Date processed: May 2007
Processed By: TB
Repository Information
Archives of Wiregrass History & Culture
Troy University--Dothan Campus
P.O. Box 8368
Dothan, AL 36304Website: http://dothan.troy.edu/archives
Ph: 334-983-6556 x-327
E-mail: Archivist Dr. Martin T. Olliff <molliff@troy.edu>
Collection Information
Date Span: ca. 1890-1978
Historical Sketch: Dothan Landmarks Foundation, Inc. (DLF), is a private, nonprofit 501(c)3 organization chartered in 1976 to preserve the cultural and natural heritage of southeast Alabama. The Foundation's primary project has been to develop and operate Landmark Park, a 100-acre facility enjoyed by approximately 40,000 visitors annually. DLF is governed by an 18-member Board of Directors elected by the Foundation's membership. It has had 3 Executive Directors--Robert Joslin, Sam Kates, and William Holman.
The park features a living history farmstead and crossroads-style community typical of 1890s-1900s Wiregrass towns. Buildings include the farmhouse and outbuildings, a one-room schoolhouse, church, pharmacy, and store. In addition, Landmark Park has nature trails and a boardwalk traversing a wetlands. Its classrooms, planetarium, and offices are in its 8000 square-foot Administrative Center. The park serves as an outdoor classroom hosting approximately 12,000 school children annually, and operates summer camps. In 1993, the Alabama Legislature designated the park as "Alabama's Official Museum of Agriculture."
DLF not only operates Landmark Park but also has a mission to preserve the history of the Dothan Area. To that end, it has collected historical manuscripts and photographs from residents, and conducted an extensive oral history program in the 1980s and 1990s.
Biography: Dr. William Hudson Turner was a Dothan physician educated in Mississippi and at Northwestern University. He amassed a considerable fortune, which he converted into an endowment for a scholarship fund for Wiregrass medical students. He practiced until 1966 and lived until 1998.
Scope/Content: Diplomas, licenses, photographs, college yearbooks, and graduation programs owned by Dr. William H. Turner.
Organization: This accession forms part of the Historical Collections Subgroup of the Dothan Landmarks Foundation, Inc. Records, Record Group 030 at AWHC. Organized into 4 series: 1. Diplomas and Certificates; 2. Books and Programs; 3. Photographs and Artwork; 4. Artifacts.
Provenance: Given to DLF by Sam Vann, friend of Dr. Turner. Passed through Angelia Stokes, author of a paper on Dr. Turner and his scholarship, to AWHC.
Processing Notes: Dothan Landmarks Foundation, Inc. retains possession of a number of Dr. Turner's artifacts, particularly his shadow-boxed stethoscope and his brass microscope.
Preferred Citation: [Item], [Subgroup], [Series], Dothan Landmarks Foundation, Inc. Records, RG030. Archives of Wiregrass History and Culture, Troy University--Dothan Campus, Dothan, AL.
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Resolution - W. Hudson Turner, M.D. Medical Scholarship [framed] - 18.5" x 21.75" OD (overall dimension) - dark green matting |
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Medical license - State of Alabama |
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Diploma - Medical Degree - Northwestern University |
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Diploma - Bachelor of Science degree - University of Mississippi |
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Diploma - Water Valley High School - 1922 |
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Certificate of Completion - Medical School - Northwestern University |
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Certificate of Completion - Internship - Charity Hospital of Louisiana - New Orleans |
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Certificate of Completion - 2 yr course in Medicine - University of Mississippi |
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Medical license - No. 447 - State of Mississippi |
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Certificate [of Completion] - Practical Obstetrics - 1928 - The Chicago Lying-in Hospital & Dispensary |
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Book - Ole Miss Yearbook - 1923 - University of Mississippi |
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Book - The Chickasaw - 1924 - Blytheville, AR |
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Book - The Syllabus - 1928 - vol. 43 - Junior class of Northwestern University |
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Book - Ole Miss Yearbook - 1924 - University of Mississippi |
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Book - Ole Miss Yearbook - 1925 - University of Mississippi |
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Book - Ole Miss Yearbook - 1926 - University of Mississippi |
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Book - The Alarming History of Medicine… R. Gordon. 1993. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-3112-10411 |
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Program - Commencement Day Exercises - 1926 - University of Mississippi |
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Program - Class Reunion - Water Valley High School - 1922 - 1972 |
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Program - Class Reunion - Water Valley High School - 1922 - 1972 |
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Commencement Invitation - 8 June 1928 - Northwestern University |
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Commencement Program - Northwestern University - 1928 |
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Sketching - female profile - by J. [-] Barrett |
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Portrait - Young boy - white top/dark kneepants [framed] - 23.75"(w) x 27.75"(h) OD (overall dimension) - wooden frame - antique gold finish |
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Photograph/Print - Musicians/Band - 20.25" x 10.25" OD |
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Print - group shot - Graduating Class of 1928 - Northwestern University Medical School |
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Photograph/Print - Group shot - University of Mississippi - [class reunion] |
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Print - group shot - 2 males, 1 female - seated on a guard rail |
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Negative - group shot - 2 males, 1 female - seated on a guard rail |
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Negative - 2 males next to advertising signs |
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Print - 1 male, 1 female - standing |
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Negative - 1 male, 1 female - standing |
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Print - view of a metal bridge - near view |
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Print - view of a metal bridge - far view |
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Print - 2 males - white suits |
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Print - 2 males - white suits |
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Print - 2 males - white suits |
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Print - 1 male - head shot photograph |
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Print - 1 male - standing beside car |
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Print - 1 male - crouching with dog |
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Print - infant - with paper hat on |
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Print - infant - without paper hat on |
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Print - 1 male - white suit - leaning on roadside railing |
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Print - 1 male - darker hair - white suit - seated on car front bumper |
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Print - 2 males - 1 female - has large cut out where upper body and face of female would be |
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