Certificate from Library of Congress for "Lift Every Voice and Sing": Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A paper certificate awarded to Melba Moore by the National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress for the addition of her rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” to the National Recording Registry. The front of the certificate features a white background with double-line dark blue bordering and a thin inner black border. Inside of the black border is large, centered text and a background design of an antique phonograph. From the top to the bottom the certificate reads: [National Recording / Preservation Board / OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS / This certificate honors / the selection of / “Lift Every Voice and Sing” / Melba Moore and Friends / to the / National Recording Registry / 2016]. A black graphic of the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. There are no markings on the reverse of the certificate.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2016
• Published by: Library of Congress, American, founded 1800
• Subject of: Melba Moore, American, born 1945
• Type: certificates
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 10 1/8 × 7 7/8 in. (25.7 × 20 cm)
• Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Popular music
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2024.13.4
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Melba Moore and Charli Huggins
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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