Brief Overview of Collection, MC80

Name:                         Clyde N. Garmon Papers

Dates:                         1911-1914

Volume:                      .10 cubic foot (two folders)

Historical Note:         Clyde Neville Garmon attended the Birmingham Medical College from 1910 until his graduation in 1914.  He was a member of the

                                    medical college’s Athletic Association, football team and the medical fraternity, Delta Omicron Alpha.  Following his graduation, Garmon

                                    practiced industrial medicine in Bessemer, Alabama, and served on the staff of Lloyd Noland Hospital in Fairfield.  The           

                                    Birmingham Medical College was established in 1894 by W.E.B. and J.D.S. Davis as a privately owned medical school.  The college

                                    operated in cooperation with Hillman Hospital for several years.  In September 1912, the trustees of the medical college transferred all

                                    lands, buildings, equipment and franchises to the trustees of the University of Alabama.  The school was gradually closed, allowing the

                                    students to finish their education in Birmingham.  The school closed its doors in 1915. 

Scope and Content:    The collection consists of 21 certificates and one commencement program from the Birmingham Medical College.  Also included in the program are lists of the faculty, trustees and

                                    the 1914 graduates of the school.  The collection also contained five oversized  photographs that have been removed to PMC80 for preservation.

Arrangement:             Chronologically

Accession number:     M2000-05

Provenance:               Donated to the UAB Archives in March 2000 by the son of Dr. Garmon.

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

Access Points:            Birmingham Medical College (Birmingham, Ala.).

                                    Garmon, Clyde N.,  d  b. 1891.

                                    Medical Education.

                                    Medical students  z  Alabama.

Document Types:       Certificates.

                                    Program.

Location:                    Manuscript Stacks

Related Series:          PMC80

Physical Condition:    Acid free folders and acid free box

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Last Updated 27 November 2007.
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