The table below contains the names of women listed as nurses in Knoxville City Directories between the years 1921 and 1930, inclusive. Beginning in 1922, the City Directory professional listing was identified as “Registered” Nurses. This listing probably came from … 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 →
In the 1920 U. S. Census, Carrie H. Suddath is listed as Superintendent of the hospital associated with The University of the South at Sewanee. Carrie Hicks Suddath was born 14 Jun 1882 in Tennessee, according to her tombstone at … Continue reading →
It doesn’t have quite the panache of a former U.S. post office, Victorian mansion or retired schoolhouse, but Sam Furrow is in the process of saving another Knoxville landmark from the wrecking ball. Furrow is an auctioneer, real-estate developer and … Continue reading →
June, 2017, ETSU News Release Congratulations to Martha Whaley, who has been promoted to full professor! Ms. Whaley is the Technical Services Coordinator and History of Medicine Librarian for the ETSU Medical Library. She directs the Museum at Mountain Home … Continue reading →
This advertising post card was sent to Benjamin E. Cline, M. D., of Strawberry Plains in East Tennessee, in 1908, to promote The Hayden and Brown Sanitarium. The card was of interest because they describe a modern facility that employed … 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 →
Twenty-five years before the city built Knoxville General Hospital in 1902, it depended largely on the Strong Home Hospital at the corner of Cumberland and State. It had been a private home with eight rooms on the main floor and … Continue reading →
The 2016 KGH Alumni Newsletter is now available. Click here to view or download the document (PDF format).
Continue reading →Baroness Williams of Crosby, daughter of World War I British nurse Vera Brittain, wrote a historical essay about the effects of military service for nurses in World War I. The article is available on-line at the BBC News Magazine’s Web … Continue reading →
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