Object Details
- Description
This plaque was presented by KGFJ Radion Sation in Los Angeles and Capitol Records to donors to the Martin Luther King Foundation in 1968. It is a rectangular wood-grained masonite plaque with a gold-tone 45 rpm single, “It’s Up To Me and You” (Capitol Records 2212) by Ella Fitzgerald, with a foil plate. The plate is printed:
KGFJ, Los Angeles Capitol Records, and myself thank you for your generosity in
the purchase of this special recording of “IT’S UP TO ME AND YOU” dedicated to
Martin Luther King, with all proceeds going to the Martin Luther King Foundation.
ELLA FITZGERALD
Honorary Chairman
Martin luther King Foundation
June 1968- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- presenter
- Martin Luther King Foundation
- referenced
- Fitzgerald, Ella
- presentation date
- 1968
- Credit Line
- Fitzgerald 1989 Trust (through Richard D. Rosman)
- Physical Description
- masonite (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- plastic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1/4 in x 8 1/16 in x 10 1/16 in; .635 cm x 20.47875 cm x 25.55875 cm
- Object Name
- plaque
