Journalist pass for a visit by Nelson Mandela owned by Jim Vance: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A journalist pass from the June 1990 visit of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, owned by Jim Vance. The badge (2018.107.9a) is yellow with black text and has a metal lanyard. At the center of the badge is the seal for the United States Department of State. Text on the badge reads “OFFICIAL PRESS CREDENTIAL / FOR THE Visit of / NELSON MANDELA / Deputy President / African National Congress / June 20-30, 1990 / United States Department of State / Bureau of Diplomatic Security No. 0741.” The back of the badge is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1990
• Distributed by: United States Department of State, American, founded 1789
• Subject of: Nelson Mandela, South African, 1918 - 2013
• Owned by: Jim Vance, American, 1942 - 2017
• Subject of: African National Congress, South African, founded 1912
• Type: passes (tickets)
• Medium: ink on paper, plastic, metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 18 7/8 × 4 5/16 × 1/16 in. (48 × 11 × 0.2 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (2018.107.9a): 4 3/4 × 4 5/16 in. (12 × 11 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (2018.107.9b): 14 3/4 × 1/16 × 1/16 in. (37.5 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm)
• Place used: United States, North and Central America
• Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Identity
• Topic: Journalism
• Topic: Local and regional
• Object number: 2018.107.9ab
• 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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