Lincoln Memorial University Training School for Nurses (1914) E. V. Rodkey, Directress Margaret Kleinhentz, Assistant Directress A three year course of training is now offered to women who wish to become professional nurses. The work is divided into three separate … Continue reading →
Graduates, 1911 Miss Nadine O. Smith Tennessee Miss Amelia Young Tennessee Mrs. Mary Houk Hatchcock North Carolina Miss May Russell Virginia Nurses in Training School Miss Katherine Tate Anderson North Carolina Miss Winfred Delieux Tennessee Miss Myrtle Painter Tennessee Miss … Continue reading →
The table below contains the names of men and women listed as nurses in Knoxville City Directories between the years 1911 and 1920, inclusive. No 1918 directory was published because of World War I. Beginning in 1908, the City Directory … Continue reading →
Elsewhere on this site, you can read a short biography of Amelia “Amy” Young Cox Harshman, who was a pioneer nurse in Knoxville. Amy’s sister, Jessie, was also a registered nurse. The following excerpts from Jessie’s obituary give details of … Continue reading →
Amelia Margaret “Amy” Young Cox Harshman (pictured here at age 91) was born October 5, 1890, near Crab Orchard, Tennessee. Amy’s mother, Helen Godding Young, was a trained nurse from Massachusetts. Amy wrote of her life and her career as … Continue reading →
The U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, established in 1943 by federal legislation known as the “Bolton Act,” created the nation’s first integrated Uniformed U.S. Service Corps and fulfilled an urgent need for nurses during World War II. At that time many … Continue reading →
The City of Knoxville’s purchase of Lincoln Memorial Hospital, which was located across Cleveland Place from Knoxville General Hospital, occurred in late 1917 to early 1918. Some resources say LMU was sold to the University of Tennessee, but that is … Continue reading →
May 6, 2014, Nurses’ Day and KGH Museum Exhibit Opening Our Museum Exhibit Opening was a huge success. We haven’t had a chance to compile all the photos or transcribe the text of all the remarks, so please bear with … Continue reading →
East Tennessee Baptist Hospital opened 19 Oct 1948 in Knoxville. Soon afterward, Baptist instituted its own 3-year nurses’ training program. Some Baptist students did portions of their clinical rotations at Knoxville General Hospital. Over the nearly 60 years Baptist existed … Continue reading →
The April, 2014, KGH Alumni Association Newsletter is now available. The newsletter contains information about the new KGH School of Nursing exhibit, opening in May, 2014, in the Museum at Mountain Home, located on the VA Medical Center campus in … Continue reading →
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