Links nametag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This is Links nametag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. The nametag consists of white paper background with green and black text on it, inside a clear plastic sleeve. In the top left corner is a graphic in green ink of a globe encircled by chain. At the top pf the globe is green text that reads “THE LINKS, INC.” Below the globe in printed in black ink is the number “696.” In the top right corner is green text that reads “THE LINKS, INCORPORATED / 35TH CENTRAL AREA CONFERENCE.” In the center of the tag is large black text that reads “ETTA MOTEN / BARNETTE [sic] / NORTH SHORE / CHICAGO IL / LINK.” The back of the tag is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1990-2004
• Issued by: The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946
• Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
• Type: tags
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product) , plastic
• Dimensions: H x W: 3 3/8 × 4 5/16 in. (8.5 × 11 cm)
• Place used: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Broadway Theatre
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Topic: Women
• Topic: Women's organizations
• Object number: A2022.13.1.57.3
• 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.