Object Details
- recipient
- Ellington, Duke
- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- presentation date
- 1970
- ID Number
- 1989.0369.255
- accession number
- 1989.0369
- catalog 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
- place made
- United States: Pennsylvania, Lincoln University
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Jazz
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Awards and Prizes
- Record ID
- nmah_1282651
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-97ae-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
