Links conference name tag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This is a Links conference name tag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It consists of a white cardboard rectangle with a blue strip at the top margin. In the blue strip is white text that reads “Central Area Conference.” Under the blue strip in the upper right corner is a small number printed in black ink “461.” In the center of the card is large black text that reads “ETTA / ETTA MOTEN-BARNETT.” Along the bottom margin is smaller blue text that reads “THE LINKS, INCORPORATED.” In the bottom right corner of the card is a graphic in blue. It depicts a globe encircled by the links of a chain. There is moisture stain on the card’s bottom right corner.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1950-2004
• Issued by: The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946
• Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
• Type: tags
• Medium: ink on cardboard
• Dimensions: H x W: 3 1/16 × 3 15/16 in. (7.7 × 10 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Broadway Theatre
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Topic: Women
• Topic: Women's organizations
• Object number: A2022.13.1.64.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © The Links, Incorporated Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.