Plaque

Object | Accession Number: 1994.97.8

Date: 1989 October 15 (received)
Language: English
Classification: Awards
Category: Commemorative awards
Object Type: Plaques, plaquettes (lcsh)
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Benjamin B. Ferencz

Physical Description: Rectangular form of blue metal with engraved text that reads "DR. BENJAMIN B. FERENCZ / JUSTICE FIGHTER, WORLD CITIZEN / AUTHOR, VISITING SCHOLAR / ARIZONA STATE UNIVERISTY / COALITION FOR WORLD PEACE / INSITUTE FOR PEACE EDUCATION / AND RESEARCH. TEMPE / 10-15-98 / DR. R. AXFORD & DR. A. JONES, BOARD AIPER"
Dimensions: overall : 3.500 x 3.500 in. (8.89 x 8.89 cm.)
Materials: overall : metal
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The plaque was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Benjamin Ferencz.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
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