- Created by
- Virginia Department of Health, American
- Owned by
- Carter, Amanda Carey, American, 1909 - 2007
- Date
- July 1, 1987
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 5/8 x 11 1/8 in. (21.9 x 28.3 cm)
- Description
- A "Midwife's Certificate of Retirement" issued by the Virginia State Department of Health to Amanda Carter. The certificate has an intricate blue scalloped border and the pre-printed text in black ink has been completed with typewritten text also in black ink. Center text reads [THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED TO / AMANDA CARTER OF FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA / PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY WHO HAS BEEN A MIDWIFE / FOR 35 YEARS. SHE HAS RETURNED HER PERMIT ON THIS / 1ST DAY OF JULY 1987 AND WILL NOT / ATTEND ANY OTHER CASES.]. It is signed at lower right by the directors of the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health and the local health department. The back is blank with no printing, marks, or inscriptions.
- Place used
- Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Type
- certificates
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Fannie Mae Carter Silver
- Object number
- 2011.75.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




