Letterhead used by the Malcolm X memorial committee: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

White letterhead with a black rectangle at the top margin. On the left side of the rectangle is a small black and white graphic of Malcolm X contained within a white circle bound inside a black box. The right of the graphic is black text [MALCOM X/MEMORIAL/COMMITTEE]. Attached to the rectangle is a smaller rectangle with the contact information [P.O. BOX 3188/WASHINGTON, D.C./PHONE 568-5125]. On the left side, below center is a small column of text listing the committee's members [Jan Bailey/Chairman/Jean Koko Hughes/Co-chairman/Ethel Minor/Communication Director/Doug Jones/Program Development/Elizabeth Foster/Secretary/Executive Committee/James A. Brown/Ava Edwards/Freddie Green/John E. Jones/Kwasi/Helen Leaks/Clarence Martin/Bill Moore/Fred Oja/Sylvia Oldham/Michael Olumba/James Shelby/Lolita Thorton/Danny Walker/Douglas Wright].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1965 - 1970
• Attributed to: Malcolm X Memorial Committee, American
• Subject of: Malcolm X, American, 1925 - 1965
• Owned by: Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010
• Type: letterheads
• Medium: paper, ink
• Dimensions: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
• Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Communication
• Topic: Local and regional
• Object number: 2013.201.7.1-2
• 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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