Martin Luther King Foundation Plaque, presented to Ella Fitzgerald
date: label: presentation date
content: 1968
name: label: presenter
content: Martin Luther King Foundation
label: referenced
content: Fitzgerald, Ella
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This plaque was presented by KGFJ Radion Sation in Los Angeles and Capitol Records to donors to the Martin Luther King Foundation in 1968. It is a rectangular wood-grained masonite plaque with a gold-tone 45 rpm single, “It’s Up To Me and You” (Capitol Records 2212) by Ella Fitzgerald, with a foil plate. The plate is printed:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>KGFJ, Los Angeles Capitol Records, and myself thank you for your generosity in<br>the purchase of this special recording of “IT’S UP TO ME AND YOU” dedicated to<br>Martin Luther King, with all proceeds going to the Martin Luther King Foundation.<br>ELLA FITZGERALD<br>Honorary Chairman<br>Martin luther King Foundation<br>June 1968</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Awards and Prizes
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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: 1996.0342.084
label: accession number
content: 1996.0342
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0342.084
objectType: label: Object Name
content: plaque
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: masonite (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1/4 in x 8 1/16 in x 10 1/16 in; .635 cm x 20.47875 cm x 25.55875 cm