{"id":3249,"date":"2026-05-09T17:07:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/?post_type=exhibit&#038;p=3249"},"modified":"2026-05-12T04:35:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T04:35:29","slug":"letters-and-certificates","status":"publish","type":"exhibit","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/exhibits\/john-roderick-1936\/letters-and-certificates\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters and Certificates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>1966 Colby College Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters <em>honoris causa<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\"  class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/colby-and-china-ea333\/files\/2026\/05\/1966_-honoris-causa-announcement-.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 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