50th Anniversary for Starke; Hundredth for City
Dublin Core
Title
50th Anniversary for Starke; Hundredth for City
Alternative Title
50th Anniversary for Starke
Subject
Sanford (Fla.)
Doctors
Physicians--Florida
Description
This newspaper article commemorates Dr. George H. Starke's (1898-1978) 50 years of service to the Sanford community. 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.
Source
Original newspaper article: "50th Anniversary for Starke; Hundredth for City," The Sanford Herald, August 7, 1977: Dr. George H. Starke Folder, General Henry S. Sanford Memorial Library, Sanford Museum, Sanford Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1977-08-07
Date Copyrighted
1977-08-07
Date Issued
1977-08-07
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original newspaper article: "50th Anniversary for Starke; Hundredth for City," The Sanford Herald, August 7, 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.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
389 KB
Medium
2-page newspaper article
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Sanford, Florida
Melrose, Florida
Florida Agricultural and Technical University, Tallahassee, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally 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
2-page newspaper article
Citation
“50th Anniversary for Starke; Hundredth for City,” RICHES, accessed April 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/3070.