UNICO Plaque, presented to Harry Warren: Museum Object and Cultural History
UNICO Plaque, presented to Harry Warren: presentation date: 1959. recipient: Warren, Harry. Object Name: plaque.
The object in the museum catalogue
This plaque was presented by the Los Angeles Chapter of UNICO to Harry Warren in 1959. It is made of a shield-shaped wood base with a metal plate. The plate is engraved:
PRESENTED TO Harry Warren (Salvatore Guaragna) HONORARY LIFETIME MEBERSHIP LOS ANGELES CHAPTER [missing medallion] 1959.
UNICO, translated from the Italian, means "one of its kind." and the letters are interpreted as U-Unity, N-Neighborliness, I-Integrity, C-Charity, O-Opportunity. UNICO is a nationwide service organization exclusively open to men and women of Italian heritage or persons married to men and women of Italian heritage.
Materials, dates and provenance
- presentation date: 1959
- recipient: Warren, Harry
- Object Name: plaque
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in x 1 in; 31.75 cm x 26.67 cm x 2.54 cm
- place made: United States: California, Los Angeles
- Subject: Awards and Prizes
- ID Number: 2002.3101.16
- catalog number: 2002.3101.16
- nonaccession number: 2002.3101
- Credit Line: Gift of Jophe Jones and Julia Riva
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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