Joseph Alvin Chatman:
An Inventory of His Papers, 1911-1966 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator | Chatman, J. A. (Joseph Alvin), 1901-1967 | |
| Title: | Joseph Alvin Chatman Papers, | |
| Dates: | 1911-1966 and undated | |
| Abstract: | The collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Joseph Alvin (J. A.) Chatman. | |
| Collection # | S175.1 | |
| Quantity: | 3 boxes (2.3 linear feet) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
Biographical Sketch
A physician and civic leader, Joseph Alvin Chatman was born in 1901 in Navasota, Texas. He received his M.D. from Meharry Medical College in 1926 and practiced in Mexia, Teague, Groesbeck, and Wortham, Texas. In 1935, he opened Chatman Hospital for Negroes in Mexia, Texas, and, in 1939, moved to Lubbock, Texas, and opened the Chatman Hospital and Clinic (1945) and Jolyne Nursing Home (1952). He was active in the Lone Star State Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Association, and the Southeast Lubbock Development Corporation. Chatman died in 1967 in Lubbock, Texas.
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, financial and legal material, printed material, scrapbook material, photographs, and literary productions concerning Dr. J. A. Chatman's personal and professional activities as a physician in Lubbock, Texas. The collection bulks (1911- 1962) with materials on the Lone Star State Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Association, which includes biographies of African-American doctors in Texas (1941-1962).
Organization |
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| The collection is organized into the following series: Personal and Professional. | ||
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Index Terms |
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| The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed. | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Chatman, J. A. (Joseph Alvin), 1901-1967 | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Lone Star State Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association | ||
| Chatman Hospital (Lubbock, Tex.) | ||
| Subjects | ||
| African American physicians--Texas--History | ||
| African Americans--Texas--History | ||
| African Americans--Medical care--History | ||
| Physicians--Texas--History | ||
Related Material
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Joseph Alvin Papers, 1911-1966 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Collection accession #(s):
None for the record.
Gifts, 1975
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, 2005
Collection Inventory