St. Jude Hospital Plaque, presented to Ella Fitzgerald
date: label: presentation date
content: 1981
name: label: presenter
content: St. Jude Hospital
label: recipient
content: Fitzgerald, Ella
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This plaque was presented to Ella Fitzgerald by Alsac-St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in 1981. It is a shield-shape wooden plaque with an inset ceramic tile and engraved plate. The tile is printed:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Thanks for your support<br>[Danny Thomas signature]<br>[drawing of St. Jude Hospital]<br> ALSAC-ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL</p>
label: Description
content: <p>(and the metal plate is engraved):</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Ella Fitzgerald<br>”LET THE CHILDREN LIVE”<br>1981</p>
label: Description
content: <p>According to their website "American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC) was founded by Danny Thomas in 1957 to be the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and its sole mission is to raise the funds and awareness necessary to operate and maintain the hospital".</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Danny Thomas (1912-1991) was an American actor, singer, nightclub comedian, producer, and philanthropist. Thomas founded the St. Jude’s Children’s research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1962.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Awards and Prizes
label: Subject
content: Philanthropy
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Popular Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Fitzgerald 1989 Trust (through Richard D. Rosman)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1996.0342.083
label: accession number
content: 1996.0342
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0342.083
objectType: label: Object Name
content: plaque
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ceramic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7/8 in x 11 7/8 in x 11 5/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 30.1625 cm x 29.5275 cm