Dr. B.C. Myers commencement program

Archive

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Lorain Historical Society

Name/Title

Dr. B.C. Myers commencement program

Entry/Object ID

2010.021

Scope and Content

Meharry Medical College Annual Commencement in 1933. Bristol Cortelyou Myers, A.B. listed under the graduating medical students.

Context

Meharry Medical College is a HBCU (historically black college and university) located in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Myers died at the age of 65 in 1973 in Lorain. "He was the former president of the Lorain County General Practictioners Association. He was a former chairman of the Mayor's Human Relations Committee and was invited to President Lyndon B. Johnson's White House conference on Civil Rights in 1966. His wife Genevieve, and three daughters survive." Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 20, 1973.

Collection

Lorain Black History Archives

Acquisition

Accession

2010.021

Source or Donor

Kammiller, Neil

Acquisition Method

Donation

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

May 25, 1933

Archive Items Details

Subjects

Universities & colleges

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Myers, B.C.

Web Links and URLs

Cleveland Plain Dealer Obituary