Thurman Delna Kitchin Papers
Kitchin was president of Wake Forest College, 1930-1950. This collection includes biographical materials, photographs, speeches, and articles.
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
- Title
- Thurman Delna Kitchin Papers
- Creator
- Kitchin, Thurman Delna, 1885-1955
- Date
- circa 1915-1955 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 2.6 linear feet / 2 record cartons
- ID
- MS454
Biographical and Historical Note
Born in Scotland Neck, NC in 1885, Thurman Delna Kitchin received his B.A. degree from Wake Forest College in 1905. He then studied at the University of North Carolina for one year, received the M.D. degree from Jefferson Medical College in 1908. He practiced medicine at Lumberton, NC, 1908-10, and Scotland Neck, 1910-17. His brother, William Walton Kitchin, served as governor of North Carolina, with his father and another brother serving in the United States Congress.
Kitchin joined the faculty of the Wake Forest School of Medicine in 1917 as professor of physiology and pharmacology. He became dean of the medical school in 1919, and president of the college in 1930. He served as dean until 1936, and as president until his retirement in 1950. His administration brought tremendous changes to the college.
Kitchin was also president of the North Carolina Medical Association, 1928-29, and was active in numerous medical and educational organizations. He was the author on several books in the medical field.
Collection Overview
This collection contains a number of speeches and public addresses, by Kitchin and others, in his role as Wake Forest College president as well as in other capacities and settings. Other materials present in the collection include biographical materials, photographs, speeches and articles.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Finding aid prepared by Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex, 2004
- Revision Description
- Revised by Stephanie Bennett, 2019
- Access Restrictions
- Collection is open for researchers.
- Copyright Notice
- The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
- Preferred Citation
- Thurman Delna Kitchin Papers (MS454), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.