Meharry Medical College. Library

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Meharry Medical College opened its doors on Oct. 13, 1876 as the Meharry Medical Department of Central Tennessee College, later Walden University, with the purpose of producing "intelligent physicians among the Colored people"; named for benefactors, Samuel Meharry and his four brothers, Hugh, Alexander, David, and Jessie Meharry, who together donated $20,000 in 1875; the school became a separate institution in 1915.

From the description of Board of Trustees records, 1974-1993. (Meharry Medical College). WorldCat record id: 70973507

From the description of General records, 1902-[ongoing]. (Meharry Medical College). WorldCat record id: 70973513

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn LaSaine, Herman B., 1936-1969. Herman B. LaSaine papers, 1924-1969, (bulk 1939-1941). College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library
referencedIn Johnson, Charles W. (Charles William), 1922-. Charles W. Johnson papers, 1934-2003. National Library of Medicine
referencedIn Charles W. Johnson, Sr. Papers, 1934-2003 History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
referencedIn Cameron, George M. (George Martin), 1896-1970. Papers, 1915-1972. Dyersburg State Community College
creatorOf Meharry Medical College. General records, 1902-[ongoing]. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Cazort, Ralph J. (Ralph Jerry), 1919-. Papers, 1925-1987. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Walker, Matthew, 1906-1978. Papers 1935-1984. Meharry Medical College, S.S. Kresge Learning Resources Center
referencedIn James Alexander Boyer Papers, 1924-2000 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn West, Harold D. (Harold Dadford), 1904-1974. Papers, 1918-1976. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Galvin family papers, 1935-1987. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Summerville, James, 1947-. Meharry Medical College photograph collection. Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA
referencedIn Cameron, George M. (George Martin), 1896-1970. Papers 1915-1972. Meharry Medical College, S.S. Kresge Learning Resources Center
referencedIn General Education Board. Archives, 1901-1964. Rockefeller Archive Center
creatorOf Hoddes, Robert S., 1915-1966. Papers, 1929-1980. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Bragg, Emma W., 1911-. Emma Bragg papers, 1957-1978. John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library. Special Collections & Archives
referencedIn Hodes, Robert, 1915-1966. Papers 1939-1980. Meharry Medical College, S.S. Kresge Learning Resources Center
referencedIn Foster, Henry W., 1933-. Henry W. Foster papers, 1991-1995. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Heres, Ralph. Papers, [undated]. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Hubbard, George W. (George Whipple), 1841-1924. Papers, 1874-1962. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Joyce Yerwood, M.D. Texas Woman's University Library, Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey Library
referencedIn Hernandez, Rafael, 1897-1976. Papers, 1941-1968. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Walker, Charlotte, M.D. Charlotte Walker papers, [19--]. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Caliver, Ambrose, 1894-1962. Ambrose Caliver collection, 1912-1938. John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library. Special Collections & Archives
referencedIn James, W. F. Bernell (Walter F. Bernell), 1905-. Papers, 1962-1972. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Turner, Edward L., 1900-1960. Edward L. Turner papers, 1924-1944. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Rolfe, Daniel Thomas, 1902-1971. Daniel Thomas Rolfe papers, 1948-1992. Dyersburg State Community College
creatorOf Meharry Medical College. Board of Trustees records, 1974-1993. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Ford, Arthur, Dr. Arthur Ford papers, 1969-1983. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Galvin family. Galvin family papers, 1935-1987. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Falk, Leslie A. Leslie A. Falk papers, 1926-1999 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Arkansas History Commission. Faculty and graduates of Meharry Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical College of Walden University, 1904. [graphic]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Dawson, Robert Edward, 1918-. Robert Edward Dawson papers, 1939-1998. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Green, Sallie Caroline Whitfield, 1872-1956. Papers, 1880-1914. Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA
referencedIn Tufts-Delta Health Center (Mound Bayou, Miss.). Delta Health Center records, 1956-1992. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Frazier, Horace M., 1927-1970. Records, 1870-1970. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Schaffer, Katherine, b. 1902. Papers, 1924-1977. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Moses, Henry A., 1939-. Papers, 1920-1999. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Indiana Medicine, 1993 Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory
referencedIn Floyd B. McKissick Papers, 1940s-1980s University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Taylor, William H., II. William H. Taylor II papers, 1949-1993. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Johnson, Charles W. (Charles William), 1922-. C.W. Johnson papers, 1950-1966. Dyersburg State Community College
creatorOf American Society of African Culture. Collection of printed ephemera from the library of Anne Spencer. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Meharry family. Meharry family papers, [undated]. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Walker, Matthew, 1906-1978. Papers, 1935-1984. Meharry Medical College, S.S. Kresge Learning Resources Center
referencedIn Anderson, Robert S. (Robert Spencer), 1922-1984. Robert Anderson collection, 1969-1974. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Mullowney, John J. (John James), 1878-1953. Papers, 1915-1935. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Robert Edward Dawson Papers, 1939-1998 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Clawson, Marion D. (Marion Don), 1900-1951. Papers, 1878-1951. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Walker, Matthew, 1906-1978. Papers, 1935-1978. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Elam, Lloyd C. Papers, 1966-1980. Dyersburg State Community College
referencedIn Dawson, Robert Edward, 1918-. Papers, 1939-1998 and n.d. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
referencedIn Looby, Z. Alexander (Zephaniah Alexander), 1899-1972. Zephaniah Alexander Looby papers, 1922-1981. John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library. Special Collections & Archives
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Anderson, Robert S. (Robert Spencer), 1922-1984. person
associatedWith Boyer, James Alexander, 1909-1998 person
associatedWith Bragg, Emma W., 1911- person
associatedWith Caliver, Ambrose, 1894-1962. person
associatedWith Cameron, George M. (George Martin), 1896-1970. person
associatedWith Cazort, Ralph J. (Ralph Jerry), 1919- person
associatedWith Clawson, Marion D. (Marion Don), 1900-1951. person
associatedWith Dawson, Robert Edward, 1918- person
associatedWith Elam, Lloyd C. person
associatedWith Falk, Leslie A. person
associatedWith Ford, Arthur, Dr. person
associatedWith Foster, Henry W., 1933- person
associatedWith Frazier, Horace M., 1927-1970. person
associatedWith Galvin family. family
associatedWith Galvin family. family
associatedWith General Education Board. corporateBody
associatedWith Green, Sallie Caroline Whitfield, 1872-1956. person
associatedWith Heres, Ralph. person
associatedWith Hernandez, Rafael, 1897-1976. person
associatedWith Hoddes, Robert S., 1915-1966. person
associatedWith Hodes, Robert, 1915-1966. person
associatedWith Hubbard, George W. (George Whipple), 1841-1924. person
associatedWith Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory corporateBody
associatedWith James, W. F. Bernell (Walter F. Bernell), 1905- person
associatedWith Johnson, Charles W. (Charles William), 1922- person
associatedWith LaSaine, Herman B., 1936-1969. person
associatedWith Looby, Z. Alexander (Zephaniah Alexander), 1899-1972. person
correspondedWith McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922- person
associatedWith Meharry family. family
associatedWith Meharry Medical College. Board of Trustees. corporateBody
associatedWith Moses, Henry A., 1939- person
associatedWith Mullowney, John J. (John James), 1878-1953. person
associatedWith Rolfe, Daniel Thomas, 1902-1971. person
associatedWith Schaffer, Katherine, b. 1902. person
associatedWith Summerville, James, 1947- person
associatedWith Taylor, William H., II. person
associatedWith Tufts-Delta Health Center (Mound Bayou, Miss.) corporateBody
associatedWith Turner, Edward L., 1900-1960. person
associatedWith Walker, Charlotte, M.D. person
associatedWith Walker, Matthew, 1906-1978. person
associatedWith West, Harold D. (Harold Dadford), 1904-1974. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Tennessee--Nashville
Subject
African American medical colleges
African Americans
College trustees
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Active 1974

Active 1993

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