Collections
| Name | John R. Smythies Collection |
| Dates | 1950-1998 |
| Extent | 1 cubic foot |
| Historical Note | Dr. John R. Smythies was an internationally recognized authority on schizophrenia and was the author of over twenty books and hundreds of scientific research articles. Smythies was born in India to British parents and was educated in England. He earned degrees from Cambridge, University College (London), and the University of British Columbia. He spent time in Bermuda as a Surgeon-Lieutenant with a British frigate squadron, then completed post-graduate research at the Australian National University in Canberra, at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and at the Galesburg State Research Hospital in Galesburg, Illinois. From 1961 until 1971 Smythies was a Senior Lecturer and Reader in Psychiatry at the University of Edinburgh. Dr. Smythies visited UAB in 1968 to present a lecture for the Department of Psychiatry, and soon afterward he entered a collaboration with several members of the department's faculty. Smythies and his UAB colleagues published numerous articles over the next few years. In 1971 Dr. Smythies joined the full-time faculty at UAB as a Visiting Professor and as a scientist in the UAB Neurosciences Program. In 1973 he was appointed Professor of Psychiatry and was named as the first Ireland Professor of Psychiatric Research. Dr. Smythies retired from UAB in 1989 and was named a Professor Emeritus by the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees. But Dr. Smythies did not retire when he left UAB, as he accepted a position as a visiting professor at Stanford University. He later accepted a position as a Visiting Professor at the University of California, San Diego, where he directed the university's Integrative Neuroscience Program. John Smythies and his wife were long-time residents of La Jolla, California. Both of their sons are graduates of UAB. Dr. Smythies died in La Jolla, California, on January 28, 2019, at the age of 96. |
| Scope and Contents | This collection contains over 700 letters representing the "correspondence conducted over the years between Dr. Smythies and a number of illustrious philosophers and scientists," including at least seven Nobel Laureates. |
| Arrangement | Alphabetically by author, then chronologically |
| Accession Number | M2005-04 |
| Provenance | The material in this manuscript collection was donated to UAB in at least eight discrete shipments between 1989 and 1998 directly from Dr. Smythies. The collection was originally housed in the Reynolds Historical Library, but was transferred to the UAB Archives in 2005; the accession number reflects the collection's internal transfer date. The donation of the collection was publicized soon after Dr. Smythies began giving material to UAB's library. The Smythies Collection was a front-page feature in the September 1990 issue of the library's Treasures newsletter, and it was included in the second volume (1994) of the bibliography of the Reynolds Historical Library. |
| Copyright | The UAB Archives owns and maintains its proprietary rights to all material in this collection. |
| Fnding Aid | Printed descriptive guide by Tim L. Pennycuff available in repository. |
| Access Points | Smythies, John R., q John Raymond, d 1922-2019. Psychiatrists. University of Alabama at Birmingham. b. Department of Psychiatry. University of Alabama in Birmingham. |
| Document Types | Letters, memorandum, postcards, typescript drafts, news clippings, and article reprints |
| Location | Manuscript Stacks |
| Related Series | PMC130, John R. Smythies Collection Photographs |
| Physical Condition | Acid free folders, acid free box |
This page created 2018 and last updated 2022
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| Name | Rebecca Agnew Holt Papers |
| Dates | 1925-1989 |
| Extent | 0.33 cubic foot |
| Historical Note | Rebecca Agnew “Rebie” Holt was born in Gordon, Houston County, Alabama, on March 15, 1903 to Edward Rowell and Lizzie Elliott (Agnew) Holt. She attended the Montgomery public schools of Bellinger Hill School and Sidney Lanier High School and from 1920 to 1921 she attended the Women’s College of Alabama (now known as Huntingdon College ). From 1921 to 1923 she attended the University of Alabama. In 1925 she entered Johns Hopkins University and in 1929 received her master’s degree in bacteriology. Also in 1929, she became an instructor in bacteriology and pathology at the University of Alabama. In 1931 she accepted a position at Tulane University; she also later held teaching positions at the Medical College of Virginia and the Medical College of South Carolina. Because of health problems, she retired in 1962 and returned to her family home on Felder Avenue in Montgomery. She was active in several professional and social groups which included an appointment to the Alabama Civil War Centennial Commission. In 1988 she was inducted as an Honorary Member in the Alabama Senior Citizens Hall of Fame. Rebecca "Rebie" Holt died on November 1, 1990. |
| Scope and Contents | This collection contains biographical information, academic transcripts, correspondence, and publications. |
| Arrangement | Arranged so that all related types of material are together. Folders are then alphabetized. |
| Accession Number | M2008-01 |
| Provenance | In 1989 Holt donated the material in this collection to UAB, via a gift to the dean of the medical school. The dean sent the items to the president of UAB who sent the material to the Reynolds Historical Library. The collection remained in the library until transfer to the UAB Archives. |
| Copyright | UAB maintains its proprietary rights to the item; the current holder of the copyrights to these materials is unknown. |
| Fnding Aid | Printed descriptive guide by Jennifer L. Beck available in repository. |
| Access Points |
Alabama. b Alabama Civil War Centennial Commission. |
| Document Types |
Clippings, Correspondence, Magazines (periodicals), Reprints. |
| Location | Manuscript Stacks |
| Related Series |
PMC99, Rebecca Agnew Holt Photographs |
| Physical Condition | Acid-free folders in an acid-free box. |
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| Name | Dale C. Braungart Papers |
| Dates | 1933-1934 |
| Extent | 0.30 cubic foot |
| Historical Note |
Dale C. Braungart was born in Syracuse, New York, on June 7, 1912. He obtained the A.B. degree from Syracuse University in 1933 and in the fall of 1933 matriculated at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. In the fall of 1934 Braungart was a member of the freshman class entering the medical school in Tuscaloosa. The next year, he withdrew from the medical program but eventually Braungart obtained a master’s degree in biology from Alabama in 1938 the year after he received a faculty appointment in the Biology department at Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Braungart spent the remainder of his academic career at Catholic University. In 1948 he was awarded a PhD in Biology from the University of Maryland. Dr. Braungart eventually received the appointment as professor of Biology and from 1966 until 1971 served as chair of the department. He was a member of numerous professional societies, was the author of several books, and authored numerous scientific papers. He retired from Catholic University in the 1970s and died at his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on July 17, 2002. Braungart never married and his obituary in the Washington Post indicated there were no immediate survivors. |
| Scope and Contents |
Collection consists of 136 letters |
| Arrangement | Arranged by recipient of the letter and then chronologically within that subset |
| Accession Number | M2006-13 |
| Provenance | Donated to the UAB Archives following acquisition from an internet shopping site. |
| Copyright | UAB maintains its proprietary rights to the item; the current holder of the copyrights to these materials is unknown. |
| Fnding Aid | Printed descriptive guide by Tim L. Pennycuff available in repository. |
| Access Points |
Braungart, Dale C., d 1912-2002. |
| Document Types |
Correspondence |
| Location | Manuscript Stacks |
| Related Series |
n/a |
| Physical Condition | Acid free folders in an acid free box. |
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| Name | The Oh Lectureship in Neuromuscular Diseases Scrapbook |
| Dates | 1982-2005 |
| Extent | 1 item, 28.5 cm x 22 cm. |
| Historical Note |
The Oh Lectureship in Neuromuscular Diseases was established in 1994 at UAB by Shin Joong Oh, MD, and his wife, Myung-Hi Kim Oh, MD. It became an Endowed Lectureship in 1997 and was funded by gifts from many former trainees and fellows of UAB’s Neuromuscular Disease Program. The purposes of the lectureship are to enhance the mission of the UAB Neuromuscular Diseases Program in training future leaders in neuromuscular diseases and to highlight the achievements of the program in training, research, publications and clinical services. The lectureship was dedicated in the memory of the Oh’s daughter, Julie Youngjoo Oh (1970-1982). |
| Scope and Contents |
This collection consists entirely of one scrapbook produced in 2006 on a computer (as stated on the back endpaper). Unlike conventional scrapbooks, the items in this book (dating 1982 through 2005) were scanned into a digital format and printed onto the pages. |
| Arrangement | none |
| Accession Number | M2006-12 |
| Provenance | Donated to the UAB Archives on September 26, 2006. |
| Fnding Aid | Printed descriptive guide by Jennifer L. Beck available in repository. |
| Access Points |
Oh, Julie Younjoo, d 1970-1982. |
| Document Types |
Scrapbook |
| Location | Manuscript Stacks |
| Related Series |
n/a |
| Physical Condition | Acid free folder, acid free box |
This page created 2007 and last updated on 27 November 2007.
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