Dr. D. L. Wilkerson

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Title

Dr. D. L. Wilkerson

Date

1899 to 1915

Creator

Alabama Girls Industrial School

Description

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 from 1899 to 1915. It was during this time in 1904 that the university had a smallpox outbreak during the fall session of school. The infirmary where Dr. Wilkerson worked is now called Peterson Hall on the University of Montevallo campus.

It is unknown how many of the students were treated for small pox, but there is a letter from a father of a student dated November 24th 1904 requesting the vaccination his daughters. The vast majority of the correspondence from families to the university during the smallpox outbreak requests that the students stay at school. The belief is that the students would be under the very best medical care while attending the university.

Language

En-US

Rights

University of Montevallo

Subject

Medical Director for the Alabama Girls Industrial School

Source

1904 Presidential Papers

Contributor

DDenney

Publisher

University of Montevallo

Format

jpeg

Files

Doc Wilkerson .jpg

Citation

Alabama Girls Industrial School, “Dr. D. L. Wilkerson,” Archiving Montevallo, accessed December 23, 2024, https://carmichaeldigitalprojects.org/archivingmontevallo/items/show/113.