Knoxville Academy of Medicine Cartoon Postcards
This collection consists primarily of several dozen anonymous illustrations pasted onto cardboard squares. Most of these images are composed of cutout portrait heads pasted onto colorful cartoon bodies. Many of these cards are numbered and include names. These names may indicate the identities of the person(s) shown, who are most likely affiliated with the Knoxville Academy of Medicine. A few of the cards were made by pasting entire cartoons onto cardboard. The collection also includes captions written in mirrored text and a few portraits, including one showing Dr. Samuel Moore Miller (1851-1916) of Knoxville, Tennessee. Miller became president of the Tennessee State Medical Association (which was then affiliated with the Knoxville Academy of Medicine) in 1915.
Dates
- circa 1915
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of several dozen anonymous illustrations pasted onto cardboard squares. Most of these images are composed of cutout portrait heads pasted onto colorful cartoon bodies. Many of these cards are numbered and include names. These names may indicate the identities of the person(s) shown, who are most likely affiliated with the Knoxville Academy of Medicine. A few of the cards were made by pasting entire cartoons onto cardboard. The collection also includes captions written in mirrored text and a few portraits, including one showing Dr. Samuel Moore Miller (1851-1916) of Knoxville, Tennessee. Miller became president of the Tennessee State Medical Association (which was then affiliated with the Knoxville Academy of Medicine) in 1915.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Knoxville Academy of Medicine was founded in 1853 by the pioneer physicians of Knox County. It followed the creation of a state medical association in 1830 and a regional medical association in 1845. In 1853, local chapters were encouraged to form and by 1856 the state legislature gave power to the Knoxville Medical Society. In 1857, Otis F. Hill, MD became the first president of the Knoxville Medical Society, which would later take the name the Knoxville Academy of Medicine.
Arrangement
This collection consists of two folders.
Acquisition Note
This collection was donated to Special Collections.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository