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Citation for Distinguished Service issued by Governor Finch to H.C. Anderson

December 2, 1976

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A typewritten letter, signed by Governer Craig Finch, and with an embossed gold seal of the state of Mississippi. The letter is on stationery with a letterhead reading [Mississippi / Executive Department / Jackson] and the typewritten text recognizes Rev. H.C. Anderson as a "leader of fraternal, civic, and community endeavors.”

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Catalog reference: 2007.1.66

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