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University of Lyon Academic Cap

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration1948

U.S. National Archives

U.S. National Archives
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Academic hat with yellow silk stitched crown and black velvet and gold cloth bands. Academic hood presented to Eleanor Roosevelt in November 1948 when she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Lyon, France. FDR Library Museum Collection, MO 1949.101.4.2.

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  • Title: University of Lyon Academic Cap
  • Creator: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration
  • Date: 1948
  • Location: Lyon, France
  • Physical Dimensions: Academic hat with yellow silk stitched crown and black velvet and gold cloth bands. Dimensions: 3 3/4"h x 9 3/4" diameter
U.S. National Archives

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