Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
C19XX.024 |
Collection |
Unknown Collection |
Catalog Number |
C19XX.024.001 |
Object Name |
Plaque |
Description |
Gold painted plaque with raised certificate bordered in red/brown glossy trim. Picture of President Lincoln on certificate top. Underneath, [Certificate of Lifetime Membership. This certifies that Cedar Rapids, Iowa Branch NAACP is a Life Member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, having paid the sum of five-hundred dollars into the Treasury of the National Office, testifying forever to his Faith in the Cause and Future of the Negro in the United States and in the Foundation Principles of the American Republic. In witness whereof the Board of Directors has caused this Certificate to be issued March 1965. Arthur A.V. (?) President / Alfred Baker Louis, Treasurer / (?) Mays, Co-chairman / Kivie Kaplan, Co-chairman / Charring Hobias, Chairman of the Board / Roy Wilkins, Secretary / Jackie Robinson, Co-chairman.] Emblem of NAACP. Reverse corded hanger on reverse. |
Material |
Wood/Metal/Paper |
Dimensions |
W-10 L-8.25 inches |
Search Terms |
Cedar Rapids NAACP NAACP - Cedar Rapids Organizations Plaques Awards Award plaques Civil Rights |