Scope and Contents The McClennan Family papers document the life and career of African American physician Alonzo C. McClennan of Charleston, South Carolina, as well as members of his family. McClennan's marriage to Ida Ridley, his experience as the second African American midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy, his efforts to establish a hospital in Charleston, his founding of a school for training nurses, and his participation in the organization of a medical association of Black physicians, dentists, and...