Clear plastic fountain pen used for the Civil Rights signing ceremony sitting atop a typed letter.

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Title

Clear plastic fountain pen used for the Civil Rights signing ceremony sitting atop a typed letter.

Subject

Civil Rights Act; Lyndon B. Johnson; Mike Mansfield; U.S. Politics

Description

Pen used by President Lyndon Johnson to sign H.R. 7152, Civil Rights Act of 1964, into law. Letter accompanying the pen gifting it to Mansfield.

Creator

unknown

Source

Pen used by President Lyndon Johnson to sign H.R. 7152, Series XXIX, Box 40, Mike Mansfield Papers (Mss 065)

Publisher

Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana

Date

1964

Format

plastic pen; paper

Language

en

Type

physical object; document

Identifier

Mss 065, Series XXIX, Box 40

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Library Call Number

Mss 065, Series XXIX, Box 40

Original Format

pen; document

Citation

unknown, “Clear plastic fountain pen used for the Civil Rights signing ceremony sitting atop a typed letter.,” Archives and Special Collections - Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, accessed November 22, 2024, http://exhibits.lib.umt.edu/omeka/items/show/1398.

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