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This letter dated November 24th 1904 was sent by a parent of a student attending the Alabama Girls Industrial School, now called the University of Montevallo. This letter is a response by a parent having been notified of a smallpox outbreak at the…

The independent freedoms that students enjoy today at the University of Montevallo are quite different than the freedoms during the 1904 era. The school, then called the Alabama Girls Industrial School, required students to remain on campus unless…

Dr. D. L. Wilkerson was the physician responsible for the care of the students during an outbreak of smallpox at the Alabama Girls Industrial School which is now the University of Montevallo. Dr. Wilkerson served the Alabama Girls Industrial School…