Certificate of appreciation from the University of Maryland owned by Jim Vance: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Certificate of appreciation from the Black Student Union of the University of Maryland, College Park owned by Jim Vance. The certificate is printed in black text on yellowed paper. Portions of the certificate are handwritten in black ink. The certificate is in a black wood frame. The certificate reads “The BLACK STUDENT UNION / of the University of Maryland, College Park / wishes to express its deep gratitude to Gim [sic] Vance / May 4th, 1974 / for the dedicated service to the welfare and betterment of Black people here and throughout our greater community / for living and practicing the principles of nation-building / we thank you.”

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: May 4, 1979
• Printed by: Black Student Union at the University of Maryland, American, founded 1968
• Owned by: Jim Vance, American, 1942 - 2017
• Subject of: University of Maryland, American, founded 1856
• Type: certificates
• Medium: ink on paper, wood
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 8 11/16 × 10 5/8 × 9/16 in. (22 × 27 × 1.5 cm)
• Place used: College Park, Prince George County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
• Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Journalism
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Social reform
• Object number: 2018.107.17
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of James H. Vance, III
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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