Certificate of Appreciation from US Coast Guard to Maxine Sullivan: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A certificate of appreciation given to Maxine Sullivan by the United States Coast Guard. The certificate features the logo of the U.S. Coast Guard Training Station at Manhattan Beach, New York. Under the logo, Red and black writing, printed in ink, reads: [In Appreciation / Maxine Sullivan / has given invaluable service in / maintaining the morale of our / men and thereby merits our / our fullest commendation]. A tear at the bottom has cut off part of the certificate. An illegible, handwritten signature is in the lower right corner. The certificate has numerous tears along the edges. The back of the certificate is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 20th century
• Issued by: United States Coast Guard, American, founded 1790
• Received by: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987
• Type: certificates
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 9 1/2 × 13 in. (24.1 × 33 cm)
• Place depicted: Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Military
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2013.46.29.137
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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