Booklet of regulations for licensed midwives in the state of Virginia
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1952
name: label: Created by
content: Virginia Department of Health, American
label: Owned by
content: Amanda Carey Carter, American, 1909 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A booklet for licensed midwives in the state of Virginia, produced by the Virginia State Department of Health and owned by the midwife Amanda Carey Carter. The booklet is printed in black ink on white paper, folded and bound with staples to form 29 pages. The first page begins with a [FOREWORD] message and features a round, half-tone image of a woman in a nurse's cap and uniform. At the bottom is [This book is the property of] followed by a blank space for a name to be written in and [Licensed Midwife]. The interior contents are printed in black ink and contain regulations and procedures for midwives, from licensing to retirement. Throughout are several black and white photographs as well as reproduced examples of government forms and certificates used by the midwives. The back page is blank with no printing or marks.
place: label: Place used
content: Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Health
label: Topic
content: Medicine
label: Topic
content: Midwifery
label: Topic
content: Rural life
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Fannie Mae Carter Silver
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.75.32
objectType: label: Type
content: pamphlets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 9 x 6 1/8 in. (22.9 x 15.6 cm)