Adell Patton, Jr. papers

Scope and Contents

Dr. Adell Patton, Jr.'s papers contain materials created between 1970 and 2016. This collection includes course materials, such as course syllabi, lecture notes, slides used in lectures, and handouts; oral histories on audio cassette with doctors and other medical practitioners predominately from African countries; photographs; research notes; and professional correspondence.

Subjects represented in this collection include West African history; the history of medicine, medical study, and medical practices in Africa; the Ningi Chiefdom; slavery; and civil rights.