A paper certificate for a "Fly Award" presented by Delta Air Lines to Delta's first Black male flight attendant, Eugene Hammon on May 29, 2013. The award is printed in red and black on white cardstock. The award has block of dark red along the top and left…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.50.17.2
A ship certificate for the Brazilian slave ship the Convenção, captained by Joaquin Antonio da Corta. A single page certificate document with writing on the recto in brown ink by three different hands, in both Spanish and Portuguese. At the top left are…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.1.235.1
Certificate for French Croix de Guerre medal issued to Corporal Lawrence L. McVey. The certificate is comprised of a central rectangle with a striped border followed by an inner illustration of a wooden frame wrapped in olive leaves on the left and oak…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.108.9.2
A paper certificate certifying the selection of Amanda Carey Carter to participate in a Prince Edward County Women's oral history and culture project at Longwood College. The certificate is printed in blue ink on white paper, with a decorative vine border…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.75.4
A white and blue paper certificate of induction for Patricia Banks into the Black Aviation Hall of Fame, dated August 5, 2010. This certificate has a black and silver border with decorative designs at the corners. The text at center is overlaid on top of a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.50.25
Cataloged as “Certificate from Kodak School of Professional Photography: "This is to Certify that Constance Stuart has successfully completed an approved Course of training in Professional Photography at this School… Portraiture, Printing & Enlarging…
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item 1015
Cataloged as “Certificate from Kodak School of Professional Photography: "This is to Certify that Constance Stuart has successfully completed an approved Course of training in Professional Photography at this School… Printing & Enlarging Section."”.
Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item 1016
A paper certificate awarded to Melba Moore by the National Recording Preservation Board of the Library of Congress for the addition of her rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” to the National Recording Registry. The front of the certificate features a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.13.4
A Certificate of Annuity issued by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board to Pullman Porter Thomas McCord. The certificate has black type on paper. The type reads: Certificate of Annuity / U.S. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD / THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT / Thomas…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.31.7
Certificate of appreciation from the Black Student Union of the University of Maryland, College Park owned by Jim Vance. The certificate is printed in black text on yellowed paper. Portions of the certificate are handwritten in black ink. The certificate…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.107.17
A certificate of appreciation given to Maxine Sullivan by the United States Coast Guard. The certificate features the logo of the U.S. Coast Guard Training Station at Manhattan Beach, New York. Under the logo, Red and black writing, printed in ink, reads:…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.29.137
Baptismal certificate used by Rev. Volley Stokes. The form is partially completed. The top of the form reads [Certificate of Baptism/ This Certifies] surrounded by a curvilinear design. The middle section of the paper is not filled out. The standard…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.14.13
A paper "Certificate of Dedication" presented by Delta Flight Museum to Delta Air Lines' first Black male flight attendant Eugene Harmond, February 2016. Printed in red, blue, and black ink on white cardstock, the certifcate features a thin, red, double…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.50.17.3
A certificate of endowment made out to Edgar Leroy Boyd by the Mutual Endowment Association of the District Grand Lodge of Ohio of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. A foil seal is affixed to the document in the bottom left. The certificate has red and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.89.8ab
A certificate from the State of Ohio’s Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors awarded to James Albert Parsons, Jr. on July 15, 1947. The certificate is printed in black ink on beige paper, with details completed by hand. There is a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.246.5
James A. Parsons Jr. was a scientist, inventor, and university professor, whose research with rust resistant metals and iron alloys is credited with leading to the development of stainless steel. He developed Durimet 20, a corrosion-resistant stainless…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.246.4
A single page certificate of enlistment for the formerly enslaved man Tilghman Detter and payment for Detter to William Thompson of R. by the state of Maryland. The form is printed in black ink and completed by hand in brown ink. At the top in bold and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.155.39.1
A blank, unused Certificate of Examination card printed by the Virginia State Health Department and used by the midwife Amanda Carey Carter. The small pink card has pre-printed black text with spaces to be completed by hand. At the top [CERTIFICATE OF…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.75.2.70
Certificate of Freedom for Joseph Trammell. Handwritten in black ink on white paper, the document is labeled at the top as "No. 1952." The document includes a detailed description of Mr. Trammell. It also includes that his freedom was proven by the oath of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.25.1
Certificate of freedom for Peter Garretson, issued by the City & County of New York and signed by Alderman Peter Mesier on April 27, 1811. It has black ink on off-white paper. Standard legal text is printed, while details pertaining to the specific…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.5.1
Paperwork certifying the free status of Thomas Chambers. A single pre-printed page completed and signed by Henry Smith, witness to Chambers' free status, and Alderman and Judge Peter McCarter. Chambers is listed as having been born in Chestertown, Maryland…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.28.11
An Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Certificate for Nomination for Award issued to Lonne Elder III for the screenplay for the film Sounder. The certificate is printed in black ink on grey and white paper with a gold border. The left side of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.82.1
