Badge, Membership
Object number2011.52.2
Date1991-2009
MediumPlastic, paper, ribbon, metal
Credit LineGift of Jean W. Thomas
DescriptionNational Conference of Editorial Writers conference badge. Square plastic identification badge holder with metal clip affixed to the back.Dimensions4.125 x 5.5 in. (10.5 x 14 cm)InscriptionsPiece of paper has black print that reads "CLARKE THOMAS / PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE (RET.) / PITTSBURGH, PA. / NCEW / NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF EDITORIAL WRITERS".
In the lower sleeve is green piece of paper that reads "MEMBER".
Glued to the bottom of the badge is a purple ribbon that reads: "PAST PRESIDENT" in gold lettering.
Historical NotesClarke M. Thomas was the president of the National Conference of Editorial Writers in 1977. Part of a collection relating to Clarke M. Thomas, donated by his widow Jean W. Thomas. Clarke M. Thomas was born on January 11, 1926, in Kansas City, Missouri. His parents were missionaries in Sierra Leone where he spent his childhood until moving to Coffeyville, Kansas, for a formal education at age 11. He later enlisted in the Army, where he served as a private in the 97th Infantry Division, touring Germany and the Czech Republic toward the end of World War II. He earned a journalism degree at the University of Kansas and worked for several newspapers in Nebraska and Oklahoma before being recruited to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's editorial staff in 1971, where he worked for over 30 years.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(founded 1927)
Previous owner
Clarke M. Thomas
(1926 - 2009)
Related institution
National Conference of Editorial Writers
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