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This subseries typically includes correspondence announcing the award, logistical information about the ceremony, publicity, and the actual certificate. Some notable awards, particularly the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1995), also include files of congratulatory notes. Many original wooden or metal plaques have been removed from the collection, but color photocopies have been made and filed in their place. Digital photographs of the original plaque are available for researchers if needed. Paper certificates have been retained. Oversize certificates have been removed to Box H7, Oversize Folder 1, or Box OV1 and OV2.

Materials were assembled by John Hope Franklin chiefly through his role as estate executor following Currier's death in 1979.