Diploma awarded to Isabelle Daniels
date: label: Date
content: 1956
name: label: Distributed by
content: International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894
label: Used by
content: Isabelle Daniels, American, 1937 - 2017
notes: label: Description
content: Diploma awarded to Isabelle Daniels for the 4x100 meters relay in the 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics. The rectangular diploma is printed in grey and black on off-white paper, with metallic silver Olympic rings at top center. The text in the center of the diploma reads [CITIUS – ALTIUS – FORTIUS / DIPLOMA / OLYMPIC GAMES MELBOURNE 1956 / 3RD / Athletics 4x100 M. Relay (Women) / I.J. Daniels – U.S.A. / VIRES ACQUIRT EUNDO]. The text is printed on a black and grey image of a coat of arms. There are black and grey illustrative line drawings of olive branches, one on either side of the diploma. Text on the proper right side reads [INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE / PRESIDENT], with a signature in between the two lines of text. There is text on the proper left side of the diploma which reads [ORGANISING COMMITTEE / PREISDENT / CHAIRMAN], with two signatures in between the lines of text.
label: Description
content: The back of the diploma is blank. There are several small tears and areas of discoloration on the diploma.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Track and field
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1953-1961
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.96.4.2
objectType: label: Type
content: diplomas
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © International Olympic Committee
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 17 1/2 × 23 in. (44.5 × 58.4 cm)