Name/Title
Certificate appointing James K. Hamilton M.D. to Gorgas Memorial Institute, c. 1920sEntry/Object ID
1996.241.1Description
ACC. NO. 96.241.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: DOCTORS
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1920's.
OBJECT: FRAMED CERTIFICATE
DESCRIPTION:
ILLUSTRATED CERTIFICATE, WITH MESSAGE IN RED-, BLACK-, GOLD-, AND BLUE-COLORED TYPE. DOCUMENT HOUSED IN BROWN AND GILT COLORED WOOD AND GESSO FRAME.
SIZE: L 12-3/4" X W 9-3/4".
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
CERTIFICATE APPOINTING JAMES K HAMILTON, MD, OF ALAMEDA, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNING COMMITTEE OF THE GORGAS MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. DR HAMILTON WAS A LONG-TIME RESIDENT OF ALAMEDA AND UNCLE OF THE DONOR.
ACQUIRED FROM:
MR AND MRS ROSCOE HAMILTON
DATE: JULY 6, 1996