Administrative Files of President Joseph F. Volker 1969-1976.

University of Alabama in Birmingham, College of General Studeis

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998

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George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician who served as the 45th Governor of Alabama for four terms. He is best remembered for his staunch segregationist and populist views. During his tenure, he promoted "low-grade industrial development, low taxes, and trade schools". He sought the United States presidency as a Democrat three times, and once as an American Independent Party candidate, unsuccessfully each time. Wallace notoriously opposed deseg...

McCallum, Charles A., 1925-

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Hill, Philip Richardson

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Physician, dean, university vice president, university president Samuel Richardson Hill was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, on 19 May 1923. He received a bachelor of arts degree from Duke University and his M.D. from Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University. Hill originally came to the University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1954. Having served as a teaching fellow at Harvard University, Hill accepted a two year appointment as ...

University of Alabama in Birmingham. School of Medicine.

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Appalachian Regional Commission

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Sources: Alabama Appalachian Regional Commission Program, Meeting agenda and minutes, SG14584, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History. The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is a regional economic development agency that represents a partnership of federal, state and local government. Established in 1965, it is composed of the governors of the 13 Appalachian states and a federal co-chairman who is appointed by the President. Local participation in the Commi...

Pittman, James A., Jr. (James Allen), 1927-2014

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Dr. James A. Pittman served as dean of the School of Medicine of the University of Alabama from 1973 to 1992. From the description of Collection 1992-1993. (Mervyn H. Sterne Library - UAB). WorldCat record id: 31227226 ...

Alabama. Legislature

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A plank road or puncheon is a dirt path or road covered with a series of planks, similar to the wooden sidewalks one would see in a Western movie. Plank roads were very popular in Ontario, the U.S. Northeast and U.S. Midwest in the first half of the 19th century. From the guide to the Alabama Legislature petition MSS. 0039., 1849, (W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama) Authorities: Alabama Legislature. Acts of Alabama. Pl...

Kirklin, John W. (John Webster)

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Campbell, George F. (George Frederick), 1915-

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University of Alabama in Birmingham. School of Optometry

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Barker, S. B. 1912-

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Volker, Joseph F.

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Dentist, dean, university vice president, university president Dr. Joseph F. Volker was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1913. He earned a D.M.D. degree from Indiana University and an A.B., M.S. and Ph. D., from the University of Rochester. He was serving as dean of Tufts College Dental School in Boston when the University of Alabama chose him to head its new dental program in Birmingham. Accepting these duties in 1948, Volker instituted a rigorous course of study that ...

Mathews, Forest David, 1935-

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University of Alabama. Board of Trustees

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University of Alabama in Birmingham. Office of the President.

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UAB became an autonomous university within the University of Alabama System in 1969, and Dr. Joseph F. Volker was named UAB's first president. The president is responsible for the overall direction of the university, campus planning and fundraising endeavors, and university financial matters. The president reports to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees and works in a coordination with the chancellor of the University of Alabama System and the Tuscaloosa and Huntsville campuses. Previous ...

University of Alabama in Birmingham. University College.

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University of Alabama in Birmingham. University Hospital.

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Birmingham. Housing Authority.

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University of Alabama System

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