{"id":14256,"date":"2024-08-16T10:48:31","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T14:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/?p=14256"},"modified":"2024-08-16T12:49:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T16:49:03","slug":"special-collections-exhibition-from-quackery-to-quality-100-years-of-medical-manufacturing-in-chattanooga-1865-1965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/2024\/08\/16\/special-collections-exhibition-from-quackery-to-quality-100-years-of-medical-manufacturing-in-chattanooga-1865-1965\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Collections Exhibition: &#8220;From Quackery to Quality: 100 Years of Medical Manufacturing in Chattanooga, 1865-1965&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chattanooga.pastperfectonline.com\/photo\/D2A6CCEC-8D69-4AD0-8002-245270833705\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/CHC-1982-013-002-d.jpg\" alt=\"Black-and-white photograph of Chattanooga Medicine Company wagon. The wagon has advertising that reads &quot;Are You a Woman? Take CARDUI The Woman's Tonic CHATTANOOGA MEDICINE COMPANY. 2005 LOCUST ST.&quot; Behind the wagon is a printed sign that reads &quot;BRANCH OFFICE &amp; WAREHOUSE CHATTANOOGA MEDICINE CO. MAIN OFFICE AND FACTORY CHATTANOOGA, TENN.\" class=\"wp-image-14264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/CHC-1982-013-002-d.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/CHC-1982-013-002-d-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/CHC-1982-013-002-d-580x436.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/CHC-1982-013-002-d-610x459.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chattanooga Medicine Company, which started in 1879, still operates today as Chattem Chemicals, Inc. <a href=\"https:\/\/chattanooga.pastperfectonline.com\/photo\/D2A6CCEC-8D69-4AD0-8002-245270833705\">Chattanooga Medicine Company wagon, circa 1910s, Chattanooga History Collections, CHC-1982-013-002-d<\/a>. Courtesy of the Chattanooga Public Library and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Since Reconstruction, medical manufacturing has been a mainstay of Chattanooga industry. Special Collections\u2019 new exhibition, \u201cFrom Quackery to Quality: 100 Years of Medical Manufacturing in Chattanooga, 1865-1965\u201d, explores this history in light of national trends in advertising, federal drug regulation, and scientific advances, as well as its regional context and connection to the university. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now on display in the Library\u2019s Roth Grand Reading Room (LIB 402) through July 2025, the installation features images, items, and narrative text outlining key products, businesses, and individuals involved.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-collections.library.utc.edu\/digital\/collection\/p16877coll50\/id\/1601\/rec\/1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1019\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/UA-00-03-01-13-011-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Black-and-white photograph of the exterior of Patten Chapel.\" class=\"wp-image-14257\" style=\"width:780px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/UA-00-03-01-13-011-scaled.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/UA-00-03-01-13-011-1024x815.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/UA-00-03-01-13-011-768x611.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/UA-00-03-01-13-011-1536x1222.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/UA-00-03-01-13-011-2048x1629.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/UA-00-03-01-13-011-580x461.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/UA-00-03-01-13-011-610x485.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The namesake of Patten Memorial Chapel, John A. Patten was an executive at Chattanooga Medicine Company in the early 20th century and a long-serving university trustee. <a href=\"https:\/\/digital-collections.library.utc.edu\/digital\/collection\/p16877coll50\/id\/1601\/rec\/1\">Patten Chapel exterior ground-level view, circa 1960s, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus photographs, UA-00-03-01-13-011<\/a>. Courtesy of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The images and information for the exhibition were drawn from a wide range of holdings including Chattanooga History Collections, University Archives, and Manuscripts Collections. Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/library\/special-collections\">Special Collections website<\/a> to learn more about how you can access these and other cultural heritage materials.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.utc.edu\/repositories\/4\/archival_objects\/22118\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/UA-00-03-02-07-012-001_Recto-1024x716.jpg\" alt=\"Black-and-white photograph of Irvine W. Grote (center) and unidentified individuals. \" class=\"wp-image-14268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/UA-00-03-02-07-012-001_Recto-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/UA-00-03-02-07-012-001_Recto-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/UA-00-03-02-07-012-001_Recto-1536x1073.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/UA-00-03-02-07-012-001_Recto-2048x1431.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/UA-00-03-02-07-012-001_Recto-580x405.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/UA-00-03-02-07-012-001_Recto-610x426.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/library\/files\/2024\/08\/UA-00-03-02-07-012-001_Recto.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">University professor and alumnus Irvine W. Grote developed compounds that were essential ingredients in Chattanooga Medicine Company products. <a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.utc.edu\/repositories\/4\/archival_objects\/22118\">Irvine W. Grote and others group portrait, circa 1956-1965, <em>University of Tennessee at Chattanooga portrait photographs<\/em>, UA-00-03-02-07-012<\/a>. Courtesy of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Special Collections.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Secondary sources consulted and recommendations for further reading:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anderson, Ann. <em>Snake Oil, Hustlers and Hambones: The American Medicine Show<\/em>. Jefferson: McFarland &amp; Company, 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bingham, A. Walker. <em>The Snake-Oil Syndrome: Patent Medicine Advertising<\/em>. Hanover, Mass.: Christopher Pub. House, 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carson, Gerald. <em>One for a Man, Two for a Horse; a Pictorial History, Grave and Comic, of Patent Medicines<\/em>. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1961.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cook, David. \u201cMedicinal Vessels of the First Gilded Age (1870-1929): Properties of Promise or Hokum of False Hope?\u201d <em>Georgia State University<\/em> <em>Anthropology Theses<\/em>, December 17, 2014.<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.57709\/6430686\"> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.57709\/6430686<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flannery, Michael A. \u201cGood for Man or Beast: American Patent Medicines from 1865 to 1938.\u201d <em>Alabama Heritage<\/em>, 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Govan, Gilbert E and James W. Livingood. <em>The University of Chattanooga: Sixty Years<\/em>. Chattanooga: University of Chattanooga, 1947.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Horrocks, Thomas. <em>Popular Print and Popular Medicine\u202f: Almanacs and Health Advice in Early America<\/em>. University of Massachusetts Press, 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Irwin, Ned L. \u201cChattanooga Medicine Company.\u201d In <em>Tennessee Encyclopedia<\/em>. Accessed June 27, 2024.<a href=\"https:\/\/tennesseeencyclopedia.net\/entries\/chattanooga-medicine-company\/\"> https:\/\/tennesseeencyclopedia.net\/entries\/chattanooga-medicine-company\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201cLupton, John Thomas.\u201d In <em>Tennessee Encyclopedia<\/em>. Accessed June 27, 2024.<a href=\"https:\/\/tennesseeencyclopedia.net\/entries\/john-thomas-lupton\/\"> https:\/\/tennesseeencyclopedia.net\/entries\/john-thomas-lupton\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014. \u201cPatten, Zeboim Cartter.\u201d In <em>Tennessee Encyclopedia<\/em>. Accessed June 27, 2024.<a href=\"https:\/\/tennesseeencyclopedia.net\/entries\/zeboim-cartter-patten\/\"> https:\/\/tennesseeencyclopedia.net\/entries\/zeboim-cartter-patten\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Longwith, John. <em>Light upon a Hill: The University at Chattanooga, 1886-1996<\/em>. Chattanooga: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maines, Denise. \u201cWhy the Appeal? A Study of Almanacs Advertising Dr. Chase\u2019s Patent Medicines, 1904\u20131959.\u201d <em>Canadian Pharmacists Journal \/ Revue Des Pharmaciens Du Canada<\/em> 145, no. 4 (July 2012): 180\u201385.<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3821\/145.4.cpj180\"> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3821\/145.4.cpj180<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Osterdahl, Andy. \u201cThe Strangest Names In American Political History\u202f: Zeboim Lupton Patten (1907-1958), Zeboim Cartter Patten Jr. (1906-1982).\u201d <em>The Strangest Names In American Political History<\/em> (blog), November 25, 2020.<a href=\"https:\/\/politicalstrangenames.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/zeboim-lupton-patten-1907-1958-zeboim.html\"> https:\/\/politicalstrangenames.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/zeboim-lupton-patten-1907-1958-zeboim.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pendergrast, Mark. <em>For God, Country, and Coca-Cola: The Unauthorized History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes It<\/em>. New York: Scribner\u2019s, 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stage, Sarah. <em>Female Complaints: Lydia Pinkham and the Business of Women\u2019s Medicine<\/em>. New York: Norton, 1979.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wilson, John. <em>The Patten Chronicle<\/em>. Roy McDonald, 1986..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Young, James Harvey. <em>American Health Quackery: Collected Essays<\/em>. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1992.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since Reconstruction, medical manufacturing has been a mainstay of Chattanooga industry. Special Collections\u2019 new exhibition, \u201cFrom Quackery to Quality: 100 Years of Medical Manufacturing in Chattanooga, 1865-1965\u201d, explores this history in light of national trends in advertising, federal drug regulation, and scientific advances, as well as its regional context and connection to the university. 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