DIPLOMA AND CERTIFICATE GROUPING OF DR. LUCIUS WALES HOTCHKISS (12)

DIPLOMA AND CERTIFICATE GROUPING OF DR. LUCIUS WALES HOTCHKISS (12)
Fine grouping of 12 diplomas, certificates, etc. issued to Dr. Lucius Wales Hotchkiss (1859-1926), a particularly well educated physician trained at Columbia College in New York who became a fellow of the American Surgical Association. Included is: a terrific 1886 illustrated diploma issued by New York's famous Bellevue Hospital, 1886, certifying Hotchkiss' service as intern and surgeon, signed by 36 doctors and administrators; 1884 medical degree issued by Columbia College and signed by nine department heads; 1884 honor certificate from the College of Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia), signed by JOHN C. CURTIS (1844-1913), a founder of the American Physiological Society; 1881 Baccalaureate degree from Columbia College, signed by 13 professors; 1889 membership certificate in the Medical Society, County of New York; 1888 membership certificate in the New York Pathological Society signed by WILLIAM P. NORTHRUP; 1905 fellowship certificate in the New York Academy of Medicine signed by CHARLES L. DANA (1852-1935); certificate of membership in the Medical Reserve Corps Association, 1918, signed by Capt. GEORGE LUNG who served in Sampson's squadron in the Spanish-American War and Brig. Gen. EDWARD L. MUNSON; four other certificates; and one letter of transmittal. Overall very good. 12 pieces.