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{"value"=>"3199191", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1964-2003", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1964/2003"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Series IX: Accolades and Memorabilia"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"8 boxes, 1 oversize folder", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"3.8 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>This Series holds an assortment of Awards earned by Plimpton; Artwork; a variety of Memorabilia; and Memorials and Tributes to Plimpton. Among the Awards and Certificates are assorted medals, the George Polk Memorial Award, a City of Pittsburgh Proclamation, Signet Society Medal for Achievement in the Arts, Officier de L'Ordres des Arts et des Lettres, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Citation. There is also a commemorative pair of bronzed cleats presented to Plimpton by the Footware Council in 1978.</p> <p>The Artwork is primarily a collection of drawings and illustrations, most of which are David Levine caricatures of Plimpton. Other artists held in this Subseries include Ed Arno, Frank Johnson, Al Smith, Arnold Roth, Donald Reilly, and D. Whitten.</p> <p>The Memorabilia comprises a variety of items related to topics on which Plimpton wrote. The items include a Leonard Bernstein record sleeve that is inscribed to Plimpton by Bernstein, a group of used boxing gloves, a boxing robe that has Muhammad Ali's name embroidered on the back and Plimpton's on the front, and a New York City Fireworks commissioner poster. Documentation of the memorabilia's provenance is not included in the collection.</p>"}
- date_start
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1964
- keydate
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1964
- date_end
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2003
- date_inclusive_start
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1964
- date_inclusive_end
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2003