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DAWSON, WILLIAM LEVI, 1899-1990.
William Levi Dawson papers > Other personal and family papers > Certificates awards and diplomas

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Subseries 7.2
Certificates, awards, and diplomas
Boxes 43-50; OP 25 - 46

Certificates, Awards, Diplomas
Box Folder Content
139 5 Reserve Officers Training Corps Certificate, Tuskegee Institute, May 14, 1921
140 1 Diploma, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, May 26, 1921
139 6 Bandmaster diploma, Frederick Neil Innes College of Band Music, Denver, Colorado, March 30, 1923
139 7 Teachers certificate, Public School Music Department, Horner Institute of Fine Arts, Kansas City, Missouri, June 9, 1923
140 2 Bachelor of Music, Horner Institute of Fine Arts, June 12, 1925
140 3 Master of Music, American Conservatory of Music, Chicago, Illinois, June 22, 1927
43 24 Honorary Doctorate of Music, Tuskegee Institute, March 25, 1956
43 25 Certificate of Appreciation, University of Missouri Kansas City, November 7, 1963
140 4 Award of Merit, University of Pennsylvania Glee Club, February 25, 1967
139 8 Wisdom Award of Honor, Wisdom Society, 1970
43 26 Certificate of Honor, Class of 1921, Tuskegee Alumni Club, November 6, 1971
139 9 Certificate of Appreciation, Los Angeles, California, March 22, 1974
43 27 Honorary Citizen, Greenville, South Carolina, February 20, 1975
43 28 Certificate, American Choral Directors Association, March 1975
139 10 Honorary Citizenship, Baltimore, Maryland, May 6, 1975
139 11 Resolution, Tuskegee, Alabama, December 12, 1975
43 29 Who's Who in America, 1976-1977
43 30 George Washington Carver Award, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Beta Kappa Chapter, Tuskegee Institute, January 9, 1977
43 31 Honorary Citizen, Atlanta, Georgia, April 26, 1977
43 32 Honorary Membership, Phi Mu Alpha, National Chapter, November 8, 1977
43 33 Distinguished Service Award, University of Missouri, Kansas City, February 10, 1978
44 1 Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Lincoln University, May 7, 1978
139 12 Honorary Citizen, Talladega, Alabama, February 11, 1979
44 2 Who's Who among Black Americans, biographical entry, 1980-1981
44 3 Certificate, University of Notre Dame Glee Club, April 1980
44 4 Professor Emeritus of Music, Tuskegee Institute, September 7, 1980
44 5 Marshall Bartholomew Award, Intercollegiate Musical Council, remarks, 1981
44 6 Who's Who in the World, biographical entry, 1981-1982
44 7 Meritorious Award for Distinguished Achievement, Tuskegee Institute High School, February 27, 1981
44 8 Certificate of Honor, Class of 1921, Tuskegee Alumni Club, April 10, 1981
44 9 Certificate, University of Michigan School of Music, April 11, 1981
44 10 Citation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 20, 1981
139 13 Citation, Pennsylvania, [November 20, 1981]
44 11 Who's Who in America, 1982-1983
44 12 Who's Who in the World, 1982-1983
44 13 Honorary Doctorate of Music, Ithaca College, May 16, 1982
139 14 Honorary Doctorate of Music, Ithaca College, [May 16, 1982]
44 14 Citation, Jefferson County, Kentucky, February 3, 1983
44 15 Distinguished Services Citation, Tuskegee Class of 1943, March 26, 1983
44 16 Paul Heinecke Citation of Merit, April 13, 1983
44 17 Alumni Merit Award, Tuskegee Institute, May 8, 1983
139 15 House Resolution, Maryland House of Delegates, March 23, 1984
139 16 Presidential Citation, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, March 31, 1984
44 18 Honorary Membership, Wayne State Men's Glee Club, April 11, 1984
139 17 William Levi Dawson Day, Tuskegee, Alabama, September 26, 1984
139 18 Honorary Lieutenant Colonel Aide-de-Camp in the Alabama State Militia, September 6, 1985
44 19 Who's Who in America, 1986-1987
139 19 Alabama Reunion Ambassador, April 28, 1986
44 20 William L. Dawson Day, Birmingham, Alabama, October 7, 1986
44 21 Membership, International Platform Association, [1987?]
44 22 International Who's Who in Music and Musicians, biographical entry, 1987
139 20 William L. Dawson Day, Sacramento, California, March 28, 1987
44 23 Who's Who in America, 1988-1989
44 24 Class of 1943 Award, March 19, 1988
44 25 Chapel Ministry Centennial Award, Tuskegee University, November 13, 1988
44 26 International Who's Who in Music and Musicians, biographical entry, 1989
44 27 Who's Who in America, 1989-1990
44 28 Who's Who in Entertainment, 1989-1990
44 29 Who's Who in the West, biographical entry, 1989
44 30 Who's Who in the World, 1989-1990
44 31 Resolution of Tribute, Board of Trustees of Tuskegee University, January 26, 1989
44 32 Citation, Alabama State Board of Education, February 9, 1989
44 33 Certificate of Appreciation, Alabama Governor's Office, February 10, 1989
44 34 Student Government Association Award, Tuskegee University, February 19, 1989
44 35 William Dawson Day, Louisville, Kentucky, March 8, 1989
Plaques and Trophies
46 1 CND NAACP life membership plaque, May 1963
46 2 NAACP life membership plaque, May 1963
46 3 Houston Tuskegee Institute Alumni, 1965
46 4 Faculty Associates and Students of Tuskegee, Kansas City, January 29, 1966
46 5 Links of Greater Kansas City, January 30, 1966
46 6 Hampton Choir trophy, February 4, 1966
46 7 University of Pennsylvania Award of Merit, February 25, 1967
46 8 Senior Choir, Abbyssinian Baptist Church, New York, June 22, 1969
46 9 National Association of Negro Musicians trophy, August 21, 1969
46 10 Framed check from A.H. Peeler, 1971
47 1 Philadelphia Tuskegee Institute Alumni Club, 1971
47 2 Association of Black Music Students, Wayne State University, 1974
47 3 Atlanta University Center, January 26, 1974
47 4 Monumental Baptist Church, Chicago, June 23, 1974
47 5 Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Nu Lambda Chapter, Tuskegee Institute, Distinguished Service Award, December 14, 1975
47 6 Continental Societies Inc., Tuskegee Chapter, Service Award, 1976
141 - Alabama Center for Higher Education-Afro-American Achievement Award, February 15, 1976
47 7 Miles College Concert Choir, February 15, 1976
141 - Georgia State, April 26, 1977
47 8 Los Angeles Tuskegee Alumni Association, October 6, 1978
48 1 Auburn University concert choir, 1980
48 2 Intercollegiate Musical Council Marshall Bartholomew Award, 1981
48 3 N. New Jersey Tuskegee Alumni Association, May 10, 1981
48 4 Tuskegee Alumni of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 20, 1981
48 5 Norfolk Chapter, Norfolk State University Alumni Association, April 25, 1982
48 6 Paul Heineike Citation of Merit, April 13, 1983
48 7 15th Avenue Baptist Church, Nashville, Tennessee, September 18, 1983
48 8 Dayton Tuskegee Alumni Club, February 2, 1984
48 9 Morehouse College Glee Club, March 1, 1984
48 10 Union Baptist Church, Baltimore, March 25, 1984
50 1 SESAC National Performance trophy for "Ain'-A That Good News," 1986
49 1 American Choral Directors Association-Eastern Division, February 14, 1986
49 2 American Choral Directors Association-Mississippi, March 21, 1986
49 3 Winston-Salem State University, April 4, 1986
49 4 Faulkner University, February 1988
50 2 Alabama Music Hall of Fame, January 26, 1989
49 5 Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Delta Beta Chapter, February 12, 1989
49 6 Afro-American Choral Festival, Alabama State University School of Music, February 12, 1989
50 3 Tuskegee University Board of Trustees Distinguished Award [trophy], May 14, 1989
49 7 American Choral Directors Association-Southern Division, 1990
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