Cheyney University Class of '64 40th Class Reunion name tag owned by Jim Vance: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A name tag from the Cheyney University class of 1964 40th class reunion owned by Jim Vance. The tag is white with blue text. It is in a plastic holder with a metal clasp. Text on the tag reads “CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY / CLASS OF 64’ / 40TH CLASS REUNION / JAMES VANCE.”

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2004
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Owned by: Jim Vance, American, 1942 - 2017
• Subject of: Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, American, founded 1837
• Type: badges
• Medium: ink on paper, metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 3/16 × 3 5/8 × 3/8 in. (5.5 × 9.2 × 1 cm)
• Place used: Cheyney, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Education
• Topic: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
• Topic: Identity
• Topic: Journalism
• Topic: Local and regional
• Object number: 2018.107.14
• 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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