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Name Emmett B. Carmichael Papers
Dates 1852-1984: bulk 1950-1984
Extent 11 cubic feet
Historical Note Emmett B. Carmichael, PhD (1895-1985), came to Alabama in 1927 as assistant professor and chair of the biochemistry department at the two-year Medical College of Alabama, then located on the Tuscaloosa campus of The University of Alabama. When the college was relocated to Birmingham in 1945 and became a four-year institution, Dr. Carmichael transferred with his department and remained chair of biochemistry. At the time of his retirement in 1966, Carmichael, who had devoted almost 40 years of his life to the college, was named a Professor Emeritus and Assistant Dean Emeritus. He remained an active force on the campus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) for many years. During the 1940s Carmichael, who had an interest in the history of Alabama’s doctors, dentists, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals, began collecting documents and items to preserve this history.
Scope and Contents This collection consists of three series:  1) Correspondence and Research Files, 2) Diplomas and Plaques, 3) Ephemera.  It includes Dr. Carmichael's correspondence to others, handwritten research notes on various medical and scientific topics, off-prints of Carmichael's published scientific and medical history articles, and pamphlets, brochures, etc.
Arrangement Alphabetical
Accession Number M2000-23
Provenance The material in this collection was transferred to the UAB Archives in two shipments.  The first shipment came from the Office of the Medical Alumni Association, the second came internally from the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences.
Copyright The UAB Archives maintains its proprietary rights to all material in this collection.
Fnding Aid Printed descriptive guide by Jennifer L. Beck and Tim L. Pennycuff available in repository.
Access Points Alabama Academy of Honor.
Carmichael, Emmett B.,  q (Emmett Bryan),  d  1895-1985.
Medical education  z  Alabama.
University of Alabama.  b. Medical College of Alabama.
University of Alabama in Birmingham.
Document Types Certificates.
Clippings.
Correspondence.
Diplomas.
Programs.
Publications.
Location Manuscript Stacks
Related Series PMC113, Emmett B. Carmichael Photographs.
MC51, Emmett B. Carmichael/Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences Collection.
Physical Condition Acid free folder, acid free box

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