Alpha Phi Alpha Plaque, presented to Duke Ellington

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Description:

This plaque was presented to Duke Ellington by the Alpha Phi Alpha Brothers of the Nu Chapter at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania in 1970. It is a rectangular wood plaque with a metal engraved plate with a stylized scroll and laurels. The metal plate is engraved:

TO
BROTHER EDWARD "DUKE" ELLINGTON
FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
TO BLACK CULTURE
AND IN MUSIC
ΑΦΑ
BROTHERS OF NU CHAPTER
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY
FEBRUARY 18, 1970.

The Alpha Phi Fraternity(ΑΦΑ) is the oldest intercollegiate historically African American fraternity. It was founded December 4, 1906, at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The brothers of the Nu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha at Lincoln University have a long legacy of influential members including Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and scholar/actor/athlete activist Paul Robeson.

Presentation Date: 1970

Recipient: Ellington, Duke

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Lincoln University

Subject: Awards and Prizes

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1989.0369.255Accession Number: 1989.0369Catalog Number: 1989.0369.255

Object Name: plaque

Physical Description: wood (overall material)metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 15 1/2 in x 12 in x 1 in; 39.37 cm x 30.48 cm x 2.54 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-97ae-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1282651

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