One of our favorite members, Dr. Harry Knipp, sent me pictures of some ephemera he'd recently come across as he was packing for a move. You can read about the many generations of physicians in his family here.
From Dr. Knipp: I found his certificate from Med Chi noting
my great-grandfather was a delegate to the AMA in 1900.
On the left side is a list of names, many of whom we recognize. The interesting thing is that all but the top two names are in Marcia Noyes' writing. At that point, 1898, she would have only worked for the Faculty for two years, but it's an indication of the level of responsibility she had. 
New to me were his and my father's and
grandfather's registration certificates to practice in Baltimore City, distinct
from their Maryland Board of Medical Examiners licenses. That was a thing of
the past by the time I was licensed in 1977.
We thank Dr. Knipp for sharing these precious documents with us!
Hello Meg, It's always super-interesting when documents like these* are given additional meaning through context and family history. It's also cool how completely a (supposedly) relatively minor character like Marcia Noyes weaves her way throughout Maryland's medical history, and has left such a thorough paper (and ghost) trail to follow.
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*(I suppose that Dr. Knipp sharing these particular items constitutes Knipp-picking)
HAHAHAH!
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