University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Archival
Education Artifacts
Communication
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Classification
Archival
Education Artifacts
Communication
Commemorative and Communication Artifacts
Education
Hospital Administration
Accession Number
1969.7.6
Description
Rectangular hand written parchment certificate with black ink; ornate designs around heading with six signatures; shows previously folded into eights; written in Latin.
Rectangular hand written parchment certificate with black ink; ornate designs around heading with six signatures; shows previously folded into eights; written in Latin.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. D. S. MacLennan; belonged to Dr. James Stirling.
Overall surface grime on both sides, minor creases at fold lines; minor fading on signatures; edges show creased border where prevously mounted in frame
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Email
Reference Comments
Kirsty Earley Digital Heritage Officer Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow; 11 April 2019
Research Facts
Certificate given to James Stirling, who studied at the University of Glasgow and practiced at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. He took classes from 1827-1829. One of them being placement at the Infirmary in 1829. The certificate acknowledges his completion of his placment at the Infirmary before he graduated in 1830.
The name at the very bottom is that of Robert Perry who was the president of the College, (then known as the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow), from 1843-1845. He was a physician and surgeon at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary from 1820-1848. Robert Cowan was a member of the College and practiced at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Dr. James Stirling was a graduate of the University of Glasgow; he began practising in Vancleek (?) Hill, Ontario.