Becker Receives Smithson Medal

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Summary

Washington attorney Ralph E. Becker is presented the silver James Smithson medal at a ceremony in the National Museum of History and Technology, in recognition of Becker's donation of his collection of political campaign materials, which consists of over 30,000 items of political memorabilia which have been used in many major exhibits.

Subject

  • Becker, Ralph E
  • James Smithson Medal

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Torch, 12/1975, p. 4

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

November 3, 1975

Topic

Awards

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