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Certificate for Prince Edward County Women's Oral History project

July 2, 1984

Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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 around the edge. At the top is a small circular emblem of Longwood College followed by the text: [FEMINIST SELF-EXPRESSION: Portrait of Private Lives / Longwood College / Farmville, Virginia]. The certificate is signed "Marilyn Simpson Johnson," the project director, and dated July 2, 1984. There is a circular foil sticker with an embossed rose on it at lower left. There are no marks or inscriptions on the verso.

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Catalog reference: 2011.75.4

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