St. Louis: 1880. Original Doctor of Medicine diploma issued to Phineas Kimball Dow, and dated March 5, 1880. Printed in Latin and richly embellished with elaborate Victorian engraving, the document features a finely detailed view of the university building, an embossed institutional seal with original blue ribbons, and numerous faculty signatures. Among the signatories are noted St. Louis physicians John T. Hodgen, an influential Civil War surgeon and founder of what became Barnes Hospital, A. Litton, distinguished anatomist and educator, and Edward A. Eliot, prominent professor of obstetrics. Shelved in Rockville Room J. More