Guide to the Dr. Bonner letters MSS.0185
Bonner, Dr.
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
May 2009
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
- Creation:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-12-21T16:30-0600
- Language Usage:
English
- Description Rules:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Dr. Bonner letters
- Unit ID:
MSS.0185
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 Linear feet (2 items)
- Dates:
1958
- Abstract:
Thermo-fax copy of letter dated 19 October 1958 by Bonner to Professor James H. Newman, executive vice-president University of Alabama, summarizing Bonner's trip to England, also a brief letter dated 21 October by Newman to W.S. Hoole, to whom he forwarded Bonner's letter.
- creator
Bonner, Dr.
Scope and Contents note
Thermo-fax copy of letter dated 19 October 1958 to James H. Newman, executive vice-president University of Alabama, containing summary of Dr. Bonner's trip to England, during which he tried unsuccessfully to find the gravesite of British surgeon Sir James Paget (1814-99), in order to place a wreath containing, among other things, a Confederate flag, on it. His search took him to Westminister Abbey and St. Pauls, but to no avail, probably because Paget was interred in Finchley cemetery. As for why Bonner felt compelled to identify Paget with the Confederacy--during the short existence of which Paget was a surgeon at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London--the only clue is that the wreath was also to contain "a card of thanks from my father for the privilege of reading his text-book on Physiology, while waiting in a Richmond, Virginia boarding house for General Lee to make preparations for his trip to Gettysburg." Bonner's letter is accompanied by a brief note dated 21 October 1958 from Newman, to W.S. Hoole, Director of Libraries at Alabama, to whom he forwarded Bonner's missive.
- Processing Information:
Processed By
Unknown; updated by John Beeler; updated by Andrew Harris, 2012
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation
Dr. Bonner Collection, W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Sent to W.S. Hoole by J.H. Newman, Executive Vice President of the University of Alabama, 21 October 1958
Biographical/Historical note
Bonner is referred to in the covering letter by J. H. Newman as "our friend in New Orleans."
- Access Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Access note
None
Biographical/Historical note
None
Source(s)
Correspondence (aat)
Education (localbroad)
Letters (correspondence) (aat)
Travel and Tourism (localbroad)
University of Alabama (localbroad)
University of Alabama Faculty/Staff (Local)