Physicians

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Acuff Clinic Bulletin Herbert Acuff. M. D.

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Dr. C. B. Lee physician’s ledgers and memorandum books, ca. 1884-1916, from the Scarborough community (now Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tenn). 23 volumes

Scope and Contents Dr. Calvin J. K. Moore items. Carolyn M. Scruggs gift, 1 oversize folder containing 4 original documents of Dr. Calvin Jefferson Keyes Moore: his appointment as Superintendent of the Oklahoma Territorial Board of Health, 1899; his medical diploma (signed by James Van Deventer) from Tennessee Medical College (TMC) and diploma from the TMC Society, both Knoxville, Tennessee, 1894; and a certificate concerning his physicians records, Greenville, Texas, 1895. A smaller folder contains 1 copy...

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Two pages of notes on a speech given by Dr. G. Devron to the American Public Health Association. Re: abattoirs/slaughter houses. No date. Petition to the State Board of Health containing names of 11 Knoxville area doctors. 1881. 1 p.

Scope and Contents Papers of Dr. Joseph C. Strong, Jr. (1808-1878), a physician in Knoxville who moved to Shelbyville in 1826, and back to Knoxville in 1847. Collection includes: a history of the Strong family; correspondence to Dr. Strong, 1827-1852; correspondence to Dr. Strong and Dr. Kain, 1829-1831; correspondence to Dr. Strong’s wife Sophronia, 1843-1845; correspondence about Dr. Strong, 1832-1839; Dr. Strong’s receipts, notes, settlements, 1830-1851; catalog of medicines; papers of Benjamin Rush Strong,...

Scope and Contents Dr. William Hunt (1810-1882) was the grandfather of Alice Hunt Lynn Howell (Mrs. Roger Howell). Handwritten “Journal of My Imprisonment” by William Hunt, telling about his Civil War capture. Arrested November 1861 in Cleveland, Tenn., by Col. James Gillaspie. AD 1 pp. + Photocopies of: 1830s Transylvania University materials re: William Hunt; 1866 letter re: ETV&G RR; 1870s Cleveland, Bradley County, Tenn., tax receipts to William Hunt. + photocopies from 1840s account book in the...

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Dr. William Joseph Cameron University of Tennessee Medical School graduation announcement, June 8, 1925, Memphis, Tenn. (ephemera) (Printed pages loose from cover).

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Dr. Wm. N. Lynn, Knoxville, 1919. Fellowship Certificate from the American Medical Association for 1919, signed by Drs. Arthur Dean Bevan and Alex. R. Craig. No. 11397. 1 printed form filled in and signed (6 x 8 inches). 1 pc.

Scope and Contents Photographs and documents from Claiborne County and World War I service-related documents and artifacts of Dr. Fred Oscar Stone who served in the U. S. Army Medical Corps and Royal Army Medical Corps as a physician Books, artifacts, correspondence from various family members; “Wilma Dykeman Stokely Memorial Lecture, Bijou Theatre, April 7, 2016, Knoxville, Tenn” (framed poster, 19.5 x 26 inches) Two photographs (copies) of Fred O. Stone (one from WWI and one from later in life) Much of the...

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Greene County, Tenn., Account Books: (Timber Ridge Store, 1859, 1873-1883; and Dr. Jacob Payne Easterly account book. Also, photocopies of James Edwards Bell diary 1862, excerpts, transcribed; and Bell genealogy & family records.

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H. A. C. (Hazelwood Albert Calvin) Bradfute (1845-1919) Johnson County Tenn.; Loyston, Tenn. Served in Co. D, 13th Regt Tennessee Cavalry Volunteers, 1864; teacher, pension agent, medical doctor; lived the latter part of his life in Loys Cross Roads [Loyston] Union County, Tenn. His body was removed from Loyston to the National Cemetery at the construction of Norris Dam.

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PHOTOCOPY of “An Inaugural Dissertation on the Functions of the Liver...Transylvania University, for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine.” January 20, 1847. By James F. Broyles, Greene County, Tenn. 15 pp.

Scope and Contents Jefferson County, Tenn., Physician’s Account Book, 1871-1874, 1877. [Dr. Helms? Wm. M. F. Helms?] 1 vol. Lists names of patients, services rendered, and accounts of money due and paid. H. C. Helms account on pp. 4-5. Helms document on p. 170. Volume contains several loose papers and notes. They were left in place and interleaved with acid-free paper. One letter to “Dear Aunt’ written from Milligan, Tenn., (unsigned, undated ALS 2 pp. 1 pc.) mentions commencement and the young ladies’ debates...

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Letter from H. M. Green, Physician, Knoxville to Gov. Ben W. Hooper, August 13, 1912. Letter from Green, physician to Bessie Hamilton, concerning her murder by her husband Dennis Hamilton, currently a prisoner in the state penitentiary. Henry Morgan Green (1877-1939) was one of the leading African American physicians of Knoxville. It was largely through his efforts that the colored unit of Knoxville General Hospital was built. He was a leading authority on pellagra.

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Medical diploma of Charles Meigs Cawood from Tulane University, 1889 (located FL 09-24). The Daily Graphic newspaper, page 101 only: New York, 1882, showing Knoxville buildings including the Custom House (located FL 09-22). 2 items, gift of (Judge Houston Goddard?).

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Small manuscript volume of Dr. Thomas Andrew West. 3 3/4 x 12” 1 vol. containing handwritten medical cures and formulas. First 14 pages have been cut out (may have contained patient information). A few small loose items are inserted between the pages. No date.

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Small notebook (cover missing) with handwritten medical notes of Newton Franklin Phillips (1845-1883). Ca. 1869. He attended the University of Nashville, 1868-1869 Medicine.

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1894 Physician’s visiting book (owner unknown--T.F. Fitzgerald?). Lists names, dates, charges.

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Two photographic portraits of Dr. Herbert Acuff (died 1951), Knoxville physician. One portrait about 8x10” sepia toned portrait by Fabian Bachrach, Boston. In mat and presentation folder. Second photograph is sepia, 12.5 x 15.5”. Dr. Acuff from side angle, holding A Surgeon’s World (book). Separated from mat backing, signed (unreadable). Housed in 2 folders.

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Receipt from Dr. Isaac Wright (author of Wright’s Family Medicine; Knoxville physician) for payment of medical fees due from the estate of Governor Joseph McMinn, deceased. Note by [Dr.] James King of Knoxville saying the fees charged were reasonable. Signed twice by Dr. Wright. 1826. ADS 1 pc. (2 pp.).

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Richard Carr Kitzmiller (1831-1920) “Composition for Exhibition” [essay] Dec. 23, 1852 (outside title); “Absurd & Superstitious Notions-Result of Ignorance” Dec. 4, 1852, Sinking Creek, Sullivan County, Tenn. (Inside title) a prominent Sullivan County physician son of John and Louisa Devald Kitzmiller.

Scope and Contents Business and personal papers, photographs, documents of John Monroe Clark (1868-1950) of Blount County, Tennessee and the allied families of Cates, Brabson, Foute and Pinkerton. John Monroe Clark was a successful banker, civic leader, businessman, and an active participant in the movement to create the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He was instrumental in preserving and maintaining Clark’s Grove Cemetery and operated a large farm in Blount County. Other important individuals in the...