 1954-55, consists of items related to the life of transgender woman Charlotte Frances McLeod (February 26, 1925 - September 16, 2007), who was born in Nashville and became the second North American to undergo gender reassignment surgery in Denmark.
Olin West
Otey James Porter Biographical File
Biographical file includes a medical paper that was delivered and dated 1900, a signature on a piece of brown paper sack, and academic journal reprints.
Harley Winfield Qualls Biographical File
Biographical file contains photographs of Dr. Qualls, including photgraphic portraits and two before-and-after group photographs with a dissection cadaver.
Felix Randolph Robertson Biographical File
Biographical file includes an article about Dr. Robertson being the first Nashville pediatrician, historical notes, personal bibliography, and medical journal reprints.
Robert S. Sanders Biographical File
Biographical file includes newspaper clippings, article reprints, and a copy of the biography entitled, "Dr. Seat Belt," as written by Dr. Sander's son.
Sanders, Robert S. (1927-2006)
John Shelby Biographical File
Biographical file includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and reprints of diplomas.
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