Delta State University letterman's jacket worn by Lusia Harris
date: label: Date
content: 1975
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Butwin, American
label: Owned by
content: Lusia Harris-Stewart, American, born 1955
label: Subject of
content: Delta State University, American, founded 1924
notes: label: Description
content: This dark green Delta State University letterman's jacket was worn by Lusia Harris. It consists of dark green wool on the outside and is lined with dark red polyester on the inside. The jacket has a square body with two slash pockets at the waist. Each pocket is edged in white leather. There are five white metal snap buttons down the front of the jacket. On the upper proper left chest is a round white patch shaped like a basketball with dark green embroidered text that reads [UNDEFEATED / AIAW / NATIONAL / 1975 CHAMPIONS]. On the proper right shoulder is a white patch of the letters [DSU]. Just below, is a second patch in the shape of the basketball with dark green embroidery that reads [LADY / 45 / STATESMEN]. The cuffs of the jacket fasten close with a tab and a white metal snap button. There is a white tag sewn into the nape of the neckline with green text that reads [42 / DRY / CLEAN]. A white fabric tag sewn into the inside proper left side seam has text in blue and red that reads [The Jacket for Champions / Tailored / by / BUTWIN / The Champion Of Jackets]. The tag has a small graphic of a walking man in a blue top and red pants. The back of the jacket is plain dark green wool.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Basketball
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Sports Uniforms
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lusia Harris-Stewart
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.29.1
objectType: label: Type
content: jackets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wool (hair) , polyester , metal , leather
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 33 1/16 × 25 3/8 × 1/4 in. (84 × 64.5 × 0.6 cm)