License to Practice Midwifery for Carrie Jones
Dublin Core
Title
License to Practice Midwifery for Carrie Jones
Alternative Title
Jones Midwifery License
Subject
Sanford (Fla.)
Midwives--United States
Licenses--Florida
Description
A License to Practice Midwifery, issued by the Florida State Board of Health, certifying the completion of midwifery requirements by Carrie Jones. The certificate was issued in Sanford, Florida, on July 23, 1943, and signed by Dr. Lucille J. Marsh, the Director of the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health. Jones originally served as a midwife at Fernald-Laughton Memorial Hospital, located at 500 South Oak Avenue in Sanford. Along with her daughter, Marie Jones Francis, Jones co-founded the Jones-Francis Maternity Hall, located at 621 East Sixth Street in Georgetown, an historic African-American neighborhood in Sanford.
Creator
Source
Original license, July 23, 1943: Florida State Board of Health, Jacksonville, Florida: Private Collection of Daphne F. Humphrey.
Date Created
1943-07-23
Date Issued
1943-07-23
Contributor
March, Lucille J.
Humphrey, Daphne F.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original license, July 23, 1943: Florida State Board of Health, Jacksonville, Florida.
Is Part Of
Marie Jones Francis Collection, Georgetown Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
212 KB
Medium
1 license certificate
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Sanford, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by the Florida State Board of Health and owned by Carrie Jones.
Inherited by Daphne F. Humphrey.
Rights Holder
Copyright to the resource is held by Daphne F. Humphrey and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Firpo, Julio R.
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Daphne F. Humphrey
External Reference
"Oral History of Daphne F. Humphrey." Interview by Julio R. Firpo. Home of Daphne F. Humphrey. April 8, 2011. Audio record available. RICHES of Central Florida.
Flewellyn, Valada Parker, and the Sanford Historical Society. African Americans of Sanford. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2009.
Transcript
No. 459
FLORIDA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
Date of Issue July 23, 1943
License to Practice Midwifery
This is to Certify, That
Carrie Jones
of Sanford, Florida County of SEminole Florida, has met the requirements of Chapters 457 and 154, Sections 381.49 - 381.57, Florida Statutes 1941.
State Health Officer
Lucille J. Marsh, M.D.
Director, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
FLORIDA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
Date of Issue July 23, 1943
License to Practice Midwifery
This is to Certify, That
Carrie Jones
of Sanford, Florida County of SEminole Florida, has met the requirements of Chapters 457 and 154, Sections 381.49 - 381.57, Florida Statutes 1941.
State Health Officer
Lucille J. Marsh, M.D.
Director, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 license certificate
Collection
Citation
Florida State Board of Health, “License to Practice Midwifery for Carrie Jones,” RICHES, accessed May 20, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2951.