"The Poor Richard Almanac Award"
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
1956
Materials
Paper
Measurements
280 x 357 x 15 mm
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Chartwell, Kent
NT 1101075
Summary
Certificate awarding WSC "The Poor Richard Almanac Award" in honor and memory of Benjamin Franklin, for distinguished service, 1956; the Poor Richard Club of Philadelphia, USA" on card. Formerly part of the Heirloom Collection. Purchased by the National Trust in 2020
Full description
This plaque and certificate were awarded to Churchill in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, and the 50th anniversary of the Poor Richard Club of Philadelphia. Probably presented to Churchill at the same time as the Benjamin Franklin medal in January 1956 by Joseph S. Clark Jr., former Mayor of Philadelphia at Benjamin Franklin House, Craven Street, The Strand. The Poor Richard Club comprising mostly of advertising agents was disbanded in the 1970s.