Button, Membership
Object number2017.113.17
Manufacturer
Whitehead & Hoag Company
OriginNewark, NJ
MediumCelluloid; Metal; Paper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Shadyside Hospital Foundation, UPMC Shadyside
DescriptionCircular membership button with straight pin. Celluloid button with gray metal collet and brass(?) straight pin. Front of button has white background, blue border, and blue text at center. Reverse has off-white backing paper with maker text.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.875 x 0.75 x 0.188 in. (2.2 x 1.9 x 0.5 cm)InscriptionsFront has printed blue text “A.I.H.”
MarksReverse has off-white backing paper with black printed text “WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. / BUTTONS / BADGES / NOVELTIES / AND SIGNS / [union label] / NEWARK, N.J.”
Historical NotesAmerican Institute of Homeopathy button. Homeopathic Hospital was the predecessor of Shadyside Hospital and Dr. James H. McClelland was one of its more prominent physicians. Homeopathic Hospital, a 38-bed hospital was established in 1866 on the Boulevard of the Allies and Smithfield Street in downtown Pittsburgh. The hospital moved to a site just in front of its present location in 1910. By 1938, homeopathic medicine had fallen out of favor and the hospital changed its name to Shadyside Hospital. The present building was erected in 1972, and it became part of UPMC in 1997. Dr. James Henderson McClelland, Jr., attended Hahnemann Homeopathic College in Philadelphia before returning to Pittsburgh and becoming a prominent physician operating out of his home on Shadyside on the corner of Wilkins and Fifth Avenue. McClelland played a major role in the Homeopathic Hospital, including its eventual move from downtown to Shadyside.
Related institution
American Institute of Homeopathy
Related institution
Shadyside Hospital
Related institution
Homeopathic Hospital
(1866 - 1938)
Terms
On View
Not on view
1938-1943
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