Sanford to Honor Dr. Starke for Half Century of Medical Service

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Title

Sanford to Honor Dr. Starke for Half Century of Medical Service

Alternative Title

Sanford to Honor Dr. Starke

Subject

Sanford (Fla.)
Doctors
Physicians--Florida

Description

This newspaper clipping, from the September 11, 1977 edition of the The Sentinel Star, offers a descriptive profile of Dr. George H. Starke's (1898-1978) history and accomplishments. 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

Keay Davidson

Source

Original newspaper article by Keay Davidson: "Sanford to Honor Dr. Starke for Half Century of Medical Service," The Sentinel Star, September 11, 1977: Dr. George H. Starke Folder, General Henry S. Sanford Memorial Library, Sanford Museum, Sanford, Florida.

Publisher

The Sentinel Star

Date Created

ca. 1977-09-11

Date Copyrighted

1977-09-11

Date Issued

1977-09-11

Contributor

Frey, Bob

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of original newspaper article by Keay Davidson: "Sanford to Honor Dr. Starke for Half Century of Medical Service," The Sentinel Star, September 11, 1977.

Is Part Of

Dr. George H. Starke Folder, General Henry S. Sanford Memorial Library, Sanford Museum, Sanford Florida.
Celery Soup: Florida’s Folk Life Play Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

image/jpg

Extent

384 KB

Medium

1 newspaper article

Language

eng

Type

Text

Coverage

Sanford, Florida
Melrose, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Keay Davidson and published by The Sentinel Star.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by The Sentinel Star 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

Keay Davidson, “Sanford to Honor Dr. Starke for Half Century of Medical Service,” RICHES, accessed December 7, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/3068.

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