Ernest Lamkin Diploma
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of one certificate dated June 10th, 1937. The recipient’s name is written in cursive, followed by confirmation of his completion of the course of study, then by six written signatures from the Superintendent and members of the Galesburg Board of Education.
Dates
- Creation: June 10, 1937
Biographical / Historical
Ernest Edward Lamkin was born in 1919 and died in 2004 at the age of 85. He graduated high school and received his diploma at 18. He was in the army and achieved the rank of 1st lieutenant in the US army during World War II after being registered in 1940, when he was 21. He was married in 1939 to his wife, Esther Lamkin, who is now buried next to him in Tecumseh, Michigan after her death in 2011.
Extent
1 Sheets ; 8 x 10.5 inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection is composed of one high school diploma from Galesburg High School in Galesburg, Michigan, that was awarded to Edward Lamkin in 1937.
Physical Description
The diploma measures 10 ½ by 8 inches. The high school’s name is printed at the top in fancy lettering, with a black and white photograph of the school below it.
The paper is in good shape, its yellowish tint is either original or a product of its age; there are no tears or folds in it. There are a couple spots of discoloration along the edges, and a few spots near to but not obscuring any text. All writing is legible.
Subject
- Lamkin, Ernest (1919-2004) (Person)
- Title
- Ernest Lamkin Diploma Finding Aid
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Meena Jacobs; Mallory Heslinger
- Date
- 2023-10-02
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
arch-collect@wmich.edu