The Gorgas House Museum is hosting an Exhibit Reception for "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙖𝙢 𝙎. 𝙈𝙖𝙮: “𝙏𝙪𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙖’𝙨 𝙊𝙬𝙣 𝙂𝙚𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧” on February 15 from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm. Admission is free during this reception. Light refreshments will be served.

Sam S. May was employed as a janitor at The University of Alabama from 1911 to 1941, studying and eventually conducting his own research and experiments in chemistry during his breaks and after hours. Known to students as "Dr. Sam" and the press as "Tuscaloosa's little Carver," May was not only respected within the chemistry department but received national attention for his efforts. After his death in 1941, he received many honors including a funeral at the University, a bronze plaque placed in Lloyd Hall by students in 1943, and the implementation of the Sam S. May Commitment to Service Award in 2000.
 

Directions

The Gorgas House Museum is located just off the Quadrangle of The University of Alabama campus, at 810 Capstone Drive (one block west of the Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, at the corner of McCorvey and Capstone Drives).

Parking

Parking in Faculty/Staff parking spaces are free on Saturdays (except on UA Gameday Saturdays). Please note that Bama Parking still enforces Residential and Reserved parking spaces.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this event, contact Sonya Harwood-Johnson (Director, Gorgas House Museum) by calling 205-348-5906.

Image Credit
Sam S. May, August 1939, Photograph Collection, 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, 15.