Dr. Starke Wins Chase Senior Citizen Award
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Title
Dr. Starke Wins Chase Senior Citizen Award
Alternative Title
Dr. Starke Wins Senior Citizen Award
Subject
Sanford (Fla.)
Doctors
Physicians--Florida
Senior citizens
Awards--United States
Description
This newspaper clipping concerns the awarding of the Chase Senior Citizen Award to Dr. George H. Starke (1898-1978). The precise newspaper is unknown, but it is presumed to be The Sanford Herald. The year the award was given is believed to be 1974.
Dr. Starke was a practicing medical doctor who opened his practice in Sanford, Florida, on September 15, 1927. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Starke became one of only four African-American physicians to be accepted by Harvard University for residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He practiced for several years in Boston and then returned to Sanford in 1933 and continued to practice medicine until his death at age 80. For many years, Dr. Starke was the only African-American doctor in Sanford. Dr. Starke was also the first African-American doctor to acquire membership in the Florida Medical Association and the Seminole County Medical Association, as well as the second to join the American Medical Association. In 1971, the City of Sanford named George Starke Park, located at 1501 West Third Street, in his honor.
Dr. Starke was a practicing medical doctor who opened his practice in Sanford, Florida, on September 15, 1927. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Starke became one of only four African-American physicians to be accepted by Harvard University for residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He practiced for several years in Boston and then returned to Sanford in 1933 and continued to practice medicine until his death at age 80. For many years, Dr. Starke was the only African-American doctor in Sanford. Dr. Starke was also the first African-American doctor to acquire membership in the Florida Medical Association and the Seminole County Medical Association, as well as the second to join the American Medical Association. In 1971, the City of Sanford named George Starke Park, located at 1501 West Third Street, in his honor.
Creator
Casselberry, Jane
Source
Original newspaper article by Jane Casselberry: "Dr. Starke Wins Chase Senior Citizen Award," The Sanford Herald: Dr. George H. Starke Folder, General Henry S. Sanford Memorial Library, Sanford Museum, Sanford Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1978-11-14
Date Copyrighted
1978-11-14
Date Issued
1978-11-14
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original newspaper article by Jane Casselberry: "Dr. Starke Wins Chase Senior Citizen Award." The Sanford Herald.
Is Part Of
Dr. George H. Starke Folder, General Henry S. Sanford Memorial Library, Sanford Museum, Sanford Florida.
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Format
image/jpg
Extent
117 KB
Medium
1 newspaper article
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Sanford, Florida
Melrose, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Jane Casselberry and published by The Sanford Herald.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by The Sanford Herald and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Dr. Scot French's "Tools in Digital History Seminar," Fall 2013
Curator
Fedorka, Drew M.
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Flewellyn, Valada S. African Americans of Sanford. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2009.
Ward, Thomas J. Black Physicians in the Jim Crow South. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2003.
Document Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 newspaper article
Citation
Casselberry, Jane, “Dr. Starke Wins Chase Senior Citizen Award,” RICHES, accessed April 27, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/3066.