Links 57th Central Regional Conference name tag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
Object Details
- Description
- This is an Alpha Kappa Alpha conference name tag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It consists of a paper card with a cardboard backing inside a plastic sleeve. The paper card has dark green text across the top margin that reads “ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC. / 57th Central Regional Conference / Madison, Wisconsin April 4-7, 1991 / ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA’S / CREATIVE STRATEGIES FOR ACTION / ADDRESSING THE CRISES OF THE 1990s.” Under this text in the center of the card is black text that reads “ETTA MOTEN BARNETT / THETA OMEGA.” On the proper left side of the card is a hexagonal logo divided into six sections. Each section has a symbol. From the top clockwise the symbols are: a caduceus, a dollar sign, unclear, a painter’s pallet and brush, a globe, unclear. In the center of the hexagon is a section of illegible text. The back of the name tag originally had fasteners for the ends of two strings to hang the tag, but the strings have been removed.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- April 4-7, 1991
- Object number
- A2022.13.1.74
- Issued by
- The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946
- Owned by
- Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
- Restrictions & Rights
- © The Links, Incorporated
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- tags
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) , plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 3/8 × 4 1/8 in. (8.5 × 10.5 cm)
- Place used
- Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Etta Moten Barnett Archive
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Actors
- Broadway Theatre
- Singers (Musicians)
- Sororities
- Women
- Women's organizations
- Record ID
- nmaahc_A2022.13.1.74
