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Title
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction Bureau of Professional Licensing Pre-Professional Qualifying Certificate
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Description
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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.
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Georgine Elizabeth Upshur Willis (1921-1998) was born to William Arthur Upshur Jr. (1894-1963) and Agnes (née Chew) Upshur (1896-1984). The Upshurs were a prominent, affluent African-American family with connections in Philadelphia politics, community, education, and culture.
Georgine Upshur graduated from the Philadelphia High School for Girls in June 1939 (Ancestry.com), and proceeded to graduate in 1943 from the University of Pennsylvania. 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). https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/funeral-directors/funeral-director-licensure-snapshot.
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See the entire Georgine E. Upshur Willis collection at The Library Company of Pennsylvania
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Contributor
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Library Company of Philadelphia
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Date Created
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1941
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Creator
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Willis, Georgine Upshur
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Rights
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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/
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Identifier
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P.2022.16.68
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Language
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eng
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Format
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Text
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Extent
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1 page
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Spatial Coverage
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Philadelphia, PA
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Publisher
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The Library Company of Philadelphia
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Is Part Of
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Stevens-Cogdell/Sanders Venning Collection - Upshur Willis Collection_Georgine E. Upshur Willis collection_scsv-p-2022-16-68
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Subject
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Philadelphia
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Education
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Pennsylvania
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African American women
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Certification
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Bibliographic Citation
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Ancestry.com. “Georgine Elizabeth Upshur in the U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016.” 2010.
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The Library Company of Philadelphia. “[Georgine E. Upshur Willis Collection] [Graphic].” 2025.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. “Funeral Director Licensure Requirements Snapshot.” 2025.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction Bureau of Professional Licensing Pre-Professional Qualifying Certificate 
