| Accession # | MC2009/33 |
| Topic | Seagoing Cowboys: Shultz, Kosciuszko Medal, |
| Keywords | Heifer Project, Dan West, |
| Title | Kosciuszko Medal |
| Location | Vault - Second Filing Cabinet - Second Drawer |
| Citation | Kosciuszko Medal , MC2009/33, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana. |
| Access | Researchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials. |
| Provenance | The Kosciuszko medal was donated to the Funderburg Library Archives by the children of L. W. Shultz, Betty Marie Shultz Kilinski ('46), Carole Shultz Davis ('51) and Carl Shultz ('51) and was presented to Director, Rob Gratz on 9 March 2009 by Peggy Reiff Miller. |
| Scope and Content | 1. The Kosciuszko medal. 2. Copy of presentation speech made by Peggy Reiff Miller.
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| Date of Accession | 11 March 2009 |
| Bio History Note | The Kosciuszko medal was given to L. W. Shultz by the mayor of Warsaw, Poland for L. W.'s service in 1945 and 1946 in providing post-war relief to the Polish people. The medal displays the image of Tadeusz Kosciuszko on one side and the verso bears the inscription "bicentenary of birth" along with a quote about General Kosciuszko from Thomas Jefferson: "He was as pure a Son of Liberty as I have ever known and of that liberty which is to go to all and not to the few or to the rich alone." |
| Archivist Note | Description prepared 11 March by Jeanine M. Wine. |
