Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction Bureau of Professional Licensing Pre-Professional Qualifying Certificate

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction Bureau of Professional Licensing Pre-Professional Qualifying Certificate
Description
This certificate from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction’s Bureau of Professional Licensing Pre-Professional Qualifying Certificate was granted to Georgine E. Upshur for completion of a four-year secondary school course in 1941. This was a modified certificate given to Black educators.

Georgine “Gene” Elizabeth Upshur-Willis (September 3, 1921-December 30, 1998) was born to William Arthur Upshur Jr. (January 8, 1984-May 5, 1963) and Agnes (née Chew) Upshur (1896-June 28, 1984). The Upshurs were a prominent, affluent African-American family with connections in Philadelphia politics, community, education, and culture.

Gene graduated from the Philadelphia High School for Girls in June 1939 (Ancestry.com 2010); and proceeded to graduate in 1943 from the University of Pennsylvania (The Library Company of Philadelphia 2025). This certificate, received on October 17, 1941, was in between her secondary school and college studies.

The Department of Public Instruction’s Bureau of Professional Licensing appears to now be called the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 2025).
See the entire Georgine E. Upshur Willis collection at The Library Company of Pennsylvania
Contributor
Library Company of Philadelphia
Date Created
1941
Creator
Willis, Georgine Upshur
Rights
This work is not in copyright, but commercial uses of this digital representation are limited. For more information, contact printroom@librarycompany.org and see http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-NC/1.0/
Identifier
P.2022.16.68
Language
eng
Format
Text
Extent
1 page
Spatial Coverage
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
The Library Company of Philadelphia
Is Part Of
Stevens-Cogdell/Sanders Venning Collection - Upshur Willis Collection_Georgine E. Upshur Willis collection_scsv-p-2022-16-68
Subject
Philadelphia
Education
Pennsylvania
African American women
Certification
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Black Joy & Resilience
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction Bureau of Professional Licensing Pre-Professional Qualifying Certificate