Certificate of appreciation from the University of Maryland owned by Jim Vance
date: label: Date
content: May 4, 1979
name: label: Printed by
content: Black Student Union at the University of Maryland, American, founded 1968
label: Owned by
content: Jim Vance, American, 1942 - 2017
label: Subject of
content: University of Maryland, American, founded 1856
notes: label: Description
content: Certificate of appreciation from the Black Student Union of the University of Maryland, College Park owned by Jim Vance. The certificate is printed in black text on yellowed paper. Portions of the certificate are handwritten in black ink. The certificate is in a black wood frame. The certificate reads “The BLACK STUDENT UNION / of the University of Maryland, College Park / wishes to express its deep gratitude to Gim [sic] Vance / May 4th, 1974 / for the dedicated service to the welfare and betterment of Black people here and throughout our greater community / for living and practicing the principles of nation-building / we thank you.”
place: label: Place used
content: College Park, Prince George County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Journalism
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Social reform
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of James H. Vance, III
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.107.17
objectType: label: Type
content: certificates
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: ink on paper, wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 8 11/16 × 10 5/8 × 9/16 in. (22 × 27 × 1.5 cm)