Notes from the 365th session of the OAU Executive Secretariat: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

These six-page notes from the 365th Session of the Organization of African Unity to the United Nations discusess candiates for the representative of several African countries. The notes are three pages long and typed in black ink on white paper. The letterhead reads: [SECRETARIAT EXECUTIF DE L'ORGANISATION / DE L'UNITE AFRICAINE AUX NATIONS UNIES] [EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE ORGANIZATION / OF AFRICAN UNITY TO THE UNITED NATIONS]. This text surrounds an illustration of the African continent. The notes are formated traditionally with a roman numeral-numbered header followed by an arabic-numeral numbered list with indented text.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1976
• Created by: Organization of African Unity, 1963 - 2002
• Subject of: United Nations, founded 1945
• Type: notes
• Medium: ink on paper with metal
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Zambia, Africa
• Place depicted: Mauritania, North Africa, Africa
• Place depicted: Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
• Place depicted: Uganda, Africa
• Place depicted: Congo (Republic of), Central Africa, Africa
• Place depicted: Libya, North Africa, Africa
• Place depicted: Gabon, Central Africa, Africa
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: Black power
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2015.97.27.52
• 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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