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KGH Class of 1938 Graduation Photo

KGH School of Nursing Posted on October 18, 2022 by BillieOctober 19, 2022

This photo of the Class of 1938 at their graduation ceremony was in the personal collection of Marcia Wyman (married Beamon Sherley Cooley, Jr., MD).  Marcia’s granddaughter, Anne-Wyman Black, donated the photo for our museum and archival collection. For many … Continue reading →

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Knoxville’s Hospitals — a 1917 Overview

KGH School of Nursing Posted on March 30, 2020 by BillieOctober 25, 2021

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 →

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Class of 1942 Graduation “Fable”

Entitled “Graduating Class K.G.H. May 25, 1942”

Contains autographs and messages from students and staff on the outside and a typewritten “fable” with illustrative sketches on the inside.

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Class of 1942 Graduation Fable, outside cover
Class of 1942 Graduation Fable, inside page

This document was provided by Bill Dunkin, son of Bernice Minor Dunkin.

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March 31, 2020 by Billie Posted in Graduations, KGH Nursing School History Reply

Class of 1942 Graduation Invitation

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1942 Graduation Invitation
Class of 1942 Graduation Invitation Inside Page

Class Roll

Mabel Kate Bailey Lois Hill Bonnie Lee Miracle
Mildred Lou Blackburn Margaret Sue Hood Sadie Helen Padgett
Una Hazel Claxton Viola Louise Hopkins Etta Mae Ross
Hazel Elizabeth Cole Lydia Marie Johnson Nancy Nelle Sharp
Clara Kathleen Cox Margaret Christine Lester Anna Lyle Shultz
Lora Nell Dooley Margaret Hays Lynch Lucy Leah Smith
Gertrude Blanche Hargreaves Ruth Minnie McBee Helen Sprinkle
Willie Hugh Hensley Ruth Pauline Maples Vivian Marie Still
Florence Pauline Hill Beulah Bernice Minor Gertrude Lucille Wallace

This document was provided by Bill Dunkin, son of Bernice Minor Dunkin.

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Knoxville General Hospital in the 1940 Federal Census

KGH School of Nursing Posted on March 25, 2020 by BillieMarch 25, 2020

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.

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Knoxville General Hospital in the 1920 Federal Census

KGH School of Nursing Posted on March 24, 2020 by BillieMarch 24, 2020

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.

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City Investigates Unsanitary Claims at KGH (1919)

KGH School of Nursing Posted on January 24, 2016 by BillieJanuary 24, 2016

Grave Charges Made Against Hospital Nurses Conditions at Knoxville Institution Investigated by City Board Knoxville, Tenn., April 24. — Charges that conditions at the Knoxville General Hospital are unsanitary, that regulations of the institution are not adequate to determine the … Continue reading →

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Class of 1931 Graduation

KGH School of Nursing Posted on April 27, 2015 by BillieApril 27, 2015

The images below are the graduation invitation for the KGH Class of 1931. The document was donated by the nephew of Mary Elizabeth Pickering Vreeland, a native of Greene County, Tennessee, and member of that class, who is pictured here. … Continue reading →

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Jane Keller’s Career Featured in 1963

KGH School of Nursing Posted on July 2, 2014 by BillieJuly 2, 2014

Jane Keller’s Nearing End of Fourth ‘Nursing Life’ by Dwayne Summar – Knoxville News-Sentinel, May 19, 1963, Page B-16 Back in 1921, a young Sevier County girl climbed the steps of old General Hospital on Cleveland Place, defying a Victorian … Continue reading →

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KGH Charter and By-Laws, Published 1904

KGH School of Nursing Posted on June 26, 2014 by BillieJune 26, 2014

CHARTER, BY-LAWS AND REGULATIONS KNOXVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL Knoxville, Tennessee 1904 Incorporated 1899 Press of GAUT-OGDEN COMPANY Knoxville, Tenn. [Page 5] CHARTER. The Knoxville City Hospital is organized and operated under the provisions of Chapter 137 of the Acts of the … Continue reading →

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