Preserving the Past to Shape the Future: How Sandra Parham Is Safeguarding Meharry's 150-Year Legacy
Mon Feb 02 2026
Preserving history isn't about looking backward — it's about ensuring the future understands what came before. As Executive Director of the Meharry Medical College Library and Archives, Sandra Parham serves as the guardian of a 150-year legacy rooted in service, resilience and community care. In this episode, she shares how documenting Meharry's past — its students, stories and sacrifices — reveals why the institution's mission remains as vital today as it was in 1876, and why there will always be a need for Meharry.
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Preserving history isn't about looking backward — it's about ensuring the future understands what came before. As Executive Director of the Meharry Medical College Library and Archives, Sandra Parham serves as the guardian of a 150-year legacy rooted in service, resilience and community care. In this episode, she shares how documenting Meharry's past — its students, stories and sacrifices — reveals why the institution's mission remains as vital today as it was in 1876, and why there will always be a need for Meharry.