The hospitals of this city are very interesting in their every detail. There are about thirty-five hospitals and sanitariums in Knoxville. The Knoxville General is constructed of beautiful red brick, with all the walls covered with green trailing vines. The … Continue reading
Hospital Was Luxury in ’80’s – First Had few Beds by Henry Evans Only a year or so before the first copies of the Knoxville News Sentinel were inked and sold, Knoxvillians had discovered a new luxury – the hospital. … Continue reading
This is a listing of the names, ages, and birthplaces of the Superintendent, nursing students, staff, and others residing at the hospital as of April 1, 1940. … Continue reading
Nurses Given Diplomas Miss Mary E. Wolfe and Miss Desma L. Cantrell Graduate at Knoxville General Having completed the three year course at the Knoxville General hospital training school for nurses, Misses Mary Elizabeth Wolfe and Desma L. Cantrell graduated … Continue reading
This is a listing of the names, ages, and birthplaces of the Superintendent, nursing students, staff, and others residing at the hospital as of April 1, 1930. … Continue reading
Knoxville General Hospital Superintendent, students, and other residents as of April 15, 1910. … Continue reading
This is a listing of the names, ages, and birthplaces of the Superintendent, nursing students, staff, some patients, and others residing at the hospital as of January 1, 1920. … Continue reading
This post will be updated periodically as interesting articles are discovered. Kelsey Fatally Stabbed Knoxville, Tenn., August 8. — Walter D. Kelsey, of Bristol, Tenn., was fatally stabbed in an altercation on an Emancipation day excursion train, operated from Bristol … Continue reading
Robert J. Booker, Opinion Columnist, Knoxville News SentinelPublished March 13, 2019 A few weeks ago I invited Johnny Ford, former mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama, and Judith Tolbert of Fairbanks, Alaska, both members of the Knoxville College Board of Trustees, to … Continue reading
[The article contains a photograph of the building, but the digitized microfilm version is not clear enough to include here.] The above is a picture of the Negro Unit of the Knoxville General Hospital. This unit was built in 1933 … Continue reading
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