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Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- New York Giants, American, founded 1925
- National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930
- United Negro College Fund, American, founded 1944
- Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972
- President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
- Robinson, Jackie, American, 1919 - 1972
- President Truman, Harry S., American, 1884 - 1972
- National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- Howard University Medical Alumni Association, Inc., American, founded 1871
- Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps, American, founded 1916
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta, founded 1099
- Lockett, Steven N., American
- The Girl Friends, Inc., American, founded 1927
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
- Golar, Simeon, American, 1929 - 2013
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Dr. Clark, Kenneth, American, 1914 - 2005
- Young, Whitney Moore Jr., American, 1921 - 1971
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
- National Association of Broadcasters, American
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Spelman College, American, founded 1881
- Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Dixon, Gladys W., American, born 1901
- Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- National Insurance Association, American, founded 1921
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- Hale, Clara, American, 1905 - 1992
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 3/8 × 3/8 in. (27.5 × 21.2 × 0.9 cm)
- Description
- A 1973 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine shows a collage of black and white portrait photographs tinted in bright pink, green, yellow, purple, orange, and blue. In the top left corner is a purple ribbon badge with text that reads [DELEGATE]. Blue text centered at the top reads [1973 DELEGATE]. White text in a black box at the bottom right reads [PLEASE TURN TO PAGES DEVOTED TO YOUR CONVENTION].
- The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an editorial note titled “It Was a Frustrating Year…” which recounts events of the past year, including the deaths of Jackie Robinson, President Johnson, President Truman and Attorney Franklin Reeves. There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE 1973 / The Anthology and Voice of the Black Convention] and a table of contents.
- The content continues with articles and profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the New York Giants, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, United Negro College Fund, Adam Clayton Powell Jr., President Lyndon Johnson, Jackie Robinson, President Truman, National Association of Black Social Workers, National Medical Association, Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, Steven N. Lockett, The Girl Friends, Inc., National Newspaper Publishers Association, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Chairman of the Housing Authority of New York City Simeon Golar, NAACP, Gordon Parks, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, National Urban League, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Dr. Kenneth Clark, Whitney M. Young, National Dental Association, The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc., National Association of Broadcasters, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Spelman College, Morehouse College, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Shriners International, Gladys W. Dixon, Daughters of Isis, 369th Veterans Association, National Association of Black Travel Agents, National Insurance Association, and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. There are also short features on the travel destinations Barbados and Jamaica and the children’s charity Hale House.
- There are 256 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Johnny Walker Red Label scotch.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by Digital Volunteers
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Fraternal organizations
- Fraternities
- Government
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Journalism
- Labor
- Mass media
- Men
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Sororities
- Travel
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Urban life
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
- Object number
- 2012.167.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- Attucks, Crispus, American, 1723 - 1770
- Truth, Sojourner, American, 1797 - 1883
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Roberts, Sarah C., American, born 1844
- McKinney Steward, Susan, American, 1847 - 1918
- Scott, Dred, American, ca 1800 - 1858
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915
- Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943
- W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
- Joplin, Scott, American, 1867 - 1917
- Garvey, Marcus, Jamaican, 1887 - 1940
- Johnson, James Weldon, American, 1871 - 1938
- Father Divine, American, ca. 1876 - 1965
- Randolph, A. Philip, American, 1889 - 1979
- Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972
- Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
- Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
- Bethune, Mary McLeod, American, 1875 - 1955
- National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968
- Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
- Republican Party, American, founded 1854
- Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
- National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
- Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
- Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
- Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
- Charles, Ezzard Mack, American, 1921 - 1975
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 3/8 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1 cm)
- Description
- A 1976 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a collage of cropped black and white photographic portraits. In the center is an angled blue square with text that reads [DELEGATE] in white text and [76] in striped red and white text, with a circle of stars in the center of the six [6]. Black text on the white spine reads [BI-CENNTENNIAL EDITION - DELEGATE 1976].
- The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an editorial note titled “The Long Journey from the back of the bus,” about how this issue of the Delegate will focus on “200 years of Contributions Blacks gave this nation as part of our Bicentennial Celebration.” There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE, 1976] and a table of contents.
- The majority of this issue consists of a 137 page article titled “The Negro in America, 1550-1976.” The content then continues with articles and profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the National Association of Black Social Workers, The National Caucus of Black School Board Members, Prince Hall Masons, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Empire State Medical Association, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Links, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, NAACP, Navy, Elks of the World, Democratic Party, Chi Eta Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Common Cause Ladies, National Association of Business and Professional Negro Womens Club, National United Church Ushers Association, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, National Bar Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, National Urban League, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, NBC, National Medical Association, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, National Association of Negro Women, CBS, Shriners, Daughters of Isis, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Republican National Convention, Museum of Art, Whitney M. Young Classic, Black Caucus, 369th Veterans Association, Phi Beta Sigma, Paul Robeson and Langston Hughes, Edges,
- The issue concludes with a “Lest We Forget” page with a list of individuals who had passed away, including Ezzard Charles and Paul Robeson. There are approximately 348 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Kool cigarettes.
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Fraternal organizations
- Fraternities
- Government
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Journalism
- Labor
- Mass media
- Men
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Sororities
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- U.S. History, Colonial period, 1600-1775
- United States History
- Urban life
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
- Object number
- 2012.167.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- Drew, Charles Richard, American, 1904 - 1950
- President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
- Wilkins, Roy, American, 1901 - 1981
- National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930
- Humphrey, Hubert Horatio Jr., American, 1911 - 1978
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Dr. Mays, Benjamin Elijah, American, 1894 - 1984
- Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Sen. Brooke, Edward, American, born 1919
- Tydings, Joseph Davies, American, 1928 - 2018
- Pierce, Lawrence Warren, American, born 1924
- Baker, Bertram L., American, 1898 - 1985
- Morse, Wayne L., American, 1900 - 1974
- Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, born 1927
- King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
- Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006
- Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
- Sutton, Percy Ellis, American, 1920 - 2009
- Rustin, Bayard, American, 1912 - 1987
- Eugene Nickerson, American, 1918 - 2002
- Farbstein, Leonard, American, 1902 - 1993
- Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968
- The Girl Friends, Inc., American, founded 1927
- McKissick, Floyd, American, 1922 - 1991
- Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Perry, Harold Robert, American, 1916 - 1991
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- International Free and Accepted Modern Masons, Inc. and Order of the Eastern Star, American, founded 1950
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- New York Jets, American, founded 1960
- Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
- National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc., founded 1919
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- National Dental Association, American, founded 1913
- Murray, Joan
- Schuyler, Philippa, American, 1931 - 1967
- Gordy, Berry Jr., American, born 1929
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Sen. Brooke, Edward, American, born 1919
- Poitier, Sidney, Bahamian American, born 1927
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- Kaiser, Inez Yeargan, American, 1918 - 2016
- Bailey, Pearl, American, 1918 - 1990
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
- National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
- National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc., American, founded 1924
- Mangum, Robert J., American, 1920 - 2014
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 12 × 8 7/8 × 3/16 in. (30.5 × 22.5 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A 1968 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine is white and a yellow ribbon, blue ribbon and a pink ribbon at center. Each of the ribbons has the word [DELEGATE] at center. The inside of the magazine contains black and white photographs, articles and advertisements as well as profiles of prominent people within the African American community.
- The magazines content begins with a memorial editorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. And Robert F. Kennedy. It continues with an article titled [Black Power Marketing to Negro Consumers]. The article includes images of President Johnson, Vice President Humphrey and members of the presidential commission to investigate city riots. The publication continues with several pages of photographs Martin Luther King, Jr.’s funeral. People identified in captions for the photographs are Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, Senator Edward Brooke, Senator Joseph Tydings, Lawrence Pierce, Wayne Morse, Bertram Baker, Senator Edward Brooke, Harry Belafonte Jr., Gordon Parks, Coretta Scott King, Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Percy Ellis Sutton, Bayard Rustin, Benjamin Wright, Eugene Nickerson and Leonard Farbstein. Following this is a double page image of Robert F. Kennedy’s funeral procession.
- Throughout the magazine are portraits, profiles, and short articles about business organizations such as the Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, the National Association of Market Developers, National Association of Negro Musicians and the National Dental Association as well as fraternity and sorority events for Omega Psi Phi, Kapa Alpha Psi, and Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and Lamda Kappa Mu, and articles on events such as the National Conference of the Urban League, International Conference of Grand Chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star, and the Convention of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
- There are also profiles on musicians performing at the Lincoln Center, Morehouse College, the Democratic Party, debutant balls, the New York Giants, 369th Veterans Association, National Pan-Hellenic Council and notable African American business leaders, labor leaders, community leaders, political leaders, doctors, nurses, artists, and activists from across the United States but primarily in New York City.
- There are approximately 154 pages. The magazine contains both black and white and color advertisements. The back cover has an advertisement for Johnnie Walker Red scotch.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by Digital Volunteers
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Football
- Fraternal organizations
- Fraternities
- Funeral customs and rites
- Government
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Journalism
- Labor
- Mass media
- Men
- Political organizations
- Politics (Practical)
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Sororities
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Urban life
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
- Object number
- 2012.167.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Pinback button for Robert F. Kennedy 1964 New York Senate campaign
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968
- President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
- Amalgamated Lithographers of America, American, founded 1882
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic laminate
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 1/8 × 1 × 3/16 in. (2.8 × 2.5 × 0.4 cm)
- Description
- A 1964 campaign pinback button for Robert F. Kennedy for New York Senate and Lyndon B. Johnson for President. In 1964 Johnson ran as a candidate of the Democratic Party. Kennedy also ran as a candidate of the Democratic Party and was endorsed by Johnson. The button has blue, white, and red horizontal bands with [Johnson] and [Kennedy] printed in block white text in the blue and red bands. Four (4), red, five pointed stars are printed in the white band between the candidates’ names. There is a union mark printed along the rounded edges of this button. The back of the button is silver toned with a silver-colored pin.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Politics (Practical)
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gifted by Dorothy and Eugene Bryant
- Object number
- 2017.88.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Pinback button for Kennedy - Johnson 1960 presidential campaign
- Manufactured by
- Green Duck Company, American, 1906 - 2004
- Subject of
- President Kennedy, John F., American, 1917 - 1963
- President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
- International Photo-Engravers Union of North America, American, founded 1904
- Allied Printing Trades Council, founded 1911
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic laminate
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 3/8 × 1 9/16 × 3/16 in. (3.5 × 4 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A 1960 presidential campaign pinback button for John F. Kennedy and running mate Lyndon B. Johnson. Kennedy ran as a candidate of the Democratic Party. The button is red, white, and blue. In the central white, elliptical-shaped band is a black-and-white graphic of Kennedy and Johnson depicted side-by-side, from the shoulders up, and facing the viewer. Both men are smiling. The red band above the white band has white text that reads, [NEW / LEADERSHIP]. The blue band below the white band has white text that reads, [KENNEDY / JOHNSON]. There are three union labels and the name of the manufacturer printed along the rounded back edges of the button. The back of the button is silver toned with a brass pin.
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Politics (Practical)
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Aaron Bryant
- Object number
- 2017.88.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
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Folding tab button for Kennedy - Johnson 1960 presidential campaign
- Manufactured by
- Green Duck Company, American, 1906 - 2004
- Subject of
- President Kennedy, John F., American, 1917 - 1963
- President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
- Allied Printing Trades Council, founded 1911
- International Photo-Engravers Union of North America, American, founded 1904
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- ink on metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 5/8 × 1 × 1/16 in. (4.2 × 2.6 × 0.1 cm)
- Description
- A 1960 presidential campaign folding tab, metal button for John F. Kennedy and running mate Lyndon B. Johnson. Kennedy ran as a candidate of the Democratic Party. The button has red, white, and blue horizontal bands. The central white band has blue text that reads, [KENNEDY / and / JOHNSON]. Two (2), white five pointed stars are printed in the red and blue bands above and below the candidates’ names. The folding portion of the button is white and has the manufacturer’s information, union information and logos printed in blue. There are three union labels and the name of the manufacturer printed on the folding tab of the button. The back of the button is silver toned.
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Politics (Practical)
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dorothy and Eugene Bryant
- Object number
- 2017.88.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
Interior, Spring, Mississippi Delta
- Created by
- Lester, Julius, American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Hamer, Fannie Lou, American, 1917 - 1977
- President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
- Humphrey, Hubert Horatio Jr., American, 1911 - 1978
- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 3/8 x 6 5/16 in. (23.8 x 16 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
- H x W (Mat): 17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 35.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of three election posters on a wall promoting Fannie Lou Hamer, Lyndon Johnson, and Hubert Humphrey, each of which begins "FREEDOM MEANS." Below there is a SCLC FREEDOM NOW pennant.
- Place depicted
- Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Photography
- Politics (Practical)
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Howard Greenberg Gallery
- Object number
- 2012.169.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- ©Julius Lester
-
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Pen used by Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the 1964 Civil Rights Act
- Created by
- Esterbrook Pen Company, American, 1947 - 1967
- Used by
- President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
- Date
- July 2, 1964
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- metal , plastic , paper
- Dimensions
- L x W (pen): 6 1/4 x 1/2 x 1/2 in. (15.9 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm)
- L x W (box): 7 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 5/8 in. (18.1 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm)
- Description
- An Esterbrook pen with an Esterbrook 2668 nib. The pen has a black plastic grip and a clear plastic body, with [THE PRESIDENT- THE WHITE HOUSE] printed in white ink. [ESTERBROOK] and [MADE IN U.S.A.] are imprinted on the black pen grip. Type reading: [ESTERBROOK / 2668 / MADE IN USA] is imprinted on the nib. The pen was one of the pens President Lyndon B. Johnson used to sign the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- fountain pens
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Law
- Local and regional
- Politics (Practical)
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James F. Dicke, II
- Object number
- 2012.147ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
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Pen used by Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the 1965 Voting Rights Act
- Created by
- Esterbrook Pen Company, American, 1947 - 1967
- Used by
- President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
- Date
- 1965
- On ViewConcourse 2, C 2053
- Medium
- chrome steel and acrylic with ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Pen): 6 1/4 × 1/2 in. (15.9 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- 2010.45.1a: A pen with a silver-colored nib, black grip, and clear barrel. "The President - The White House" is molded into the clear handle in white lettering.
- 2010.45.1b: Black ink on paper, a copy of S. 1564, an act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and for other purposes. The act was passed August 6, 1965.
- 2010.45.1c: Black ink on paper, a copy of H.R. 6400, a bill before the House of Representatives that purports to enforce the fifteenth amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
- 2010.45.1d: A magazine clipping showing an image of Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act
- The four items were originally framed together in a commemorative display.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- fountain pens
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Government
- Law
- Local and regional
- Politics (Practical)
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Segregation
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.45.1a-d
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions