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| Name | Edward Jenner Letter |
| Dates | undated (circa 1817-1820) |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Historical Note | English country physician Edward Jenner (1749-1823) studied in London with the renowned physician John Hunter. Jenner's entire medical career was spent in practice in his native Gloucestershire, where he became acquainted with the notion that dairy-maids who had previously contracted cow-pox while milking did not succumb to smallpox. In 1796 Jenner performed his first vaccination, and his studies were published in 1798 as An Enquiry into the Cause and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae, a Disease discovered in some of the Western Counties of England, particularly Gloucestershire, and known by the Name of the Cox-pox. In 1805 Dr. Jenner became a founding member of the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London (later renamed as the Royal Society of Medicine) and in 1821 he was appointed Physician Extraordinary to King George IV. |
| Scope and Contents | One holograph letter, undated, from Dr. Jenner to his colleague Dr. [John] Baron of Gloucester |
| Arrangement | n/a |
| Accession Number | M2003-15 |
| Provenance | Acquired by Dr. Lawrence Reynolds and donated to UAB as part of the Reynolds Historical Library; transferred to the UAB Archives in 2003. |
| Copyright | The UAB Archives maintains its proprietary rights to this item. |
| Fnding Aid | Printed descriptive guide by Tim L. Pennycuff available in repository. |
| Access Points | Baron, John, d 1786-1851. Jenner, Edward, d 1749-1823. |
| Document Types | Correspondence |
| Location | Manuscript Stacks |
| Related Series | None |
| Physical Condition | Acid free folder, acid free box |
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| Name | Benjamin Rush Letter |
| Dates | 1797 |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Historical Note | Dr. Benjamin Rush (1745-1813) was a renowned figure in early American Medicine and was a signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Rush served as the Surgeon-General of the Continental Army and later became a professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. For a more information on Dr. Rush, select this link for a biographical summary made available by the UAB Reynolds-Finley Historical Library. |
| Scope and Contents | One holograph letter dated January 13, 1797, and sent from Dr. Rush to Elisha Boudinot, Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, who was the uncle of Dr. Rush's wife. |
| Arrangement | n/a |
| Accession Number | M2001-14 |
| Provenance | Donated to the UAB Archives in 2001 by the daughter and son-in-law of the late U.S. Senator Lister Hill (Ala). |
| Copyright | The UAB Archives maintains its proprietary rights to all material in this collection. |
| Fnding Aid | Printed descriptive guide by Tim L. Pennycuff available in repository. |
| Access Points | Boudinot, Elisha, d 1749-1819. Rush, Benjamin, d 1745-1813. |
| Document Types | Correspondence |
| Location | Manuscript Stacks |
| Related Series | n/a |
| Physical Condition | Acid free folder, acid free box |
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| Name | Celebrating 50 Years of the UAB Distinguished Faculty Lecture Scrapbook |
| Dates | 1964-2013 |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Historical Note | The UAB Distinguished Faculty Lecture was established in 1963. First proposed in 1960 by Dr. Emmett B. Carmichael, assistant dean of the medical college, the Distinguished Faculty Lecture was created to honor a member of the faculty of the university's medical center and is the highest honor awarded by UAB to faculty in the health sciences. In the summer of 1963 a committee comprised by faculty in the various health schools unanimously selected as UAB's first Distinguished Faculty Lecturer Dr. Tinsley R. Harrison. Dr. Harrison was a world-renowned physician who had previously served as the interim dean of the medical school and as the chair of the Department of Medicine. The first lecture, which was presented by Dr. Harrison on March 3, 1964, was titled "Witches and Doctors," and spoke on the highlights of the development of modern medicine. Since 1964 the DFL has become an honored tradition at UAB. The first six lectures were presented as part of The University of Alabama, since all university activities in Birmingham were conducted as part of the main campus in Tuscaloosa. Since 1969, when UAB became an independent university within the new three-campus system, the Distinguished Faculty Lectures have been held as part of the UAB Academic Health Center. Over the past 50 years, the award has been presented to men and women who have made considerable contributions to not only UAB but to the advancement of knowledge in the world. The first female to be named as Distinguished Faculty Lecturer was the 1974 honoree, Dr. Elizabeth C. Crosby, professor emerita of Anatomy. The only time the award has been presented to more than one individual was in 1983 when Drs. Sara C. and Wayne H. Finley were honored together for their founding work in medical genetics. Faculty in the dental, medical, nursing, optometry, and public health schools have received the honor. The award continues to be presented by a committee comprised by representatives from the various schools in the Academic Health Center and since the mid-1990s has been coordinated through the Office of the Provost. Each Distinguished Faculty Lecture is listed in the chronological history of UAB that is maintained by the UAB Archives at the following http://www.uab.edu/archives/chron. |
| Scope and Contents | One scrapbook, sized 28.5 cm x 22 cm, produced in 2013 through an online photo company to document the 50 year history of the lecture. |
| Arrangement | n/a |
| Accession Number | Presented to the UAB Archives in 2013. |
| Provenance | Presented to the UAB Archives in 2013 by the creating UAB office in appreciation for assistance in its preparation. The UAB Archives provided many of the images included in the scrapbook and was a resource for the historical information. |
| Copyright | The UAB Archives owns the copyright to some of the material and maintains its proprietary rights to all material in this collection. |
| Fnding Aid | Printed descriptive guide by Jennifer L. Beck, revised by Tim L. Pennycuff, available in repository. |
| Access Points | After-dinner speeches. Lectures and lecturing z Alabama z Birmingham. Universities and colleges z Alabama z Birmingham x Faculty. University of Alabama at Birmingham. |
| Document Types | Scrapbook |
| Location | Manuscript Stacks |
| Related Series | n/a |
| Physical Condition | Acid free folder, acid free box |
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Copyright: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees.
| Name | Presidential Campaign Collection of William L. Benoit |
| Dates | 1912-2004: Bulk 1960s-2000 |
| Extent | 1 cubic foot |
| Historical Note | Dr. William L. Benoit was a member of the faculty of the UAB Department of Communication Studies from 2017 until his retirement in 2022. Benoit received his PhD from Wayne State University and spent his academic career before joining UAB at Miami University, at Bowling Green State University, at the University of Missouri, and at Ohio University. His areas of expertise were crisis communication and political campaign communication. He is known for developing the "image repair theory" and for applying that theory in the real world of political campaigns. Benoit authored or co-authored two dozen books and over 300 scholarly publications. He was also editor of the Journal of Communication and of Communication Studies. On April 9, 2021, Dr. Benoit was named as a Distinguished Professor at UAB by the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees. |
| Scope and Contents | This collection consists of campaign material for presidential primaries and for the general presidential elections, with original material dated from the 1936 campaign of Alf Landon to the 2000 campaigns of George W. Bush and Al Gore, Jr., and some photocopied material dated from the 1912 campaign of Woodrow Wilson to the 2004 campaign of Howard Dean. The collection includes flyers, pamphlets, brochures, and leaflets. |
| Arrangement | The collection is divided into two subseries: Presidential Primary Campaign and Presidential Elections, then each series is arranged chronologically and alphabetically by candidate. |
| Accession Number | M2022-07 |
| Provenance | Donated to the UAB Libraries in 2022 by Dr. Benoit and transferred to the UAB Archives. |
| Copyright | The UAB Archives owns and maintains its proprietary rights to all material in this collection, but the university does not own copyrights to any of the items contained within. |
| Fnding Aid | Printed descriptive guide by Tim L. Pennycuff and Jennifer L. Beck available in repository. |
| Access Points | Benoit, William L. Communication in politics z United States. Political campaigns z United States. Primaries z United States. University of Alabama at Birmingham. |
| Document Types | Brochures, flyers, leaflets, pamphlets. |
| Location | Manuscript Stacks |
| Related Series | n/a |
| Physical Condition | Acid free folder, acid free box |
This page created 2023
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