University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Hospital Administration
Classification
Hospital Administration
Accession Number
002050414 a-b
Description
Two piece cardboard postal box (a) with lid (b); two United States one and two cent postage stamps with blurred cancellation marks; pre-printed manufacturers paper mailing address label handwritten to addressee.
Two piece cardboard postal box (a) with lid (b); two United States one and two cent postage stamps with blurred cancellation marks; pre-printed manufacturers paper mailing address label handwritten to addressee.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a – box – Size: Length 20.3 cm x Width 5.8 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
b – lid – Size: Length 20.6 cm x Width 6.2 cm x Depth 1.4 cm
Provenance
Belonged to Dr. Weston L. Herriman; Academy of Medicine
Dates
1890
1900
circa 1890-1900
Date Remarks
Stamp dates
Material
paper: brown, beige
ink: red, green black
Inscriptions
Handwritten on label: "W. L. HERRIMAN, M.D. // Lindsay, // Ontario. // Box 278 Canada"; printed on label: "FROM KNAUTH BROTHERS, // 3-5-7 W. 29th St., NEW YORK."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-1-3 Box G
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
CD #6
Research Facts
Dr. Weston Herriman was one of the first nine students who graduated in 1855 from the newly formed School of Medicine at the Church of Scotland affiliated University of Queen's College (1854, Kingston, Ontario). The nine senior students had transferred from the Anglican Upper Canada School of Medicine, Toronto to the new school at Queen's.