- Owned by
- Gibson, Althea, American, 1927 - 2003
- Signed by
- Miriani, Louis C., American, 1897 - 1987
- Date
- May 19, 1961
- Medium
- cardboard
- Dimensions
- box lid: 8 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 7/16 in. (22.6 × 6 × 1.1 cm)
- box: 8 7/8 × 2 7/16 × 11/16 in. (22.5 × 6.2 × 1.7 cm)
- Description
- Case for the key to the city of Detroit. The case has a lid and a base. the inside of the lid has gold and black text that reads "This Key to the City of Detroit is presented to / Althea Gibson / Honorary Citizen / May 19, 1961" Hand written in blue ink is "Louis C. Miriani." On the left side of the box lid is the seal for the City of Detroit.
- Place used
- Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Awards, Medals, and Insignia
- Type
- commemoratives
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donald Felder and family
- Object number
- 2014.205.4.2ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




