Brief Overview of Collection, MC75

 

 

Name:                             Edwin Glenn Waldrop Papers

 

Dates:                             1946-1985

 

Volume:                          .50 cubic foot

 

Historical Note:             Edwin Glenn Waldrop was born on December 18, 1922, in Hueytown, Alabama. He entered the University of Alabama in 1941 and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in August 1943.  He enrolled in the School of Medicine in Tuscaloosa in 1943 as part of an accelerated medical training program.  When the school was relocated to Birmingham, Alabama, he and twenty other students transferred to the new four year Medical College of Alabama.  On October 25, 1946, Waldrop and his classmates received their M.D. degrees.  He served in the U.S. Air Force, held several staff positions at the Medical College of Alabama, operated a private practice and was a member of several boards and organizations.  He died in Birmingham on April 25, 1998.

 

Scope and Content:        The collection consists of five folders and one scrapbook.  The collection contains information about the Alumni Association of the School of Medicine. 

 

Arrangement:                 Folders are arranged alphabetically. 

 

Accession number:         M1998-19

 

Provenance:                   Donated to the UAB Archives in December 1998 by the widow of Dr. Waldrop.

 

Finding Aid:                    Printed descriptive guide by Jennifer L. Beck available in repository.

 

Access Points:                Waldrop, Edwin G.,  d  1922-1998.

                                        University of Alabama  b  Medical College of Alabama.

 

Document Types:           Clippings.

Constitution.

Correspondence.

                                        Periodicals.

                                        Programs.

                                        Scrapbook.

 

Location:                        Manuscript Stacks

 

Related Series:              PMC75, Edwin Glenn Waldrop Photographs

 

Physical Condition:        Acid free folders and Acid free box

 

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Last Updated 27 November 2007.
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