Brief Overview of Collection, MC81

Name:                         William Harrison Wilkerson Papers

Dates:                         1856-1882

Volume:                      .10 cubic foot (3 items)

Historical Note:         William Harrison Wilkerson was born September 4, 1836 in Troup County, Georgia.  He attended Graefenberg Medical Institute in

                                    Dadeville, Alabama, and graduated from there August 10, 1857.  He married Lucinda Hammock on January 6, 1861, in Tallapoosa,

                                    Alabama.  During the Civil War he served in the 53^rd Alabama Regiment and spent two years as a prisoner of war.  In 1866 Wilkerson

                                    and his family moved to Harperville, Mississippi, where he practiced medicine.  He died on December 31, 1902, in Pineville, Mississippi.

Scope and Content:    Consists of one diploma from the Graefenberg Medical Institute, one matriculation card from Graefenberg and a Mississippi state medical license.  

Arrangement:             None

Accession number:     M2000-21

Provenance:               Donated to the UAB Archives in September 2000.

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

Access Points:            Graefenberg Medical Institute (Dadeville, Ala.).

                                    Wilkerson, William Harrison.,  d  d. 1902.

Document Types:      Certificate.

                                    Diploma.

                                    Matriculation card.

Location:                    Manuscript Stacks

Related Series:          PMC81

Physical Condition:    Acid free folders and acid free box

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Last Updated 27 November 2007.
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