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Portrait of John Berrien Lindsley, ca. 1983
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Title
Portrait
of
John
Berrien
Lindsley
, ca.
1983
Personal name
Lindsley
,
John
Berrien
,
1822-1897--Portraits
Corporate name
University of Nashville--Employees
Presbyterian Church--Clergy--Tennessee--Nashville
Topical entry
Popular Culture
Education
Religion
Capital City
Portraits, American--20th century
Portraits--Tennessee--Nashville
Educators--Tennessee--Nashville
Universities and colleges--Employees--Tennessee--Nashville
Authors--Tennessee--Nashville
College teachers--Tennessee--Nashville
Physicians--Tennessee--Nashville
State governments--Officials and employees
Clergy--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description
John
Berrien
Lindsley
in
late
middle
age
, with
salt-and-pepper
hair
and
full
beard
and
mustache
,
wearing
a
grey
suit.
Nineteenth-century
Nashville
educator
,
physician
,
minister
, and
author
John
Berrien
Lindsley
was
born
in
New
Jersey
in
1822.
His
family
moved
to
Nashville
when
he was
still
very
young
for his
father
,
Phillip
Lindsley
, to
serve
as
President
of the
University
of
Nashville.
Lindsley
was
educated
at the
University
of
Nashville
and
received
his
medical
degree
from the
University
of
Pennsylvania
in
1843.
In
1846
he was
ordained
by the
Presbyterian
Church.
In
1850
he
became
the
first
dean
and
professor
of
chemistry
and
pharmacy
at the
newly-formed
Medical
Department
of the
University
of
Nashville.
Lindsley
became
chancellor
of the
university
in
1855
, and
during
his
tenure
the
university
merged
with the
Western
Military
Academy.
He
married
Sarah
McGavock
,
granddaughter
of
Felix
Grundy
,
daughter
of
Jacob
McGavock
, and
sister
of
Randal
McGavock
, in
1857.
Lindsley
became
superintendent
of
Nashville
Public
Schools
in
1866.
He
resigned
the
chancellorship
of the
university
in
1870
but
continued
to
teach
at the
medical
school
until
1873.
He
served
as
Secretary
of the
State
Board
of
Education
(1875-1887)
,
Health
Officer
(1876-1880)
,
Executive
Secretary
of the
State
Board
of
Health
(1877-1879
and
1884-1897).
Lindsley
died
7
December
1897.
Oil
on
canvas.
Donated
to the
library
by the
Margaret
Lindsley
Warden
Estate
in
2007.
The
portrait
was
painted
by
L.
(Mrs.
Harry)
Estes
and was
placed
in the
lobby
of
Lindsley
Hall
on
22
September
1983.
The
portrait
is
a
copy
of a
photograph
by
W.E.
Armstrong
that
appears
in
Clayton's
History
of
Davidson
County.
Another
copy
of this
photograph
was
painted
by
Cornelius
Hankins
and
is
located
at
Vanderbilt
University.
The
portrait
is
currently
on
display
in the
Nashville
Room
on the
Nashville
Public
Library's
second
floor.
The
library's
portraits
were
photographed
as
part
of the
National
Society
of The
Colonial
Dames
of
America
in
Tennessee's
Tennessee
Portrait
Project
(
http://www.tnportraits.org/index.htm).
Creator
Estes
,
L
.
(Artist)
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Contributors
National
Society
of The
Colonial
Dames
of
America
in
Tennessee
Date
ca.
1983
Type
Still
Image
;
Portraits
;
Paintings
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
lindsley-john-b-lg
Relation
Nashville
Room
Portrait
Collection
Coverage
1980-1989
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
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