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Knoxville College Slide

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1974

  • Staff Only

This collection houses a single magic lantern, or primitive projection, slide depicting Knoxville College's 1930 Junior class play.

Dates

  • 1930

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Conditions Governing Use

The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Abstract

This collection houses a single magic lantern, or primitive projection, slide depicting Knoxville College's 1930 Junior class play.

Biographical/Historical Note

Knoxville College was established in 1875 under the Freedmen's Mission of the United Presbyterian Church and was dedicated to educating Tennessee's African-American population. It originally offered elementary, high school, and college level courses and even added a medical program in 1895. Although the medical school was discontinued in 1900 after graduating only two students, Knoxville College Hospital, which opened in 1907, proved extremely successful. Indeed, this hospital was for many years one of the only institutions in the South where Black doctors and nurses could practice and the only place in Knoxville its Black citizens could find quality medical care. The College disbanded its elementary department in 1927 and its high school department in 1931 in order to focus solely on higher education.

Arrangement

This collection consists of a single folder.

Acquisition Note

This collection was purchased by Special Collections in 2007.

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480