Name/Title
ticketEntry/Object ID
1997.015.146Description
Admission ticket, University of Maryland, Faculty of Physic, "Obstetrics", by G. W. Miltenberger, M.D., for Mr. J. J. Weaver (Jr.), white card with black printing, 3.25" x 5.25", validated in black ink, Fall 1869.Context
In the early 1800s, medical students didn’t pay one tuition. Instead, they bought tickets to individual lectures. These tickets acted as both receipts and proof of attendance for graduation.
This ticket was used by Dr. J.J. Weaver, Jr., who graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1869. He then went into practice with his father in Uniontown until his retirement in 1889.
The lecture on obstetrics was a common one by 1869 as academically trained doctors increasingly delivered babies.Acquisition
Accession
1997.015Source or Donor
Werling, Margaret WhittleseyAcquisition Method
GiftExhibition
Main Street at Work: Merchants and Medicine in Carroll County