Christy Priutt Madyun collection
Title
Christy Priutt Madyun collection
Description
Christy Priutt Madyun’s collection includes objects from her father’s career as a firefighter in Hopkinsville. In 1962, Mr. Walter C. Pruitt became Hopkinsville’s first African American firefighter. Before joining the fire department, Mr. Pruitt served in the United State Navy. He was made a Kentucky Colonel in the 1990s. Ms. Madyun’s collection also includes an image of her uncle, John Virgil Morton, who helped discover a treatment for Diabetes while working at a Chicago laboratory. Mr. Morton graduated from Attucks High School and Kentucky State University. The table of contents from Metabolism Clinical and Experimental Science Journal is also featured.
Collection Items
Hopkinsville fire department identification card
Laminated identification card certifying Walter C. Pruitt as a member of the fire department of the city of Hopkinsville. Pruitt became the first African-American fire fighter in Hopkinsville in 1962.
Geneva conventions identification card
Laminated Geneva conventions identification card for Walter Caldwell Pruitt Jr, United States Navy
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels membership card
Paper card attesting that Walter C. Pruitt, Jr holds the commission of Colonel in the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.
Photograph of John Virgil Morton
Photograph of John Virgil Morton in a lab at Michael Reese Hospital. Morton is one of four scientists to discover a treatment for diabetes and attended Attucks High School in Hopkinsville and Kentucky State University.
Metabolism Clinical and Experimental pages i and vii
Contents and contributor pages for volume V, number 6 of Metabolism Clinical and Experimental showing the article Studies on the Mechanism of Action of the Sulfonylureas co-authored by John Virgil Morton and his affiliation with Michael Reese…
Fire captain badge
Gold colored metal badge for captain of Hopkinsville, Kentucky Fire Department belonging to Walter C. Pruitt, Jr.
Chicago hospital council employee of the year certificate
Framed certificate with embossed seal certifying John Virgil Morton as employee of the year at Michael Reese Hospital.
Honorary statement for John Virgil Morton
Framed statement recognizing John Virgil Morton's contributions to the research conducted at the Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center signed by eight scientists.
Fire captain's cap
Blue felt narrow brim cap with gold band and round gold insignia showing two vertical bugles belonging to Walter C. Pruitt Jr.