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Ceramic serving plate in the shape of Kansas, made of Kansas clay and wheat by art students from the University of Kansas for the nation's bicentennial year. Kansas Secretary of State (1966-1978) Elwill M. Shanahan commissioned students at the University of Kansas to make and present the plate to the members of the National Association of Secretaries of State at their annual conference in Dover, Delaware, from July 18-21, 1976; Shanahan was the organization's president at the time. This plate was made by students Damian Rowna and Shane Stark.
Creator: Stark, Shane
Date: 1976
Item Number: 223890
KSHS Identifier: 1976.91.2
Collections - Museum
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Anniversaries
Date - 1970s - 1976
Education - Higher education - Institutions - University of Kansas
Education - Higher education - Students
Government and Politics - State Government
Objects and Artifacts - Tools & Equipment for Materials - Food Service - Plate - Serving
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Other States - Delaware
Thematic Time Period - The Recent Past, 1975 - present
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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