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Florence Wittenburg Medical Center Building Fund donation notice, 1977

Also 1977 Florence Wittenburg holiday donation notice

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Date1977-12
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1977-12
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Summary

Florence Wittenburg’s December 1977 holiday notice says she was making a donation to the Beaver Island Medical Center Building Fund instead of sending Christmas cards.

Evidence and limits

This is an announced charitable intention, not proof of a received amount or completed transaction.

Sources

  1. Prints Florence Wittenburg’s statement that she was making a donation to the Medical Center Building Fund instead of sending cards that year. It supplies no amount, receipt, transaction date, donor record, or later use of the contribution. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1977-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held seven-page holiday issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the signed donation notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Florence Wittenburg Medical Center Building Fund donation notice, 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-florence-wittenburg-medical-center-donation-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1977, holiday donation notice signed Florence Wittenburg. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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