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Object number2011.52.27
OriginIstanbul, Turkey
MediumFabric
Credit LineGift of Jean W. Thomas
DescriptionMarmara University banner. Obverse features the Turkish flag and the reverse has the university logo.DimensionsHeight w/ string is roughly 11.500 in.
Height w/o string is 9.500 in.
Width: 6.000 in
InscriptionsThe reverse features a circle emblem with text which reads "marmara üniversitesi basin yayin yüksek okulu / istanbul". The center of the emblem features a logo which reads "BY / YO". The text is in all blue on a cream background.
Historical NotesPart 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.
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