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May 2013


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University College dedication ceremony, May 20, 1973.  University College Building No. 1, Building No. 2, Building No. 3, and the library – today’s Education, Chemistry, and Humanities Buildings and Sterne Library – were dedicated in a ceremony held in May of 1973.  Governor George C. Wallace spoke at the ceremony one year after he survived an attempted assassination at a presidential campaign stop in Maryland. The Governor’s wheelchair is visible as he stands at the podium.

Image ID: P1, #0342

April 2013

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Lt. Leo Woods operates the UAB Police Department's tape machine, April 1978.  The machine, a Dictaphone 4000, recorded all telephone and radio calls.  The Police Department was formally organized at UAB in 1972.

Image ID: P7.4.1, #0605a

March 2013


1303-Snow93Looking down South 18th Street toward Red Mountain, March 1993.  The Blizzard of 1993, the so-called “Storm of the Century,” impacted 26 states and much of eastern Canada, bringing record snowfall across North America.  Over the weekend of March 12-13 Birmingham received 13 inches of snow but some locations in the metropolitan area received up to 17 inches.  This was a record for a single snowfall and was more than ever received during an entire winter season.  All activities at UAB except for essential hospital services were cancelled and many staff remained at their jobs for days.


Image:  Progress Notes yearbook

February 2013


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New telephone directory released, 1968.  Anita Sellers, secretary in the Office of Communications, with the new and enlarged directory for the university campus.  The 6x9 inch publication contained 96 pages with a simple alphabetical listing of staff and an administrative listing of offices and programs.  The last printed Campus Directory distributed to the UAB campus was released in 2009.  The 8x11 inch publication contained over 570 pages.

Image ID:  P16.1.2, #2386

January 2013


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1917 Clinic, circa 1988.  In response to the growing epidemic, an outpatient clinic for AIDS patients was opened at UAB in January 1988.  It was founded and first directed by Dr. Michael S. Saag.  The clinic name originated from the building’s street address of 1917 5th Avenue South in order to protect the confidentiality of the patients.

Image ID:  P23.3, #1419


Dr. Michael S. Saag presented the 34th annual Reynolds Historical Lecture, entitled "Thirty Years of AIDS," on February 22, 2013.  For additional information see http://www.uab.edu/reynolds/lecture