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Young Men's Association for Mutual Improvement ribbon

 Collection — Box: BW-5
Identifier: MS-0758

Content Description

Rewritten from dealer description:

Silk silver ribbon printed in all black. 7 3/4 x 3 inches. Illustrated with an engraved vignette of a Lady Columbia-like figure holding a staff and surrounded by flags, a shield, navigational instruments, and a globe. Above her head in a ribbon are the words, "Intelligence the Life of Liberty." A rare commemorative ribbon celebrating the fourth of July in Albany, New York. The item was printed in 1838.

Dates

  • Creation: 1838

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Collection is open for use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.

Biographical / Historical

No biographical or historical information is available at this time.

Extent

0.167 Cubic Feet (1 legal size folder)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The item was purchased from Ian Brabner Bookseller in March 2013.

Processing Information

This item was processed by Annie Tang in September 2016.

Title
Young Men's Association for Mutual Improvement ribbon
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
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Baltimore MD 21218 USA