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Certificate of Honorary Membership in the Young Democratic Club of Nueces County, Texas

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Certificate given to Sam Rayburn by the Young Democratic Club of Nueces County, Texas. Mr. Rayburn was given an honorary membership in the club on November 19, 1949. The document is printed on standard size ivory paper. The text of the certificate reads: "CERTIFICATE OF HONORARY MEMBERSHIP IN THE YOUNG DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT SAM RAYBURN IS HELD IN SUCH HIGH ESTEEM BY THE MEMBER- SHIP OF THIS ORGANIZATION THAT IT HAS ELECTED TO CONFER UPON HIM THE FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF HONORARY MEMBERSHIP IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, THE AUTHORIZED OFFICER OF THIS … continued below

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1 document : b&w ; 8 1/2 x 11 inches.

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Creator: Unknown. 1949.

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Certificate given to Sam Rayburn by the Young Democratic Club of Nueces County, Texas. Mr. Rayburn was given an honorary membership in the club on November 19, 1949. The document is printed on standard size ivory paper. The text of the certificate reads:

"CERTIFICATE
OF
HONORARY MEMBERSHIP
IN THE
YOUNG DEMOCRATIC CLUB
OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT
SAM RAYBURN
IS HELD IN SUCH HIGH ESTEEM BY THE MEMBER-
SHIP OF THIS ORGANIZATION THAT IT HAS ELECTED TO
CONFER UPON HIM THE FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES
OF HONORARY MEMBERSHIP

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, THE AUTHORIZED OFFICER
OF THIS ORGANIZATION HAS HERETO AFFIXED HIS OF-
FICIAL SIGNATURE THIS 19th DAY OF
NOVEMBER 1949.

LESLIE CHAPMAN (?) (signature) PRESIDENT"

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1 document : b&w ; 8 1/2 x 11 inches.

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Certificate of Honorary Membership in the Young Democratic Club of Nueces County, Texas, text, 1949; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth183535/: accessed April 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site.

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