| Name | Tinsley R. Harrison Photograph Collection |
| Dates | 1890-1978 |
| Extent | 1 cubic foot |
| Historical Note | Tinsley Randolph Harrison (1900-1978) was an Alabama native who graduated from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and later served in the administration of three different medical schools, the Bowman-Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forrest University (North Carolina), the Southwestern Medical School (Texas), and the Medical College of Alabama. He was also the chief editor of the Principles of Internal Medicine (1950), which became known as Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine and which remains in print until the current time. For additional information on Dr. Harrison's life and career, see the overview for his manuscript collection (MC03). |
| Scope and Contents | This is a collection of photographs combined together to document the life and career of Harrison, some of the images were donated by the Harrison family, some by UAB faculty and staff, and some were created by various offices on the university campus. A vast majority of the images in this collection were donated by Dr. James A. Pittman, Jr., one-time dean of the UAB medical school and a long-time friend of Dr. Harrison and his family. The collection was organized in 1993 upon the request of the University Archivist. |
| Arrangement | Organized by prints, lantern slides, and audiovisual material |
| Accession Number | Various |
| Provenance | Various |
| 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 William A. Harris and Tim L. Pennycuff available in repository. |
| Access Points | Harrison, Tinsley Randolph, d 1900-1978. Harrison family. University of Alabama. b Medical College of Alabama. University of Alabama. b School of Medicine. University of Alabama in Birmingham. |
| Document Types | Lantern slides. Negatives. Photographs. Video cassettes. |
| Location | Manuscript Stacks |
| Related Series | MC03, Tinsley R. Harrison Papers MC07, Tinsley R. Harrison Collection |
| Physical Condition | Acid free folder, acid free box |
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