Images(4)

Award

Object number2021.120.1 a,b

Manufacturer Walter E. Hayward

Date1973

MediumSterling silver; Metal; Paper; Adhesive

Credit LineGift of Achieva

DescriptionSterling silver metal award locket. Circular locket with hinge on one side. Loop at top center has metal ring through it. One side has engraved award name and date. Other side has decorative design around perimeter and engraved initials at center. Locket is empty. Detached silver metal spring ring clasp.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 1.375 × 1.125 × 0.313 in. (3.5 × 2.9 × 0.8 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 0.688 × 0.438 × 0.188 in. (1.7 × 1.1 × 0.5 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Front of locket has engraved text "W.C.A.R.C. / Award 73".

Reverse of locket has engraved text at center "A.M.L."
Marks(a)
Inside has imprinted text along edge "W.E.H. S.S."
Historical NotesAward locket most likely given by the Westmoreland County chapter of The Arc, an advocacy organization for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The award locket dates to 1973, a seminal year in the Deinstitutionalization Movement, which was a broader struggle to transition children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities from institutions to community-based settings. This was also a significant year in the education of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In 1972, the Right to Education Consent Decree was ordered by the US Eastern District Court, which guaranteed the right of disabled children to a free public education.

Related institution Achieva

Related institution Westmoreland County Chapter of The ARC

Previous owner A. M. L.

Subjects

Terms